Daily Ice Baths for a Month?! The Pros and Cons (30 MINUTE HOLD!)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 เม.ย. 2021
- Ever wondered why people keep raving about being in freezing cold water? I thought I'd try and find out for myself and for my viewers what all the hype is about and what an average person can gain from regular ice baths.
How the Chest Freezer Works - 5:45
The 30 Minute Attempt - 12:00
Pros and Cons - 13:22
Music: Ketsa - Why Wait
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A case of single serve frozen water bottles will chill your bathtub nicely within 30-45 min. I've been doing this for years and this is the method I have settled on as the most economical.
That’s interesting. Can you elaborate on how you do this?
@@benz0317 Just take your used 2 liter coke bottles and fill them with water (Single serve plastic water bottles work even quicker) and freeze them. Fill tub with water leaving room for you plus the bottles, place frozen bottles in the tub and wait until water chills. Jump in. Put bottles back in freezer for next time.
This is a good idea, I'm going to try it soon haha
Great idea and so simple
I just have a large plastic barrel next to my outdoor sauna. I just trow a bunch of snow in the barrel when I go in the sauna
I've started to swim in cold water (I live in Siberia) 12 years ago. Doesn't matter for me its -30C outside or 0C. I always use cold shower and cold baths. Also I've try to wear less cloth in winters.
What can i say 12 years later:
1. Now I love every season of the year (I dont hate winter anymore) .
2. No depressions
3. I've got very good immunity - I literally forgot when I was ill last time.
4. Now I dont need to spent a lot of money for winter clothing (we got -20..-45C in winter) - really good cold resilience. Using my shorts in autumn when all people wear jackets :D
5. People think im weird - I dont care. I've got good health, strong body and good mood.
Be healthy! And try ice baths :] Free biohacking. Just try it (not once.. u need to do it every day).
I go to the beach for a swim in winter and people walking along the shores in jackets probably think im a mad man, so i understand
@@Hashslingingslasher- I live in sweden and will start doing the exact same thing soon. Any tips and tricks or is it just to start doing it?
@@marcolandgren2781 Just jump in id say. I like to run in but however you do it is fine obviously, just be careful as depending on the beach you could hurt yourself on the way in if you sprint. I imagine itll be extra cold over there which is awesome, goodluck to ya
@@marcolandgren2781 Oh and i started with cold showers first fyi
I'm working up to my first ice bath. This is awesome
My wife lost is when she saw me naked in the freezer sitting on ice cream and chicken
😀😀😀💪
😂
Stay away from the Chocolate popsicles!
Lol!
Fail as a comedian.
I've been doing ice baths every day for a year and I was born with a very bad rare heart condition i haven't had chest pains at all would get them everyday
What condition?
@@NathanLeduc HCM
@@jamieodonnell9521 respect brother...
@@afrosense88 thanks I take it you do the wim hof method aswel
That's awesome! I think alot of people should try ice baths, when you get used to it, it becomes exilerating and exciting. It truly is an amazing feeling.
I stopped using hot water 10y ago. Best decision of my life.
The stuff I noticed myself:
- extreme immunity boost ( i literally haven't got a serious cold since then, even though previously i would get 2 such episodes/year - sometimes even in summer)
- best wakeup in the morning , stronger than coffee and whatnot
- contradictory, a cold shower right before, also helps with a good sleep
- cold resilience overall .. during autumn i rarely need anything but shorts and tshirt. I can go as low as 4 degrees outside temperature and feel ok in my skin (As long as i`m walking and moving constantly)
F.T
4 Celsius?
@@MegaAbgt He's become addicted to the rush of opioids in his body, nothing more.
@@mojopin70 i think you're responding to the wrong comment
@@mojopin70 always a miserable guy trying to downplay everything in comments lmao
I don't know who came up with an idea to reuse freezer as a bath but now I finally can start cold exposure.
I am an aussie , I moved to Finland I had severe depression at the time I went into an icy lake at -30 and at first i spent a few minutes in it then i stayed in for 15 minutes or more each time swimming around the next week i never felt the cold and felt amazing . ice swimming will get rid of the bad blood in your body and get the blood flowing to try and keep you alive and it feels amazing
Also the only natural way to flush out the lymph nodes removing negative harmful toxins within the body.
