Saunas good or bad?? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

SportDr · 02-01-2005, 02:01 PM

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

DB · 02-01-2005, 05:07 PM

had to vote for the second one! lmao

winger · 02-01-2005, 05:31 PM

Besides cleaning the pores I dont know, but I am going to take a guess here.

For a guy that wants to cut what does he do. He takes a thermogenic pill to raise body temp.
After a workout and the muscles need repair, I would think that the body doesn't have to heat itself so maybe more energy might go into recouping the muscles. This is just a guess.
They are very calming though and I would think that is good too.

OnePack · 02-01-2005, 07:28 PM

talking of saunas, they have a jaccuzi at one of the gyms not too far from me. Does anyone use jaccuzis? Are these any good for your body? i mean if you take one after work out then it would be good for your body's blood flow wouldn't it?

winger · 02-01-2005, 07:42 PM

I would think it would take away from your pump.

SportDr · 02-01-2005, 07:56 PM

I thought also about the calorific expenditure, my heart rate can raise to 140+ in the sauna as the demand for blood increases, any increase in heart rate is correlated with raised metabolism, therefore burning more calories. This may be a good or a bad thing depending on if you are bulking.

They may also be useful for cuttting for comp and safer than dieuretics.

I spend too much time thinkin about saunas me thinks!

Regards

SD

winger · 02-01-2005, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by SportDr

I spend too much time thinkin about saunas me thinks!

Regards

SD

Me thinks your right for a change.:p

**hackskii** · 02-01-2005, 08:01 PM

Well it is opposite from ChefX book where he says to stay cold.

I had an old friend that warmed up in the sauna before he lifted. Did this everytime. He was old (older than me

)******insert comedy here**********
It was good for him.

winger · 02-01-2005, 08:26 PM

Well Cookie says he warms up by running from his car to the front door of the gym.:p

Carlos901 · 03-01-2005, 12:40 AM

but winger forgot to tell ya that the car park is only 10 yards from the front door...

winger · 03-01-2005, 01:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Carlos901

but winger forgot to tell ya that the car park is only 10 yards from the front door...

10? Damn he told me 5. Oh well. He also says for a warm up he wears a coat............lol

crazycacti · 06-01-2005, 12:30 PM

August edition of MD magazine has an article on saunas basically saying they good for guys but not for the ladies PWO - I'll post it on here tomorrow when i'm back home in newcastle as the article is there - pretty sure its got references too

SportDr · 06-01-2005, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazycacti

August edition of MD magazine has an article on saunas basically saying they good for guys but not for the ladies PWO - I'll post it on here tomorrow when i'm back home in newcastle as the article is there - pretty sure its got references too

I would really like to read that cacti, if you don't post it could you tell me what MD magazine is please? can you get it from say...Smiths?

Thanks

SD

DB · 06-01-2005, 01:40 PM

thats the only place i've seen it SD i but it quite a good read full of ads tho

winger · 07-01-2005, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by dirty barry

thats the only place i've seen it SD i but it quite a good read full of ads tho

What about pictures? I need pictures.

View Poll Results: Do you use the Sauna at your gym?
Yes I am not happy till I am par boiled!	3	23.08%
No. Because Diary Barry hangs out there and he is...weird!	1	7.69%
Don't have access to a sauna but would like to.	5	38.46%
Don't have access to a sauna and I am not fussed anyway	4	30.77%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

02-01-2005, 02:01 PM	#1 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,623	Saunas good or bad?? 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 __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819 Last edited by SportDr; 02-01-2005 at 02:04 PM.

02-01-2005, 05:07 PM	#2 (permalink)
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02-01-2005, 05:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,216 Blog Entries: 1	Besides cleaning the pores I dont know, but I am going to take a guess here. For a guy that wants to cut what does he do. He takes a thermogenic pill to raise body temp. After a workout and the muscles need repair, I would think that the body doesn't have to heat itself so maybe more energy might go into recouping the muscles. This is just a guess. They are very calming though and I would think that is good too. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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OnePack UK-M's Mascot Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 1,494	talking of saunas, they have a jaccuzi at one of the gyms not too far from me. Does anyone use jaccuzis? Are these any good for your body? i mean if you take one after work out then it would be good for your body's blood flow wouldn't it? __________________ Thank you.

02-01-2005, 07:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,216 Blog Entries: 1	I would think it would take away from your pump. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2005, 07:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
SportDr Getting HUGE! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: E-Sussex UK Posts: 2,623	I thought also about the calorific expenditure, my heart rate can raise to 140+ in the sauna as the demand for blood increases, any increase in heart rate is correlated with raised metabolism, therefore burning more calories. This may be a good or a bad thing depending on if you are bulking. They may also be useful for cuttting for comp and safer than dieuretics. I spend too much time thinkin about saunas me thinks! Regards SD __________________ I don't like Sports and I am not a Doctor! You expressed and challenged yourself, startled the dozing muscles and welcomed the sweet pain of gain. Boredom begets mediocrity. Enemies both, they deserve swift eradication. Let's hit the weights and build some muscle. Race ya to the bench press. Dave Draper A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle. Zig Ziglar Any advice given is for information only, always seek the advice of your medical practitioner. Use this My Protein refferer code and get a 5% DISCOUNT on your first order! MP2819

02-01-2005, 08:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
hackskii Super Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 22,649	Well it is opposite from ChefX book where he says to stay cold. I had an old friend that warmed up in the sauna before he lifted. Did this everytime. He was old (older than me)****insert comedy here****** It was good for him. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott** To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

02-01-2005, 08:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
winger UK-Muscle Male Animal Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern California, USA Posts: 10,216 Blog Entries: 1	Well Cookie says he warms up by running from his car to the front door of the gym.:p __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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Carlos901 Legend Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 1,683	but winger forgot to tell ya that the car park is only 10 yards from the front door...

06-01-2005, 12:30 PM	#12 (permalink)
crazycacti Fat and bulking... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Isle of Man/Newcastle Posts: 1,417	August edition of MD magazine has an article on saunas basically saying they good for guys but not for the ladies PWO - I'll post it on here tomorrow when i'm back home in newcastle as the article is there - pretty sure its got references too

06-01-2005, 01:40 PM	#14 (permalink)
DB Moderator Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: SW London Posts: 11,130	thats the only place i've seen it SD i but it quite a good read full of ads tho __________________ DB To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. often imitated never duplicated To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. DB sleeps with a night light. Not because DB is afraid of the dark, but the dark is afraid of DB. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.