Post‐exercise hot or cold water immersion does not alter perception of effort or neuroendocrine responses during subsequent moderate‐intensity exercise
Menzies, Campbell and Clarke, Neil and Pugh, Christopher J. A. and Steward, Charles J. and Thake, C. Douglas and Cullen, Tom (2024) Post‐exercise hot or cold water immersion does not alter perception of effort or neuroendocrine responses during subsequent moderate‐intensity exercise. Experimental Physiology. ISSN 0958-0670
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Abstract
Post-exercise hot (HWI) and cold (CWI) water immersion are popular strategies used by athletes in a range of sporting contexts, such as enhancing recovery or adaptation. However, prolonged heating bouts increase neuroendocrine responses that are associated with perceptions of fatigue. Fourteen endurance-trained runners performed three trials consisting of two 45-min runs at 95% lactate threshold on a treadmill separated by 6 h of recovery. Following the first run, participants completed one of HWI (30 min, 40°C), CWI (15 min, 14°C) or control (CON, 30 min rest in ambient conditions) in a randomised order. Perceived effort and recovery were measured using ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and the Acute Recovery and Stress Scale (ARSS), whilst physiological responses including venous concentrations of a range of neuroendocrine markers, superficial femoral blood flow, heart rate and rectal temperature were measured. Exercise increased neuroendocrine responses of interleukin-6, adrenaline and noradrenaline (all P < 0.001). Additionally, perceptions of overall recovery (P < 0.001), mental performance capacity (P = 0.02), physical performance capability (P = 0.01) and emotional balance (P = 0.03) were reduced prior to the second run. However, there was no effect of condition on these variables (P > 0.05), nor RPE (P = 0.68), despite differences in rectal temperature, superficial femoral blood flow following the first run, and participants’ expected recovery prior to the intervention (all P < 0.001). Therefore, athletes may engage in post-exercise hot or cold-water immersion without negatively impacting moderate-intensity training sessions performed later the same day.
Item Type: | Article |
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Identification Number: | 10.1113/EP091932 |
Dates: | Date Event 20 June 2024 Accepted 6 July 2024 Published Online |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | cooling, exercise, heating, recovery |
Subjects: | CAH03 - biological and sport sciences > CAH03-02 - sport and exercise sciences > CAH03-02-01 - sport and exercise sciences |
Divisions: | Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > College of Life Sciences |
Depositing User: | Gemma Tonks |
Date Deposited: | 09 Aug 2024 15:22 |
Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2024 15:22 |
URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/15703 |
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