Are you lying? Sounds like a hypothermia situation
Just commentating on my personal experience for those who might be on the fence about cold showers and ice baths. I don't take ice baths, but take really cold showers for like 5 mins every morning(cold enough where I'm gasping for warmth). I wake up instantly, very alert, energetic, my skin cleared up... i know that last part is random but... Well I had persistent acne since a teenager - now its just gone. I think it increases blood flow which maybe helps with clearing my skin(and I also feel very sharp all day long - I hate to sound cringy or fake but overall I feel smarter - I'm not smarter but I feel that way because I'm on top of everything now and can recall things easier due to increased energy). In the long term - I've been doing it now for about a year or so. I really can't be without it to be honest, I hate skipping cold showers(i've skipped maybe 10 times so far, I hate getting in but I hate my energy without it...). Small amount of energy boost makes a big difference. Also that bit of energy I believe really helps me deal with stress which basically makes my day more productive as I'm not emotionally stuck on something. So for me, it is a pretty big deal - especially in the long run. I really think this is sort of like a compounding effect on your life if that makes sense.
Anyway - thats just my personal experience. The obvious benefit is that small energy boost... But honestly, its snowballs overtime. I feel I've got so much in my life in order - and its partially thanks to this cold showers(but maybe and mostly due to diet and other small changes I've made) - I'm looking to do ice baths now. Which is why I'm looking at this video, just to see how this guy does it as I'm already sold on this idea having experienced it. I'm confident it will bring me exactly what I'm looking for which is more energy to deal with the day and take on more stressful situations. I just wanted to give everyone a realistic perspective on this whole thing.
Sounds like it shocks you into waking up no?
Me too. Sleep is better. More interested in things. I wish did a blood test before started then a month later retested. Annoys me covid didn't see an explosion of this sort of stuff. Just get jabbed or else. Keep going to macdonalds
@@nikitaw1982: Where's the money to be made in recommending people stop heating their shower water...?
I’m taking the coldest shower in my life when I wake up tomorrow. I need to try this.
The clearing skin part might has more to do with hormones that comes with deliberate cold exposure.
I started doing this Aug 2020...changed a lot in my life (I'm 57) . Haven't been sick since then, Sleeping a bit better, feel healthier....great way to end a long run session in hot texas sun.
I’m buying an ice bath Tommorrow, also live in north Texas. Any tips for climbing in first thing in the morning about 5Am?
@@thehood6067 I always do a workout or something strenuous before my cold plunge. Get your body temp up then slide in.
Or pour warm water over your head before entering.
You want your first plunge to be a good experience not a painful one. good luck
I am from Tropical warm country. How should I start? cold shower in winter or directly opt for ice filled tub? and can I instantly get warm water shower or not, right after cold bath?
@@bobwa399 First...I'm no expert but I would suggest no filling tub with ice. Fill the tub with cold water...no too cold. Ease your way into it the first time. Second time colder, third even colder. You have to adjust and get used to it.
Garrett look for wim hof on it will improve your health
This is the kind of content that makes TH-cam great.
Good effort mate I’ve been doing this for over seven years in the rivers of New Zealand. All year round. Love it. makes one strong and healthy
I am impressed with your grit and resolve mate. Absolute respect. Personally, I'm a massive jessie, with a very low pain threshold, but even I force myself to end each shower with a blast of cold water, and periodically take ice cold showers because of the health benefits. I recently moved 500 miles due north, from a place that is generally warm, to a place that is habitually cold.. and very cold in the winter. Periodically exposing the body to sudden drops in temperature trains your metabolism to be much more responsive. Not to mention that it massively increases your tolerance to cold. My honest advice to anyone, especially if they hate the cold, is to expose yourself to it MORE. Your entire temperature tolerances change and you get used to it. Plus, enduring it, trains your mind to learn to deal with discomfort, instead of avoiding it.
Well done mate. I know what it is like to take ice cold showers, and that is nothing compared to sitting in a literal ice tub.
Do icy cold showers give you pain? I started mine in winter, and I don't feel any pain.
@@steveblobs4851 after a years experience of both - ice baths are far worse, easier to get into, but far worse.
This may be because my ice bath gets to 0.5° whereas the shower only goes to 6°.
The benefits of ice baths are also far more than the benefits of cold showers (in my experience)
Serious question: What is a massive Jessie? (I'm from the US.)
@@gurumark10 Ah lol .... a "jessie" is basically a softy, a girly-man, the sort of person who cries when they get a splinter in their finger. I hope that helps my brethren across the pond!
