Why Cryotherapy is NOT a Good Idea

[markwhitton]

Love your work Mike, subtlety is gold 😂

[TomFarrow-oowm]

The reduction of inflammation thing is important, people will see muscular athletes like rugby players using it when they're doing conditioning work and gym sessions and assume it benefits muscle gain as well. When in actuality they're using the two in tandem so they can maintain as much strength as possible while doing up to 2 conditioning sessions per day to improve their cardio.

[CeruleanChurch]

I just put on my sleep cap and take a nap

[happyfuntimes]

i'm just here to see how many people have re-written and re-posted highly liked posts other people already said so they can feel good about themselves.

[YesIAmDavid]

I CRY after my lifting sessions and definitely in need of THERAPY though

[Iamharvey]

Ok we know expose in cold temp after workout stunts hypertrophy, but lets say if the cryotherapy or cold plunge is performed hours later, wouldnt it help prep the body for next workout better without messing up the growth stimulus via hypertrophy training?

[SHWPECE]

cryo right before a timed run or a swim makes a difference

[asimpson]

Same philosophy has kept me from taking any NSAID's for the last year.

[thevoiceovercloset]

Also ice packs have the same effect as cryotherapy and is much cheaper!! Just use ice 😊

[deltaflux]

The issue is doing cryotherapy right after a workout, but where is the research that says cryotherapy reduces muscle growth when it's done, say, 24 hours after a workout?

[BorisNVM]

When I take a shower I usually take it cold just because i'm cheap. I wanna assume it's not a big deal if they are short.

[tylerv]

What about the opposite? Such as a sauna or steam room?

[CFTD]

I do negative cryo by hitting the sauna instead

[culturallysignificantnickn]

But I wanna look better than my friends. So I tell them to stay in the freezer for the whole evening.

[CitizenScientst]

Gotta work for the results what you want your training has to match that

[thehubrisoftheunivris]

Does sauna help grow then? I was a roofer for a long time in Oklahoma. I always wondered what benefits, if any, I was getting working all day in that crazy heat.

[petrodrometan]

What about CBD and omega 3? also bad because of the reduction of the inflammation?

[mcpartridgeboy]

tecnically it an give theillusion of gains if you get as many people as possibl to do it and you dont it will mean you are slightly bigger than them

[pgrafton]

Somebody better tell Brian Shaw because he is a big proponent of ice baths after workouts.

[Mach]

I still like Ice baths, so if I do one at all, it is at least 24 hrs after a workout. Don't know if that makes a difference for muscle growth