Cold or hot water immersion for recovery in football players? ⚽️
Which recovery strategy is best!
Cold- and hot-water immersion are not more effective than placebo for the recovery of physical performance and training adaptations in national level soccer players
Study Details
This new two part study recruited national level football players to initially compare the effects of…
❄️ Cold water immersion (10 °C, 10 min)
🌡️ Hot water immersion (42 °C, 20 min)
🖍️ Placebo (6 min, sham laser)
…on recovery after a 90-min simulated match 🥅
The second stage of the study applied the participants allocated recovery modality (hot / cold / placebo) twice weekly for 15 weeks on…
💪 Physical performance
🩻 Body composition
Here is what they found ⬇️
Key Findings
All three modalities similarly affected recovery during the post-match 45-hr period 📉
There were no significant differences between groups ❌
Moreover, there were no significant effects of the recovery modalities on body composition or development of physical performance during the 15 week recovery intervention‼️
Conclusion
Cold water vs hot water immersion for recovery in football players? ❄️🌡️
Actually it appears neither offer benefits above placebo ❌
It might be time to invest in alternative recovery strategies💰
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40498100/
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