Cold Shower After Weight Training
I’ll preface this by saying I am aware of a similar previous thread, but I feel my routine is different enough to ask again.
I weight train 4-6 times a week, moderate to high intensity. After this, I go directly into the sauna where I do one round for about 20 minutes. After this, I go directly into a cold shower, followed by driving home and going to bed.
I have heard of a few studies that cold immersion soon after a workout hinders the inflammation response which helps build muscle mass. Am I reducing possible gains by having a cold shower? Does spending time in the sauna post weightlifting, pre cold shower make me exempt from negative effects on muscle growth?
I greatly enjoy my cold shower, but if it is the reason I am not seeing the results in hope for, I suppose I will cut them out of my routine.
Thanks in advance.