Cold Therapy Tips

So today's 11 min shower was the first where I actually shivered forcibly.  I think that's a sign that I am losing more fat? 


Anyways, there seems to be little "how to" out there, and without giving a video post - nobody wants to see that again - this is my technique/process. Not saying it's the right one, but its what I use and it gets the job done. 


I do the glass of cold water first thing, plus my AG stack and other supplement (Fish oil) and my meds. 30 minutes later I eat - usually 2 hb eggs + beans + kraut. 30 minutes later, the cold begins. 


I have an iTouch, and I downloaded Timer+ because my GF was probably sick of me screaming "HOW MUCH TIME IS LEFT!?".  I made a few different timers for my showers as I was starting out at 5 minutes (1/31/2011) and working my way up to longer showers like todays 11 minutes.  I use a timer for 16 minutes, 5 minutes to shower with normal warm/hot water, and 11 for the cold.  Why limit yourself to a 2 minute shower?  Just make sure you set your auto-lock in your general settings to "Never" or else you will have no idea how much time is left after it locks, which sucks. Also, i didn't like playing music, because I knew how long most of the songs were, and I couldn't focus. 


I set my iTouch on the closed toilet lid, and peek out every few minutes to see how much time I have left.  90% of the time, the water is on my back, just below my neck.  I do a SLOW count to 60, and every count to 30 I do a SLOW 360.  I think my 60 count is around 3 minutes.  I know it seems lame, but, I have found that by picking one area on the wall to stare at gives me an excellent focus point. 


That's pretty much it.  For the evenings, because I have classes from 6-9 most nights, I try to do a cold pack before I leave from 4:30 - 5 or whenever I get home.  It doesn't happen all the time. I have noticed lately that I am REALLY hot around bedtime and I think a cold shower just before bed is needed.