You seem to be well-referenced there, with those names. Awesome. I've tried cold baths before. Once I really needed, not just as a therapy, since I was in nature and desperate for a bath. Couldn't go past the knees before shivering the hell back to my warm clothes. Then tried it again at home, but never took it seriously. I like to let cold water wash down my legs after taking a post-cycling hot shower; it seems to ease the muscles. I'm up to reading your experience, maybe I'll try it again.