Benefits of taking cold showers?

[Nobody]

Any to them?

A doctor family friend of mine said that it basically increase blood circulation, or something rather.

Any comments?

 

[BasketLady]

I'd rather have poor blood circulation!

 

[newf]

You can do contrast showers after a hard training session to aid recovery.

 

[Nobody]

So,...wait. What DOES taking them do?

 

[Hoss]

I take a really hot shower and wash, then change it to ice cold to close my pores.. It keeps the skin healthy..

 

[DeX]

Cold showers create vasoconstriction, which consticts blood vessels, which DECREASES blood flow... and of course the vasodiolation, which expands the blood vessels, INCREASE blood flow...

During exercise there is vasodiolation... so, the idea of a 'cold shower' is to create, vasoconstriction, to help cool down the muscle. The contrast back and forth is to act like a pump which helps send blood to the muscles to help in repair. This techinque is more so used in rehab...

As far as working out and if they help... personally from what I've read/tried, it doesn't really make a difference.

(sorry about spelling errors, it's 3am and I can't think straight )

 

[malkore]

Cold showers make my nuts crawl up inside my body, leaving me with an oddly shaped 'mangina'.

Very unpleasant.

 

[Hoss]

Cold showers make my nuts crawl up inside my body, leaving me with an oddly shaped 'mangina'.

Very unpleasant.

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