Cold-Water Immersion and Contrast Water Therapy: No Improvement of Short-Term Recovery After Resistance Training
Argus CK, Broatch JR, Petersen AC, Polman R, Bishop DJ, Halson S
International journal of sports physiology and performance · 13 citations
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- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (classified by our AI screen)
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- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2016-12-05 · Int J Sports Physiol Perform · vol. 12 · issue 7 · pp. 886–892
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Cited
- 24 citations · more than 78% of similar papers · 0.9× the field average
- References
- 32 works
- Access
- Free to read
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology · Sports injuries and prevention
- Keywords
- Immersion (mathematics), Resistance training, Hydrotherapy, Medicine, Physical therapy, Mathematics, Pathology
- MeSH
- humans, exercise test, hydrotherapy, immersion, recovery of function, muscle fatigue, isometric contraction, adult, male, cold temperature, resistance training, young adult, athletes, myalgia
6 authors
From AU, GB
- Christos K. ArgusUniversity of Canberra
- James R. BroatchVictoria University
- Aaron C. PetersenVictoria University
- Remco C. J. PolmanVictoria University; Bournemouth University
- David John BishopVictoria University
- Shona Leigh HalsonAustralian Sports Commission
Abstract
Context
An athlete's ability to recover quickly is important when there is limited time between training and competition. As such, recovery strategies are commonly used to expedite the recovery process.
Purpose
To determine the effectiveness of both cold-water immersion (CWI) and contrast water therapy (CWT) compared with control on short-term recovery (<4 h) after a single full-body resistance-training session.
Methods
Thirteen men (age 26 ± 5 y, weight 79 ± 7 kg, height 177 ± 5 cm) were assessed for perceptual (fatigue and soreness) and performance measures (maximal voluntary isometric contraction [MVC] of the knee extensors, weighted and unweighted countermovement jumps) before and immediately after the training session. Subjects then completed 1 of three 14-min recovery strategies (CWI, CWT, or passive sitting [CON]), with the perceptual and performance measures reassessed immediately, 2 h, and 4 h postrecovery.
Results
Peak torque during MVC and jump performance were significantly decreased (P < .05) after the resistance-training session and remained depressed for at least 4 h postrecovery in all conditions. Neither CWI nor CWT had any effect on perceptual or performance measures over the 4-h recovery period.
Conclusions
CWI and CWT did not improve short-term (<4-h) recovery after a conventional resistance-training session.
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