Taking a cold shower or bath after a workout can inhibit muscle growth. About this post Daily Mail It has been said American personal trainer and nutritionist Rhonda Patrick with Luc Van Loon, professor of exercise physiology at Maastricht University in the Netherlands.
Dr. Van Loon noted that cold showers can help relieve muscle pain and swelling, but they shouldn’t be taken on workout day. The truth is that cooling can reduce the amount of specific proteins the body produces after strength training.
According to fitness expert Patrick, lifting weights causes micro-tears in the muscle structure. During the repair of such micro-injuries by filling them with special proteins, the muscle fibers thicken, which further increases their strength and performance. The more protein is synthesized, the better the muscles become stronger and grow.
A study conducted by Van Loon and colleagues at Maastricht University found that exposure to cold actually slows muscle growth. Healthy volunteers participated in the experiment. After strength exercises, they immersed one leg in room-temperature water and the other in cold water for 15 minutes. After two weeks, the scientists found that muscle tissue was synthesized less efficiently in the leg that was regularly cooled.
Experts have concluded that exposure to cold can improve health and relieve pain, but such procedures are not suitable for building muscle.
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