Fast Recovery Tips: Reduce Inflammation and Boost Endurance Naturally

Various studies have been carried out contrasting different types of recovery method (cold water immersion, alternating cold/warm water immersion, passive recovery...). The focus here is on cold water immersion.

The cold, which has various properties (analgesic, vasoconstrictor, edema reduction...) explains the positive effects of cold water immersion, being the improvement of recovery.

This technique is therefore used by most athletes, aiming to recover faster, especially on endurance efforts, in order to reduce the inflammation effect generated by training. This recovery method enables them to reduce muscle soreness and fatigue, and thus be able to reproduce the same effort the next day or 48 hours later.

However, cold will reduce adaptation, strength gain and muscle volume by producing new stimuli that interfere with adaptation responses.

In a training program aimed, for example, at building muscle mass, the aim is to create micro-tears in the muscles (muscle soreness). The body, faced with this stress, will have to create adaptations in order to cope with the training. By using immersion (or medication) to counteract this phenomenon, we're preventing the body from reacting and creating adaptations of its own. this would be like overloading yourself with medication for the slightest worry, and your immune system would be diminished as a result. 

Thank you for reading.