E12 - Impact of cold vs. heat on exercise recovery with Cas Fuchs - Show notes Main papers: Postexercise cooling impairs muscle protein synthesis rates in recreational athletes (Fuchs et al. 2019) https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP278996 Hot-water immersion does not increase postprandial muscle protein synthesis rates during recovery from resistance-type exercise in healthy, young males (Fuchs et al. 2021) https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00836.2019 Additional papers that Cas and I refer to: Review on the muscle protein synthesis approach: The Muscle Protein Synthetic Response to Meal Ingestion Following Resistance-Type Exercise (Trommelen et al. 2019) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-019-01053-5 Studies on lowering pain after exercise through the cold: Cold water immersion and recovery from strenuous exercise: a meta-analysis (Leeder et al. 2019) https://paulogentil.com/pdf/Cold%20water%20immersion%20and%20recovery%20from%20strenuous%20exercise%20-%20a%20meta-analysis.pdf Cold to maintain workload in sets: Water Immersion Recovery for Athletes: Effect on Exercise Performance and Practical Recommendations (Versey et al. 2013) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40279-013-0063-8 Postexercise cold water immersion benefits are not greater than the placebo effect (Broatch et al. 2014) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24674975/ More long-term studies on cold water immersion on muscle mass and strength being lower (group from Australia): Post-exercise cold water immersion attenuates acute anabolic signalling and long-term adaptations in muscle to strength training (Roberts et al. 2015) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26174323/ Previous study on muscle inflammation markers after cooling, but found no differences: The effects of cold water immersion and active recovery on inflammation and cell stress responses in human skeletal muscle after resistance exercise (Peake et al. 2016) https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP272881 Cold on the muscle clock in mice: Time-of-Day Effects on Metabolic and Clock-Related Adjustments to Cold (Machado et al. 2018) https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2018.00199/full How to contact with Cas Fuchs: Twitter: @27CJ Email: cas.fuchs@maastrichtuniversity.nl