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Supercharge Exercise Performance & Recovery with Cooling | Huberman Lab Essentials

2025/3/20
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Andrew Huberman
是一位专注于神经科学、学习和健康的斯坦福大学教授和播客主持人。
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Andrew Huberman: 我认为温度是提高运动表现和恢复的最有效工具之一。身体过热会严重影响身体机能和运动表现,因为高温会降低ATP的功能,导致肌肉无法有效收缩。因此,保持体温在合适的范围内至关重要,这可以提高运动表现,例如举重、重复次数和耐力。 身体有三个主要的温度调节部位:核心、外周和特殊区域(面部、手掌和脚底)。面部、手掌和脚底的皮肤血管分布特殊,被称为AVAs(动静脉吻合),这使得这些部位能够快速散热和吸热,成为调节体温的最佳部位。 研究表明,冷却手掌可以显著提高运动表现,例如增加引体向上次数和跑步距离。这是因为冷却手掌可以降低核心温度,从而延缓肌肉疲劳,提高耐力。此外,体温与意志力密切相关,冷却身体可以帮助运动员在高温环境下坚持更长时间,并防止过热。 在恢复方面,训练后立即进行冰浴可能会阻碍肌肉生长和适应,因为冰浴会抑制mTOR等与肌肉生长相关的通路。因此,训练后冷却手掌、脚底或面部比全身冰浴更能有效促进恢复,因为这可以更快地使身体恢复到正常的体温范围。 相比非甾体类抗炎药,冷却手掌、脚底或面部是更安全有效的恢复方法。非甾体类抗炎药虽然可以降低体温,提高运动表现,但长期使用会对肝脏和肾脏造成损害。因此,我更推荐使用冷却手掌、脚底或面部的方法来调节体温,并根据自身情况调整冷却的温度和时间。

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This chapter explores the profound impact of temperature on athletic performance. It emphasizes that maintaining optimal body temperature is crucial for peak performance and explains the mechanisms of heat regulation, including vasoconstriction and vasodilation. The importance of avoiding overheating to prevent performance decline is highlighted.
  • Maintaining optimal body temperature is crucial for peak athletic performance.
  • Overheating hinders muscle contractions and reduces performance.
  • Vasoconstriction conserves heat, while vasodilation dumps heat through perspiration.

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In this Huberman Lab Essentials episode, I discuss the critical role of temperature regulation in optimizing athletic and physical performance.

I explain why overheating can hinder performance and endurance and how techniques like palmar cooling can help extend physical effort by aiding temperature regulation. I also highlight how specific body areas, such as the palms and face, are key targets for regulating temperature, allowing heat to dissipate efficiently. Lastly, I discuss how temperature can support training recovery while cautioning that extreme cold, such as ice baths immediately after training, can block adaptations.

Huberman Lab Essentials) are short episodes—approximately 30 minutes—focused on essential science and protocol takeaways from past Huberman Lab episodes. Essentials will be released every Thursday, and our full-length episodes will still be released every Monday.

Read the episode show notes at hubermanlab.com).

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Timestamps

00:00:00 Huberman Lab Essentials; Physical Performance & Skills, Temperature

00:03:03 Sponsor: AG1

00:04:07 Temperature Homeostasis, Vasoconstriction & Vasodilation

00:06:42 Elevated Heat & Performance Barrier

00:08:26 Regulating Temperature, Glabrous Skin, “AVAs”

00:12:20 Sponsor: Eight Sleep

00:13:49 Strength Training & Heat Effects, Tool: Palmar Cooling

00:17:21 Endurance, Temperature & Willpower

00:20:54 Tool: Resistance Training, Running, Palmar Cooling & Water Temperature

00:24:23 Sponsor: Function

00:26:09 Ice Bath & Blocking Training Adaptations; Tool: Glabrous Skin & Recovery

00:29:31 NSAIDs (Tylenol) & Training

00:31:56 Recap & Key Takeaways

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