This was covered in a recent Plain English podcast: https://www.theringer.com/2023/4/4/23668556/myth-busting-wellness-hacks-cold-plunges-coffee-alcohol-fitness-

This was covered in a recent Plain English podcast: https://www.theringer.com/2023/4/4/23668556/myth-busting-wellness-hacks-cold-plunges-coffee-alcohol-fitness-trackers https://www.theringer.com/2023/4/4/23668556/myth-busting-wel... The evidence for the health benefits is extremely weak. It can help accelerate “recovery” from exercise, but at a cost of diminishing the benefits of the exercise in the first place. Your body gets sore when you workout for a reason. The only reason you’d want to stop that process is you’re in a multi day competition, which you’re not.