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Wouldn't the net effect be lower cortisol? I understand the acute spike in adrenaline but that would pass within minutes. The lower core temperature would likely last hours after and in turn lower cortisol and other inflammatory markers? Not arguing genuinely curious.
No. Cold is a stress, same with Wim Hoff breathing. Brings you up into a more sympathetic state to withstand the stress. Ow if you did cold bath then breathwork post (all nose breathing) to restore parasympathetic state, sure 10 Hypertrophy Tips from Charles Poliquin