You ever get them red, kinda itchy bumps after you ice an area? They ain’t like mosquito bites or nothin’, but like little blotches of skin rising up? I ain’t scared about it all or nothin, I was just wonderin’. Always kinda weird to me
How long are you icing the area?
Do you apply the ice directly, or use something like a cryo cup or a towel even?
I use like a couple paper towels. Anything more and it’s not really cold enough for me. If it ain’t cold as hell I just don’t believe it’s working and it’s a waste of my time. Leads to not being able to feel anything rubbing up against the skin for half an hour though lol
Looks like the OP’s name fits.
[quote]AssClown wrote:
I use like a couple paper towels. Anything more and it’s not really cold enough for me. If it ain’t cold as hell I just don’t believe it’s working and it’s a waste of my time. Leads to not being able to feel anything rubbing up against the skin for half an hour though lol[/quote]
Its not normal. placing ice directly on your skin and just allowing it to sit there is dangerous as it can `burn’ the skin and damage muscle tissue. The paper towel is really too thin to provide any protection.
You can buy a rubber ice bag from the drug store for 6 or 7 bucks. or use a thick Ziploc bag, even wrapping the ice in a hand towel would be better. Or freeze ice in a plastic cup and use that to rub it over the area.
If you are serious though. Yes, use a towel. You are just trying to cool the muscles a little bit to temporarily constrict blood flow, not give it frostbite.
I never used a towel or anything because I can barely feel the cool through it, but I guess I better start. I kinda got the mentality the more you feel it the better