Thanks so much for dropping by and commenting. As I understand it, the heating/cooling process helps to loosen and tighten the affected muscles, generally relaxing the muscles and promoting blood flow that helps repair.

You aren't alone in the karate world in never having cared much about recovery. If you watch the way that Japanese and Okinawans behave, however, you'll see that they put focus on nutrition and recovery aspects. Modern sports science bears that out.

Plus it feels good.

Cheers

Des

Nice post. I never heard about this kind of therapy before. I wonder how does it work actually? What happens in the body when you shower in hot water and later in cold water?

I never cared much about recovery, it was always something that indicated that the training was good. But reducing the soreness could be worth trying. Thank you for this post!

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John Steczko
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