With pre-season again on the horizon gentlemen a major benefiting factor you need to add to your personal training program are simple Ice-Baths, a lot of our lads use them & swear by them especially our senior players & with a hectic season coming up this term its something for all to look into, below are the Benefits of ice baths.

Prevents injury:
Feels good afterwards
Less muscle soreness
Less muscle pain
Less muscle stiffness
Treatment for heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke.

Speeds recovery:
According to report, it is believed to decrease the amount of time needed by the muscles of athletes to return to top condition between training sessions.

Keeps muscles limber:
The same account suggested it reduces muscle soreness after heavy exertion, such as after snow shovelling.

Repairs muscles:
Reduces inflammation, inflammation may be good for the body and act as an "important and beneficial part of the muscle's response to training.

Final summary:
Your ice bath should take no longer than 15 minutes a setting, sit in it for 1 minute lift yourself out for 30 seconds & then back in for 1 minute & so on, this way your shocking your leg muscles each time till the water gets to room temperature.