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Thread: Do cold showers actually help with recovery?

post 1688643163 08-20-2023, 07:25 AM
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Do cold showers actually help with recovery?

Or is it just a myth?
post 1688643243 08-20-2023, 07:26 AM
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Cold water works better than ice for calming injuries.

I don't know if you need cold for healthy muscles.
post 1688643893 08-20-2023, 07:42 AM
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Idk but it's invigorating
post 1688644593 08-20-2023, 08:04 AM
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No. They may help reduce soreness and muscle inflammation, but trying to reduce soreness and muscle inflammation is killing your gains.
post 1688649523 08-20-2023, 10:07 AM
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I took nothing but cold showers twice a day for an entire year.

it was more for the mental challenge than anything.

I cant say that I got any benefit out of it other than I built up a tolerance for colder water. Also when I went back to hot ones I took a long time to add a lot of hot water as it was just too hot.
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post 1688649703 08-20-2023, 10:11 AM
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Yes but if you have access a sauna is a better choice.
Yeah Buddyyy! Light weight! Light weight baby!!!!
post 1688653013 08-20-2023, 11:19 AM
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There’s good evidence that it actually hinders hypertrophy if you do it right after a workout
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