00:00today I'm going to share with you the today I'm going to share with you the top three benefits of taking cold top three benefits of taking cold top three benefits of taking cold [Music] showers what's going on everybody it's showers what's going on everybody it's Blake Bowman here with Gorilla M Fitness Blake Bowman here with Gorilla M Fitness Blake Bowman here with Gorilla M Fitness and today I'm uh in my bathroom and uh and today I'm uh in my bathroom and uh and today I'm uh in my bathroom and uh the reason why I'm in here is cuz I was the reason why I'm in here is cuz I was the reason why I'm in here is cuz I was just about to take a cold shower and I just about to take a cold shower and I just about to take a cold shower and I decided to make a video about it to tell decided to make a video about it to tell decided to make a video about it to tell you the benefits of it so I don't want you the benefits of it so I don't want you the benefits of it so I don't want to fluff this video up too much so I'll to fluff this video up too much so I'll to fluff this video up too much so I'll just get right in to the benefits so just get right in to the benefits so just get right in to the benefits so benefit number one of taking a cold benefit number one of taking a cold benefit number one of taking a cold shower is the fact that it increases shower is the fact that it increases shower is the fact that it increases circulation and decreases inflammation circulation and decreases inflammation circulation and decreases inflammation which just speeds up recovery time so it which just speeds up recovery time so it which just speeds up recovery time so it doesn't matter if you're healing from an doesn't matter if you're healing from an doesn't matter if you're healing from an injury or just from a hard workout this injury or just from a hard workout this injury or just from a hard workout this will help with that okay um and the way will help with that okay um and the way will help with that okay um and the way that this works basically when you take that this works basically when you take that this works basically when you take a cold shower it's kind of like taking a a cold shower it's kind of like taking a a cold shower it's kind of like taking a cold uh you know like an ice bath cold uh you know like an ice bath cold uh you know like an ice bath basically what will happen you let all basically what will happen you let all basically what will happen you let all that cold water hit your body the blood that cold water hit your body the blood that cold water hit your body the blood will will actually leave your
01:00will will actually leave your will will actually leave your superficial tissues like your muscle and superficial tissues like your muscle and superficial tissues like your muscle and your skin and it will move more Central your skin and it will move more Central your skin and it will move more Central to your body closer to your organs to to your body closer to your organs to to your body closer to your organs to keep those areas you know functioning keep those areas you know functioning keep those areas you know functioning optimally um and to keep them warm and optimally um and to keep them warm and optimally um and to keep them warm and uh you know what will happen when you uh you know what will happen when you uh you know what will happen when you warm up again when you get out of the warm up again when you get out of the warm up again when you get out of the shower is all of the blood that rushed shower is all of the blood that rushed shower is all of the blood that rushed into your torso will then go back into into your torso will then go back into into your torso will then go back into your extremities your muscles and your your extremities your muscles and your your extremities your muscles and your your superficial tissues and all of that your superficial tissues and all of that your superficial tissues and all of that and that new blood is going to be and that new blood is going to be and that new blood is going to be basically new oxygen in nutrient Rich so basically new oxygen in nutrient Rich so basically new oxygen in nutrient Rich so it's kind of like a way to to flush out it's kind of like a way to to flush out it's kind of like a way to to flush out old blood bring new blood back into old blood bring new blood back into old blood bring new blood back into damage tissues um you know blood will damage tissues um you know blood will damage tissues um you know blood will carry things called fibro blasts which carry things called fibro blasts which carry things called fibro blasts which actually lay down new tissues um and actually lay down new tissues um and actually lay down new tissues um and help you know in soft tissue help you know in soft tissue help you know in soft tissue regeneration and healing so that's regeneration and healing so that's regeneration and healing so that's definitely something that you want to definitely something that you want to definitely something that you want to have take place this will help with that have take place this will help with that have take place this will help with that a second benefit of cing cold showers is a second benefit of cing cold showers is a second benefit of cing cold showers is that in males it boosts testosterone that in males it boosts testosterone that in males it boosts testosterone levels okay um so I don't want talk too
