Snippit Sports Science Podcast

Snippit is made possible by listeners like you. Please help support the podcast: ► https://www.patreon.com/snippitscience    Environmental temperature (whether hot or cold) can have effects on athletic performance. Our previous Snippits have looked at how passive heat maintenance can be used to optimise repeat sprint performance in cooler environments.  Today’s Snippit looks at performance across both warm and cold environmental temperatures and how different combinations of passive heat maintenance and ingestion of cold slushies can be used to optimise performance.   Front. Physiol., 03 August 2018 https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.01064   Lower-Limb Passive Heat Maintenance Combined With Pre-cooling Improves Repeated Sprint Ability   Martyn Beaven Liam P. Kilduff Christian J. Cook   Pre-conditioning strategies to potentiate performance are a common feature of pre-competition routines. The elevation of muscle temperature is seen as a vital component of preparing for physical performance, while pre-