I usually sit in a Sauna for a bit after a swim, but realized that maybe I don’t need to lose any sweat or any of the water coming out of my body. Maybe, I need that water to stay in my body for later this afternoon or tonight when I run. So, my question is, what the hell are any of us doing in them? Is there some good in purging out water from your body in these things?
Finally, far be it from me to once again notice competitive people, but I do believe people compete also in Saunas, in terms of who can stay in the longest “without cracking.” I got in one a few months ago, and it was becoming extremely hot, there was another fellow about my age in there, and I think both of us were wanting to see who would crack under the pressure. You can usually sense weakness when the other person wants to talk or starts breathing through his or her towel, or he or she starts moving around. Or picking up the newspaper and putting it down real quick, not reading a word of it. He’s cracking. He’ll hit the door in a minute. He’ll usually say something like, "Man, its getting hot in here."What you do at this point is say something like, “Its not even hot yet.” Or just say “Yeah” and keep a calm look on your face no matter how painful it is beating down on you.
Guys always compete - even at pointles sauna it ins.
I do think there is an organised Championships somewhere though.
I like the sauna on the odd chance I get to spend time in it. Gives you that sweaty workout feeling without the effort.
I doubt there’s much benefit - all our pores are getting flushed regulary. Just a way of passing time ?
Stay out of saunas. You are losing enough sweat already.
One exception–Coed saunas are okay. Stay in as long as you can stand it. Flashback to college days and the Crested Butte Bathhouse and some German girl…
saunas are to athletes as…
Ecky- ecky- ecky- ecky- pikang- zoop- boing- goodem- zoo- owli- zhiv is to the Knights of Ni.
Sure, the first couple times its cool, you get a warm fuzzy from it, and it looks like everyone is doing it, but then it just turns into a huge waste of time.
Don’t do it, just say NI!
-bcreager
Saunas are nice but the eucalyptus steam rooms are the best! Haven’t been in one in years. The smell is so much better than a sauna.
definitely a competition thing. Kinda like the hot tub…“what 112 degrees, shit it’s barely lukewarm.”
Don’t you mean “Nee”?? NI would be n(eye)??
What if you had a shrubbery in the sauna?
…so I thought as well. However, after consulting the Book of Armaments Chapter 5, verse 5-6 (that’s the Chapter after the Holy Hand Gernade)
“And thou shall say Ni, in place of Nee. Nee shall not be spoken, unless proceding to need, neelie, or knee-less chaps. Upon saying Ni, smirk at thee foe, until he runnth over with fear. For further taunting, refer to Chapt 4, verse 16 to 20 for instruction on the operation of your standard Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch”
Oh, and this link told me otherswise: http://mwscomp.com/movies/grail/grail-13.htm
but perhaps I am reading the bastard english version, and not the king’s english
I now see Knigthts of Nee and Ni on the internet
-bcreager
it’s a funny thing, whenever I’m at the rec center I see slim guys working out and fat guys sitting in the sauna… never the other way round, for some reason…