02:00levels okay um so I don't want talk too levels okay um so I don't want talk too much about that I'll include an article much about that I'll include an article much about that I'll include an article or a link to something in the or a link to something in the or a link to something in the description down beneath this video that description down beneath this video that description down beneath this video that kind of talks more about that but it kind of talks more about that but it kind of talks more about that but it definitely boosts your testosterone definitely boosts your testosterone definitely boosts your testosterone levels and that's a plus really if levels and that's a plus really if levels and that's a plus really if you're a male or a female because you you're a male or a female because you you're a male or a female because you know that's going to make you more know that's going to make you more know that's going to make you more energetic it's going to help you put on energetic it's going to help you put on energetic it's going to help you put on more muscle mass and it's also going to more muscle mass and it's also going to more muscle mass and it's also going to you know make you more confident so it's you know make you more confident so it's you know make you more confident so it's definitely a plus the third benefit is definitely a plus the third benefit is definitely a plus the third benefit is that this increases alertness and that this increases alertness and that this increases alertness and stimulates you almost something like stimulates you almost something like stimulates you almost something like coffee does okay um without the negative coffee does okay um without the negative coffee does okay um without the negative consequences of coffee right so with consequences of coffee right so with consequences of coffee right so with coffee and other like stimulants you can coffee and other like stimulants you can coffee and other like stimulants you can really burn out your adrenals you know really burn out your adrenals you know really burn out your adrenals you know you can raise your cortisol a lot of bad you can raise your cortisol a lot of bad you can raise your cortisol a lot of bad things can happen you know coffee itself things can happen you know coffee itself things can happen you know coffee itself is inflammatory um so relying on those is inflammatory um so relying on those is inflammatory um so relying on those to stimulate you is not good all the to stimulate you is not good all the to stimulate you is not good all the time um whereas when you take a cold time um whereas when you take a cold time um whereas when you take a cold shower you're really going to feel shower you're really going to feel shower you're really going to feel stimulated right it's going to get that stimulated right it's going to get that stimulated right it's going to get that nervous system firing you're going to nervous system firing you're going to nervous system firing you're going to feel excellent when you get out of there feel excellent when you get out of there feel excellent when you get out of there in conjunction with all the other in conjunction with all the other in conjunction with all the other benefits and and this you know
03:00benefits and and this you know benefits and and this you know stimulatory effect that you get from stimulatory effect that you get from stimulatory effect that you get from taking a cold shower is not going to taking a cold shower is not going to taking a cold shower is not going to have any of the drawbacks associated have any of the drawbacks associated have any of the drawbacks associated with taking uh you know stimulant drugs with taking uh you know stimulant drugs with taking uh you know stimulant drugs like caffeine so there you go you might like caffeine so there you go you might like caffeine so there you go you might be wondering how this pairs up to an ice be wondering how this pairs up to an ice be wondering how this pairs up to an ice bath which I'm also a big fan of um and bath which I'm also a big fan of um and bath which I'm also a big fan of um and really an ice bath is actually in my really an ice bath is actually in my really an ice bath is actually in my opinion a little bit more um beneficial opinion a little bit more um beneficial opinion a little bit more um beneficial because you can get colder you can stay because you can get colder you can stay because you can get colder you can stay in it for longer however you know in in it for longer however you know in in it for longer however you know in terms of feasibility what you can do on terms of feasibility what you can do on terms of feasibility what you can do on a very regular basis cold showers are a very regular basis cold showers are a very regular basis cold showers are where it's at for that most people where it's at for that most people where it's at for that most people shower every day right um and you can shower every day right um and you can shower every day right um and you can you know just jump in your shower very you know just jump in your shower very you know just jump in your shower very easily and make it cold and you know easily and make it cold and you know easily and make it cold and you know that is uh it's just a lot more that is uh it's just a lot more that is uh it's just a lot more accessible than running a bath dumping a accessible than running a bath dumping a accessible than running a bath dumping a bunch of ice in it every day right bunch of ice in it every day right bunch of ice in it every day right that's uh if you could do that more that's uh if you could do that more that's uh if you could do that more power to you but if you're just somebody power to you but if you're just somebody power to you but if you're just somebody that you know showers every day and you that you know showers every day and you that you know showers every day and you want to get some of the benefits from want to get some of the benefits from want to get some of the benefits from you know an ice bath um and incorporate you know an ice bath um and incorporate you know an ice bath um and incorporate them into your showers that's where cold them into your showers that's where cold them into your showers that's where cold show can really help you out I really
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