CLA wrote:
odpaul7 wrote:
So then how soon after your workout do you need to sit in the sauna for to get these proclaimed massive benefits and growth hormone changes?
The study in question was ~30 min/session after each training session for 3 weeks (canât recall exactly how many total sessions). There were cardiovascular adaptations reported (red cell volume and plasma volume), but thereâs no evidence that the sauna program changed anything else. All the other molecular and hormonal changes discussed in the Rhonda Patrick article are just hypothetical based on other lines of evidence.
Also note that the post training sauna program probably doesnât maximise heat adaptation the way training in a hot environment would. General guidelines these days suggest for maximising adaptation in a short period, something like train for 60 min a day in the heat, most days for 10-14days. I mean, is there a time window to hop in the sauna from the conclusion of your workout? And its not after each training session, it's just two sessions per week for three weeks.
"One study demonstrated that a
30-minute sauna session two times a week for three weeks POST-workout"
Also, would it make sense to use the sauna during heavy training stress days because of the supposed hormone benefits for improved recovery? I mean it's an additional stressor, but I'm assuming more sleep / appropriate rest.
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