Reversing the order of ice baths and exercise to perform cold therapy before exercising significantly boosts testosterone, improves mood, and speeds recovery.

“If you reverse the order, which is what they did in 1991, if you do the cooling before you do the exercise, luteinizing hormone goes up through the roof. Testosterone goes up through the roof. So by reversing the order, you get the hypertrophy, you get the muscle building hormone, plus you speed rec”