What is Veeky Forums's opinion on ice baths for muscle recovery?
I run cross country for my college and we just got some.
What is Veeky Forums's opinion on ice baths for muscle recovery?
Jayden Smith
Hudson Perez
A very good idea if you're retarded.
Anthony Moore
It's the key to high test
Easton Thompson
epsom salt bath >>>> ice bath
Joseph Hill
Most idiotic thing I've ever heard to be honest...
You want blood to flow through your muscles faster to recover, not stop/hinder it, so it's better to massage with some heating ointment to get the blood flowing.
I've done ice cold shower after work out thing, doesn't help shit, but putting heating ointment makes injuries feel fine.
Christian Young
imagine both at once. the epsom salt lowering the freezing point of the ice and the temp of the water. i think youd die
Dominic Thomas
I agree. I really don't understand what the thinking behind putting yourself into freezing cold water is besides looking good in an 80s movie training montage.
Aiden Anderson
It's highly effective because it reduces inflammation better than anything and reduces blood flow enough to heal up then the increased blood flow after you heat back up helps you recover further.
Jaxson Jenkins
This is bait
Eli Williams
>i've never researched the subject at all but here's my opinion
thanks!