Does Cold-Water Immersion After Strength Training Attenuate Training Adaptation?
Poppendieck W, Wegmann M, Hecksteden A, Darup A, Schimpchen J, Skorski S, Ferrauti A, Kellmann M, Pfeiffer M, Meyer T
International journal of sports physiology and performance · 11 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2020-11-20 · Int J Sports Physiol Perform · vol. 16 · issue 2 · pp. 304–310
- Publisher
- Human Kinetics
- Cited
- 15 citations · more than 81% of similar papers · 1.1× the field average
- References
- 31 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Exercise and Physiological Responses · Sports Performance and Training · Sports injuries and prevention
- Keywords
- Immersion (mathematics), Crossover study, Concentric, Countermovement, Medicine, Animal science, Vertical jump, Physical therapy, Jump, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Mathematics, Biology, Physics
- MeSH
- muscle, skeletal, humans, water, cross-over studies, immersion, adaptation, physiological, muscle strength, cold temperature, resistance training, athletes
10 authors
- Wigand Poppendieck
- Melissa Wegmann
- Anne Hecksteden
- Alexander Darup
- Jan Schimpchen
- Sabrina Skorski
Abstract
Purpose
Cold-water immersion is increasingly used by athletes to support performance recovery. Recently, however, indications have emerged suggesting that the regular use of cold-water immersion might be detrimental to strength training adaptation.
Methods
In a randomized crossover design, 11 participants performed two 8-week training periods including 3 leg training sessions per week, separated by an 8-week "wash out" period. After each session, participants performed 10 minutes of either whole-body cold-water immersion (cooling) or passive sitting (control). Leg press 1-repetition maximum and countermovement jump performance were determined before (pre), after (post) and 3 weeks after (follow-up) both training periods. Before and after training periods, leg circumference and muscle thickness (vastus medialis) were measured.
Results
No significant effects were found for strength or jump performance. Comparing training adaptations (pre vs post), small and negligible negative effects of cooling were found for 1-repetition maximum (g = 0.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.42 to 1.26) and countermovement jump (g = 0.02; 95% CI, -0.82 to 0.86). Comparing pre versus follow-up, moderate negative effects of cooling were found for 1-repetition maximum (g = 0.71; 95% CI, -0.30 to 1.72) and countermovement jump (g = 0.64; 95% CI, -0.36 to 1.64). A significant condition × time effect (P = .01, F = 10.00) and a large negative effect of cooling (g = 1.20; 95% CI, -0.65 to 1.20) were observed for muscle thickness.
Conclusions
The present investigation suggests small negative effects of regular cooling on strength training adaptations.
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