That's really the main reason why I want to do it, I just want to see if it can help with general aches and pains. My main issue for a long time has been my back, I manage it fairly well but it could always feel better so I also want to see if it can help out with that. Idk, I like to experiment, that's probably the best answer. I think that shocking your body, even if it's just a bit, can be a good thing.
But really idk if I'm trying to gain anything specific out of the cryotherapy, I mean it'll only be one session so I don't think it will make much of a difference, but I want to see what it's like. Over the long term though, I do want to do cold showers & I'm in CO so they should be pretty cold lol, but if I like how it makes me feel I might look in to doing the cryo more just see if it steps it up at all. I've heard that the mental changes can be very beneficial.
Is cold soaking cryotherapy where you get in the chamber standing up or is that like soaking in an ice bath?
That's cool it's always good to experiment with natural therapies especially harmless stuff like cold water. I do think it has benefits even if subtle or minute, it is all a piece to a puzzle.
I've had many back problems over the years, a lot of imbalances from sports and lifting . Now I am kind of crazy about routining, and especially posture.. Any weight training I do now is always gonna evolve around posture. I have been lifting solely for structural integrity for about 2 years solid now and all my routining and programs were carefully written to facilitate good posture.
Since I began routining this way and designing programs that support structural integrity and posture I have just about eliminated all conditions that used to cause me endless grief.
example; I used to have medially rotated shoulders with loss of cervical curve, and that condition is usually accompanied by thoracic kyphosis , and often goes all the down the kinetic chain into anterior pelvic tilt, laterally rotated hips, and down into the feet even causing flat feet.
I was strong and big from lifting, and sports, but I would have re occurring injuries over and over because of poor posturing and poorly designed programs that would further facilitate these imbalances.
I do study anatomy and physiology, especially exercise physiology and it has made an incredible difference as my posture now is close to textbook perfect. I have been recording my sets for a couple of years now looking for postural faults and ironing them out 1 by 1 and doing a lot of corrective stretching, and corrective strengthening with amazing success. My doctor was asking me questions last time I saw him. I was floored in amazement when I saw my recent x rays and the 100% reversal of some of the things that used to cause me so much grief and pain. My neck used to be so bad, it looked like a bucket of bolts on an x ray !
Now, through much work and study, my neck x ray showed a very healthy neck curve nearing text book optimal. Vertebrae that were twisted are straightened and aligned . And even space has opened up between the vertebrae. This was all achieved through daily corrective stretching, and daily strengthening exercises, A lot of studying and application.
So needless to say, I never have neck problems anymore and never get a pinching between my shoulder blade that I used to get quite often. What a fucking relief !! I myself am amazed at these accomplishments. I'm starting to fuck with some big weights again in squats and bench and overhead, all complex moves without any injuries for about 2 years now.
I was fucking with big weights when I used to get injured all the time but I stripped all the weights and relearned everything from ground zero all over again and slowly put weight on the bar.
Yesterday I pick up a 205lb barbell off the ground, into a very clean form front rack, then a super clean ass to the grass front squat, into a barbell push press for a 205 lb thruster off the ground then set that shit back down like it wasn't shit! I'm trying to work that to 250 by the end of the year. The good thing about perfect posturing and form is that it allows me to do this and not get injured .
A lot of guys can bench or squat 315 or more, but if they had to walk a mile with a 5 gallon gas can they might get injured. Theres a lot to exercise and form and program structuring that make for injury prevention, and body/joint mechanics, posture and stabilization, fascinating stuff.. but most importantly functional.
I did run across cold shower therapy as I'm always looking at natural therapies and things that cure root causes of conditions. An example could be a simple thing like a vitamin D def, could lead to a lot of symptoms that normally get treated with drugs when all along the root cause is a simple D deficiency !!
Anyhow I have not done the soaking and my cold water experience is only with cold showers, but I do see a benefit even if it is slight. Cold shocking is good, it's been around since the beginning and is primitive .
Anyway theres my ramble for the day after morning coffee .
Good luck with the cryotherapy it would be interesting to hear back about how the session is performed, water temps, ambient temps, etc.
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