Why Gary Brecka Changed His Mind on Cold Plunging and Sauna for Longevity

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• AC

  @aceone1897 · 1 year ago

  “Why torture yourself?” Because doing difficult things builds a strong mental followed by physical foundation.

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• MO

  @morocco34 · 1 year ago

  Fast, don't fast, cold plunge, don't cold plunge.  They make stuff up, proclaim it as though it's fact, and a few years later, it's a whole new story they're promoting as "fact". So over it all--using moderation, common sense and how my body feels/reacts as a guide.

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• RC

  @RC4444S · 1 year ago

  i listen to wim hof and he said you cold plunge before exercise and get a much better workout after

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• AN

  @antoniosstergiou8451 · 1 year ago

  I prefer a warm shower after lifting weights. Believe it helps with relaxing and the blood to flow to the muscles for recovery.

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• TH

  @The-Arrowed-Artisan · 1 year ago

  Agreed, basically making things up to have something to talk about, I do cold plunges often and get personal benefits from it, probably not for everyone so just listen to your body.

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• GR

  @Grumpyoldman666 · 1 year ago

  Sauna helps my arthritis pain during my sleep, definitely sticking with it

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• JU

  @juanpizarro6642 · 1 year ago

  I don’t know but I recently had a surgery on my left knee and the only thing help me is cold 🥶 plunge or ice pads no joke.

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• NI

  @nicholas5396 · 1 year ago

  Didn't every athelete for the last 80 years know ice baths reduce inflammation. It doesn't take a rocket surgeon to make the analytical leap that it would attenuate muscle hypertrophy and growth since muscle growth is a response to the inflamation caused from the exercising that the cold bath would then blunt.

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• BE

  @benzcrazy · 1 year ago

  When I study aging I look at those over 100 , everyone is an authority on long life and most die in their 80’s maybe . A great Friend of mine lived to be 106 and she renewed her drivers license at 103 . She fell and broke her hip and that’s how she sadly gave up . But she just lived life was positive ate 3 meals breakfast was her lightest meal just coffee 2 whole eggs and tomato’s olives cheese and Espresso coffee . So I look at those who mad it to 100 or better to see how they did it .

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• GU

  @GuidanceWithLove · 1 year ago

  All your content is Great!

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• JO

  @joshbent653 · 11 months ago

  I do what feels good and sauna and cold plunge work. I think these guys just want to be relavent in today's crowded YouTube space 😊

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• LE

  @lelandbarker3994 · 1 year ago (edited)

  Oh you got me with that thumbnail. So basically nothing has changed. Got it! Thx 🙏 <br><br>That being said, some things have changed in my world of cold plunging. After cold plunging daily for over a year I read Joel Greenes book “The Way” I which he talks about cycling cold plunging (something like 10 days on: 20 days off) because there is evidence that continuous overuse can trigger compensatory mechanisms leading to the disrupting of fat loss cycles and hormonal imbalances such as leptin dysregulation. <br><br>That’s my new routine.

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