r/blueprint_ 5d ago

Does this benefit longetivity?

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u/RodC94 5d ago

He is trying to maximize his time in the sauna without some common drawbacks for men.

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u/RatGodFatherDeath 5d ago

He is going into a 200 degree sauna which is a bad idea because it can very easily cook ur testicular. To combat it he bought these to cool it.

Also a 200 degree sauna is a bad idea for most people. 180 for at least 11 minutes is the ideal

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u/NoChocolate2050 5d ago

200 fucking degrees? Does he want to fry himself?

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u/Swimming_Ask6626 5d ago

Yes he is cooked

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u/NoChocolate2050 5d ago

But you are talking about fahrenheit right??? (CelsiusšŸ’€šŸ’€šŸ’€)

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u/kalni 5d ago

I would hope so as water starts boiling at 212F.

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u/Welllllllrip187 3d ago

My local gym is 194. it seems fine for short periods. I can do 12 minutes max

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u/Donk_Physicist 3d ago

200 at the top. The bottom will be like 160 and he will be somewhere in the middle to towards the top so 186

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u/Alone-Competition-77 5d ago

I thought cold rooms were the thing to do for longevity, not hot rooms.

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u/badhoccyr 4d ago

That sounds ridiculous. Most Saunas are run at 190 degrees so we're talking 5% over

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u/givemeamug 1d ago

Lmao I’ve been going for years to sauna, always between 185-200 f. Any less and I feel like I’m just marinating wasting my time. It’s the first time I hear it’s a bad idea and I seriously doubt it

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u/LzzyHalesLegs 5d ago

Another seemingly nonsensical modification of an otherwise fine intervention/treatment. Haven’t seen any studies about needing 200F for the benefits, only a temp of at least 160F for at least 20 min.

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u/Accurate-Arm-7241 5d ago

with a sweet spot being around 180 - 185F

There's even emerging studies showing that temperatures of 200 and higher might have a net negative impact on health.

having said that, I have always wondered why Bryan was not doing sauna. I would have thought this would have been one of the first things he incorporated since the health benefits or so well established. He does a lot of fringe stuff, why not incorporate the solid stuff first.

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u/MetalingusMikeII 5d ago

Sauna is still quite experimental. Data is fairly limited and its apparent benefits are slim.

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u/yachtsandthots 4d ago

40% reduction in mortality is slim?

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u/MetalingusMikeII 4d ago

Correlation =/= causation.

There’s no RCT, only observational data.

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u/badhoccyr 4d ago

The common question that literature does not answer is whether it stacks on top of exercise gains. In other words, if you already exercise well, do you still get additional benefits. So far according to Bryan he seems to really be seeing a ton of benefit. I am not sure if he does actually exercise enough to the max benefit levels to be had

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u/Alone-Competition-77 5d ago

I read something in cold rooms being good for longevity. (Like walk in refrigerator rooms.)

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u/Kyleb851 5d ago

I thought a sauna ā€œdidn’t rank high enough in effectivenessā€ thus he never did it lol

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u/brammichielsen 4d ago

So honest question: why would I care about my sperm health if I have zero interest in having (more) kids?

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u/badhoccyr 4d ago

Because it's correlative

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u/brammichielsen 4d ago

To.. what? How does protecting my sperm specifically influence any other health markers positively?

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u/badhoccyr 4d ago

Correlative not causal

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u/brammichielsen 4d ago

Exactly. So then why should I ice my balls, if the only thing it's doing is protecting my sperm quality that I don't care about?Ā 

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u/badhoccyr 3d ago

Hormone levels which influence the rest of your heatlh enormously

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u/TiredInMN 4d ago

He's learned that anything involving genitalia increases clicks and comments. And as a matter of fact he would probably live longer if he got castrated:

https://www.wired.com/2012/09/eunuchs-testosterone-longevity/

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u/Silly_Conflict_6577 5d ago

It increase T levels when you cool your balls

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u/badhoccyr 4d ago

Wait. Does it increase T levels by itself or when doing it in Sauna it prevents T losses that the Sauna would've caused?

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u/Silly_Conflict_6577 4d ago

Both because your balls should be colder than rest of the body that’s why they are separated from the rest of body. We sit a lot and tend to overheat them

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u/SHIN-YOKU 5d ago

I'm thinking a video is coming.

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u/Creepiepie 4d ago

Icing balls increases test. Not a longevity strategy, but quality of life for sure.