After more than 300 pro tournaments, and enough surgeries to make an ex-linebacker look healthy, Swindle is turning to cold tub therapy this season.

 

Carl Jocumsen motivated him to do so.

 

I think YOU should try sitting in 48 degree water too.

 

Lemme know how that goes!

 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swindle-hot-tub.html

Wow. Very interesting. Pardon the metaphor, but it might be cheaper (but not as clean) to “go jump in a lake.” Might be about the same temperature, lol. 
 

Kidding aside, I think it has benefits worth pursuing. I think I’m going to jump into Lake Washington to find out. ??

It's warmer - about 52 right now.  Let me know how that works out for you!

7 hours ago, Glenn said:

After more than 300 pro tournaments, and enough surgeries to make an ex-linebacker look healthy, Swindle is turning to cold tub therapy this season.

 

Carl Jocumsen motivated him to do so.

 

I think YOU should try sitting in 48 degree water too.

 

Lemme know how that goes!

 

https://www.bassresource.com/fishing/swindle-hot-tub.html

Not even at gun point ~

A-Jay

 

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=cold+lake+therapy

 

I couldn't do it

My heart would stop!

Unfortunately I've done this for years. I say unfortunately because even after all this time, it's not pleasant; it's only slightly more bearable than when I first started. 

 In all seriousness, I swear by it. It keeps inflammation down and just overall helps me feel better. The first 30 seconds is the toughest.

 

After that, hypothermia sets in and you lose whatever cognitive function you had. ?

4 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Not even at gun point ~

A-Jay

 

 

Same boat. I can't even stand the cold springs here in FL without turning purple.

Member when we was kids and got in the bathtub last?  It wasn’t just cold, there was a nice grey scum floating around. Man those were good times. 

1 hour ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Member when we was kids and got in the bathtub last?  It wasn’t just cold, there was a nice grey scum floating around. Man those were good times. 

(blinks)

I always got a fresh-fill for my bath when I was younger...moved to showers when I was 8

 

8 hours ago, A-Jay said:

Not even at gun point ~

A-Jay

 

When I was younger - did the Swedish Sauna thing...roast for a while in a dry sauna, then jump into ice-cold water through a hole cut in the lake-ice.

 

I got sane about 19 years old and stopped doing that...

Sitting in a cold tub for health reasons is one thing.  I saw 2 people water skiing last Sunday.  Water temp was 49 degrees, air temp was low 50's.  

Watch for shinkage!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Sounds like a recipe for a bad mood. 

16 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

When I was younger - did the Swedish Sauna thing...roast for a while in a dry sauna, then jump into ice-cold water through a hole cut in the lake-ice.

I did something like this as well, except it was an ice bath instead of a frozen lake. It's not pleasant, but it does make your other problems feel smaller.

 

9 hours ago, geo g said:

Watch for shinkage!!!!!!!!!!!

I was in the pool!!! I was in the pool!!! ?

I just don't think that I could do it. Never say never, but I just don't know.

When I was in high school in 1980, I went to the Vanderbilt football training facility to get treatment on a deeply bruised thigh.  While I was setting there getting my thigh electrocuted, one of the Vanderbilt football players came in and the trainer told him they were going to put him in an ice whirlpool.  This very large football player literally cried when they told him this.  
 

I was thinking the ice whirlpool must be pretty bad or Vanderbilt football players really are as wimpy as they appear to be on the field. ?

1 minute ago, Tennessee Boy said:

When I was in high school in 1980, I went to the Vanderbilt football training facility to get treatment on a deeply bruised thigh.  While I was setting there getting my thigh electrocuted, one of the Vanderbilt football players came in and the trainer told him they were going to put him in an ice whirlpool.  This very large football player literally cried when they told him this.  
 

I was thinking the ice whirlpool must be pretty bad or Vanderbilt football players really are as wimpy as they appear to be on the field. ?

Bad timing buddy . Any other day 

Add that to the list of things I won't be doing...

Polar Bear Plunge....each to his or her own.

70 degree water feels cold enough!

Tom

4 minutes ago, WRB said:

Polar Bear Plunge....each to his or her own.

 

They just had our local one near Annapolis, in this unusually warm winter, the temperature that morning was 17 degrees with a stiff wind making the wind chill much lower when they went in, water temp was 38. No thanks.

Cryotherapy is incredible to speed recovery.  It forces the blood from the extremities to the core of the body to protect the organs the body then becomes charged with oxygen and natural anti inflammatory proteins.  Then after leaving the frigid temperatures the blood vessels dilate and rush oxygen rich blood and endorphins back through the body.  

 

Elite pro athletes use this to recover.  As each year passes and another candle goes into the bday cake being able to make it through physically to the end is enough. 

I thought they made gummy bears for that 

6 minutes ago, Kelvin said:

Cryotherapy is incredible to speed recovery.  It forces the blood from the extremities to the core of the body to protect the organs the body then becomes charged with oxygen and natural anti inflammatory proteins.  Then after leaving the frigid temperatures the blood vessels dilate and rush oxygen rich blood and endorphins back through the body.  

 

Elite pro athletes use this to recover.  As each year passes and another candle goes into the bday cake being able to make it through physically to the end is enough. 

 

There was a cryotherapy place near me for a while.  It was a super cold chamber, but not wet.   It's no longer there.  I guess not enough people were interested.  I would have considered trying it, but their hours were basically the same as my work hours.  

I took a cold shower a few weeks ago. According to a guy that works for our water department, our cold tap water here in winter is like 45ish. Wow is the only word to describe it.

Years back I fell thru the ice while fishing, went in chest deep. It was like nothing else I've felt, don't really know how to describe it. Not quite paralyzing, but not far off. I could barely get my body to do what I wanted it to. My feet were so cold from the freezing water in my boots I actually took them off and walked barefoot back to my truck.

On 2/9/2023 at 4:42 PM, Kelvin said:

Cryotherapy is incredible to speed recovery.  It forces the blood from the extremities to the core of the body to protect the organs the body then becomes charged with oxygen and natural anti inflammatory proteins.  Then after leaving the frigid temperatures the blood vessels dilate and rush oxygen rich blood and endorphins back through the body.  

 

Elite pro athletes use this to recover.  As each year passes and another candle goes into the bday cake being able to make it through physically to the end is enough. 

How long do they sit in the ice water? Is it dependent on the athlete's injury?