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Cold water recovery reduces anaerobic performance.

Updated Oct 16, 2026

Human researchInternational journal of sports medicine2007Read the source on PubMed

From the closing abstract passage

“Therefore, cold water immersion caused a significant decrease in sprint cycling performance with one-hour recovery between tests.”

A short excerpt, not the complete finding. Read the linked abstract for the comparison, measurements and context.

Publication details
Record
PubMed 17534786
Publication types
Randomized Controlled Trial
Indexed subjects
Lactates · Exercise Test · Analysis of Variance · Cross-Over Studies · Immersion
Source record checked
2026-10-16

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