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Originally Posted by Rudey
Ice water in heat wave Cali? Sounds like torture...
-Rudey
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Actually, ice water can be very dangerous.
I periodically take ice baths (voluntarily) after doing a lot of working out and/or running on a given day since it is a great relaxer- but I am very careful about the amount of ice in the water and how long I am in there.
2 bags of ice will melt pretty fast in a tub of cold water, but that small amount takes the temp down to around 60- and it is unsafe to be in there more than 20 minutes or so.
A slurry of water so cold that the ice is not melting fairly quickly will be colder still and can have grave consequences within 5 minutes.
I agree with you that it does not sound like a big deal on the face of it- but it is actually pretty serious stuff, especially if the person doing it has a minor heart condition that has never been detected (which is somewhat common and responsible for many past fraternity deaths after forced calisthenics.)
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