ArticleFrontiers in physiology2015
Neck-cooling improves repeated sprint performance in the heat.
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- Performance Benefits of Pre- and Per-cooling on Self-paced Versus Constant Workload Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Pooled it
- Neck cooling, with or without menthol mouth rinse, improves repeated-shuttle sprint performance and perceived thermal strain in hijab-wearing female futsal players in hot-dry indoor conditions.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Intermittent Cooling Reduces Perceived Exertion but Has No Effect on Baseball Hitting or Defense Performance in a Hot Environment.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2022Trial
- Effects of a Cooling Vest on Core and Skin Temperatures Following a Soccer-Specific Exercise Protocol.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Neck cooling provides ergogenic benefits after heat acclimation during exercise in the heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Voluntary torque production is unaffected by changes in local thermal sensation during normothermia and hyperthermia.Experimental physiology · 2023Article
- Carbon Fiber Insoles Enhance Perception of Performance Despite Variable Objective Outcomes: Specific to the Moderately Active Individual.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Head, Face and Neck Cooling as Per-cooling (Cooling During Exercise) Modalities to Improve Exercise Performance in the Heat: A Narrative Review and Practical Applications.Sports medicine - open · 2022Review
- Effects of different external cooling placements prior to and during exercise on athletic performance in the heat: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The Effects of Heat Exposure During Intermittent Exercise on Physical and Cognitive Performance Among Team Sport Athletes.Perceptual and motor skills · 2021Article
- Different Cooling Strategies Applied During Inter-Set Rest Intervals in High-Intensity Resistance Training.International journal of exercise science · 2021Article
- An Ice Vest, but Not Single-Hand Cooling, Is Effective at Reducing Thermo-Physiological Strain During Exercise Recovery in the Heat.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Per-Cooling (Using Cooling Systems during Physical Exercise) Enhances Physical and Cognitive Performances in Hot Environments. A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: A review and practitioner guidelines.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2020Review
- Intermittent sprint performance in the heat is not altered by augmenting thermal perception via L-menthol or capsaicin mouth rinses.European journal of applied physiology · 2019Article
- Translating Science Into Practice: The Perspective of the Doha 2019 IAAF World Championships in the Heat.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2019Article
- Wearing a Cooling Vest During Half-Time Improves Intermittent Exercise in the Heat.Frontiers in physiology · 2019Article
- Does Cold Water or Ice Slurry Ingestion During Exercise Elicit a Net Body Cooling Effect in the Heat?Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2018Article
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Abstract
The present study evaluated the effect of neck-cooling during exercise on repeated sprint ability in a hot environment. Seven team-sport playing males completed two experimental trials involving repeated sprint exercise (5 × 6 s) before and after two 45 min bouts of a football specific intermittent treadmill protocol in the heat (33.0 ± 0.2°C; 53 ± 2% relative humidity). Participants wore a neck-cooling collar in one of the trials (CC). Mean power output and peak power output declined over time in both trials but were higher in CC (540 ± 99 v 507 ± 122 W, d = 0.32; 719 ± 158 v 680 ± 182 W, d = 0.24 respectively). The improved power output was particularly pronounced (d = 0.51-0.88) after the 2nd 45 min bout but the CC had no effect on % fatigue. The collar lowered neck temperature and the thermal sensation of the neck (P < 0.001) but had no effect on heart rate, fluid loss, fluid consumption, lactate, glucose, plasma volume change, cortisol, or thermal sensation (P > 0.05). There were no trial differences but interaction effects were demonstrated for prolactin concentration and rating of perceived exertion (RPE). Prolactin concentration was initially higher in the collar cold trial and then was lower from 45 min onwards (interaction trial × time P = 0.04). RPE was lower during the football intermittent treadmill protocol in the collar cold trial (interaction trial × time P = 0.01). Neck-cooling during exercise improves repeated sprint performance in a hot environment without altering physiological or neuroendocrinological responses. RPE is reduced and may partially explain the performance improvement.
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