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Netto.
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Poland523 Posts
May 16 2011 17:41 GMT
#61
Go wash your hands in hot water and then put smth on, I do it and works fine.
Be the change you want to see in the world.
MichaelEU
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands816 Posts
May 16 2011 17:49 GMT
#62
On May 17 2011 02:39 FrozenFruit wrote:
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On May 17 2011 01:56 MichaelEU wrote:
On May 17 2011 01:47 FrozenFruit wrote:
On May 17 2011 01:24 MichaelEU wrote:
Cold hands are one of the first signs of RSI. Instead of artificial heating, I suggest taking a break.

Here are some tips to improve circulation:

Form a fist and individually move your fingers up and down.
Form a fist and position your thumb on the knuckle of your index finger and slide it over your knuckles in a swiping motion.

These motions also relieve sweaty hands.


It has nothing to do with RSI or hand speed affecting local metabolic rate.

As explained earlier in this thread, it is an acute stress reaction to playing starcraft which diverts blood flow away from the peripheral organs (hands and toes) and towards central organs to allow you to run or fight. However, this isn't good for a precision based game like sc2.

You should instead be aiming to heat your hands up (as you are doing) and/or attempting to reduce the pressure/stress you put on yourself with each game that you play.

Circulation tips above will work for a short term, but they will then be overridden by the stress response after a while.

I am a medical student - please don't quote and argue using wikipedia.


I am a heart surgeon and what are you talking about?

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jkjk, I'll believe you. I'll edit the first line to avoid the spreading of wrong information.


Lol I wasn't getting at you, it's just annoying on internet where someone will come along with a link that is like to wikipedia and wrong and be just be spreading nonsense


I get you, I'm not afraid to be wrong on the internet but also not afraid to admit when I am.
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Jayrod
Profile Joined August 2010
1820 Posts
May 16 2011 17:55 GMT
#63
The major cause for cold hands is a an iron deficiency, which may be an indirect result of the poor diet that alot of gamers have (we're lazy in everything but gaming). A well-balanced diet can fix your cold hands, but if its physiological you may need medication assistance or iron pills.
Bleak
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Turkey3059 Posts
May 16 2011 17:58 GMT
#64
Another cause may be being too nervous, and that is easily taken care with better scouting, more gaming and just having a good opening in the beginning. If you know what to look for and what to do, you won't get that nervous.
"I am a beacon of knowledge blazing out across a black sea of ignorance. "
MrStorkie
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom697 Posts
May 16 2011 18:00 GMT
#65
Same problem. Similar solution, except it's doubly better than yours:

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ShamTao
Profile Joined September 2010
United States419 Posts
May 16 2011 18:18 GMT
#66
not my fingers, just my entire being
In the game of drones, you win or you die!
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-16 18:25:11
May 16 2011 18:24 GMT
#67
if the room is cold yes. if its too much, i put my golf gloves on, left and right.
(new, for this purpose, actual golf gloves are dirty)
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Naugrim
Profile Joined April 2008
Sweden57 Posts
May 16 2011 18:25 GMT
#68
Actually i've been using a fan to warm my hands for a long time. Good think more people are using this method aswell.
jw232
Profile Joined January 2009
United States157 Posts
May 16 2011 18:27 GMT
#69
For me, it's not so much the hand getting cold as not enough blood flow. I used to have a tall desk and short chair, so my hands were higher than my elbows (which is also ergonomically bad). My hands would get numb after a few games, even faster if the room is cold. After I got a shorter desk and height-adjustable chair, my hands didn't get numb anymore.
PraetorianX
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden780 Posts
May 16 2011 18:27 GMT
#70
On May 17 2011 03:00 MrStorkie wrote:
Same problem. Similar solution, except it's doubly better than yours:

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The best argument against democracy is a 5-minute conversation with the average voter - Winston Churchill
2WeaK
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Canada550 Posts
May 16 2011 18:29 GMT
#71
I put my hand in my pants inbetween games. >.> You should totally do that it's more eco friendly than your current solution!

j/k
I usually wear a hoody if I get cold hands.
kathode
Profile Joined April 2010
United States265 Posts
May 16 2011 18:30 GMT
#72
I always wear a hoodie. =]

Keeps my hands warm enough with the 150~ apm and super spamming early game heh

Once I slow down apm then my hands may start to feel like the are locking up. =[ sucks midgame when you can't do much about it
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MrStorkie
Profile Joined April 2010
United Kingdom697 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-16 18:37:14
May 16 2011 18:33 GMT
#73
On May 17 2011 03:27 PraetorianX wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 17 2011 03:00 MrStorkie wrote:
Same problem. Similar solution, except it's doubly better than yours:

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i wear these too. I have very severe cold feet (in a literal sense) when i play SC.

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and this! So I can get into my boss mode and be a fearsome gracken too.

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PhiliBiRD
Profile Joined November 2009
United States2643 Posts
May 16 2011 19:14 GMT
#74
my hands get cold when its cold, generally thats about it.

if your hands are getting cold your more than likely not keeping yourself warm enough. being underweight can also lead to the outer limbs being more cold. try putting on socks too(retaining any and all heat will help).


get a dog and rub his belly or something. eat a hot pocket warm them hands up!
Cajun2k1
Profile Joined May 2010
Netherlands399 Posts
May 16 2011 19:19 GMT
#75
Yes, even when it's hot as hell in my room, my hands are getting cold. I don't know what causes this, but what I generally do is rub them together between my legs, gets them hot fast.
How can you kill, that which has no life?
ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13430 Posts
May 16 2011 19:22 GMT
#76
sometimes after a really long game my hands will get cold but for the most part some hand and wrist exercises clear that right up. The ones day 9 showed in his mechanics vods have been really helpful I urge everyone to do them
StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
SchAmToo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States1141 Posts
May 16 2011 19:24 GMT
#77
Yeah my hands get cold, but I rather that then sweaty so I just go with it =D.

I normally just shake em real quick in between battles and macroing to get the blood back in em.
twitch.tv/schamtoo | twitter.com/schamtoo
Zlasher
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States9129 Posts
May 16 2011 19:25 GMT
#78
When I was playing in a few of my CSL matches I had a 50 minute long TvP on Lost Temple and afterwards, even though the computer room we meet up in is quite warm my ahnds were absolutely freezing and I was shivering after the match lol.

The adrenaline got pumping, badly.
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shtdisturbance
Profile Joined February 2010
Canada613 Posts
May 16 2011 19:31 GMT
#79
Mine get so cold! My girlfriend wont let me touch her after starcraft cause she knows they are cold. I dont understand...
Cosmos
Profile Joined March 2010
Belgium1077 Posts
May 16 2011 19:35 GMT
#80
My hands are only cold for the 1st and 2nd games of the day, it just warms itself while playing. I always wash my hands a lot because I swear so I tkae care of washing with hot water because cold water makes it like if it was the 1st game.
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