Why NOT Showering With Cold Water is KILLING Your Gains
00:00oh [Applause] you need a blanket that was a hell of a you need a blanket that was a hell of a cold open ah all right fair what's up cold open ah all right fair what's up cold open ah all right fair what's up guys jeff cavaliere athletics.com and guys jeff cavaliere athletics.com and guys jeff cavaliere athletics.com and jesse at thenx.com yes i'm still doing jesse at thenx.com yes i'm still doing jesse at thenx.com yes i'm still doing that so we are talking about an axe jeff that so we are talking about an axe jeff that so we are talking about an axe jeff question actually where you leave your question actually where you leave your question actually where you leave your questions in videos just like this it questions in videos just like this it questions in videos just like this it might get turned into an actual whole might get turned into an actual whole might get turned into an actual whole video answering your question today video answering your question today video answering your question today actually has something to do with cold actually has something to do with cold actually has something to do with cold showers yes so a lot of people believe showers yes so a lot of people believe showers yes so a lot of people believe that cold showers are amazing and they that cold showers are amazing and they that cold showers are amazing and they help with muscle growth and others think help with muscle growth and others think help with muscle growth and others think that cold showers are the worst and they that cold showers are the worst and they that cold showers are the worst and they don't do anything for muscle growth i don't do anything for muscle growth i don't do anything for muscle growth i guess there's some that sit in between guess there's some that sit in between guess there's some that sit in between too yeah but who do you have a question too yeah but who do you have a question too yeah but who do you have a question from today this is from leroy sanchino
01:00from today this is from leroy sanchino from today this is from leroy sanchino it's an awesome name hello hello leroy it's an awesome name hello hello leroy it's an awesome name hello hello leroy do cold showers help to grow more muscle do cold showers help to grow more muscle do cold showers help to grow more muscle i know i get a little shrinkage down low i know i get a little shrinkage down low i know i get a little shrinkage down low i'm wondering if everything else will i'm wondering if everything else will i'm wondering if everything else will grow a good rhyme there grow a good rhyme there grow a good rhyme there that's good leroy i had a dog named that's good leroy i had a dog named that's good leroy i had a dog named leroy by the way leroy by the way leroy by the way okay so let's talk about this because i okay so let's talk about this because i okay so let's talk about this because i think this is a great topic think this is a great topic think this is a great topic i actually believe if you're watching i actually believe if you're watching i actually believe if you're watching this right now and you're not taking this right now and you're not taking this right now and you're not taking cold showers at some point you might cold showers at some point you might cold showers at some point you might actually be costing your gains here's actually be costing your gains here's actually be costing your gains here's why why why can we talk about killing your gains for can we talk about killing your gains for can we talk about killing your gains for a second here is it everything killing a second here is it everything killing a second here is it everything killing your game you're the king of killing no your game you're the king of killing no your game you're the king of killing no you see i've produced more gains you see i've produced more gains you see i've produced more gains through letting people be aware of what through letting people be aware of what through letting people be aware of what might be killing their gains and how to might be killing their gains and how to might be killing their gains and how to put that in context of what's killing put that in context of what's killing put that in context of what's killing your games because context always your games because context always your games because context always matters obviously my people that watch matters obviously my people that watch matters obviously my people that watch my videos actually realize the context my videos actually realize the context my videos actually realize the context so i guess you're the king of giving so i guess you're the king of giving so i guess you're the king of giving gains i am the king of giving gains by gains i am the king of giving gains by gains i am the king of giving gains by telling you what to avoid that's killing telling you what to avoid that's killing telling you what to avoid that's killing gains okay all right so let's talk about gains okay all right so let's talk about gains okay all right so let's talk about that where do people feel that this is that where do people feel that this is that where do people feel that this is killing gains well they feel it's killing gains well they feel it's killing gains well they feel it's killing games because there's a lot of
