SAUNA BENEFITS: Pre Workout vs. Post Workout Pros & Cons

SAUNA BENEFITS: Pre Workout vs. Post Workout Pros & Cons- Thomas DeLauer

Determining whether to use a Sauna Pre or Post Workout is a very important decision. There are different sets of benefits and it all depends when you decide to use a sauna.

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Timestamps ⏱

0:00 - Sauna Pre or Post Workout
1:02 - Effects of Sauna on the Body
4:11 - Sauna Pre Workout
5:20 - Try SunWarrior's Active Protein Blend
6:38 - Sauna Post Workout Benefits
6:50 - Endurance Performance
8:09 - Antioxidant Upregulation
10:03 - Heart Rate Variability
11:46 - Heat Shock Proteins

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[chargermopar]

Here in Miami a sauna is so easy, just sit in your car with the windows up and no air conditioning, or just have your home air conditioner break.

[attiumeyami]

in other words don't go into a sauna pre workout. go into it post work out for best results.

[T-Spoon]

i do 8 minutes pre workout to get warmed up because fuck cardio, I do what i want, and about 20 - 30 minutes after because it is my me time also i do what i want.

[skylerlucero]

I love my quiet contemplation time in the sauna.

[Mechaneer]

In the past I sometimes went before workout, sometimes after, and sometimes not at all. Usually not measuring time when I did go. More recently I started doing 20 minutes of sauna after every workout, and it does seem to help me relax and recover better. I dont really get people doing aerobics and shadow boxing in there - they just look like try hard to look cool dufuses to me - but I do enjoy stretching in there a bit. 30 second static hamstring stretch about 3 times while I'm in there, along with more brief dynamic stretches of other parts.

[JoshyOsborne]

Interesting, I did sauna the entire time during my weight loss journey and it seemed to help regeneration and recovery — but it could be a placebo effect. I always sauna post-workout.

[wesleyharris]

Always enjoyed the sauna after a workout….Never knew Science of it, just felt good.

[jmcharles]

Does this apply to a wet sauna (steam room) as well?

[rayremijio]

I’ve increased my miles from 10 minutes to 8 minutes in 2 weeks and idk if it has to do with the post daily sauna or not but I wouldn’t doubt it

[eddiesuarez]

Hey Thomas. What is your opinion on sauna blankets? Just as effective? Not as much? What about the fact that your head is outside the heat?

[jostk]

Does sauna after strenght workout, decrease strenght gains?

[TonyMoze]

The stuff that Thomas knows is awesome!

[JJones-nfce]

Sauna pre-workout just long enough to barely start sweating so your muscles are warmed up and loosened. Sauna postworkout with water to flush out toxins

[thomasdudkiewicz]

I love the sauna. Best addition to my house.

[emajanikova]

Can i go to sauna the night before footbal match ?? please someone tell me🙏🙏

[waynesanders]

I've been hitting the sauna at the gym at 230 for 10~ minutes every day for several months now. I won't have it any other way. When I first started, because I sweat so profusely, it was so hard trying to put out energy. But my joints and overall recovery feels better and I'm getting better muscle activation and developing long under-used muscles now. Now when I don't go to the sauna before I workout ... it feels too easy. It's like I'm not just mentally tougher but physically as well. ANd I do somewhat workout while I'm in there. I lean on the benches with my arms wide and contract every muscle I can while moving myself from the far left position to the far right in a forward leaning pushup, then I stand up and do very slow maximum contraction calf raises one leg at a time, then I sit on the bench and lean back and do slow flutter kicks forcring my abs to engage. I leave a puddle on those benches when I leave, and I go straight to the seated row and do various band exercises very slowly almost like moving isometric contractions, then do 30 maximum explosive rows, then planks alternating torso positions, then very slow contracted pushups. I leave another puddle there. My heart rate is probably 180+ that whole time. I know because when I get on the various cardio machines afterwards and continue the HIIT'ment I see it at 200+. After 15-18 minutes of that I finally hit the weights. Oh, and I leave a puddle at the elliptical. Going into the sauna and having a lowered heart rate afterwards is up to the person and what they do. If all you do is sit, maybe it's not ideal. I definitely feel massive cooling when I get out of there, but keeping the intensity going keeps me amped more than not going into the sauna, without a doubt.

[lakid]

After workout !!
Sauna drains you and helps muscles relax. Why go before ??

[rachelreimer]

Thank you for publishing your research Thomas. Deep doing what you are doing

[maxair]

So is steam bath good post workout? Is it not an anti-inflammatory?

[bryce]

Good stuff I use sauna post workout 3 times a week, not everytime I lift but most times.