Regular Cold-Water Immersion Following HIIT Does Not Affect Intramuscular Adaptation Markers, Inflammatory Profile or Endurance Performance.

ABSTRACT: The study aimed to investigate the effects of 5 weeks of post-exercise cold-water immersion (CWI) following high-intensity interval training (HIIT) sessions on the satellite cell pool, muscle content of inflammatory markers, muscle expression of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1-α (PGC-1α), maximal oxygen uptake (V̇O₂max), and running performance. Sixteen healthy males completed baseline assessments, including muscle biopsies, a graded exercise test for V̇O₂max determination, and a constant work-rate (CWR) running test to assess time to task failure (TTF). Participants were ranked according to V̇O₂max and randomly allocated to either a training-only control group (n = 7) or a CWI group (n = 9), which underwent CWI (11.2°C ± 0.2°C fo

SUBMITTER: Malta ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12936277 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature