Warm/hot Water After Workouts....

[teenage_lifter]

Is it true that you shouldn't go into a spa or take a hot shower after you work out your muscles, because it will effect their growth or something? Someone told me that and I am very curious as to its truthness. Thanks guys and gals.

 

[Sub-Zero]

i also heard hardcore bodybuilders hop in a supercold shower to ensure their blood starts flowign really huge to parts of their body so they get max bloodflow to the muscles post workout.

immagine if that helped you +.2% each time you did it after a workout. if you did it every dayfor a year that is:

7.3 extra muscles.

 

[it stars sAddam]

Wow I've never heard anything like this before. Quite curious.

 

[anthrax]

alternating hot/cold water is even better

 

[TRUEsoldier]

i also heard hardcore bodybuilders hop in a supercold shower to ensure their blood starts flowign really huge to parts of their body so they get max bloodflow to the muscles post workout.

immagine if that helped you +.2% each time you did it after a workout. if you did it every dayfor a year that is:

7.3 extra muscles.

I thought ice/cold water, constricts bloodvessels, thefore slowing bloodflow down??? that is why they ice swelling to try to lower the blood flow to the spot??

 

[NYBodyguard]

guess arnold didnt hear about this, in pumping iron you see him in the shower and its moke, unless its smoke from cold water

 

[arrow]

Supposedly, if you must shower immediately after lifting, you should take a luke-warm/room temperature shower. Neither a cold nor hot shower is good for the muscles after intense training.

 

[teenage_lifter]

thanks for the replies guys

 

[anthrax]

Supposedly, if you must shower immediately after lifting, you should take a luke-warm/room temperature shower. Neither a cold nor hot shower is good for the muscles after intense training.

Why ?

I've read something about cold water causing vasodilatation = more blood = good....

 

[Madd Hatter]

So I should stay out of the steamroom post wo?