@@TheWtfnonamez yes. Definitely helped. Thank you.
I think the cure for Jessie-ness is to slowly expose yourself to tougher and tougher situations
By the way, how do men named Jessie feel about this? LOL
I love that he says, 'less road rage', so there's always some? Im motivated to try this, great idea with the freezer! Subbed.
Haha. 😂 I noticed that too.
You are the second person who has my username
its a national sport in australia!
A year in, I started Aug. 2020 everyday in a nearby mountain stream. It was cold to me, but not an icebath- not even close. Through the fall the stream got colder. This was a great way for me to gradually get used to the cold. I get seriously calm when in the cold water. SO awesome! Now summertime I need a cold plunge, bc the streams just don't do the job.
Now my hubby is starting. I'm so excited we are doing this together into our later years- great way to get old together- GET COLD!!!
IM just on this journey - 4 days in, with a a kids pool at 6am, stupidly cold first but you get used to it. After 10 minutes I'm in it dipping my head under and don't want to get out :)
I am in my later years (66) so I am inspired by your post.
When I was kid my aunt always put me in cold shower to calm me down....now I am 40...and still always taking cold shower😀😀😀💪
Well done. The challenge and content were well above average and very enjoyable. Good work!
Cold immersion changed my life! I plan on making a video in the future on my channel about it, but I didn’t realize I was depressed before I started because ever since I just feel so much more alive, and positive I just feel amazing! They are so good for you physically too. Heals your body, and reduces soreness so as a very active athlete I feel so much better I don’t feel low energy, and sore anymore I also live in montana so the winters here are harsh, and I can run outside no problem with shorts because my body is more tolerant with cold weather, but I just feel amazing I also had acne, and something about cold water that helps with acne, my skin cleared up I had some blemishes on my face and body, but now it’s gone. Definitely noticed sleep improvement, and more muscle tone, also yeah I don’t get sick at all. It’s awesome because I used to catch frequent colds. Changed my life completely! Last thing I’ll mention is that comfort kills so it’s just to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable, and that’s when cold immersion comes in because yeah your cold, your uncomfortable, it’s a good thing! Your building your mental toughness, and all the benefits that come with them! Keep at it everyone!
"The body feels like its becoming the water" Not cheesy at all. I started cold showers and Wim Hof breathing 5 days ago. I'm a warm water lover so it was very traumatic at first but the 4th day I noticed that exact feeling you described. I can feel the water hitting my skin like a nice massage but my skin wasn't registering temperature of any kind. Looking forward to the next shower!
Are you feeling any benefits from the breathing and cold showers?
I’ve just discovered Wim Hof 🤷♀️🤷♀️
@@sueaustin9295 So far I'd say I have noticeably more energy. I have other family members right now going through medical issue and I am the single caregiver so I think I'd feel plowed under if I wasn't dong the breathing and the cold showers every day, but I feel pretty great.
Good Luck with your journey!
Andrew Huberman says you should maintain the shock factor of cold/ice water for max effect... So it's better to do say 3/7 days so you don't acclimate
Pretty good set-up actually. I would be a little concerned about sitting in water inside an electrical appliance. Probably should never be plugged or running while you are in it.
I started having cold showers a couple of years ago when I couldn't sleep and I found that I liked it so much that I have to do it almost every night now. The only problem is that my body has adapted to it so it's not as effective as it was. Also in the summer the cold water is significantly warmer than in the winter.
next step is liquid nitrogen... that will make ya really zen
@@dukeofdangle1280 Ice enema LOL
Ya'll are hilarious:) You can try alternate hot and cold baths/shower (2 minutes hot and cold for 3 times) for a few days every month or so. It'll get your body to change adaptation path and pattern once again when you try pure cold showers. Don't use hot water on your face and scalp though, that dries the skin out and use a good moisturizer post shower.
Buy a freezer like he has
Move to wyoming.
Respect brother. I tried the method going to cold environments but never those long baths. I've done them after training but never for 30 min. Kudos
Well done, you've killed it!
The moment you realise it's just water. You know the feeling. The calm. It's difficult to put into words. It's one of the best things that happened to me. 4 years in, hoping for 40 more.
Thanks for posting this man, that freezer game looks mint.
Great video man, nice editing!
