{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Performance Intelligence","title":"45 The Truth About Cold Water Therapy: Science, Myths & What Actually Works | Dr Tom Buckley","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5904,"description":"Tribes around the world have been implementing variations of cold water therapy (CWT) for centuries. And recently cold showers, swimming in chilly water, ice baths, and cryotherapy have exploded in popularity. Andrew and Dr Tom do a deep dive on the research (in some cases the lack of) about all things cold. Learn about different types of cold exposure, experimentation swimming in cold, the science behind brown fat, recovery protocols and treating injuries, and a 3-step graded CWT protocol. \r\nAndrew and Dr Tom Buckley have been working together for close to 20 years, with a mutual interest and desire to bridge the gap between the science of human performance and the reality of the human experience. They co-wrote the best-selling book MatchFit and have discovered a fine dance between pushing the body’s physical and psychological resources to stretch and not snap, to bend and not break.\r\nIn this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:\r\n4:45 Different types of cold exposure and how it effects your body\r\n10:30 Andrew’s English Channel swim and how Dr Tom started with cold therapy\r\n16:45 Dr Tom’s cold water practice\r\n20:45 Adapting to the cold\r\n26:15 The science behind cold therapy and the use and abuse of research\r\n33:15 The difference between rodent and human studies and understanding brown and white fat\r\n41:00 Cold therapy and testosterone\r\n47:50 Cold therapy and recovery\r\n56:35 Icing sports injuries and Dr Tom’s personal experience with ice and heat on injuries\r\n1:06:40 Athletes dealing with pain and the psychological effects of cold therapy\r\n1:22:30 Andrew’s graded 3-step cold water protocol\r\n \r\nFollow Andrew May: https://www.instagram.com/andrewmay/\r\nFollow StriveStronger: https://www.instagram.com/strive.stronger/\r\nIf you enjoy the podcast, we would really appreciate you leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Google Play. It takes less than 60 seconds and really helps us build our audience and continue to provide high quality guests.\r\n ","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/iyfeF-qRl4DyXJ1DTXQz7nbQ4cUIZpOEMI-Pe2IchcE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNDNm/ODNiYWM1NzM3YTY0/ODIxYmZkOWU5YTZh/MTg2OC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}