Ice Baths
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What does /fit/ think of them?
Also what are these metal tubs called and where can i buy them?
>>34964049
i just use an old tuna can, manlet masterrace reporting in
>>34964049
>Also what are these metal tubs called
They look like feed tubs/troughs for livestock
>and where can i buy them?
If I'm right, CO-OP, Rural King, or other retailers like that.
>>34964049
they look like water troughs. Tractor supply?
Sauna + Ice bath for massive physiological hormone gains. But since im poor i just take hot showers, then go to cold before i get out for a bit.
>>34964124
>this
It works, and it feels fucking amazing and refreshing.
>>34964049
Unless you're a competitive athlete, you don't need them.
Have you guys done the wim Hoff method?
>tfw I have a hot tub and I have one of these in my yard
I should flip between the two so the hot tub always feels super hot
this is a good idea
Good short term resturation effect.
Negative long time effect.
>>34964055
>>34964055
Underrated post, to be perfectly honest.
Placebo. Has no proven benefits. Don't waste your money making one unless you do it for fun.
>>34964049
You can use a wheelie bin, alot of rugby teams do it.
>>34965426
it works for me. I think people should experiment with their own training, nutrition, recovery etc.
>>34964055
how do you even fit your hand in? i cant fit my feet in and besides youd cut them on the edges
I can smell the pseudoscience emanating from my screen and its the first time I heard of this shit.
>>34965117
How negative?
I have access to the spa area with my gym membership and wondering how to maximize gainz/restoration. Got access to 47 types of sauna and cold bath.
Normally hit the finnish sauna then dip in the cold water. Am I wasting time?
>>34964856
That fucker is an anomaly. I wish I was half as hardcore.
>>34965620
you see it a lot in sports as a recovery tool.
>>34964124
I also do this every time I shower. Didn't know it affected hormones though. Care to elaborate?
>>34964049
Ice swimming or ice baths are awesome, apparently it builds the brown fat in your body which is good for you, similar to what seals have.
>The recent study could lead to a new method of weight loss, since brown fat takes calories from normal fat and burns it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_adipose_tissue
I've only once managed to go actual ice swimming in the winter but my dad goes a few times every winter and says it's amazing. I've gone sometimes in the swimming hall, our local one has these ice tanks for people to swim in, and try to have a part of my showering cold every now and then.
>>34964124
>>34965620
>tfw post workout sauna then cold water bath then warm water bubble bath
Literally heaven, I don't even give a shit about the benefits.
Words can't describe how good it feels.
Too bad I can only do it on the weekends since I go to the gym before class and only have time for sauna.
>>34965766
He's begun training other people to do similar shit in the last few years
>>34967613
Was just going to post that. It's a simple breathing thing. Take 30 minutes and breathe as he teaches. It works. It's hard, but it works. Do it for a month and you could be doing similar shit. But no one on fit is that dedicated to do something without Insta-gains.
>>34965117
>citation needed
>>34965616
>the joke
>your head
>>34964049
https://www.google.ca/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=stock%20tank
>>34965117
What negative long term effects? Am Finnish and ice dipping is very popular here since forever and I've never heard of negative effects, unless you count diving under the ice like an idiot and drowning because you can't find your way back up. However every winter there's a bunch of lifestyle articles about how awesome Ice swimming is for you.
Would be really interested in seeing some source on the negative effects since so many people in my family go ice swimming
>>34969048
I want a source on this stuff too. No bro science bullshit. Couldn't find anything on google except bs.
>>34969204
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHOlM-wlNjM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sportacademy/hi/sa/treatment_room/features/newsid_3097000/3097114.stm
>tfw no sauna
>tfw don't want to put ice in my bath tub
>tfw just do hot to cold showers
>tfw not sure how many times to do this and for how long for each
>>34969204
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938508/
>love hot to cold showers
>live in Florida
>all I can get is hot to warm showers
>>34969558
ice bathe then
>>34969558
>Love saunas/steam rooms
>Move to miami
>Sickly hot and humid all day every day all year
>School has a sauna
>Can't be fucking bothered
>>34964124
explain further
you mean going to the sauna for like 10 mins and then taking a cold shower?(since I got no ice for this)
>>34964055
>>34964055
> the TOPPEST OF KEKS
>>34964055
LOL
>>34964055
screencapped
>>34964055
WITNESSED
These answers are all wrong. There's not enough research about cryotherapy to warrant a need to use an ice bath for the general non-injured fitness population.
>>34965426
>>34965620
>>34969204
Ran Cross country and track in highschool and college (D2) at a competitive level. With the crazy amount of training in distance running if one decided not to take ice baths they were almost guaranteed to get a mid-season injury in my experience. As far as lifting goes I'm not sure how it transfers all I know is icing is near mandatory in upper level running so I can see why some benefits would transfer.
