Performance Nutrition Digest

Performance Nutrition Digest

Heat is better than cold for recovery of muscle power 🌡️

Move over ice baths.

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Tom Coughlin
Nov 22, 2024
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Hot But Not Cold Water Immersion Mitigates the Decline in Rate of Force Development following Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage

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Cold water immersion is widely promoted as a form of exercise recovery but could heat provide better outcomes? 🧐

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