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[Q]Warm Hands and Body

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Gyabo
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States329 Posts
December 11 2008 10:11 GMT
#1
So I've noticed and thought it was strange watching some progamers play while wearing a thick jacket. I've always known that having warm hands helps you perform better (ie. faster and more accurate hand movements). But I never thought having a warm body would also increase performance capability. Listening to Tasteless' commentary, I've learned it has something to do with increased blood flow. And so I'm wondering if anyone knows...

1) Why is it a greater benefit to have the whole body be warm as opposed to just the hands?
2) Why does warm body temperature increase blood flow?
3) Why does increased blood flow enable faster hand movements?

If you have answer(s), please feel free to use as much biological terminology as you'd like. This is mostly for curiosity but I may end up using this information in a schoolwork-related presentation.

MTF
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
United States1739 Posts
December 11 2008 10:17 GMT
#2
1) Why is it a greater benefit to have the whole body be warm as opposed to just the hands?


I'm not certain on it, but I believe the warmer your body temperature around your vital organs, the warmer your extremities overall will be. Blood-flow is constricted in your limbs to protect your vital organs when you get cold, so making your overall body temperature warmer allows blood to flow more freely to your hands/feet.

Thing is, I'm not sure where I know that from, so I could be completely wrong. :p
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inlagdsil
Profile Joined May 2008
Canada957 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 10:18:53
December 11 2008 10:18 GMT
#3
I've been wondering about that too. My explanation is this: when you get cold, blood flow is restricted to your extremities so that your vital organs get more of the warmth. By keeping their bodies warm, they are actually insuring that this process doesn't happen and thus that their hands stay warm.
Anyone have a better hypothesis?

EDIT MTF, you beat me to it!
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thedeadhaji *
Profile Blog Joined January 2006
39489 Posts
December 11 2008 10:19 GMT
#4
my body temperature is 97.4, i can now use that for an excuse for why i suck!
jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6639 Posts
Last Edited: 2008-12-11 10:20:51
December 11 2008 10:20 GMT
#5
I thought they wore jackets because it was cold...
Edit:like in the outdoor arenas.
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JMave
Profile Blog Joined December 2007
Singapore1806 Posts
December 11 2008 10:35 GMT
#6
Probably helps in blood circulation allowing the guys to think better.
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renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
December 11 2008 10:54 GMT
#7
that and it gets cold as shit in korea
TheTyranid
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Russian Federation4333 Posts
December 11 2008 11:16 GMT
#8
On December 11 2008 19:54 renegade_zerg wrote:
that and it gets cold as shit in korea

SK shouldn't have continental climate.

How cold does it get in the winter?
renegade_zerg
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Korea (South)525 Posts
December 11 2008 11:20 GMT
#9
0 degrees celsius to -7 +/-
Hittegods
Profile Joined April 2007
Stockholm4641 Posts
December 11 2008 11:30 GMT
#10
On December 11 2008 19:19 thedeadhaji wrote:
my body temperature is 97.4, i can now use that for an excuse for why i suck!

That's almost boiling O_O
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jello_biafra
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United Kingdom6639 Posts
December 11 2008 11:37 GMT
#11
On December 11 2008 20:30 Hittegods wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 11 2008 19:19 thedeadhaji wrote:
my body temperature is 97.4, i can now use that for an excuse for why i suck!

That's almost boiling O_O

Fahrenheit
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Savio
Profile Joined April 2008
United States1850 Posts
December 11 2008 15:26 GMT
#12
My guess is that when you are warmer, the cell membranes in your body are more fluid. Since movement depends on quick action potentials in your nerves (sodium flowing into the nerves cell), if you were warmer, that may occur faster so the signal would be passed faster.

Also, muscle contraction may occur faster as well and sensory information would be processed faster.

These are my hypotheses anyway.
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Durak
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Canada3685 Posts
December 11 2008 16:18 GMT
#13
On December 11 2008 19:54 renegade_zerg wrote:
that and it gets cold as shit in korea


Ya, okay. From what I know it gets to like -5C in Korea. I guess -40C would be cold as fuck then.

I guess I should move someplace warm so I can get that extra letter on iccup.
Klockan3
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
Sweden2866 Posts
December 11 2008 18:25 GMT
#14
On December 12 2008 01:18 Durak wrote:
I guess I should move someplace warm so I can get that extra letter on iccup.

Or pay the electricity bills!

You know that being warm longterm lowers your reaction time instead since the body tries to not get hotter and thus tries to shut down as many things as possible.
GHOSTCLAW
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States17042 Posts
December 11 2008 18:39 GMT
#15
On December 11 2008 20:37 jello_biafra wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 11 2008 20:30 Hittegods wrote:
On December 11 2008 19:19 thedeadhaji wrote:
my body temperature is 97.4, i can now use that for an excuse for why i suck!

That's almost boiling O_O

Fahrenheit


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Cpt.Cocaine
Profile Joined June 2008
Canada299 Posts
December 11 2008 19:02 GMT
#16
There's a part of your brain whose sole function is to ensure that your body maintains a stable state (in terms of temperature, among other things), and it can send signals controlling muscle contractions and blood vessel expansion in order to maintain that state more efficiently.

The temperature in your body is kept even through blood circulation. Because the blood contains the warmth, when it gets cold outside, your body attempts to minimize the blood's surface exposure to the external environment by narrowing blood vessels that are near the outside of the body (like just under the skin or in the limbs). Keeping most of the blood volume near the center of the body (where it's already warm) prevents it from cooling too fast. The decreased efficiency comes from the fact that the muscle cells in your hands receive oxygen and nutrients at a slower rate.

It's the same thing as when you try to cool down food like pasta or rice by stirring it - you're maximizing the pasta/rice's exposure to the cold external environment and allowing heat to dissipate faster.
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