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Cold exposure post-resistance training
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Avoid ice baths or cold showers within 4 hours after resistance training if your goal is hypertrophy/strength, as cold blunts mTOR and inflammation-related growth pathways.
“cold after resistance training seems to short-circuit some of the benefits
HL▶ 1:30:30DosageAvoid whole-body cold within 4 hrs post-resistance trainingCaveatsOK if goal is rapid recovery for more endurance workCertaintyexplicitmild caution