Saul and Lydia get into why the HomePlunge H3 replaced Saul’s old backyard tub-and-chiller setup — the maintenance, the weather excuses, and the dopamine research (a roughly 250% spike from cold water immersion, per Šrámek et al. and Andrew Huberman’s cold exposure work) that explains why the habit actually stuck this time. They cover how the H3 works, what a year of daily use looks like, who it’s actually for, and why moving the whole thing into the bathroom removed every excuse Saul used to have.
Full write-up, sources, and links: https://saulbarden.com/2026/07/17/worlds-best-cold-plunge-2026-homeplunge-h3-vs-a-traditional-ice-bath/
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