Post-exercise cold water immersion and resistance-training adaptations

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Source type: Study
Access type: Publisher
Publisher: Journal of Physiology
Date: 2015
Added: 2026-07-06
Updated: 2026-07-06

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Peer-reviewed research publisher

Publisher type: Peer-reviewed journal
Bias profile: Moderate

This source is strongest for clinical outcomes and mechanism and weaker for regulatory status and trial discovery.

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Regulatory status: 65/100; Context Source
Clinical outcomes: 92/100; Primary Anchor
Mechanism: 90/100; Primary Anchor
Safety: 86/100; Strong Support
Consumer context: 72/100; Context Source
Trial discovery: 65/100; Context Source

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Cochrane review source for cold-water immersion and delayed-onset muscle soreness after exercise.

Trust score: 88
Publisher: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Access: Publisher
Usage: 6 connections

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Topic tags

cold-waterresistance-traininghypertrophyadaptation