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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. 
Andrew 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.
In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:
4:45 Different types of cold exposure and how it effects your body
10:30 Andrew’s English Channel swim and how Dr Tom started with cold therapy
16:45 Dr Tom’s cold water practice
20:45 Adapting to the cold
26:15 The science behind cold therapy and the use and abuse of research
33:15 The difference between rodent and human studies and understanding brown and white fat
41:00 Cold therapy and testosterone
47:50 Cold therapy and recovery
56:35 Icing sports injuries and Dr Tom’s personal experience with ice and heat on injuries
1:06:40 Athletes dealing with pain and the psychological effects of cold therapy
1:22:30 Andrew’s graded 3-step cold water protocol
 
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Show Notes

Cold water therapy isn’t new - tribes and cultures around the world have used it for centuries to build resilience, aid recovery, and push human limits. But recently, ice baths, cold showers, ocean swims, and cryotherapy have exploded in popularity… yet how much of it is backed by real science?

In this episode, performance expert Andrew May and medical researcher Dr. Tom Buckley dive headfirst into the facts (and fiction) around Cold Water Therapy (CWT). Together, they unpack decades of personal experimentation, scientific research, and real-world experience to help you separate hype from reality.

In this episode Andrew and Dr Tom discuss:
4:45 Different types of cold exposure and how it effects your body
10:30 Andrew’s English Channel swim and how Dr Tom started with cold therapy
16:45 Dr Tom’s cold water practice
20:45 Adapting to the cold
26:15 The science behind cold therapy and the use and abuse of research
33:15 The difference between rodent and human studies and understanding brown and white fat
41:00 Cold therapy and testosterone
47:50 Cold therapy and recovery
56:35 Icing sports injuries and Dr Tom’s personal experience with ice and heat on injuries
1:06:40 Athletes dealing with pain and the psychological effects of cold therapy
1:22:30 Andrew’s graded 3-step cold water protocol

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