02:00killing games because there's a lot of killing games because there's a lot of research out there that says that cold research out there that says that cold research out there that says that cold showers actually blunt muscle growth showers actually blunt muscle growth showers actually blunt muscle growth really and hypertrophy and the reason really and hypertrophy and the reason really and hypertrophy and the reason why is because it basically interferes why is because it basically interferes why is because it basically interferes with the growth factors and mediators with the growth factors and mediators with the growth factors and mediators that happen after training okay that is that happen after training okay that is that happen after training okay that is usually followed in these studies by usually followed in these studies by usually followed in these studies by submersion okay so not taking a shower submersion okay so not taking a shower submersion okay so not taking a shower that's not a shower so to keep that that's not a shower so to keep that that's not a shower so to keep that point in mind for a second here cold point in mind for a second here cold point in mind for a second here cold water submersion is different that's water submersion is different that's water submersion is different that's like getting into an ice tub and dunking like getting into an ice tub and dunking like getting into an ice tub and dunking down and spending a considerable amount down and spending a considerable amount down and spending a considerable amount of time in there of time in there of time in there again likely something you're not doing again likely something you're not doing again likely something you're not doing right now but is that true yes it is right now but is that true yes it is right now but is that true yes it is again the studies will show that the again the studies will show that the again the studies will show that the inflammatory processes that happen inflammatory processes that happen inflammatory processes that happen following training that would be the following training that would be the following training that would be the stimulus or the initial stimulus for stimulus or the initial stimulus for stimulus or the initial stimulus for additional growth over time through additional growth over time through additional growth over time through recovery recovery recovery get blunted by the immediate use of get blunted by the immediate use of get blunted by the immediate use of these cold water submersion tactics that these cold water submersion tactics that these cold water submersion tactics that will actually blunt the overall will actually blunt the overall will actually blunt the overall hypertrophy response over time and it's hypertrophy response over time and it's hypertrophy response over time and it's a pretty significant blunt thing a pretty significant blunt thing a pretty significant blunt thing actually when they compare the control actually when they compare the control actually when they compare the control group to the people that are actually group to the people that are actually group to the people that are actually there doing this really yeah so it's not there doing this really yeah so it's not there doing this really yeah so it's not really a good thing to do now if you
03:00really a good thing to do now if you really a good thing to do now if you were strength training you weren't were strength training you weren't were strength training you weren't focused on muscle growth focused on muscle growth focused on muscle growth you really wouldn't see the same you really wouldn't see the same you really wouldn't see the same negative effect from the cold water negative effect from the cold water negative effect from the cold water submersion following training because it submersion following training because it submersion following training because it wasn't again that inflammatory driven wasn't again that inflammatory driven wasn't again that inflammatory driven process that drives muscle growth and process that drives muscle growth and process that drives muscle growth and hypertrophy okay right so if you're a hypertrophy okay right so if you're a hypertrophy okay right so if you're a strength trainer alone just looking to strength trainer alone just looking to strength trainer alone just looking to build your strength top level strength build your strength top level strength build your strength top level strength you're likely not going to see the same you're likely not going to see the same you're likely not going to see the same detriments from doing that right but detriments from doing that right but detriments from doing that right but what about athletes well so what about athletes well so what about athletes well so interestingly athletes in major league interestingly athletes in major league interestingly athletes in major league baseball we used to have pitchers that baseball we used to have pitchers that baseball we used to have pitchers that would routinely follow a game by going would routinely follow a game by going would routinely follow a game by going into a submersion setting into a submersion setting into a submersion setting and actually do that to improve the and actually do that to improve the and actually do that to improve the recovery and the reason why that recovery and the reason why that recovery and the reason why that actually worked and why it's a good actually worked and why it's a good actually worked and why it's a good thing is we're not looking to build thing is we're not looking to build thing is we're not looking to build muscle in season or drive hypertrophy as muscle in season or drive hypertrophy as muscle in season or drive hypertrophy as our main goal in season performance is our main goal in season performance is our main goal in season performance is what's the driving factor in season what's the driving factor in season what's the driving factor in season right and particularly for a pitcher right and particularly for a pitcher right and particularly for a pitcher your performance and more importantly a your performance and more importantly a your performance and more importantly a recovery to come back for your fifth day recovery to come back for your fifth day recovery to come back for your fifth day start start start matters a lot so using submersion matters a lot so using submersion matters a lot so using submersion training to attack the same training to attack the same training to attack the same inflammatory processes that would hold inflammatory processes that would hold inflammatory processes that would hold you back from recovery is the same you back from recovery is the same you back from recovery is the same reason why you'd actually want to do it
