Specificity and context in post-exercise recovery: it is not a one-size-fits-all approach

Affiliations

¹ School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia ; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia.
² Extreme Environments Laboratory, Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK.

Geoffrey M Minett et al. Front Physiol. 2015.

. 2015 Apr 24:6:130.

doi: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00130. eCollection 2015.

¹ School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia ; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology Kelvin Grove, QLD, Australia.
² Extreme Environments Laboratory, Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Portsmouth Portsmouth, UK.

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Keywords: cold water immersion; cryotherapy; fatigue; muscle damage; training adaptation.

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