Installed an outdoor shower years ago as I live close to the beach. Been using it for cold water therapy for around 2-3 months now. Only really lasting 2-5mins but it has made a huge difference to my wellbeing first thing in the morning. Really snaps me out of the morning fuzz. Great way to start the day even if it's uncomfortable at times.
Respect 👊 I used to swim in rivers and weight train like a maniac - but now even the thought of those activities makes me tired. I need some mental toughness - thank you for spreading the right message!! 😊
Brilliant video and well done on your progress
Thanks for this! Much appreciated. I have a chest freezer I got for 50$ I'm not even using, then I saw someone at a gym in some video taking a cold bath in it.
One can use rainwater and/or use it in the garden when done. Also, with breathing techniques = no pain, except a mental chock in the beginning.
You might know this already, but if you get a hose, fill the hose with water by submerging the entire hose in the tub, then seal one end and place lower than the tub and unsesl the water pressure will drain the tub without any hassle.
Nice video.
Good way if wanted to fill an inflatable pool.
@@nikitaw1982 I actually brought an inflatable pool, the chest freezer seems a bit high cost, and yes, it works perfectly, just make sure there is somewhere lower than your pool to empty... !
Good job man! I live in Ontario, Canada and did 100 hundred straight ice baths in the lake last winter. This winter I’m on about day 31 and am going to try a 29min ice bath for my 29th birthday in a couple days! Good for you for pushing your physical and mental limits!
Did it help u in bearing the cold? Cuz Canada is extremely cold
DO you still do it or did you give up?
@@ashishkumarsharma2081 how you know it’s cold lol
Not all
Of Canada Is cold💋
Watch LIMITLESS
@@TheZakkmylde he said specifically ontario , where i live , which is cold , even if i don't go up north , it can get near -40 degree weather of a wet cold with the wind chill factor , if i went just some hours up north , it can get -45 or worse , frost bite can happen fast .
Thanks for the detailed explanation! I like it because you made it experiential.
It looks like the algorithm is telling me I need to take an ice bath
Solid set up, I suggest using a short hose to auto empty the water. All you do is add a short house (few meters long) into the ice bath, once it's in, put your finger in the house, move it to the ground where you want the water, then take off your finger, water will start flowing out. I've been using mine for about 3 years now. Sounds like you're enjoying your ice as well, you look calm and controlled, well done. 🥶👍
Mr Ballen : In 2021 mr vaughan went missing, a massive search was launched, he was found in his freezer completely ok and calm
Thanks for doing this! Great info 😎
Great channel man ,all the best
Don't forget to alkaline your blood with the Wim Hof breathing technique prior to the ice baths. That will get the oxygen flowing thru the body and make the extremities not as painful as the blood flows. Great video!
Thanks for sharing your ice bath experience. I am about to start them and videos like this is encouraging. I follow Wim Hof but still is great to see someone from zero exposure to half hour.
BTW I was "phobic" to cold showers. I did challenge myself for 21 days, as usual at the beginning the overthinking was awful but few days later I was sold, to the point that I am taking cool showers everyday.
Definitely these experiences are a real game changer.
That's awesome to know my video is helping out!
I'm with you I never thought I'd enjoy it until I tried it and it just gets easier over time. Hopefully the ice baths are a good experience for you, I'm sure they will be!
Cheers so much I might try this when I'm ready ❤
I switched of the heating in my pool in October and instead of closing it for the winter, I decided to try to swimm throughout the winter. So the first month the pool went from 30°C to 10°C. Right now I'm at 6°C and swimming every day for 5 minutes. Going under the 10°C mark was a bit uncomfortable for me and I really needed to push myself, but two weeks in under 10°C I started looking forward to my daily swim. Today it was freezing outside but the water still at 6°C. I decided to wear a cap and honestly that makes all the difference since I shave my head. Not much of isolation on my head. Anyways the cap did it. Really looking forward to lower water temperatures and now that I saw this video, might push myself to stay longer in the water from now on. 10-15 minutes should be my goal. Let's see how far I can go.
Hello, where do you live and how do you clean or treat your pool?
I live in Belgium. We tend to have mild winters over here with occasional snow but very little if any. Cleaning the pool is easy. I have a robot that cleans it. Also in the winter time the amount of chlorine you need to keep the water ok is minimal compared to summer times. Right now we're still enjoying the summer pool but in a month or so, I'll switch off the heating and then it's back to the daily cold swims.
