DaveL001

Jus a quick question, after a workout, i usually go in the spa pool at the gym. i also have access to a stem room, sauna and a sanarium.
Wat are ur opinions on these, and which are most beneficial??

sti-04!!

sanarium ???

After a workout i always head for the sauna, then the jacuzzi

Makes me feel excellent

yoza

Benifical for what ?

None of them will build muscle or improve your fitness.

The Steam/sauna will increase your heart rate when used with cold plunge.

I find that a steam after a workout helps me relax, but thats it.

paul-s

then they brush you up with talc + take your money

kingofturds

iTrader: (1)

too fooked to go to the suana after a good workout, although they do have a unisex on wednesday

sti-04!!

Only on a Wednesday

KiwiGTI

None of them, they all increase the damage done during the workout.

paul-s

why would this be ??

paul-s

Our old sauna in the local swimming centre was apparantly heavy on the gay swinging scene so we were told after we had been.

According to the souce, it was advisable not to get in the jacuzzi when the towel was hung over the rail

sti-04!!

Join an upmarket health club then

Your more than welcome into the jacuzzi anytime

KiwiGTI

There was an article on this just recently in the news.

At a microscopic level muscle tissue after a workout is usually torn, so applying heat is the opposite of what you should do. By going into a sauna or other hot environment you are actually accentuating the damage and prolonging recovery.

EXSCOOBY

well no actually
it depends on how deep the tissue trauma is
hence serious bodybuilders resorting to deep tissue massage and heated compresses
personally i enjoy a sauna it clears the body of infections too and gets rid of a lot of toxins

yoza

Its all about damage......and repair, so far as Im concerned.

When muscle is damaged it repairs bigger and stronger...

rob878

KiwiGTI has the current thinking about ice bathing about right. When you train hard you will cause micro tears in the muscle fibres. As with most damage these will lead to bleeding. So taking a nice warm bath etc as most people will appreciate will increase the blood flow to the area. With the micro tears this means more intramuscular bleeding which leads to a great build up of what is muscular debris (essentially scabs).
The result of all this nonsense is DOMS Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness.

Hence ice bathing post work out constricts the blood vessels reduces the blood flow, hence intramuscular bleeding and allegedly muscular soreness. Though try and tempt me into an ice bath post rugby match and you may loose a few teeth.

New_scooby_04

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It's good for checking out the rack on the female instuctor you've been eyeballing during the workout, that's all I'll say Gotta love women in Bikinis getting sweaty!!

Sorry, it's getting late.....................

fast bloke

Go for a sauna before a workout. After a workout you need cold for 4ish hours to minimise damage. After 4 hours, heat to increase blood flow and damage repair. This is not current thinking - my hurling coach told me this in 1981