Isolated shower thoery is working for me

[Elite_Fry]

I started using the isolated showers (?) theory after workouts and sinse i started them i have not been sore once the following days. I have kept the same workout and from day one i noticed the difference.
What i do is straight after i get in my gyms ice room and put ice all over the bodypart i worked out, then i get in the ice pool for 2 minutes, 2 minutes spa, 2 minutes ice pool, 2 minutes spa, 2 minutes ice pool.
anyway its working for me but would this have any negative effects on growth?
thanks

 

[quadkilla31]

Sounds like to much trouble.

 

[MrMuscle]

your gym has an ice pool and spa?
damn

i need to move

 

[super_rice]

contrast showers and such are great for recovery i hear. i'm experimenting with them, but for me, they are not as effective as epsom salt bath + massage + stretching

 

[casualbb]

That will actually HELP muscle growth

in fact the alternating hot/cold thing is incredibly great for both growth and recovery, because it forces your blood into your core and back out again, really improving overall circulation

 

[Debaser]

It's a great idea (I always do it with showers too)

However all the data I've seen suggests a 3:1 hot to cold ratio, e.g. 3 minutes hot / 1 minute cold.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

I take contrast showers after every workout and I do feel good after doing them. I seem to recover much faster than if I don't do it. I generally hop in the dry sauna for 5 minutes befroe too.

Walk out of the gym feeling pretty good.

 

[BOOEY]

How hot, how cold? Are we talking extreme temps?

 

[casualbb]

Hot meaning toasty but not uncomfortable. Cold meaning pretty uncomfortably cold. Shivering, etc.

 

[eat big]

Damn, I can't do this at my gym because I don't have access to an ice pool or a spa.

 

[ghettostudmuffin]

Bro, you don't need an ice pool or spa. Just hop in the shower, put it on tolerably hot for 3 minutes, then very cold for 1 minute, hot 3 mins, cold 1 minute, hot 3 minutes, and finally cold 1 minute.

That's 3 hot and cold cyles and that's it. It feels great when you're done with it. Generally I wash up first at a comfortable temperature, then finish it off with the hot/cold thingie.