posted Mon, 12/04/2017 - 02:31
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Contrast Showers
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Has anyone here any experience with contrast showers (cycling periods of hot and cold water while showering) after workouts? I found a couple of articles on them and while, personally I'm fine with it, my balls are a bit concerned. I do feel invigorated afterwords, but not sure if "the juice is worth the squeeze" so to speak.
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I haven't heard of contrast showers but I have heard of taking a cold shower before and after workout to help with fat loss. The football coach at the highschool here had some of his players doing it. I think he had them take a cold shower for 10min before workout and another after. Somehow it is supposed to help with burning off primarily the brown fat tissue. I never looked into it much because it sounded kind of gimmicky to me and I don't like taking cold showers anyway
It may be good for sore/stiff muscles. Similar to alternatng between a hot and cold pack. Seems like more of a pain in the ass than anything though.
Haha. I’m gonna go out on a limb and guess that taking hot and cold showers after training will stimulate about as much growth as listening to “Hot N Cold” by Katy Perry after training.
When a hypothesis just seems outright silly, I need some anecdote to go with the study. Anyone try it? Lol. I’m not. Not in the winter.
Besides feeling invigorated, which smacking one’s head with a 2x4 would accomplish just as effectively, are you getting anything out of this?
Really not trying to be rude; the concept of this is just humorous to me. Just the idea of standing in the shower twiddling the knob, shivering under ice cold water, for the gainzzzzz, bro. Lol.
Katy Perry does make me take a cold shower...
I usually tie my fapfest to when she sings that eye of the tiger song and says im gonna hear her roar....
No worries mate! The theory as I understand it, is that the different temps cause blood to flow through extremities, or retreat to core, the only thing that I can attest to retreating are my balls! The practice is supposed to help with recovery. I'm not sold on it either, but I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with it.
Also, I'm not falling for the 2X4 to the head trick again...
Thanks for the reply!
Although my first paragraph was a joke, come to think of it, looking at Katy Perry might stimulate some “growth.” Perhaps your balls will enjoy that more than the cold showers?