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re: To all the Cold Plungers out there....
Posted on 1/16/25 at 7:19 am to lsu777
Posted on 1/16/25 at 7:19 am to lsu777
You probably don't mean it, but your argument has essentially been cold plunges negate any hypertrophy, and that's false. There is balance to life and health. I'm balancing mental health vs physical health. Guess what? I'm gaining muscle while also cold plunging, and I'm also lowering my mental stress levels. Could I be gaining more muscle? For sure. Is the cold plunge the main culprit? Unlikely. Time, personal commitment, and diet have way more affect on my muscle growth than a cold plunge.
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Posted on 1/16/25 at 8:47 am to BottomlandBrew
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You probably don't mean it, but your argument has essentially been cold plunges negate any hypertrophy, and that's false. There is balance to life and health. I'm balancing mental health vs physical health. Guess what? I'm gaining muscle while also cold plunging, and I'm also lowering my mental stress levels. Could I be gaining more muscle? For sure. Is the cold plunge the main culprit? Unlikely. Time, personal commitment, and diet have way more affect on my muscle growth than a cold plunge.
i didnt say it negated any hypertrophy I said it blunts hypertrophic response when done right after exercise and that it doesnt really have any health benefits like reducing inflammation but it does release NA and dopamine so if you like it and think it helps you mentally...keep doing it
essentially the same thing you just said.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 12:06 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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It absolutely decreases inflammation
If it does decrease inflammation, why would you want to decrease inflammation when inflammation of the muscle leads to muscle growth? Unless you are dealing with an injury, of course.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 4:02 pm to The Dudes Rug
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If it does decrease inflammation, why would you want to decrease inflammation when inflammation of the muscle leads to muscle growth?
See my posts at end of thread. I don't necessarily want hypertrophy.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 5:22 pm to Cali 4 LSU
Oh okay, apologies. I didn’t read the entire thread.
Posted on 1/18/25 at 10:31 pm to The Dudes Rug
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I didn’t read the entire thread.
It's a good read. Different perspectives. I love all the ideas out there.
Posted on 1/19/25 at 7:14 am to The Dudes Rug
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If it does decrease inflammation, why would you want to decrease inflammation when inflammation of the muscle leads to muscle growth? Unless you are dealing with an injury, of course.
It's also a factor of time. If you're wanting to build a lot of muscle, yeah, don't jump in the cold plunge right after you exercise. In my case, I'll plunge about 5:30-6 in the morning, and go to the gym for an hour at about 11. That's an ~18 hour time difference between the the end of my workout and the start of my next plunge.
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