@@vsheavenly68
Very Cool, I like to take a regular shower then turn the water to all cold to rinse off and stay for a minute or 2. Definitely can tell my skin likes it. I don’t ever feel the cracking feeling and I don’t use lotion. I want to try a total immersion tank.
This is so inspirational. You’re doing this like it’s nothing :0
Greetings from Finland, I’ll def go ice swimming when the winter comes!
I appreciated your awareness of and sharing regarding the potential negative impacts of the use of the resources required to do daily ice baths. You are the first practitioner that I have heard address this. Thanks for your consciousness around this and for your willingness to adapt your practice to minimize the impacts.
You dump your shit into more water than you’d use per year in an ice bath, Klaus Schwab.
Good stuff man. I've been doing 3 x 20 min ice baths a week for about 2 months now. Never felt better hey!
You are aware that 2-3 minutes is enough for the health benefits rights? Longer is only for the mental challenge. So says Wim Hof himself.
That being said I do longer sometimes too. Just wanted you to know the difference because a lot of people don't
@@NofirstnameNolastname I did a one minute ice bath in a frozen pond the other day. going to try to go for 3 today. I lost a little feeling in the tip of one of my fingers though. 🤣
Fair play, man. Great effort.🤝
Cheers mate!
great video!! I been doing ice baths randomly but now I just started doing it more consistently
I did cold watter bath two times in last 10 days. I resisted for 10 minutes both times, but I'm sure that continuing with daily exercises I will come up to half hour, let's say in next half year. My body is not young anymore, but still resisting. More important thing I'm doing is using Wim Hoff's breathing techniques. Salute from northAdriatic sea.
Good job for even giving it a good crack. Wishing you great health !
I separate the 2 activities to be sure. Also Wim Hof and his organization now are warning just to be sure to not do the 2 things together. I guess the advice might be more for new people but I wanted to mention it. The breathing technique together with the breath holding could cause some to get lightheaded and also lose consciousness briefly, and that while being in the water could be risky.
@@tchoco Thank you for advice. Don't worry. That was at finish of summer. Now is beggining of winter. Now I'm practicing only 30 - 60 seconds cold shower in the morning, before going to work.
@@robertozakinja4291 Ah cold showers great. Awake immediately :) . I would like cold showers, but the water is always lukewarm here. I do icebaths, but it's very expensive, I live in the caribbean and the space in my fridge I need for food, so I buy the ice everytime. around 5 dollar per bath. Ok good day!
As far as I understand Wim said 2 minutes is all you NEED. Further is personal choice. I personally think 5 minutes is the sweet spot.
Mate, I would be screaming the whole time. Well done!
😂 😂 😂 I scream inside my head xD
Thanks for sharing this experience with others, interesting watch!
Good job man. This is awesome and courageous. So beneficial for out bodys and mental health. Proud of you bro🙏💪😀🕊
This summer, before the northern ocean water got warm up here in Scandinavia, I regularly went to the ocean to feel the calmness and peace that the cold water gave me. As someone who has a hard time to relax normally, getting into the water and letting go has been one of the best feelings ever. My biggest tip is to not submerge yourself above your shoulders until you "get warm". I got my inspiration to do it from a movie called My Octopus Teacher. God bless y'all.
Okay good advice. I have gone above my shoulders every time
Hi! Just started doing ice baths as well, I wanted to say something but I hope you take it the right way, I've noticed that if you sit completely still you create a slightly warmer barrier around you, to prevent this I continously circulate the water with my arms and legs, this to me intensifies the cold by orders of magnitude for longer ice baths. Really impressed by your challenge and inspired by the sealed freezer idea!
This is why I pay for unlimited cold plunge use at my chiropractor.
The water circulates inside of the cold plunge and it prevents this from happening.
Yes. I do that too. When I feel I'm getting used to the water, I move my limbs around or lean forward to make sure my shoulders and back get the water. I have my portable ice bath in my house but I feel like I'm not getting the water as cold as it should be. I leave a couple of buckets outside overnight and also have about 12 ice cube trays I fill everyday (plus big bags of ice which I try to keep filled with my ice cube trays). I dump all that in my portable round bath before I do my Wim Hof breathing exercises. It IS cold, but not 'turn your skin red' cold. I have to figure out a way to get it colder.
Cool video man! Appreciate it.
