Showering right after ride?
06-12-08, 02:41 PM
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Showering right after ride?
So I've been diving into the shower right after a good ride, however my mom says that I'll kill myself by doing so and that it's bad for your health.
So... is it bad to just jump straight in the water right after your ride?
So... is it bad to just jump straight in the water right after your ride?
06-12-08, 02:42 PM
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Jump away.
Mother does not always know best....but just curious, did she give you any good reason why she thinks it's bad???
Mother does not always know best....but just curious, did she give you any good reason why she thinks it's bad???
06-12-08, 02:43 PM
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I think diving into the shower is a bad idea no matter how closely it follows your ride.
06-12-08, 02:46 PM
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Anyone have any knowledge on this?
06-12-08, 02:50 PM
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I believe this is possible but the water has to be really cold I have heard. It can cause a kind of shock. If the water isn't cold though I have not heard of anything that could even remotely spell out shower=death.
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well if you take fast enough showers, you will continue sweating after your shower is over
06-12-08, 02:56 PM
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06-12-08, 02:56 PM
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I always grab a chicken sandwich or something with some carbs and protein as soon as I get home.....then it is shower time
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I think it's just that she knows what you do in the shower.
a kitten dies everytime you do it.
06-12-08, 02:59 PM
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I think it is best to cool down a bit after a ride, I dont even like to go into the air conditioning right after I get back form a ride. I like to do a check of my bike, maybe wipe it down, check the brakes, ect... that way I can just top off the tire pressure and its ready to go.
I could see a problem with jumping in a hot tub right after a ride, or a very hot shower, but I dont know anyone who would want to do that. maybe she is thinking that hot muscles + cold water = cramping?
My suggestion... ride, check the bike, grab a snack, shower.
10 minuets between bike and shower should be more than enough.
"showering" wont make you go blind BTW...
I could see a problem with jumping in a hot tub right after a ride, or a very hot shower, but I dont know anyone who would want to do that. maybe she is thinking that hot muscles + cold water = cramping?
My suggestion... ride, check the bike, grab a snack, shower.
10 minuets between bike and shower should be more than enough.
"showering" wont make you go blind BTW...
06-12-08, 03:10 PM
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Depends on the extremes. As a kid I would mow a large yard in 110F+ temps. Once I made the mistake of jumping into an ice cold shower because I was overheating. The shock was such that I could not breathe for a min or two.
Of course, you have to be an idiot to do that.
Of course, you have to be an idiot to do that.
06-12-08, 03:28 PM
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ease into it with a good blast on the bidet and a cold beer first.
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Yeah but that's only for really really really cold water...though I can't seem to figure out how to keep my water really really really cold on a long hot ride...guess I'm safe.
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