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What's the best way to use sauna / steam/ jacuzzi

  • 05-12-2013 8:16am
    #1
    December2012
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    My gym has a sauna, steam room and jacuzzi. There's a small shower beside it - obviously separate to the main showers so just for rinsing.

    What's the best way health / detox wise to use these facilities?

    My work out is about 20 mins cardio then weights. Usually after I just soak / relax in the jacuzzi or head into the sauna or steam rooms for about 5 minutes.

    I've been doing this for the "feel nice" factor but I'm sure there is a way I could be using the facilities better.

    Eg would it be good to do a longer sauna type session on one of my rest days when I have more time?

    Usually I'm trying to fit in workout (about 60 mins), relax, shower, dry and dress in about 2 hours. On a non workout day I'd have an extra hour.

    Any suggestions?


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  • #2
    Anthropology
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    Sauna post workout would be great to release bonus GH (~140% http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/999213) be sure to take note of hydration of course.

    Why on earth are you working out for an hour?


  • #3
    December2012
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    20 mins cardio
    About 25 mins weight and maybe 10 mins of stretching after.

    It's the program the gym gave me.


  • #4
    Blacktie.
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    Anthropology wrote: »
    Why on earth are you working out for an hour?

    Why on Earth would you work out for less?


  • #5
    Alf Veedersane
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    Blacktie. wrote: »
    Why on Earth would you work out for less?

    If the gym was closing and you needed to get to the sauna for the GH gainz.


  • #6
    December2012
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,695 ✭✭✭December2012


    Anthropology wrote: »
    Sauna post workout would be great to release bonus GH (~140% http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/999213) be sure to take note of hydration of course.

    Why on earth are you working out for an hour?

    Is there an article? the link isn't working.


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  • #7
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,694 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    December2012 wrote: »
    Is there an article? the link isn't working.

    Remove the bracket at the end of the link:

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/999213


  • #8
    Rower2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 78 ✭✭Rower2


    totally agree, i wouldnt bother going to a gym to do a workout thats less than an hour if I was fit and healthy!


  • #9
    puntosporting
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 801 ✭✭✭puntosporting


    This forum is going downhill ...


  • #10
    generic2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭generic2012


    Anthropology wrote: »
    Sauna post workout would be great to release bonus GH (~140% http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/999213) be sure to take note of hydration of course.

    Growth hormone is secreted in cycles of generally 3-5 hours during the day, between the peaks of these cycles (ie. most of the time) there is 5 nano-grams (ng) in a millilitre (ml) of blood. There are 1,000,000,000 nano-grams in a gram. ONE BILLION. The study showed that gh levels went up 142% but back down to normal after an hour. Do you think an increase from 5 billionths of a gram to 12.1 billionths of a gram per millilitre for, at most, 59 minutes could be reliably measured never mind have a discernible effect on any one?
    Growth Hormone is a stress hormone. Saunas like the ones used in that study are 80-120 degrees Celsius, what would you expect?

    Saunas increase GH by 142%,
    Resistance training can raise GH by 300%,
    Fasting for 16-24 hours can raise GH levels by 1400%,
    The first hour of sleep is accompanied by an average 2000% increase in GH.

    This tells you either:
    A) Increasing GH levels isn't a hard thing to do,
    B) Increasing GH levels doesn't do much, or
    C) Skipping breakfast, going into a sauna and doing push ups between naps will make you look like Ronnie Coleman.

    Think a bit.


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