The TRUTH About Ice Baths!

[austenlawson]

I’ve heard Rob Oberst of World’s Strongest Man talk about this before. He said he has to do his ice bath later in the day, several hours after training. Something about waiting those hours gives you the most of adaptation and recovery

[gregd]

The people involved with cold/cryotherapy research have been recommending waiting AT LEAST 4 hours after training before doing a cold water bath. They even suggest not doing cold therapy on days you train. They are also indicating it does not help with recovery or hypertrophy., but there are other health benefits to cold therapy.

[LoneStarBassPursuit]

So do them when you first wake up. Then workout later in the day.

[pmmemes]

Huberman talks about this. Use cold exposure before training and well before sleeping. Heat exposure before bedtime will internally cool you down, prepping the body for sleep.

[ETBrooD]

This is definitely true. It also applies to wound healing: putting ice on it slows down the healing process.

[ElPresident.]

HalleluYah praise Yah for the blessing He sent to you and your family this day 11 years ago! May this blessing shine His light throughout all she puts her hands too

[joshhardy]

It slows the body’s natural ability to synthesize new protein cells to rebuild muscle after anabolic activity. Delaying your ice baths until later or the next day will aid in reducing inflammation and not interfere with muscular repair. I can’t remember what video I watched that went into this in length. Great watch. Very informative.

[BIGBLOCK]

After a workout I have a Jack & Coke and just chew the ice.

[lorenzodsilva]

Let me start by saying you have a great channel and have helped me progress a lot through your videos.
Ice baths are however to be done in the morning before anything. ice immediately after a training session is bad for a hypertrophy but if done 6 hours after we'll have no affect on hypertrophy. You are fast increasing platform of information. Altho this example is like saying "Deep stretching doesn't work increasing strength look at this study where a group of students deep stretches for an hour before squatts and Ice baths are for morning you aren't icing your wounds to make them feel better you are utilising preexisting hormone and chemical relay systems to benefit your day to day life.

[rabbyt]

If youre looking for growth and hypertrophy, do not use an icebath immediately after. You can use heat instead to improve bloodflow to bring more nutrition to those areas. Rather, use an icebath when youre working technical skills where repeat sessions are needed but you need to keep inflammation at bay. But it is this inflammation that illicits the growth, provided they are within healthy amounts. This isnt to say dont do icebaths, just gap them from your workout. Cheers!

[jacobverner]

Could you make a video about visiting sauna right after training? I think that would be interesting to the vast majority of your subs

Great content btw👍🏻

[CorySpitznagel]

This isn’t a hard concept. Ice baths reduce inflammation and can repair damage done to the muscles while weight training is literally tearing down muscle so it can grow. Wait 4-6 hours after a lift or just do it before you lift and you’re golden.

[blackout]

I agree, it makes sense. But I’d like to see some more studies as well.

[iancanada]

Do it before a workout and you’ll preform much better.

[highlin]

Thanks for spreading this info. Just wrote my first college research paper about Cold Water Immersion.

[FirstnameLastname-peib]

Maybe not needed for average gym goers
But for people doing extreme stuff putting their joints, tendons and ligaments under a lot of stress need this to help avoid too much inflammation & injury.

[MrSojka]

The timing is important, ice baths right after workout decreases gains but if you take ice baths after 4-6 hours after training it can increase muscle recovery

[_sooshee_]

No control group that did nothing after training???

[Majas]

Me with only cold water on my bathroom : u don't have any choice buddy 😙

[SweetPappyJones]

You are inflaming your muscles when you work out trying to stimulate growth. Ice baths are very anti-inflammatory. Definitely a good thing, but maybe not after you just spent two hours trying to get ripped. Give your body a while to enjoy the swole!