Ice Baths and Cold Immersion Therapy | Advanced Athlete Preparation

Cold immersion therapy has been a common recovery tool for many years. However, many who reach for this type of technique usually don't understand the mechanisms that make it effective. Cold immersion will reduce pain and inflammation but it will also blunt protein synthesis. Knowing when to use this technique is very important to maintain the integrity of your training outcome.

[NaturalHypertrophy]

Great vid! I had heard before that taking an ice bath after training would imper protein synthesis and you've confirmed it. Do you think that cold showers directly after lifting have the same blunting effect?

[TheJazzyjake]

Let's say I work out Monday Tuesday Thursday friday would an icebath/ cold therapy be a good idea on Sunday? Because the recovery window has already ended?

[someoneprice]

nice work. made me understood icebaths more clearly

[shaktishaker]

Your ignoring the contribution of autoimmunity to long term joint degeneration. Wim Hoff work reduces systemic background inflammation.