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do any of you guys take ice baths or cold baths.
i did some research and many anthletes do it so their muscles become stronger and heal quicker. amir kahn and other boxers do it aswell.
here look
In simple terms, it's about helping the muscles, tendons, bones, nerves and all the different tissues used in sport recover from their workout.
Just like Michael Schumacher's car needs a complete overhaul with new parts and tyres after a Formula One race, the body needs to service itself and its parts for the next day, next race or next match.
The body does this with the help of the blood vessels that bring oxygen to the tissues and remove the waste products of exercise, the most common being lactic acid.
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Too much lactic acid build up can cause the muscles to function poorly and over a long period of time feelings of fatigue, heavy legs and general tiredness can set in.
So how do ice baths help to boost the body's recovery processes and prevent injury?
When you get into an ice bath for five to 10 minutes, the icy cold water causes your blood vessels to tighten and drains the blood out of your legs. After 10 minutes your legs feel cold and numb.
So when you gets out of the bath, your legs fill up with 'new' blood that invigorates your muscles with oxygen to help the cells function better.
after boxing training i decided to give it a try myself apart from i had no ice so i just used cold water, i filed the tub up with cold and added a little warm but still it was very cold i then sat in it and layed back , it was hard to breath and tough at first, after about 5-10 miuntes i had a hot bath.
the text day i felt greath and really wanting to workout, like i had done nothing for weeks and i was all fresh and ready to do somting and i didnt feel like i just had an intese boxing session the day b4 like i usally do
i would give this a try because it worked for me.
please give your views and opinons thanx
i did some research and many anthletes do it so their muscles become stronger and heal quicker. amir kahn and other boxers do it aswell.
here look
In simple terms, it's about helping the muscles, tendons, bones, nerves and all the different tissues used in sport recover from their workout.
Just like Michael Schumacher's car needs a complete overhaul with new parts and tyres after a Formula One race, the body needs to service itself and its parts for the next day, next race or next match.
The body does this with the help of the blood vessels that bring oxygen to the tissues and remove the waste products of exercise, the most common being lactic acid.
..
Too much lactic acid build up can cause the muscles to function poorly and over a long period of time feelings of fatigue, heavy legs and general tiredness can set in.
So how do ice baths help to boost the body's recovery processes and prevent injury?
When you get into an ice bath for five to 10 minutes, the icy cold water causes your blood vessels to tighten and drains the blood out of your legs. After 10 minutes your legs feel cold and numb.
So when you gets out of the bath, your legs fill up with 'new' blood that invigorates your muscles with oxygen to help the cells function better.
after boxing training i decided to give it a try myself apart from i had no ice so i just used cold water, i filed the tub up with cold and added a little warm but still it was very cold i then sat in it and layed back , it was hard to breath and tough at first, after about 5-10 miuntes i had a hot bath.
the text day i felt greath and really wanting to workout, like i had done nothing for weeks and i was all fresh and ready to do somting and i didnt feel like i just had an intese boxing session the day b4 like i usally do
i would give this a try because it worked for me.
please give your views and opinons thanx
so i'm not sure.
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