Great video and great job! Thank you for sharing your experience. Very helpful. This video helped me to finalize my decision to buy a freezer because I live in Florida and my pool will not stay 44-50 degrees Fahrenheit all year round. Although I’ve experienced some of the same benefits that you mentioned, I look forward to having a more consistent 39 degrees. All the best. 💪🏽🤙🏽
Hey there Vaughan - I've been sea swimming in quite cold temperatures and got the shivers for a while afterwards. Did you get any symptoms of hypothermia such as the shivers or feeling colder after your blood starts to circulate to your arms and legs. Ta for the video bty. Just watched more of your video where you mention shivering. What are your reflections on this stage????
Enjoyed doing the ice baths, but it would be a good idea putting a timmer. Got too comfortable once and time passed faster than I noticed. Started getting hyperthermia. Must of been in there for over hour when it felt like 20 min.
Awesome
Video!
The positivity in this chat is unmatched. I’ve never seen so much positivity. This really is a drug to humanity that so little utilize
Whim hof breathing technique with the Ice baths is a whole new level. Far easier to withstand the cold for far far longer
He says not to practice his breathing methods in the water. Or, while driving.
Are you suggesting before the bath??
Hey 👋 that looks refreshing. Tip on emptying it for water. Fill a hose with water, bend each end to hold the water in the hose. Then drop one end of the hose
into the freezer while the bend is still on the other end. Drop the other end in a lower spot than the freezers bottom. It will drain itself. Have fun
Just like a water bed.
I can still taste the petrol in my throat.
Very good video, I needed this info
Great video!
Hi Vaughan love your content , im in the middle of looking for a freezer similar to the one your using . Could you please tell me what size your freezer is , or how many litres. Cheers
Using a plastic liner might be a better choice than the sealant. Also an ac outlet thermostat for better control. I will be building one of these, thanks for the idea!
I've been a year-round swimmer in the SF Bay and I love cold water. We had a pretty cold winter (for us) and it was great. The internal heater turns on in about 20 strokes at about 49-50 degrees F. Not an ice bath but close enough to make me want to try this at home. Thanks
800th sub to the man himself keep grindin brotha
If you use an aquarium pump or an air pump with a pumice stone at the end, it will put oxygen in the water and keep it circulating. You will not have to change water so often.
Whew🥶 thanks for the encouragement! Hoping a host of health issues can be dimmed down by trying cold baths😄
Thanks for this video mate!
Hi had my first ever ice bath today, wow what an experience! Was able to stay in for 3 minutes It was not as bad as i thought it would be. Will continue to have these on a regular basis and aim to get to 15min with in a month. Thanks for a great video.
DON'T GO OVER 10 MINS...HYPOTHERMIA NOT GOOD, MORE IS NOT BETTER KISS..KEEP IT SIMPLE S T U P I D
Just a heads up - sometimes people put lockable latches on their chest freezers (in south Africa it's common) if you inside and the lid happens to close for whatever reason, some lock systems seem to lock themselves even without a lock! Every year there's stories of kids playing and dying in freezers:(.
But yeah cold water is the bomb!!!!
Sounds like an urban myth
@@Aeneiden No bro, google kids dieing in freezer south africa.
the locks they use here are made outta steel and once the lid falls down its self locks even without a padlock on.
What happens is once the freezer stops working its thrown out somewhere and, its usually a dump or an isolated area so there's no one to help if it shuts on you or your friends:(
Great info!
Who cares, how many kids do you know who get to die a winner?
Any mechanism that locks you in is a stupid effing idea.
Great video Vaughan! Can't beat a bit of cold water 💪
Great work pal... I'm experimenting with cold water dips right now. I have my pool open and plan.on keeping it open until December... hope to hit some good ice baths by then. Hey that water can just be poured in you garden, no waste at all.
cool man great video
Oh whats up Zach, didn't expect to see you here
Well hello there
Fancy seeing you here Zach!
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I enjoyed watching your journey. I've only done it once at 0 degrees. At home, I'd do daily cold showers and lately have been going in the swimming pool at 12 degrees. The goal is to get a chest freezer or something that would allow me to do an ice bath. Thank you for sharing your experience.
What kind of freezer
0 degrees is not possible, it would just be ice
🤣🥶 then you would be frozen together with the ice as 0 is the freezing point!
Outstanding!
Thanks for sharing. Very strong mind
Cool, man!
