Re: Muscles aching after working out
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I read something a while back about shifting hot and cold showers... as in taking a shower and alternating water temp every few minutes if youre showering right after working out. I have never tried this. It could be bad. But heck... take a shower and switch from hot water to cold(er) water every few minutes back and forth like and see if it does anything for you.
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I'm a rugby referee, and have used this method in the past when reffing at rugby sevens tournaments when we have to ref 4 or 5 games over a 5 hour period. Reffing sevens is VERY intense excercise, so to stop us stiffening up too badly between games, we set up a giant bin with ice and water in it, and have a decently hot shower running next to it. After each game, you jump in the ice tub for a minute, then hot shower for a minute, and repeat this three or four times. Its really incredible how refreshed your legs will feel after this.
But I doubt I could be bothered going to all that trouble after every workout.
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