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Had enough of them in the Navy. Never again.

What other stupid health/fitness/diet fads have you fallen for?

What health benefits have you noticed?

Hot showers dry out your skin more.

Day and night. Have been for years.

The only benefit that I am aware of and have personally experienced is increased free testosterone. Beyond that, I'm not sure.

When you get cold to the point of shivering, the hypothalamus releases Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) which, in turn, increases secretion of luteinizing hormone from the pituitary gland, ultimately resulting in an increase of testosterone production by the testicles.

I can confidently state, without a doubt, that this practice (along with targeted nutrition) changed my life. I had acne well into my thirties and was beginning to wonder whether I'd have it my whole life. Shortly after beginning the protocol, the acne disappeared abruptly.

Additionally, I became an absolute beast in bed. I'd never had problems there in the past, e.g. stopped counting at 100 o's with one of my ex-gfs and this felt different; like I was an Olympic god just completely destroying that pussy. The most succinct way I could put it is that I immediately understood why the lion roars when he ejaculates when I spontaneously and uncharacteristically (up to that point) did it myself. My wife definitely noticed a difference.

Another thing that started happening is that I started getting a lot more attention from women, from subconscious body language all the way up to overt (and even obnoxious) flirting, which sounds great and mostly is, unless it's not. A lot of women are gross.

Anyway, 10/10 would recommend. Hardest part, besides not being such a pussy and doing it, is getting cold water in places where it's warm in the summer. That can be a challenge. Ice helps.

Important part is to do this every day, first thing when you wake up BEFORE YOU PISS, UNTIL YOU PISS in the shower after you get cold enough (I suppose, if this is gross to you, you could always jump out and stand there all wet and dripping pissing into the toilet... your call) and every night, last thing before you go to bed, again, until you piss. It takes real discipline, not to mention the occasional planning and ingenuity on your part to account for travel and other unusual circumstances and I can definitely say, for my part, it's been a total win.

Not sure the health benefits are true but it is refreshing afterwards. To wake up in the early morning and turn on only the cold water is tough to do. It's similar to jumping in cold water although you can turn the faucet off. In the summer time the water is not as cold from the pipes so it's not as bad, but during the winter time, it's tough. I use to do this but only for like seconds. Plus you could get sick. What I do now is take a normal hot shower and then at the end crank off the hot water to get shocked by the cold water for about 20 seconds.

That's a nice way to chill your muscles and increase the chance of cramps and injuries during your morning workout.

In the summer time, yes. In the wintertime, you can fuck yourself. Shits already cold enough outside.

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I have been taking cold showers for a few years now. I think it's great.
My hot water tank has been off for a few years, saves me a few bucks a month in electricity.
It's a test and training of your will power every time you shower.
Saves electricity, and water.
Increases your immune system
Increases blood circulation
reduces stress
helps with weight loss

To start a daily cold shower routine i suggest starting cold showers in the hot summer months. A cold shower will be super refreshing. And then just keep it up. As the weather gets colder, your resistance to cold showers increases, and by the time winter comes around you'll be used to cold showers.

Your ballsack will never be Really clean.

Been taking cold showers for about a year now. One thing I’ve noticed is I’m a lot more tolerable of colder temperatures. I don’t shiver at all. I work outside and I wear a cut off no problem. I can handle 32° F and raining but that’s the coldest it ever gets where I live. I haven’t tested it in snow.

I do when I can. It's so hot here the water never really gets cold. At best it gets cool.

I have eczema, and it generally flares up with a hot shower. In the summer I always do a cold shower, in winter I have been a bitch, but this year I will go cold all the way.

Hot water is also bad for your testosterone, sperm, etc.

I shower at night.

I enjoy the hot shower to help with allergies, but do enjoy getting the cold water at the end of the shower.

It wakes you up, and puts you more in touch with reality, keeping you from slumbering through your day.