Taken from TWTD ------------------------------------------------------- Prior to leaving for Sheffield yesterday the squad underwent cryotherapy in a portable facility parked in the Playford Road car park prior to training. This sees them enter a chamber at temperatures down to -130°C for around two minutes while wearing nothing other than shorts, protection against frostbite on their knees and elbows, gloves, goggles and a hat. The process removes lactic acid and prevents muscle damage. âIt helps recovery,â McCarthy said. âWe tested the fitness of the lads last year, we had it in between games in pre-season and the results of the fitness test afterwards was remarkable. Itâs something that we do and I think they all feel the benefit of it.â He added: âItâs double-F when they come out, the second one is âfreezingâ, what the first one is Iâm not so sure! Actually itâs about six Fs, itâs f-f-f-f-freezing! âIâve not tried it myself. They did ask and I was going in and they gave me a list of health reasons why you canât go in it and I looked at the form for about two hours and eventually found one. So I havenât been in.â ---------------------------------------------------------- The last paragraph is an absolute classic.
