This is all common sense. Whenever I’m working out in the heat, and I feel thirsty, I sometimes stick my hand in a ditch to cool them off between changing wrenches.
Don’t even start. I work outside and almost always near ditch water.
[quote]Eickst wrote:
Maybe I’ll just put a bathtub in the garage and fill it with icewater and hop in it between sets.[/quote]
Yes, but that would shrivel your gonads and piss you off, much like steroids…
Seriously, how is this any different from just dunking your hand into a bucket of iced water and clutching a piece of ice? I really don’t see how anything like that can cost more than $40.
I think it’s a good idea to use after your workout or btw excercises. That way you’re not tired afterward.
Stanford is a highly recognized university. It wasn’t the scientists/biologists who made the silly remark about “shriveled gonads or ?roid rage”, but the author of the article who probably knows little about the subject.
I doubt they’re highly recognized for common sense, though. It would be the same as taking off your shoes because you feel hot. Common sense stuff. D:
I did a little experiment on myself,about 2 years ago, when this article first came out. It did seem to help with recovery and prevented a dropp-off in reps during the last sets.
For certain sports and in certain climatic conditions, it does seem like a simple and cheap way to help with subsequent and repeat performances.
I’m referring to the bucket of ice water here.
TNT
[quote]sugarfree wrote:
Ghost22 wrote:
I’m glad the typically open minds of T-Nation readers are so willing to accept new and foreign ideas.
I think it’s interesting. I’ll try the iced water bottle soon.
Did you read the article? They say cooling your hand is as good as steroids but won’t cause roid rage. I’m sorry, I’ll keep an open mind, but when I read BS, I say it’s BS.
Here, I’ll copy and paste it again for you. “cooling does mimic steroids in the way it allows an athlete to recover from intense exertion quickly, allowing someone to do more work in a shorter period of time. But cooling doesn’t result in shriveled gonads or 'roid rage”[/quote]
Oh yeah the article’s stupid, but it’s a good practice to wade through the bullshit in things to get to the meat of it.
The meat of the article sounds very cool.
heres the company, it explains a lot.
http://www.avacore.com
this video also explains it pretty well.
“so why not just stick your hand in a bucket of ice?”
“if you stick your hand in a bucket of ice, the tempature shock causes your blood vessels to shut down, its your bodies was of preventing heat loss”
EDIT:
thats not an exact quote, cuz it was from the video and i can’t type fast enough to keep up.
The vacuum might also have an effect on the circulation in the hand, opening up the vessels more.
They also referred to the device as low-tech, making me think it would be fairly inexpensive.
I sent an e-mail to the Avacore people and i’ll report back when i find out how much this contraption cost.
/EDIT
This article reminds me of the story about the USA and USSR’s solutions to writing in space.
The USA spent millions to research an ink pen that could write upside down, in zero gravity, underwater…
The USSR used a 3-cent grease-pencil.
$4K for a “wonder device” that cools your hands?
Seriously, people.
Seriously.
– ElbowStrike