I was wondering if I read into the post to deeply.LOL
Regarding my specificity statement, I stated this based upon the program of yours we discussed a few weeks ago which was pretty ambigous concerning an accute directive.
Have you altered this plan?
I knew what you were refering to and the only ambiguous bit is whether I actually compete which I won’t decide till around September. The plan is still on track and proceeding well thank you 
True … I agree - but do you not still consider cooler temperatures best for increasing the blood flood and flushing post exercises in both these cases as while the strucural damage may not be as much it can still be substanial?
I thought Chris’s article was kind of hokey. He didn’t really going to a good explanation of how the body adapts to restoration methods. I can understand the body adapting to massage but how would the body adapt to a magnesium bath. Is magnesium like alcohol or antibiotics in that your body builds up resistance to it. Also what is with him saying that sweating is good becuase you sweat out toxins and impurities, it sounds like something from an infomercial. Toxins and impurities?What toxins and impurities do you sweat out?
The free radicals from exercise! :rolleyes:
Your body doesn’t develop resistance to antibiotics; bacteria themselves develop resistance. Also, alcohol tolerance has to do with conditioning of the liver. I doubt magnesium would adaptation problems,but…
I also thought CT’s point here was interesting. Does the magnesium have a localized effect on the legs or a more centralized effect. If the latter, would this reduce the effectiveness of ZMA?
No bc, epsom salts increase blood magnesium levels! Magnesium is one of the ingredients to ZMA, so it might use ZMA quicker or later? Unless your inferring to the fact that the magnesium will alter the ZMA formula and its effect?
Clemson or anybody:
I have the means for a form of cryotherapy (a very cold outdoor pool here in Lisbon), but I am worried about possibly getting sick. Would using the pool be advisable and for how long? It is not quite as cold as the ice baths I was used to, but it is pretty damn cold and would work I think. On another note, what about jacuzzis on tempo days?
Very cold is not enougth information…how cold is it? Cold can create thermal stress, making a body more likely to “catch a cold” but only if your immune system is very weak from severe overtraining.
Tempo days should have heat if no swelling is present and the cyrotherapy should include cold baths. Ice massage will not work for deep fibers and Dr. Knights research on intramuscular temperatures shows this.
The ice baths I used to take were in the high 40’s to low 50’s or so F (varying a few degrees either way), while the pool here, I believe, is low 50’s to low 60’s (depending on the weather that day). The biggest problem I see, besides possibly catching a cold,is too much of a good thing. Here in Lisbon homes do not have central heating of any kind. While this is fine in the summer, it is hard when temperatures are in the 50’s-60’s in the home. The only reason I mention this is because of the possible problem of bringing the body’s temperature back to normal AFTER a dip in the pool. Also, how long would you recommend in it? I was thinking 10-12 minutes (more if possible) after returning home (about 30 minutes) after training with a room temp shower a few minutes after the ice bath for bathing.