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Ice Baths

  • 26-09-2019 10:09am
    #1
    Biodegradable
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 350 ✭✭


    And no, I don't mean for after a work out for muscle ache (like the other dozen or so threads here). I mean for health in general. You get a huge increase in cold shock proteins and an increase in mitochondria from cold exposure. It also helps stop the enzymes that break down collagen. This below video states that if you want to get the physiological benefit of ice baths that you have to stay in for longer than 3 minutes... and that's at 1-2 degrees! And ideally repeat this a few times.

    https://vimeo.com/271802195

    Apparently it's actually not ideal if you do an ice bath immediately after your workout, as explained here from 15:40-16:50:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1f5Zp5g7M&t=1070s


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  • #2
    Transform
    Registered Users Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    Biodegradable wrote: »
    And no, I don't mean for after a work out for muscle ache (like the other dozen or so threads here). I mean for health in general. You get a huge increase in cold shock proteins and an increase in mitochondria from cold exposure. It also helps stop the enzymes that break down collagen. This below video states that if you want to get the physiological benefit of ice baths that you have to stay in for longer than 3 minutes... and that's at 1-2 degrees! And ideally repeat this a few times.

    https://vimeo.com/271802195

    Apparently it's actually not ideal if you do an ice bath immediately after your workout, as explained here from 15:40-16:50:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1f5Zp5g7M&t=1070s

    It’s not that it’s not idea after workout it’s more about what’s the goal post workout


  • #3
    Biodegradable
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 350 ✭✭Biodegradable


    Transform wrote: »
    It’s not that it’s not idea after workout it’s more about what’s the goal post workout
    Oh right.


  • #4
    Transform
    Registered Users Posts: 6,394 ✭✭✭Transform


    Biodegradable wrote: »
    Oh right.
    if you goal is recovery then cold immersion is ok, if goal is muscle gain then maybe avoid


  • #5
    WrinklyNeck
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 50 ✭✭WrinklyNeck


    Biodegradable wrote: »
    And no, I don't mean for after a work out for muscle ache (like the other dozen or so threads here). I mean for health in general. You get a huge increase in cold shock proteins and an increase in mitochondria from cold exposure. It also helps stop the enzymes that break down collagen. This below video states that if you want to get the physiological benefit of ice baths that you have to stay in for longer than 3 minutes... and that's at 1-2 degrees! And ideally repeat this a few times.

    https://vimeo.com/271802195

    Apparently it's actually not ideal if you do an ice bath immediately after your workout, as explained here from 15:40-16:50:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1f5Zp5g7M&t=1070s
    It's quite interesting to realise that there may be other reasons for doing ice baths other than faster recovery!


  • #6
    Zillah
    Registered Users Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Biodegradable wrote: »
    you have to stay in for longer than 3 minutes... and that's at 1-2 degrees!

    Unless it makes me immortal: hard pass.


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  • #7
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users Posts: 24,548 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    I remember watching the thing on Eddie Izzard run the 43 marathons in 52 days. He never looked in more discomfort than the ice baths and I remember thinking "Fúck that noise".


  • #8
    Ceepo
    Registered Users Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭Ceepo


    WrinklyNeck wrote: »
    It's quite interesting to realise that there may be other reasons for doing ice baths other than faster recovery!

    Loads of information here

    https://www.wimhofmethod.com

    https://jackkruse.com/cold-thermogenesis-easy-start-guide/


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