Effects of Cold-Water Immersion to Aid Basketball Athlete’s Recovery after High Intensity Interval Training

Abstract

Cold Water Immersion (CWI) is associated with vasoconstriction and a relative decrease in blood flow.
The purpose of this study was to examine whether CWI was an effective tool to aid in the recovery of
male basketball players. Overall, 26 male basketball athletes from UNJ Basketball Club volunteered to
be the subjects of this study. The participants were randomized into 2 groups: 13 were assigned to the
experimental (CWI) group, and the other 13, in the control group, were given slow jogging recovery
(SJR). Both of group required to completed High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Furthermore, each
group completed tests pre- and post-recovery for physiological measurements (blood lactate) and
performance measurements (VJ). For lactate-post-recovery, ANOVA revealed significant among CWI
and SJR groups (p=0.001). there was no significant among CWI and SJR groups in VJ-pre (p=0.380)
or VJ post (p=0.021), respectively. We demonstrated that CWI after HIIT had an effect on the recovery
of elite basketball players by decreasing the lactate concentration, but no performance improvements
of VJ were observed