Does hydrotherapy help or hinder adaptation to training in competitive cyclists?

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1631-1639

  Halson, Shona L ^a   Bartram, Jason ^a   West, Nicholas ^a,b   Stephens, Jessica ^a   Argus, Christos K ^a   Driller, Matthew W ^a   Sargent, Charli ^c   Lastella, Michele ^c   Hopkins, Will G ^d   Martin, David T ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CENTRAL QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cold water immersion; Cycling; Performance; Recovery

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; BICYCLING; COMPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; SLEEP; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84904638447     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0000000000000268     Document Type: Article

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