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| '''Contrast showers''' is a form of ] using water in a ], alternating the temperatures between hot and cold. | |||
| Some{{Who|date=June 2009}} believe that this is a method of ]ing, improving the ] and the ]. It is also used as a method for recovery after strenuous ], such as cycling, ], hockey, basketball, ] or ]. Whilst it may be believed{{Who|date=October 2011}} that contrast showers reduce the levels of ] in ]s, thereby reducing or avoiding ]. Recent scientific evidence maintains that lactic acid buildup is correlated with, but not the cause of metabolic acidosis.<ref name=robergs>{{cite journal | author = R. Robergs, F. Ghiasvand, D. Parker | title = Biochemistry of exercise-induced metabolic acidosis | journal = Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol | volume = 287 | issue = 3 | pages = R502–16 | year = 2004 | doi = 10.1152/ajpregu.00114.2004 | pmid = 15308499}}</ref> | |||
| Contrast showers are also occasionally used in ], initiation rituals and to self-inflict pain. | |||
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