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Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Ep 63 // Ice Bath & Sauna: For Health, Performance, Recovery, and More...

Fitness Stuff (for normal people)

Tony and Marianna

Health & Fitness

4.9644 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for a bit of fire and ice with Tony and Marianna in this episode! They're taking a deep dive into the world of heat and cold therapy (in the form of sauna and ice baths) and how they affect our bodies. You'll learn all about adaptive thermogenesis and the different metabolic changes your body goes through to maintain its internal core temperature. These changes include your metabolic rate, white-to-brown fat conversion, anabolic hormones like testosterone and growth hormone, cognition, and even mental health. Who knew a little heat and cold could have such a big impact on our health-span? But don't worry, Tony and Marianna won't leave you hanging. They're wrapping things up with specific protocols for implementing hot or cold therapy in your routine. So whether you're a heat-lover or a cold-blooded creature, there's something for everyone in this episode. Tune in and chill out!


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Changes in Metabolism/ Fat loss (14:57)

Recover + Muscle soreness (22:58)

Muscle growth (26:49)

Changes in mood + Cognition (33:20)

Dopamine (41:55)

Saunas/ heath therapy (49:09)

Performance + Strength (57:16)

Endurance athletes (59:05)

Intro to cardio (1:02:21)

Lifespan + health (1:06:00)

Blood pressure (1:06:49)

Bottom line (1:12:50)


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Fitness Stuff for Normal People podcast. I am Tony. This is Miriana over here,

0:05.8

and it's no secret. The fitness industry sucks, period. Whether it's the corrupt multi-billion

0:11.2

dollar supplement in weight loss industry or the endless supply of influencers promoting anything

0:15.5

to drive page views of put a dollar in their pocket. The bottom line is we're not just trying

0:20.4

to provide

0:20.9

another fitness podcast, but actually change the fitness industry for the better by providing

0:25.2

you with the knowledge and tools to give you the confidence in applying the best possible

0:29.1

training, nutrition, supplementation, and habits into your own life. Where today, we're talking

0:35.6

a little bit about some fire and ice right cold and heat therapy

0:40.2

in the form of ice baths and saunas which i don't know about you but as of the last couple months

0:46.2

in either my q and a's or videos i get tagged on it's overwhelming overwhelmingly increasing the desire to learn about ice baths and

0:56.8

sonas, but more ice baths.

0:58.0

I don't know about you.

0:59.3

It's like the new veganism.

1:00.6

I blame Andrew Huberman.

1:01.8

But the, that's always his fault.

1:04.7

But the idea of heat and cold therapy revolves around the concept called adaptive thermogenesis,

1:09.9

which we're going to learn about more today.

1:11.9

And these adaptations inside the body are being looked at in regards of health benefits, like

1:15.2

increasing your life and health span, increasing your metabolic rate and better fat loss, better

1:19.9

recovery and performance, even boosting anabolic hormones like testosterone and growth hormone,

1:25.2

along with some massive cognition benefits that are claimed.

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