Anyone take cold showers here?

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Cold shower crew checking in

Been doing it since 2010 and feel like hot showers dont get me clean anymore

I took it up a couple years ago and they definitely help you regulate body temp better and I rarely if ever get sick.

Now how cold do you guys go?

like do you barely turn the water on?

If it's a particularly cold day I'll start on lukewarm and work my way down, but usually I barely turn it on, yes. I just turn it on enough to the point where the pressure is normal

I have really, really itchy skin 10-30 mins after cold shower. What am I doing wrong? I can easily handle the cold itself but the itch drives me mad.

You have dry skin

Cold water shouldn't dry it out (hot will) but it might be your body wash or just the winter

Especially if you're in MN

Put lotion on after you dry off

Yes, my skin is very dry. And it is extremely cold up here on the border. Thank you for the tip.

Body wash tends to dry out the skin, which is exarcerbated by a cold climate and dry heat from household heaters.

I use moisturizing body wash and there is also moisturizer/lotion that is designed to be applied in the shower. You can pick these up at most large grocery stores.

@Wood-Ape - OK/MN I like to use a brush with semi strong bristles, not a luffa. I argue the brush helps get rid of dead skin. Moisturizing afterwards or having good water intake also helps out

As some comedian whose name I can’t remember said, “white people missed the ‘lotion’ seminar and black people missed the ‘register your weapons’ seminar.”

I only learned I needed lotion during the winter in boot camp when the black guys were all using it

ashy skin = bad optics

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@everyone any bjj guys going to LOPF, be sure to bring gi and no-gi gear. Somewhere, somehow I'm trying to roll, and also make connections for future training meetups.

@GloopGod lets roll at the resort in front of Jared Taylor

Of all the self-indulgences, that has to be a forgivable one

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So just an FYI don't run a mile while having only one hour of sleep my guys

Sleep is the single most important aspect of fitness

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For you, I will do this @Argument of Perigee

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USPSA?

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What’s up boys. We got any boxers in the bunch?

yezzir i've boxed a round or two

@Ryan -NJ I do strictly heavy bag workouts, that’s it.

I've done some boxing @Ryan -NJ

Great sport, but I'm pretty apprehensive about brain damage at this point. Once my back heals, I'll probably stick to BJJ.

@Reinhard Wolff TBI is a serious and legitimate thing to be cautious about. I’ve had a couple concussions myself from the “sweet science”. It’s always fun to check the tank and see if I can still hang with the young guys.

@Ryan -NJ Will you be at the conference?

@Will - MD Indeed. Should I bring some mits?