04:00reason why you'd actually want to do it reason why you'd actually want to do it okay so it is having a negative effect okay so it is having a negative effect okay so it is having a negative effect on people are looking to drive muscle on people are looking to drive muscle on people are looking to drive muscle growth but not on an athlete who's growth but not on an athlete who's growth but not on an athlete who's trying to improve performance and trying to improve performance and trying to improve performance and increase recovery so that's the thing increase recovery so that's the thing increase recovery so that's the thing but again we're not necessarily talking but again we're not necessarily talking but again we're not necessarily talking about that setting so as always it's the about that setting so as always it's the about that setting so as always it's the setting and the application that matter setting and the application that matter setting and the application that matter and the timing that matter too so if and the timing that matter too so if and the timing that matter too so if we're not talking about cold water we're not talking about cold water we're not talking about cold water submersion we're talking about showers submersion we're talking about showers submersion we're talking about showers and that's something that you actually and that's something that you actually and that's something that you actually did a little bit of cold showers yeah i did a little bit of cold showers yeah i did a little bit of cold showers yeah i actually um you know that was something actually um you know that was something actually um you know that was something i experimented with a little bit uh i i experimented with a little bit uh i i experimented with a little bit uh i started out started out started out irresponsibly and i jumped in a cold irresponsibly and i jumped in a cold irresponsibly and i jumped in a cold shower for shower for shower for surprisingly unbelievably five minutes surprisingly unbelievably five minutes surprisingly unbelievably five minutes and that sucked but after that i decided and that sucked but after that i decided and that sucked but after that i decided that i was gonna do uh contrast which that i was gonna do uh contrast which that i was gonna do uh contrast which was going cold and then warm or stepping was going cold and then warm or stepping was going cold and then warm or stepping away from the shower but i noticed when away from the shower but i noticed when away from the shower but i noticed when i started out that i was you know i i started out that i was you know i i started out that i was you know i couldn't breathe i was shivering i was couldn't breathe i was shivering i was couldn't breathe i was shivering i was contracting my muscles so tightly so contracting my muscles so tightly so contracting my muscles so tightly so we've all experienced this when you get we've all experienced this when you get we've all experienced this when you get into cold water all of a sudden you feel into cold water all of a sudden you feel into cold water all of a sudden you feel like you can hardly breathe your stomach like you can hardly breathe your stomach like you can hardly breathe your stomach gets sucked in i talk about it actually gets sucked in i talk about it actually gets sucked in i talk about it actually being a good way to activate your
05:00being a good way to activate your being a good way to activate your transverse abdominis in pelvic floor transverse abdominis in pelvic floor transverse abdominis in pelvic floor because you sort of lift everything up because you sort of lift everything up because you sort of lift everything up you know and for leroy and his shrinkage you know and for leroy and his shrinkage you know and for leroy and his shrinkage you would know what i'm talking about you would know what i'm talking about you would know what i'm talking about but when you get in that cold water you but when you get in that cold water you but when you get in that cold water you do get like a hyperventilatory response do get like a hyperventilatory response do get like a hyperventilatory response right you right you right you are it's something that you as you are it's something that you as you are it's something that you as you experience you will accommodate two if experience you will accommodate two if experience you will accommodate two if you do it yeah so over time it's not you do it yeah so over time it's not you do it yeah so over time it's not gonna take one session over a week or gonna take one session over a week or gonna take one session over a week or two or three weeks i did it for four two or three weeks i did it for four two or three weeks i did it for four weeks and i noticed that as time went on weeks and i noticed that as time went on weeks and i noticed that as time went on and as i uh increased the amount of time and as i uh increased the amount of time and as i uh increased the amount of time that i was in that cold water you know that i was in that cold water you know that i was in that cold water you know in the shower it got easier right it's in the shower it got easier right it's in the shower it got easier right it's gonna get it's gonna get easier so i gonna get it's gonna get easier so i gonna get it's gonna get easier so i know you might be avoiding it right now know you might be avoiding it right now know you might be avoiding it right now because either you read the stuff i because either you read the stuff i because either you read the stuff i already talked about and said i'm not already talked about and said i'm not already talked about and said i'm not doing it because i want to cost myself doing it because i want to cost myself doing it because i want to cost myself some gains or you actually just can't some gains or you actually just can't some gains or you actually just can't tolerate the thought of being in a cold tolerate the thought