I just rip the band-aid off and dunk myself. Better to get it over with quickly. Also, if I’m doing something like a dive or a flip, I find that my mind is too busy on the technique to really consider the cold shock. Plus, then I get to look smugly at the others that saw the sweet move I just pulled off.
For me it’s the upper body. I can go gradually to waist-deep but I get the cold shock when it gets to chest level.
I just rip the band-aid off and dunk myself. Better to get it over with quickly. Also, if I’m doing something like a dive or a flip, I find that my mind is too busy on the technique to really consider the cold shock. Plus, then I get to look smugly at the others that saw the sweet move I just pulled off.
Upper side of the hips for me.