Ice bath is great for waking you up in the morning, but can make it harder to fall asleep if done too close to bedtime. When you get out of an ice bath, your body's natural reflex is to warm itself back up. This conflicts with the body's natural process of cooling down as you're going to sleep, which is why you literally cannot fall asleep if you're too hot. Conversely, if you get out of a sauna or a really hot bath shortly before bedtime, your body is going to naturally work to cool itself off, which will gel nicely with trying to fall asleep.
Ice bath in the morning, sauna or hot hot bath before bed.
Thankyou very much for the video brother. Very informative. Using a hose to siphon water out I found very helpful.
I just did 30 days before I found this. Great video. I can so relate with the 90 seconds to adapt, fingers and toes tingly, warm up natural and start my day. I struggle controlling breathing for first 15 to 30 seconds. That did improve some days.
that was so enjoyable!
One point you made about the circadian rhythm where you said having it in the morning or on a night is when you should. Your core body temp actually needs to cool down before bed so an ice bath on a night would cause you core body to rise in temperature which actually puts your body and brain in a more wakeful state. Morning Ice baths are perfect to set the circadian rhythm
100%!
And the cold exposure will create a chemical reaction in the body causing rapid elevation of norenepehdrine, ephedrine which will make you alert and awake. I tried cold shower before bed one time and had trouble falling asleep.
Morning routine is best for beginners!
@@ccraig4399 norepinephrine and noradrenaline yes bro 👏 I’m guessing you listen to Andrew huberman ?
@@elevate5136 No Wim hof 🤣 the ice father
@@ccraig4399 ah yeah wim hoff is the man 🙌 if your interested in the subject Andrew huberman goes through the science based physiological processes in the body and brain 😌
Yeah, much less road rage, I see you most days at the roundabout, you were always shouting and giving the finger, now tho, calm az. Good on you mate.
Great job mate
Thanks for very smart ideas to use freezer chest for ice bath 👍👍👍🌞🌞🌞🕊🕊🕊🌱🌱💕
Awesome video! I wanted to mention that you are missing out on a great part of cold plunging, stimulating the vagus nerve. You wanna have the water up to the back of your head slightly.
Odd you mention the vagus nerve at the back of the neck. I like the cold water on nape of the neck. It just feels so good. I know the vagus nerve is an intricate system , thanks for the info.
20 minutes is awesome! I wonder if you move around more during the ice baths how you would feel after. When I do mine, which are more like 6 minutes, I try to start moving after about 2 minutes, swaying my body and arms around to keep the water moving
Great job - grats!
Congrats man!
Awesome mate !!! Ice baths have changed my life !
Thanks mate! That's awesome news, hope they continue to improve your quality of life 🤘
Hey Matt can I ask what they did for you please??
Feeling very peaceful after 10 minutes of submersion, especially without shivering, I'd be worried about hypothermia setting in. Hopefully you always had people on hand.
That's intense buddy! Way to go, up too 20 mins in 1 month is amazing.
what a bloody great idea using the freezer.
Excellent breakdown. I will try cold baths although I am very sensitive to cold temperatures.
Hi ! Ive just decided to do this! aghh! Today is day 4 (aiming for 30 days) that I have gotten into the kids pool at 6am and immersed myself, dipping my head under too. I don't understand the science BUT I do feel amazing when Ive gotten out - the mood is very uplifting and positive - great vibe to enjoy
Now on day 9 aghhh..
@@shaunjbaird1 how u feeling bro
@@mr.makedonija2627 pretty good to be honest! Day 18 today and its getting easier to get in
Well thought I'd add that's it's now been something like 47 days and love it!
@@shaunjbaird1 proud of you bro!
To empty the freezer of water just place hose (around 10 ft will do but a you can use a longer hose) at the bottom of the freezer and syphon the water out of the other end until the water flows freely. just let the water run and come back in a couple of hours and your freezer will be just about empty. Don't you love physics?!
Thanxs man !!! Cheers from BLN
Conquering time with cold water seems to be the thing. My question is, is it necessary to go longer and longer or will my 5 minutes in 40 degree fahrenheit water good? Can you stress the body beyond its biohacking dose time?
