There are unending claims about the powers of cold water immersion (CWI, often just called “ice baths”).
But are we sure about that? How sure?
Ice baths can be a helpful recovery tool for aerobic performance, but NOT for anaerobic performance. There is a large psychological factor at play, which is not in itself negative or positive, but rather athlete- and situation-dependent. And we desperately need more research on better, more specific cooling protocols.
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