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Arsenal are in China for pre-season, where it is currently over 30 degrees
Some of the Gunners squad had an ice bath after a training session on Tuesday
Danny Welbeck and Theo Walcott looked uncomfortable, but not Olivier Giroud

Published: 03:43 EDT, 18 July 2017 | Updated: 08:01 EDT, 18 July 2017

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After another Shanghai training session in gruelling heat of more than 30 degrees on Tuesday, there was only one way for Arsenal's players to cool off: an ice bath.

But even after going through their paces to build fitness in the Asian humidity, it still made for an uncomfortable experience for a few of Arsenal's main men.

Mohamed Elneny, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck all looked extremely uncomfortable with the experience but Olivier Giroud seemed to find it quite relaxing.

Danny Welbeck looked immensely uncomfortable as he jumped into an ice bath in China

Mohamed Elneny did not seem to enjoy it any more than his Gunners team-mate Welbeck

Aaron Ramsey (left) and Theo Walcott also had to take on the ice as part of their recovery

But Gunners striker Olivier Giroud appeared perfectly relaxed in the freezing water

Ice baths help athletes to recover after strenuous exercise and are used across sports as they combat inflammation in muscle tissues by reducing temperature and blood flow.

Andy Murray and Jessica Ennis-Hill have been known advocates. They are normally considered a necessary evil by sports performers but if ever there were conditions where it would seem possibly enjoyable, the temperatures in China would seem to be it.

However, judging by the faces on messrs Walcott and Welbeck, it was far from the case.

Earlier on, Giroud and Arsenal were training in heat of more than 30 degrees in Shanghai

Arsenal will play German champions Bayern Munich in a friendly in Shanghai on Wednesday

After facing Bayern, Arsenal will travel to Beijing to play Chelsea in a friendly on Saturday

Arsene Wenger looks on as his team build up their fitness for the new Premier League season

Arsene Wenger's men are in China for a pre-season friendlies against Bayern Munich in Shanghai on Wednesday before heading to Beijing to play Chelsea on Saturday.

Their competitive season begins on August 6 at Wembley, when they again play Chelsea in the Community Shield.

Five days later, the Gunners raise the curtain on the 2017-18 Premier League campaign with a Friday night kick-off against Leicester at the Emirates Stadium.