Hi all,
I have a sauna at my gym and I its not unusual for me to sauna post workout for half an hour or so.
Thing is I have been thinking whether it is a good idea or not and wondered firstly, does anyone else sauna? (not the dodgy type with a rainbow above the doorway DB :p ) and what do you think of its benefits if any?
The skin is the largest organ in the body, to cool down your body has to divert blood to the skin. If the blood is in the skin cooling you off PWO, then is that not gonna starve muscles of nutrient carrying blood? anyone seen studies on this?
I have noticed on occasion that a sauna when I have DOMS really helps with the muscle soreness acutely but it soon comes back, once however when I had sore calves after a calf raise beasting session the day before, the pain vanished in the sauna and never came back!! cured! Anyone else had this?
On the flip side, by raising core temperature, blood flow to the muscles may actually increase due to vaso dilation, this would aid healing/hypertrophy enormously IMO, but as said earlier, I am in two minds as to whether the available blood would not just be sent to the skin anyway, any thoughts?
WOuld like to raise a poll to see how many people use the sauna but not sure how :confused: any help mods? *update* its ok I figured it out
Thanks for any replies guys
SD