I am looking to start taking post run ice baths. In college, we had neoprene toe covers which really helped ease the pain of the frigid water. I have searched online for them but get results for the kind of covers you wear over bike shoes. If anyone knows of an online vendor of the neoprene toe covers for ice baths, I would appreciate it if you would post the link.
I always wore those in the ice bath and everyone made fun of me for it.
impressive find.
Thought pain was part of the course when taking ice baths. Pert of the recovery process to help against possible future injury. Real athletes just jump in for 5 minutes as it has to be done afraid!
Grow a sack....it hurts for like 10 seconds, but the pain goes away.
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Grow a sack....it hurts for like 10 seconds, but the pain goes away.
How do you do that? I like my current sack so much I'd like another.
We used to call those pooties, because they were booties that you used if you were a p.
I fashioned booties for my toes out of a single neoprene knee support sleeve (has nylon facing fabric on either side). After trimming the pieces away from the original and rounding the toe-end, I sewed it together while inside-out using some thick waxed thread. Turn it right side out and voila, there are your toe covers.
The original product I used was from McDavid. I resorted to this because it was hard for me to actually track down what I had known from college, too. No need to make the toes suffer when it's probably the ankle/ achillies/ tibia that you're looking to heal. Good luck down in DC.
Where are you taking ice baths in D.C.? It seems like the only place to find them are at schools, which don't let non-students use them.
why do you care about your toes in an ice bath?
the only cover i would want is for my balls
Taking the ice baths at home. Tub + 3 gallons of ice from freezer. I find that while the legs (even the sack) goes numb after 2-3 minutes, the toes are considerably more painful if you go uncovered. Since I do 15 min after each run (2 a day usually) I see no reason to inflict more mental and physical pain on myself than already required in training. As George Costanza said to Kramer "Cold Showers? Those are for psychotics!"
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