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TriSooner posted 21 weeks ago.
I have the same issue. Training in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston and New Orleans all of my life, this is a given with early morning workouts. I have resigned myself to a life of getting in the car at 7am, fresh from the shower in a starched shirt and tie, still sweating. You are doing the right thing. Cold showers, focussing on the head and core. Turning the hot water down slowly will make it easier to acclimate to progressively colder and colder water. I have also taken to NOT turning on the heater in the house when I first wake up (or cranking the AC before I leave for a workout) to ensure that it is cooler inside when I return. If it is "winter," I open the windows in the morning to cool off the house even more. I keep the door open and vent on when I shower to not turn the bathroom into a sauna. My favorite is a small fan on the floor of the bathroom, strategically placed to help me air dry immediately after I get out of the shower. Stand in front of (or over) the fan while you are still wet really helps speed cool down. Also, I wait as long as possible to get dressed. Also, either don't use alcohol-based cologne (or apply very little). I read somewhere that applying alcohol to the skin raises skim temp. I have also started using baby powder with menthol (Gold Bond's) which has a cooling sensation. For best results, I apply liberally to, well, the nether regions. This helps keep the boys cool and dry (I also think it helps avoid saddle sores by stopping swamp ass). The weirdest thing I have ever tried (and this is a trick I picked up from New Orleans) is to place your underwear in the freezer. When you put them on, the cold senstation feels so good, but it only lasts about :30 seconds.
So 325 hours a year of training and a 13hr finish gets you into the 16th percentile at Ironman Germany? Dude, wait, what?
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beads1985 posted 21 weeks ago.
If I am not in a rush I strip down to just my shorts.
If no one is home I'll wander around naked while I do a few things. About 15 minutes usually does the trick. Then I take a cool shower.
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ChunkyB posted 21 weeks ago.
One thing that can help a lot is running cold water over your wrists, because you have major veins/arteries that run through there, and it can actually cool down your whole core. I think one of the reasons it works is because you can tolerate much colder water on your wrist than you can on your whole body. A lot of times I'll run my wrists under a drinking fountain when I get really hot during the Summer or from working out. Try it out and see what you think.
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stewarba posted 21 weeks ago.
I have the same problem and I have found that if I want my shower to "take" the only thing that seems to work is time. If you can, you may think about moving your schedule up by about a half hour to give yourself more time between the end of your workout and the time you take your shower.
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B: 22mph avg over course
R: 5K <= 25:00
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jsk85 posted 21 weeks ago.
Thanks for all the suggestions, I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who is a little uncomfortable on the drive to work. I'll definately give some of these a shot
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Alright, so as I've mentioned before I tend to sweat more than the average individual.
Anyways, I have begun early morning workouts on account of starting a new career and have come across what is really more of an annoyance than a problem. I complete my morning workouts and a cooldown (5-10 mins), but my body is still very warm if not still lightly sweating. Then I hurry to get back home (if not already there), make/eat breakfast, shower, change for work, and any other tasks I forgot to do the night before (pack lunch, etc...). Even with a relatively cold shower, I still find myself warm and occaisonally am lightly sweating around the hairline when I take off for work.
I was wondering if anyone else experiences this, and if so are there other more effective ways to bring down body temp quickly (and safely). I'd really like to not have to workout earlier to give myself more time since I already am sacrificing a little sleep to get my morning workouts in.
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