According to a report in the Daily Mail, the popular treatment for mashed legs — ice baths — might be doing us more harm than good.
‘scientists at the English Institute of Sport said the practice can also limit the growth and strengthening of muscle fibres, which is a key goal of training.’
The full research paper is due to be published soon, watch this space …
what really freaked me out about ice baths was the one time I tried it; unknown to my wife i decided to try it and I was sat gasping for breath in the bath completely red and obvioulsy in complete agony when my wife walked past the bathroom looked at me then just said “see you tonight” and left!