Ice Bath Experience

Introduction

• Purpose: To get ice for the ice bath.
• Fun Fact: Blakely Bjerken can fit into Whitney Bjerken's leotard (child large vs adult extra small).

Getting Ice

• Blakely's coach suggested the ice bath.
• Request for cookies: One chocolate chip and one sugar cookie.

Preparation for Ice Bath

• Blakely wearing a bathing suit bottom, not underwear.
• Filling the ice bath with cold water and ice.
• Goal: Stay in the ice bath for 7 minutes, but realistically aiming for 5 minutes due to soreness from practices.

Ice Bath Experience

• Initial reactions:
  • "It's so cold!"
  • Timer set for 7 minutes.
• Games and distractions during the bath:
  • Rhyming game: Rhymes with "floor" - poor, door, core, sore.
  • Asked to sing songs.
• Feeling cold and experiencing discomfort:
  • Coldest part is her butt.
  • "I'm still shivering now."
• Acknowledging the cold:
  • "It's colder than it looks."

Conclusion of Ice Bath

• Timer countdown:
  • Ended with 15 seconds remaining.
• Help getting out of the ice bath:
  • Legs appeared red upon exiting.
• Reflections on the experience:
  • "Really really cold."
  • Did not expect to complete the 7 minutes.
  • Feeling proud of completing it despite the cold.
  • Doubtful about repeating the experience the next day.
  • Hopes that the ice bath helped with soreness.