All good. I have been searching any anectdotal info of broblems staying in cold water for extended times. Mostly I see success stories. I have one to share. Two years ago late into the autum in the Gulf of Finland, the water temp was 4 degrees of celcius. First try after watching youtube videos of WH taking a group the Slovakian mountains made me ask myself. Is it possible stay about 7min in maybe also 7 Celcius cold water first time. At the beach all seems well and I warm up (cool down) by doing some swimsuit yoga (bad idea) for 30 min. Seven minutes in water happens with great ease. I am surprized. Air temperature is still cool when I get back on the sand but I feel not anymore cold and I cool down (warm-up) shortly. It is about a 30 minute car drive back home and I start to sence severe tremors i.e. shivering. I sneeze at the door steps the first time, followed by a second sneeze....the last one counting as the 33.rd in a row. No fever is detected but the nose is running like a firehose. It lasts the next 20 hours. The next dip is about 5minutes short and the water is just a bit warmer. Less yoga this time but I deside to do at least some kettlebel warm-ups (Bad idea). Same effect. Runny nose begun again and ended up as constant sneezing. These issues subsided in about 20 hours. This way I found that a runny nose is only a bodily function not caused by any microbes but by the immune system it self. Did not catch that terrible Media-19 Virus either. Then came one month gap in cold plunges (good idea? Not necessarily) three days before Christmas. I stayed a straight 10 minutes in 3 Celcius water at an air temperature of -10 celcius this time accompanied with my cold plunge noobie daughter. She does well, I not so much. Anyhow the next day only seems fine as there was no sneezing. I did not do any excersize at all. Streight into clothes and into the warm car. But, on the very next morning she and I go to do some icescating and weightlifting outside (a very Bad Idea). At home after 36h from the dip, I notice distinct warmness around my body and suspect it to be muscle fatique from the workout.
This turns out to be a false assumption as I discover a rather bad urticaria has risen around my inner thighs, sides, arms, tummy and back. I was a Swiss camo-crab. Red and white. All in the areas that were exposed to cold water. Next day rises more questions. I see white lumps size of a pea under the skin. This is creepy. 3D-formations possibly fat tissue swells and it is getting worse! Much worse. At Christmas eve few days in, I am unable to walk normally. Coin sized formations in my subcutaneus tissue at the limbs are abundant. As I stand up I feel the body fluids rush down into my legs vascularies and microcapillaries. The pain related to this shows in my expressions. I can operate easy tasks but it is stressful to work physically. When lying on my back, I can be quite free of pain. Up right standing, not so much.
I will not accept pain killers since I do not know what is going on. A friend sais it is some kind of vascular infection and points my investigations towards chillblain. Finally it is down to two possibilities. It is now 35 days in and I feel pressure from my family to visit a doctor. I hate the idea as I no longer trust anyone aside a surgeon. I have had my experience with the medCare and Pharma. It did not go well.
That aside the question is: Is it the more feared Cryo Globulinemic Vasculitis a condition that can be lethal or is it Equestrian type panniculitis. Doctor sais the latter. I feel relived. This will be a problem though as I hear the body makes antibodies against the folded cold shock proteins. I found it to be true. I am now an enemy to my self. The brain likes cold more than the adipose tissue. If I want to continue I have to find the best zone in exposure time, durations, intervals and temperatures to do the exposures. That ment the entire season was done.
This following year I started early and as the waters cooled I was daily in the water regardless of the too warm waters. Did not want to jump into problems right from the start. In the end I endured symptomless in 17 minutes stay in a 4 celcius waters. Only after doing more i found the new upper limit to be +20 min. That did apprx 20% damage and I halted all dips for a month. Durations of 5-8 min seem now ok and as the winter progressed and the thicker ice bed came about, temperatures in the hole in the ice fell to zero. I tried it short 4 minutes in a sunny crisp -17 degree celcius weather. This triggered 20% damage as well. I returned in the ice after a three week resting time to test a mere 3min dip in zero celcius icy sea. The weather was a cold one with an overcast clouds above. In that -12 celcius weather an estimate a 60% damage reoccurred as related to the initial cathastrophy of those horrible 42 days.
Today I do not care so much of the pain. It goes away with a 4 day fast. Just wanted to share my more radical experiences with you who think it is all roses. There are plenty of times when all went well and were worth this type of life-style. I dare to do a lot more of snowshoeing in short sleeve clothing and walks in thin sole sandals lasting even 90min. One time was 30minutes in -15celcius weather but I do this only when sun shines. Do not be stupid and stubborn as I seem to be. I know my stuff. I have done serious biohacking for years in a way as others do bodybuilding. I build mine from the inside out. I am no superman and that might be what drives me. A nobody can be somebody at least to one self. This has been a great confidence building journey. Un-Illness for Life.