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So, I've heard about the many benefits of taking an ice bath after a very intense run, workout or sport activity and it finally happened. Last Wednesday, my trainer wore me out during our upper body 5:30 am session and I survived long enough to complete my hill repeats of 4 miles at 7 pm that evening. Well, common sense told me to pull up my granny undies and do the unthinkable in hopes of being "less" sore than the week before. That experience cannot be explained successfully. Lets just say I was sore everywhere so my ice bath was in the nude from head to toe. I did have my portable heater going in the bathroom, music playing, total stillness and plenty of prayers as I waited impatiently for my 15 minute session to be completed. At one point, I asked the Lord to take the wheel and please make my alarm sound off ASAP. Needless to say, it did and I was the happiest sore chick to "stand". LOL
I did it again on Wednesday after my swim session Tuesday evening and another beat down in the gym but of my lower body by my trainer. I first went to the YMCA and got in the sauna, steam room then finally headed home to repeat said torture. I was still terribly sore but it wasn't as bad as the week prior.
Have you tried an ice bath before? If so, how was it? O_o
I can't even imagin doing this. I take HOT showers and even when the hot water runs out and gets luke warm, it's time for the shower to come to an end. LOL. You're a good one. And where did you get all that ice?!! Your freezer makes that much?
ReplyDeletebwahahahah!! Yes, my freezer made all that ice Ms. S. And, I've only learned to take warm-hot showers recently. After a workout, I enjoy showering in warm-hot water and rinsing off with cool-cold water (it relaxes me). LOL. The trick is not moving and constantly praying. It has gotten a bit better by ice bath #3 (hehe).
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