of being in a cold tolerate the thought of being in a cold shower i'm telling you it's going to get shower i'm telling you it's going to get shower i'm telling you it's going to get better from that aspect but again it's a better from that aspect but again it's a better from that aspect but again it's a shower it's not a submersion it's a shower it's not a submersion it's a shower it's not a submersion it's a different effect but more importantly different effect but more importantly different effect but more importantly timing you wouldn't do the cold shower timing you wouldn't do the cold shower timing you wouldn't do the cold shower immediately after a workout so if you're immediately after a workout so if you're immediately after a workout so if you're a morning workout person you wouldn't be a morning workout person you wouldn't be a morning workout person you wouldn't be applying any type of contrast or cold applying any type of contrast or cold applying any type of contrast or cold water you know shower
06:00water you know shower water you know shower following your training session unless following your training session unless following your training session unless you can separate that time following you can separate that time following you can separate that time following training to like let's say two or three training to like let's say two or three training to like let's say two or three hours and if you're in that time period hours and if you're in that time period hours and if you're in that time period that far away again that's probably not that far away again that's probably not that far away again that's probably not something that's commonly done because something that's commonly done because something that's commonly done because you're probably working out showering you're probably working out showering you're probably working out showering and then getting out to work i don't and then getting out to work i don't and then getting out to work i don't know if you're in a scenario where you know if you're in a scenario where you know if you're in a scenario where you could shower a few hours later that could shower a few hours later that could shower a few hours later that being said again why would we do this if being said again why would we do this if being said again why would we do this if if there's nothing good from this this if there's nothing good from this this if there's nothing good from this this is i think the most important part there is i think the most important part there is i think the most important part there were some studies done that showed that were some studies done that showed that were some studies done that showed that the application of either a contrast the application of either a contrast the application of either a contrast where you're stepping in warm water or where you're stepping in warm water or where you're stepping in warm water or you know in and out of warm and cold you know in and out of warm and cold you know in and out of warm and cold water or just simply stepping away from water or just simply stepping away from water or just simply stepping away from the cold water in a shower and again the cold water in a shower and again the cold water in a shower and again different protocols a minute under there different protocols a minute under there different protocols a minute under there five minutes straight like jesse was five minutes straight like jesse was five minutes straight like jesse was talking about it has the ability to talking about it has the ability to talking about it has the ability to lower cortisol levels now here's the lower cortisol levels now here's the lower cortisol levels now here's the most important thing if you are most important thing if you are most important thing if you are chronically having high levels of chronically having high levels of chronically having high levels of cortisol cortisol cortisol a couple things are going to happen a couple things are going to happen a couple things are going to happen number one you're not going to see much number one you're not going to see much number one you're not going to see much muscle growth because cortisol is going muscle growth because cortisol is going muscle growth because cortisol is going to blunt your body's ability to recover to blunt your body's ability to recover to blunt your body's ability to recover and as a natural trainer the number one and as a natural trainer the number one and as a natural trainer the number one thing you can do is figure out all of thing you can do is figure out all of thing you can do is figure out all of the things that can benefit your
07:00the things that can benefit your the things that can benefit your recovery which would be sleep okay recovery which would be sleep okay recovery which would be sleep okay better nutrition okay no gummy bears no better nutrition okay no gummy bears no better nutrition okay no gummy bears no oh it's done now oh it's done now oh it's done now no uh how you you know space out your no uh how you you know space out your no uh how you you know space out your training split right right you're not training split right right you're not training split right right you're not banging away the same stuff every single banging away the same stuff every single banging away the same stuff every single time your intensity level in your time your intensity level in your time your intensity level in your training split is there anything you can training split is there anything you can training split is there anything you can take so you can supplements you can take take so you can supplements you can take take so you can supplements you can take we have rx3 which is our number one we have rx3 which is our number one we have rx3 which is our number one recovery supplement we you could take recovery supplement we you could take recovery supplement we you could take you could take a bunch of different you could take a bunch of different you could take a bunch of different things which is you know