Benefits of Cold Shower and Cold Conditioning

[Fife]

[Ex-California]

It literally hurts though to get in seriously cold water.

I've done swims in water around 60 without a wetsuit and you can't breathe right until your body acclimates. I've surfed in water much colder and you get external ice cream headaches and your hands and feet start to physically hurt after a while. There's been more than a few days when I have to ask someone to use my key to open my car door before

[Ex-California]

Bolleli was talking about Wim How on the Drunken Taoist. I'm going to look at this more though

[Ex-California]

is this the next instance of the Hard Right Death Cult from the MHF?

[Speaker to Animals]

You don't have to go as far as that. Just taking cold showers increases your white blood cell count and even your sperm count. It increases testosterone as well.

But being able to walk out into the snow without getting hypothermia might save your life in a survival situation. It's a worthwhile skill to learn.

People with auto-immune diseases have been cured as well since his method somehow allows them to consciously suppress the innate immune system. I don't really know how that works, though.


Think about what you can do holistically by taking control of your body with methods like this and even fasting. If you put all these things together, you could really transform your life.

In another thread we discussed the declining sperm rate and testosterone levels in western men. Well, you could reverse that in your own life with just these two practices. You could also boost your immune system, kill off pre-cancerous cells, and remove dangerous levels of fat from your body.

[Speaker to Animals]

Also cold conditioning seems to speed up metabolism as well.

I am not sure the coldest setting on your shower is enough. That's really easy. Might need to experiment with ice baths.

[C-Mag]

I stumbled across this, these guys seem to like Cold Showers

http://www.returnofkings.com/126196/6-s ... l-declines

You go hard-core warrior monk

“The road to high testosterone is paved with cold showers, dead-lifts, steak and broccoli.”

“I used to drink beer, watch porn, and procrastinate. Now I kick ass, take names, and meditate.”

At this stage you’re listening to classic advice. No more “get testosterone quick” schemes. You work hard, and hopefully your Spartan/Gorilla/Viking mindset takes you to the high testosterone promised land. We’ve all done cold showers, right?

[Speaker to Animals]

I have seriously considered going through the Wim Hoff program come winter.

[Speaker to Animals]

A cool explanation of the system:

[C-Mag]

Interesting......... you are becoming a Warrior Monk.