Last year, on Steemit, I documented how I lost 10 pounds of body fat in just 2 weeks using diet and cold exposure.
With NO weight training or cardio at all.
After last month's CryoZone adventure in California, and learning how cold exposure reduces inflammation, I've been taking 3 minute cold showers after each workout to speed the muscle recovery process.
Do cold showers help boost testosterone production?
Doesn't look like it.
There haven't been any studies conducted specific to cold showers in males and measuring testosterone that I could find.
I'll keep taking them though, with hope for the anti-inflammatory benefits that ice baths and cryotherapy apparently offer.
The temperature of the cold shower?
That's in Celsius. To convert to Fahrenheit:
I'm in that cold shower (after the shampoo and soap have been washed off), for three minutes:
Yup!
A stopwatch, in a waterproof ziploc baggie.
Every time, to keep things consistent.
SO!
Likely no testosterone benefit there, but I feel amazing when I get out. Hyperventilating because of the cold may have something to do with it, and the adrenaline dump from the cold shock seems to make my vision more acute and colors brighter...
Which may also reflect cortisol (stress hormone) release, which isn't good for testosterone...
My muscle recovery has been quite good though, so I'll stick with the cold showers for now.
If I make any changes where the showers are concerned, trust that you'll read about it here!
Have a great week Steemit!
