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Postexercise Cold-Water Immersion Does Not Attenuate Muscle Glycogen Resynthesis

GREGSON, WARREN, ALLAN, ROBERT, HOLDEN, SUSAN, PHIBBS, PADRAIC, DORAN, DOMINIC, CAMPBELL, IAIN, WALDRON, SARAH, JOO, CHANG HWA +1 more·2013·Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
DOI 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182814462
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PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that postexercise cold-water immersion (CWI, via its associated reductions in skeletal muscle blood flow) attenuates muscle glycogen resynthesis during short-term recovery from exhaustive exercise. METHODS: In a repeated-measures design, nine recreationally active men performed an exhaustive glycogen depleting cycling protocol (consisting of intermittent exercise the night before and steady-state exercise on the subsequent morning of the main trial) followed by 10 min of lower-limb CWI (8°C) or remained seated in normal ambient conditions (CONT). Subjects were fed carbohydrate (CHO) at an ingestion rate of 0.6 g·kg body mass at 30 min postexercise and at 1, 2, and 3 h postexercise. RESULTS: Reductions in thigh skin temperature and muscle temperature during postexercise recovery were greater in CWI compared with CONT (P < 0.01). In addition, norepinephrine and blood glucose concentrations were increased and decreased, respectively, during recovery in CWI compared with CONT (P < 0.01). Postexercise muscle glycogen (CONT and CWI postexercise = 76 ± 43 and 77 ± 26 mmol·kg dry weight [dw], respectively; mean ± SD) progressively increased (P < 0.01) during recovery, although rates of resynthesis did not differ (P = 0.719) between conditions (CONT and CWI 4 h postexercise = 160 ± 34 and 157 ± 59 mmol·kg dw, respectively). Total glycogen synthesis during recovery was comparable (CONT and CWI = 83 ± 43 and 79 ± 58 mmol·kg dw, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: Postexercise CWI does not attenuate muscle glycogen resynthesis rates during short-term recovery even when CHO availability is considered suboptimal. Athletes who regularly incorporate CWI as a recovery strategy to alleviate symptoms of exercise-induced muscle damage should therefore not be concerned with potential negative effects of the associated reductions in muscle blood flow on the restoration of muscle glycogen stores.

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  • Cold-water immersion following exercise did not impair glycogen storage during recovery.

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Authors
GREGSON, W., ALLAN, R., HOLDEN, S., PHIBBS, P., DORAN, D., CAMPBELL, I., WALDRON, S., JOO, C. H., & MORTON, J. P.
Affiliations
  • Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
  • Wythenshawe Hospital (GB)
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Venue
Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Published
2013-06
Volume
45
Issue
6
Pages
1174-1181
ISSN
0195-9131 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1249/mss.0b013e3182814462
OpenAlex
W2012016742
Cited by
40
References
38
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 1
FWCI
2.51
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • CLOK (University of Central Lancashire) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cell Biology › Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Rehabilitation › Exercise and Physiological Responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
Keywords
cold water immersion, muscle glycogen resynthesis, post-exercise recovery, skeletal muscle blood flow, carbohydrate intake, norepinephrine, blood glucose, exercise-induced muscle damage, glycogen depletion
MeSH terms
Adult, Baths, Bicycling, Body Temperature, Cold Temperature, Glycogen, Humans, Male, Thigh, Biomarkers, Exercise, Muscle, Skeletal, Cross-Over Studies, Young Adult, Healthy Volunteers

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