Compression garments aren't worn by athletes just to keep warm. There has been a hypothesis for years now that compression garments improve performance, speed u

Compression garments aren't worn by athletes just to keep warm. There has been a hypothesis for years now that compression garments improve performance, speed up recovery, and/or help with injury prevention. That's why I wore compression sleeves a couple months ago for Ironman Cozumel, where it was 85 degrees and I didn't need any help keeping warm. I realized when I got started in endurance sports a couple years ago that sports are full of advice that somebody tried out and it became doctrine without scientific evidence to support it. Studies like this are key to prove or disprove that conventional wisdom.