highly leucine things which is you know highly leucine things which is you know highly leucine and glutamine driven you can take and glutamine driven you can take and glutamine driven you can take different supplements to try to aid that different supplements to try to aid that different supplements to try to aid that but the number one thing you have to do but the number one thing you have to do but the number one thing you have to do is make sure that all of these things is make sure that all of these things is make sure that all of these things are in place because just picking and are in place because just picking and are in place because just picking and choosing a couple of them are not going choosing a couple of them are not going choosing a couple of them are not going to give you the bang for the buck that to give you the bang for the buck that to give you the bang for the buck that all of them will okay now that being all of them will okay now that being all of them will okay now that being said this is one of the ones that people said this is one of the ones that people said this is one of the ones that people never do but again it has a a pretty never do but again it has a a pretty never do but again it has a a pretty dramatic ability to blunt cortisol dramatic ability to blunt cortisol dramatic ability to blunt cortisol particularly from those people that are particularly from those people that are particularly from those people that are running around at high static cortisol running around at high static cortisol running around at high static cortisol levels now okay so if your cortisol levels now okay so if your cortisol levels now okay so if your cortisol levels run fairly high right now you levels run fairly high right now you levels run fairly high right now you probably wouldn't know it unless you probably wouldn't know it unless you probably wouldn't know it unless you have blood work done and until you try have blood work done and until you try have blood work done and until you try something like this you might be amazed something like this you might be amazed something like this you might be amazed at what it does and how much it allows
08:00at what it does and how much it allows at what it does and how much it allows you to start seeing some growth so what you to start seeing some growth so what you to start seeing some growth so what i'm suggesting is is this a tool is not i'm suggesting is is this a tool is not i'm suggesting is is this a tool is not taking cold showers killing your gains i taking cold showers killing your gains i taking cold showers killing your gains i believe it could be especially if you're believe it could be especially if you're believe it could be especially if you're doing all the other things right right doing all the other things right right doing all the other things right right now in your recovery and you're just not now in your recovery and you're just not now in your recovery and you're just not seeing the gains from your workouts if seeing the gains from your workouts if seeing the gains from your workouts if everything is good nutrition is good and everything is good nutrition is good and everything is good nutrition is good and sleep is good and everything else is sleep is good and everything else is sleep is good and everything else is good your training split smart but good your training split smart but good your training split smart but you're not seeing gains i would you're not seeing gains i would you're not seeing gains i would absolutely try absolutely try absolutely try cold water application but i wouldn't do cold water application but i wouldn't do cold water application but i wouldn't do it in a submersive way i wouldn't do it it in a submersive way i wouldn't do it it in a submersive way i wouldn't do it following following following your training session i would do it in your training session i would do it in your training session i would do it in the morning particularly if you're not the morning particularly if you're not the morning particularly if you're not working out prior to that obviously and working out prior to that obviously and working out prior to that obviously and you just do it on a regular basis and you just do it on a regular basis and you just do it on a regular basis and commit to it for about at least three or commit to it for about at least three or commit to it for about at least three or four weeks and see if it does something four weeks and see if it does something four weeks and see if it does something for you to start sparking some gains he for you to start sparking some gains he for you to start sparking some gains he might be again like i said surprised so might be again like i said surprised so might be again like i said surprised so that being said guys i hope leroy right that being said guys i hope leroy right that being said guys i hope leroy right leroy saint gene i should never forget leroy saint gene i should never forget leroy saint gene i should never forget my dog lee right i hope i've answered my dog lee right i hope i've answered my dog lee right i hope i've answered your question if you want your question your question if you want your question your question if you want your question answered here in the future asks jeff answered here in the future asks jeff answered here in the future asks jeff make sure you leave it below and we'll make sure you leave it below and we'll make sure you leave it below and we'll do our best to make sure that jesse goes do our best to make sure that jesse goes do our best to make sure that jesse goes through and combs through and finds the through and combs through and finds the through and combs through and finds the ones that you might be most interested ones that you might be most interested ones that you might be most interested in in the meantime i hope you found the in in the meantime i hope you found the in in the meantime i hope you found the video helpful if you haven't done so
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