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Most folks on HN are going to go straight to the physiological benefits, and zip past the psychological ones. I'm a former Green Beret and combat diver. You kn
by 23B1 3y ago
Most folks on HN are going to go straight to the physiological benefits, and zip past the psychological ones.
I'm a former Green Beret and combat diver. You know what cold plunges are good for? Practicing will power, and bravery.
It sucks. It's the worst thing ever. But it won't kill you. So you do it for the shock and the pain and the fact that you can safely push yourself to do something you and your body realllllly hates, and you can do it without becoming David Goggins or Jocko or whatever.
Just run a cold bath, dump some ice in, and practice being brave.
- GenerWork 3y agoDo your balls practically go up into your body at that temperature? I feel like an ice bath would just make them zoom up right inside you.
- 23B1 3y agoToo heavy, solid brass.
- Fervicus 3y agoThe benefits I keep hearing about in podcasts are physiological and building mental resilience, which does make a lot of sense on paper. I was curious if average HNers have had positive results putting it in practice.
- etrautmann 3y agoYes - making yourself do something unpleasant is a valuable thing to acclimatize to.
- m463 3y agohard enough just running a cold water shower and then putting your back under it.
- EatingWithForks 3y agoIf you want to do something that requires bravery and is unpleasant, I'd like to suggest giving blood instead? You have to get stabbed at least twice (once to test your red blood count, the other to actually stick the needle in) and then sit still with a needle in you until a bag of your blood fills. It's overall pretty unpleasant. But also, you save lives, unlike jumping into a cold pool.