Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption (EPOC) Research

Herbertysnilm · Post by **Herbertysnilm** » Wed Sep 25, 2024 4:29 pm

In a contest prep scenario, those marginal differences are exactly what we are looking for.

SlavPower · Post by **SlavPower** » Wed Sep 25, 2024 8:39 pm

What about the effect of cold plunging on EPOC? Does it halt the metabolic response or enhance it through shivering thermogenesis?

MedellinMuscle · Post by **MedellinMuscle** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 12:49 am

Cold plunging post-workout is a hypertrophy killer. It blunts the inflammation necessary for the satellite cell response.

Peterdyday · Post by **Peterdyday** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 4:59 am

Agreed. Save the cold for non-training days if you want to maximize the "science" of growth.

CoachIronwell · Post by **CoachIronwell** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 9:09 am

This has been a very enlightening thread. Science-based lifting is the only way.

Herbertysnilm · Post by **Herbertysnilm** » Thu Sep 26, 2024 1:19 pm

Final thought: EPOC is the cherry on top. Build the cake with heavy sets first.