VSS Performance

Deliberate cold exposure seems to divide people. It’s not a required tool but it is also not accurate to say that exercise (which everyone should do b/c it’s undeniably good for mental and physical health) is somehow “better”. It’s apples and oranges; Deliberate cold is a unique stressor w/unique adaptations- such as acute resilience and especially long lasting increases in catecholamines (dopamine, epinephrine, norepinephrine). Yes, avoid deliberate cold in the 6hrs after resistance training or skip it entirely (!) but if you’re into it, you can be sure you’re doing something uniquely valuable and no it does not replace exercise. Also, you’re saving on the heating bill (w/cold showers anyway). Personally, I usually end deliberate cold sessions with heat. Here is a zero cost set of cold protocols (no sign up required): hubermanlab.com/the-science-…