Active recovery vs hot- or cold-water immersion for repeated sprint ability after a strenuous exercise training session in elite skaters
Solsona R, Méline T, Borrani F, Deriaz R, Lacroix J, Normand-Gravier T, Candau R, Racinais S, Sanchez AM
Journal of sports sciences · 10 citations
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
- Independent funding
- Government
- the French “MinisteϬre des sports” and the “Institut National du Sport, de l’Expertise et de la Performance”
Based on 1 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2023-06-03 · J Sports Sci · vol. 41 · issue 11 · pp. 1126–1135
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 14 citations · more than 91% of similar papers · 2.9× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 61 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Sports Performance and Training · Exercise and Physiological Responses · Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Keywords
- Sprint, Rating of perceived exertion, Cycling, Physical therapy, Perceived exertion, Medicine, Time trial, Psychology, Heart rate, Blood pressure, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- humans, fatigue, water, exercise, immersion, male, cold temperature
9 authors
From FR, CH, QA
- Robert SolsonaUniversité de Perpignan
- Thibaut MélineUniversité de Perpignan; Université de Montpellier; Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement; Dynamique du Muscle et Métabolisme
- Fabio BorraniUniversity of Lausanne
- Roméo DeriazUniversité de Perpignan
- Jérôme J. LacroixUniversité de Perpignan; Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan
- Tom Normand‐GravierUniversité de Perpignan; Université de Montpellier; Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement; Dynamique du Muscle et Métabolisme
Abstract
This study compared the acute effects of three recovery methods: active recovery (AR), hot- and cold-water immersion (HWI and CWI, respectively), used between two training sessions in elite athletes. Twelve national-team skaters (7 males, 5 females) completed three trials according to a randomized cross-over study. Fifteen minutes after an exhaustive ice-skating training session, participants underwent 20 min of HWI (41.1 ± 0.5°C), 15 min of CWI (12.1 ± 0.7°C) or 15 min of active recovery (AR). After 1 h 30 min of the first exercise, they performed a repeated-sprint cycling session. Average power output was slightly but significantly higher for AR (767 ± 179 W) and HWI (766 ± 170 W) compared to CWI (738 ± 156 W) (p = 0.026, d = 0.18). No statistical difference was observed between the conditions for both lactatemia and rating of perceived exertion. Furthermore, no significant effect of recovery was observed on the fatigue index calculated from the repeated sprint cycling exercises (p > 0.05). Finally, a positive correlation was found between the average muscle temperature measured during the recoveries and the maximal power output obtained during cycling exercises. In conclusion, the use of CWI in between high-intensity training sessions could slightly impair the performance outcomes compared to AR and HWI. However, studies with larger samples are needed to confirm these results, especially in less trained athletes.
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