How this page evolved

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1. Revision 4Oct 4, 2026, 8:37 AMLiveAI-organised, reviewed

   Added three newer syntheses: an umbrella review of 15 meta-analyses on post-exercise CWI recovery and adaptation, a review reconciling acute recovery benefits with chronic hypertrophy attenuation, and a meta-analysis of cold-water exposure and psychological outcomes.

   • · The main finding was rewritten.
   • · Added section “Recovery effects after exercise”.
   • · Updated “Cold immersion after strength training”.
   • · Updated “Health, mood and wellbeing”.
   • · 4 new sources cited.
   • · The note on uncertainty changed.
   • · The key takeaways were revised.
   • · 4 new pieces of guidance for specific situations.
   • · 2 new open questions.
2. Revision 3Sep 30, 2026, 6:49 PMAI-organised, reviewed

   Initial Starting Map on deliberate cold-water immersion: two sources cover a 2025 systematic review of health/wellbeing effects and a 2015 physiology study on post-strength-training recovery, with no reader contributions yet.

   • · First published version.