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veganrob said:Pippo has a look of concern on his face. "Hope this don't freeze the boys"
Marginal losses of a different kind!
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veganrob said:Pippo has a look of concern on his face. "Hope this don't freeze the boys"
Ferminal said:Last time I checked there wasn't clear evidence of cryo stuff being useful for aerobic efforts (anaerobic I think is clearer).
Did he, now? This is exactly the kind of performance Elmiger has been delivering sporadically for like a decade.GuyIncognito said:Jokes aside, how does it jive with the theories of AG2R being pumped to the gills? The guy left and improved tremendously.
ag2r 2013 was quite an improvement from 2012 as well.GuyIncognito said:Jokes aside, how does it jive with the theories of AG2R being pumped to the gills? The guy left and improved tremendously.
sniper said:also in football and other sports. it's growing in popularity.Catwhoorg said:A souped up ice bath ?
Personally I have never found those to be beneficial, but then again I don't have the training/racing load these guys do.
I have heard of cryotherapy being used by long distance runners as well.
not likely to be used in isolation, imo.
more likely a smokescreen for a whole set of illegal recovery methods.
http://www.uksportsproducts.com/cryotechno.shtml
Benefits of Whole Body Cryotherapy for Sport
Following trauma injury / Surgery
Reduction of pain
Reduction of post traumatic treatmen
Inhibition of inflammation
Post-Training / Competition
Increase in muscle strength
Increase in performance
Reduction in the regeneration phase
Improvement of joint function
Decrease in muscle tension over longer applicationGolf: US Ryder Cup Team
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