In theory, the cold shower sounds like an excellent choice, particularly on a hot day, or after playing some pick-up hoops, or after playing some pick-up hoops on a particularly hot day. But in praxis, the cold shower almost never satisfies. What's the deal?
You head to the bathroom, soaked in sweat, core temperature a few clicks above stasis, turn on the cold water, and then, if you're anything like me, you take one step inside the shower and you go into near cardiac-arrest. You immediately proceed to turn on the hot water and you end up taking a cool -- but certainly not COLD -- shower. That's how I role, anyway. No matter how intent I am on taking a cold shower, it never works out that way.
Am I alone on this? Do you guys regularly partake in cold showers -- and enjoy them?
Thursday, June 18, 2009
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love the cold shower. it is damn cold and it just takes about 5 seconds to get used to it- similar to jumping in the pacific ocean. once you're in there and you get adjusted, nothing is finer. however, my cold showers rarely last longer than 3-4 minutes. i like to consider them more of a rinse off and not really a shower, per se.
Which one is better, shampoo or conditioner?
The key is taking a standard 8 minute hot shower with a 2 minute cool down rinse. The cold water at the leaves you refreshed and not steamy/sweaty when you towel off.
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