hot or cold

[fisch28 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fisch28]

so i kno that the warm up is well, a warm up and you strictly just use something hot. my question is about the warm down, or cool down, does it matter which you do? or which has an advantage over the other?

[sacc Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close sacc]

I think cool downs are better for length exercises, and warm downs for girth exercises.

I have no scientific basis for this... it just feels right.

[fisch28 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close fisch28]

thanks sacc, ill be giving that a go then

[NP97 Retired ModeratorPEGym Hero Find all posts View Profile Close NP97]

Generally I go with whatever the shower is at when I'm done. I do my entire routine in the shower, so if I take to long actually showering it's a cold cool down. Generally it's a warmish cool down.

[Pegasus AdministratorPE Gym EditorPEGym Hero ☺ Admin of the Month Mar 2015 Find all posts View Profile Close Pegasus]

The standard warmdown to this time has been warm, but members are now experimenting with cool and even cold.

[NSF001 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close NSF001]

I personally like slight warmth for after PE sessions. This also helps keep a good flaccid plump. I am hesitant to try cold for the turtling.

[LookAlive Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close LookAlive]

I always enjoy a nice warm down at the end of my PE session!

[RockofFox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close RockofFox]

I've never warmed down or cooled down once. I'm happy with my gains and haven't had an injury. However I'm not saying others do that because convention seems to be that it prevents injuries and assists gains if you do.

But then I'm very lazy and dont warm down no matter what the exercise is, squats, deadlifts pe.

I guess one day it may bite me in the ass.

That is the beauty of life though isnt it that we can each choose to do what we want and reap what we sow!!

[TechGuy Banned Find all posts View Profile Close TechGuy]

That is the beauty of life though isnt it that we can each choose to do what we want and reap what we sow!!

Absolutely!

This is one area where even the experts are not in complete agreement. As such, it's a good area to experiment with and see what feels best. I tried both and the cold feels like it is constricting things, and that doesn't feel right. I go with a 5 minute massage/rice sock warm down.