Heat After Lifting: Better Muscle...
Heat After Lifting: Better Muscle Growth or Strength? — with Aidan Hopper
Evidence Strong | Weightlifting Science por Evidence Strong
E159
23 sept 2026
17:34
Notas del episodio

🏋️‍♀️ Extended version of this interview: https://www.patreon.com/evidencestrong/posts/heat-therapy-or-169042101 🏋️‍♀️

Should you go to the sauna (or hot bath) right after your training session? Will it affect your strength or hypertrophy gains? Aidan Hopper led a meta-analysis of the studies that tested just that.

Aidan Hopper, MS, CSCS, is a PhD student in Human Performance and Fitness and an adjunct professor at Lehman College. He earned his master's degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Sacred Heart University, where he competed as a Division I collegiate athlete and developed an interest in the relationship between hypertrophy training and athletic performance. He works in the Applied Muscle Developme ... 

Palabras clave
strength training
cold water immersion
strength coaching
strength training research
post-workout heat
sauna hypertrophy
heat therapy research