Recovery: The Ice Bath
I am a humongous fan of ice baths. I practice what I preach in several ways; this is one of them. I have taken ice baths at home, but having the facilities at work is a luxury that I take advantage of. My favorite temperature is about 46 degrees....15 minutes is perfect. At home a 6 pound bag of ice in the tub only cools to about 57 degrees - not cold enough ;) The video suggests an ice bath following runs of longer than 90 minutes or rides longer than 3 hours. I believe ice baths are beneficial for workouts shorter than this as well - particularly if it was a high intensity workout!
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