SportsAndLady;1374175 wrote:What the hell do you do?

An idiot.

But seriously though....

I have a 120-gallon drum in my garage. In the winter, just fill it up with water (I installed a thermometer on the interior side wall) and just let it sit for a few hours and it gets to that temperature. My garage has a big screen TV, barbells, bench, squat rack, treadmill, pretty much a whole gym set up. The "tank" is just another tool. I'm usually just submerged in there watching basketball.

Sounds crazy, but it really isn't. Humans were meant to have some form of cold exposure...

Azubuike24;1374182 wrote:I have a 120-gallon drum in my garage. In the winter, just fill it up with water (I installed a thermometer on the interior side wall) and just let it sit for a few hours and it gets to that temperature. My garage has a big screen TV, barbells, bench, squat rack, treadmill, pretty much a whole gym set up. The "tank" is just another tool. I'm usually just submerged in there watching basketball.

Sounds crazy, but it really isn't. Humans were meant to have some form of cold exposure...

So you just do it for recreation?
Fuck man..

Azubuike24;1374182 wrote:I have a 120-gallon drum in my garage. In the winter, just fill it up with water (I installed a thermometer on the interior side wall) and just let it sit for a few hours and it gets to that temperature. My garage has a big screen TV, barbells, bench, squat rack, treadmill, pretty much a whole gym set up. The "tank" is just another tool. I'm usually just submerged in there watching basketball.

Sounds crazy, but it really isn't. Humans were meant to have some form of cold exposure...

What's the purpose?

Body comp., brown adipose activation, hormonal manipulation, temperature regulation. I'm kind of crazy with self-experimentation and bio-hacking though, so much of it is just to track anecdotal responses. There's lot of research done on it if you were really interested. Google guys like Ray Cronise, Jack Kruse, Tim Ferriss, Wim Hof.

This is a vid of Wim Hof, the guy is insane. He's completely submerged in what I'd guess is water around 30 degrees for almost 4 minutes. Once the water temperature is slightly below 32 degrees, brief exposure causes some amazing biochemical responses. I've never done below say 40-45, something around 30 can be dangerous, but more so for someone not adapted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ML0HIS0LqQ

Azubuike24;1374182 wrote:I have a 120-gallon drum in my garage. In the winter, just fill it up with water (I installed a thermometer on the interior side wall) and just let it sit for a few hours and it gets to that temperature. My garage has a big screen TV, barbells, bench, squat rack, treadmill, pretty much a whole gym set up. The "tank" is just another tool. I'm usually just submerged in there watching basketball.

Sounds crazy, but it really isn't. Humans were meant to have some form of cold exposure...

Reps.

Tiger2003;1373496 wrote:It's -16 with no wind chill and with the wind chill it feels like -34 right now. No delays here.

The whole time I have lived here in North Dakota there hasn't been any school closing or delays.

That's because nobody lives there so there's no schools.

Azubuike24;1374215 wrote:Body comp., brown adipose activation, hormonal manipulation, temperature regulation. I'm kind of crazy with self-experimentation and bio-hacking though, so much of it is just to track anecdotal responses. There's lot of research done on it if you were really interested. Google guys like Ray Cronise, Jack Kruse, Tim Ferriss, Wim Hof.

This is a vid of Wim Hof, the guy is insane. He's completely submerged in what I'd guess is water around 30 degrees for almost 4 minutes. Once the water temperature is slightly below 32 degrees, brief exposure causes some amazing biochemical responses. I've never done below say 40-45, something around 30 can be dangerous, but more so for someone not adapted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ML0HIS0LqQ

Any links? A quick search got me a bunch of pseudoscience so maybe I was using the wrong query.

Who knew this forum had so many tough-guys?

Ice water is for pussys. I pour gasoline into a tub and set myself on fire for 20-30 minutes. My goal is to be able to bungee jump into volcanos. LikeABoss.

majorspark;1374168 wrote:Where do you live? The 40 mile commute is likely by your choice. I am sure you have a bus to put them on it just does not take them to the school you choose for your children's education.

You're absolutely right in that there's no bus to take them to the school we chose. The commute is a choice...not ideal but our choice....and yes there are buses to the local school system's facilities here.

Rotinaj;1374330 wrote:Ice water is for pussys. I pour gasoline into a tub and set myself on fire for 20-30 minutes. My goal is to be able to bungee jump into volcanos. LikeABoss.

Humans were meant to have some form of heat exposure.

It's not really a "tough guy" thing. It is what it is. I've had some anecdotal benefits from it otherwise I wouldn't continue to do so.

Azubuike24;1374142 wrote:It's a joke. I submerge myself in 40 degree ice water for 30-45 minutes at least once a week. Just another example of no accountability and wussifying of our species.

I know. I'm working to improve my health/fitness level, so now that I have my weight down to where I'd like it, I started taking up jogging to get in better shape, since my cardio is roughly along the lines of someone who'd had their lungs replaced by two tiny hamsters in wheels. The fact it's been mid-teens the last few days = no impact on my plans, other than how I probably don't stay outside as long as I might if it was nice. I'd thought about taking a few days off until it got warmer, but figured that if I bitch out now, when summer comes, it'll be "Not today, it's too hot!"; "Not today, it might rain!"; "Not today, it's only 65 degrees and I like it to be about 70!" and so on until I never do anything ever.

Heretic;1374777 wrote:I know. I'm working to improve my health/fitness level, so now that I have my weight down to where I'd like it, I started taking up jogging to get in better shape, since my cardio is roughly along the lines of someone who'd had their lungs replaced by two tiny hamsters in wheels. The fact it's been mid-teens the last few days = no impact on my plans, other than how I probably don't stay outside as long as I might if it was nice. I'd thought about taking a few days off until it got warmer, but figured that if I bitch out now, when summer comes, it'll be "Not today, it's too hot!"; "Not today, it might rain!"; "Not today, it's only 65 degrees and I like it to be about 70!" and so on until I never do anything ever.

That is a great attitude to have. I go out for runs in almost any weather including when it was below zero wind chill and alot of snow after Christmas. It is as much as staying in the routine, "Feeling tough" and just getting out into the elements to run. Mentally it feels good to go out in pretty much any condition and when you hear people make excuses to NOT go run ya just gotta laugh a bit.
I wont go out in the ice, mostly because it is just too dangerous. Ya cannot go as fast and such in the snow, but it works out the legs in a diff way.
Just put on layers and cover up and the cold isnt a problem

Azubuike24;1374775 wrote:It's not really a "tough guy" thing. It is what it is. I've had some anecdotal benefits from it otherwise I wouldn't continue to do so.

I know some college sports programs have instituted this sort of aspect into their training. However they said it was only recommended 3-4 times a year where they shock the body. Basically in the shower turn it on as HOT as possible for a minute, then alternate to as cold as you can stand and continue the cycle for 10 minutes.