re: Does anyone here do the HOF/Rogan cold plunge ?

I've read what I would call a 'moderate' amount of information relating to cold plunges and heat therapy, so it goes without saying I haven't read 'everything' or probably even most of the information available, but 2 dozen or so abstracts seemed like enough to me. I can only read so many abstracts or papers that all seem to say the same thing before I start to tune out and say, "Well, that's that, I'm done here."

What I read passed my smell test for reliability and nothing I reviewed said there is any hard science behind any claimed health benefits of cold plunges. But people who like doing it, seem to really like doing it, and they "report" that it's beneficial. Which isn't proof, but that's what I read, like I said.....over. and. over. and. over. I came away feeling as if the cold plungers have become somewhat cultish in their thinking and behavior.

However, I do see a potential in cold plunges as a way to train yourself to overcome fears and charge head long into adversity, and that can be useful in many areas of life. As long as a person knows the basics of how to prevent suffering a cold injury or otherwise hurting themselves while doing this, it could be beneficial, but it's hard to read about because there's so many people who aren't objective at all. They can barely conceal their excitement in trying to indoctrinate you into the cold plunge crew, and that repels me because I know I'm gonna be fed a line of BS.