Originally Posted by
tetonrider
it's just my opinion, but i disagree about the estimates being a better reflection of training load. as an analogy, if you pedal threshold for an hour in cool temps vs heat, the latter feels tougher, but does it really induce a better training effect and warrant over-estimation of load?
Here they pre-baked some rats for 20min separate from exercise and found that cooking improved training effect.
"These data suggest that heat shock pretreatment and/or the ensuing HSP72 response may protect against muscle damage, and enhance increases in total protein and neonatal MHC content following exercise."
Acute heat stress prior to downhill running may enhance skeletal muscle remodeling