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Guys + Water (2023/401)

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Whether it be the sea, emerging from the pool, in the shower, or - yes - chilling in the ice bath... there's something special about the combination of fit guys plus water! Skin + water! This is not the first post on this theme by any means... nor will it be the last, we're sure! Enjoy.   Here's line up for you to chose from... Andreii Levchenko clearly likes being "in the nature"... ...whilst this guy enjoys his 365th daily ice bath: once you get used to it, an early-morning dip really does seem like a tonic for the day and is definitely a muscle relaxant after strenuous sport... ...and three Canadians (I think) do it in style after using the axe to make the hole: One more snowy scene and then we'll head to warmer climes... Being shirtless in the rain is a really cool sensation...

Cold and Hot (Water) (2023/303)

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Everything here from ice through rain to warm showers and pools. Fit guys and water go together in many different ways. Let's begin with those dedicated to cold water immersion either first thing in the morning or after workout. This causes the liver to 'panic' and releases additional dopamine which livens up your body for several hours ahead. Let's start with young Evan, who likes his bath, specially set up in his basement gym, at 42F (5.5C) - exactly why this precise we cannot say! This guy has his outside and uses it every morning:  Cold-water swimming beginning with a high dive... Then of course, we have rain. Training shirtless (obviously) in the rain can be quite fun... Or maybe just flexing: And let's not forget our post-workout ice bath: OIl drums, old baths, wheelie bins... whatever!   Or just go find a frozen lake: Russians ritually do this on January 6th, Epiphany. Young and old... and don't forget your wooly hat! More kids, in Siberia, add the benefi