Publish at January 14 2025 Updated January 14 2025
Complementing previous studies on cold baths, an international research team has investigated the effects of hot baths in training top athletes.
According to doctoral student Abdellah Hassar,
"Heat will speed up blood circulation, promoting vasodilatation of vessels to bring more substrates to muscle fibers and enable them to recover faster. The hot bath also relaxes muscles and tendons, speeding up the process".
"After high-intensity sessions, we can immerse ourselves in warm water and, between training blocks, when we have one or two days off, take a cold bath so that the nervous system recovers and is ready for the next block. You could also take a cold bath 72 hours before a competition and a hot bath just afterwards".
The bottom line
For the full article: Hot baths, an athlete's ally
The study, published in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Hot But Not Cold Water Immersion Mitigates the Decline in Rate of Force Development Following Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage
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