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    Default Ice baths and recovery

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    Hey guys, following the advice of an old Alan Thrall video, I took up cold baths after my volume and intensity day training sessions. I seem to have a high tolerance for the cold and it takes me about 30 minutes to numb out, but once im done i feel great, and I wake up the next day with my joints and muscles feeling fresh and new. I know Uncle Rip doesnt like the whole Ice bath thing, but what experience have you guys had with it? good, bad, whatever.

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    It's good placebo if you believe.

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    You're probably not going to find any convincing research on this stuff. Personally I think it probably helps a little, not a lot. In an ideal setting I'd do some cold plunges/sauna/steam post workout. Ice baths seem too contrived and cold showers just annoyed me after a while

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    In my opinion, anything that helps you relax and sleep better is worth the time unless that time could be devoted to sleep itself.

    As an example, I don't really think that a warm Epsom salt bath does anything for recovery. Having one in the middle of the week, however, helps me relax and sleep better. I think the quality of sleep I get after a bath is better than the additional quantity of sleep I'd get if I just passed on the bath and went straight to bed.

    Not sure if that made sense.

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    I used them and loved them in college after football practice. Definitely took some soreness out and felt a lil more fresh the next day. I have zero experience with them after lifting.

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