Troy Deeney proves he is the coolest man in the Premier League by chilling out in Watford’s new -135 degree cryotherapy chamber
TROY DEENEY is officially the coolest man in the Premier League even when
he wears white mittens and clogs.
The Watford striker has been in red-hot form this season with 11 top-flight
goals for the Hornets.
He also helped the club reach the FA Cup final - where they narrowly lost out
to Crystal Palace - thanks to sessions in a
degrees.
After winning promotion last season, the club is sitting pretty in 12th thanks
in part to a brilliant injury record masterminded by their sports science
team at their London Colney base.
And they’ve beaten the rest of the pack and swooped for a stunning summer
signing by installing the Premier League’s first permanent cryotherapy
chamber to aid recovery among their stars.
The can speed up recuperation by up to five times and
has been used by Premier League champions Leicester, who also have an
excellent fitness record.
Sun-loving Deeney admits he wasn’t too hot on the idea initially but the cool
customer is now a regular in the ice box and runs a strict fining system for
any of his team-mates who don’t warm to the idea of enduring Arctic
conditions in nothing but pants and clogs.
Deeney said: “Was I keen to get in a chamber at -130 degrees? What do you
think?
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“No, I was not keen but as captain you have to let everyone know that it is
for the benefit of the team.
“I’ve got to be honest, at the start it was horrible. It’s not the normal cold
you can rub off, it goes to your bones. For the next two hours you are cold,
you can jump in the shower or the car but you’re still freezing.
“It’s a good statement of intent from the club to spend the money on
installing it. We have the best guys around looking after us.
“It’s hard. It’s horrible. I must admit I prefer the sun to the cold. It’s
more of a mental challenge for me. I like to go a little bit longer than the
other boys to try to punish myself as much as I can.
“I do still like the old school ice-bath in the bin but we don’t have to do
them anymore with these big lovely containers.
“I enjoy it though, anything I can try to improve myself I am going to do. If
I don’t feel the benefit of something I won’t use it but I like this and am
in here twice a week.
"There’s a fine in the rules, we have the best record for injuries in the
division this season so we have a strict set of rules. It’s £250 if you
don’t get in.”
The forward-thinking club’s head of medical Richard Collinge said: “We have
been extremely impressed here at Watford FC with the effects of whole body
cryotherapy.
“It has without doubt contributed towards the optimal recovery of our fit and
injured players amongst the other recovery strategies that we implement as a
medical and sports science department.”
Sport science whizz Ben Dixon added: “We feel here at Watford FC that whole
body cryotherapy has played a significant role in both our post-match
recovery protocols and rehabilitation strategies.
“By maximising the speed of recovery it allows the players to maintain and
improve their physical performance throughout the season whilst minimising
the risk of injury.
“The installation of the new cryotherapy chamber at the Club’s training ground
will ensure we continue to benefit from this in the future."