I drink a lot of tea (yeh I'm from England.. what of it?) so don't really have a problem with cold hands, just wrap them around the cup for a few minutes while watching a replay and I'm fine. Also a good excuse to take a break and move around

Ralethon

United States141 Posts

December 12 2011 16:06 GMT

#142

On October 18 2011 09:43 Rumpus wrote:

Weird...my girlfriend says the same thing about me...long lost brother!?

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Its a twilight quote that's why. xP

Namu

United States826 Posts

December 12 2011 16:09 GMT

#143

On November 25 2011 06:07 BlindSC2 wrote:
I drink a lot of tea (yeh I'm from England.. what of it?) so don't really have a problem with cold hands, just wrap them around the cup for a few minutes while watching a replay and I'm fine. Also a good excuse to take a break and move around

drinking tea while playing SC2 sounds so classy.
i should start doing that... probably will help myself calm down after a match as well.

eXeJJu

Switzerland55 Posts

December 12 2011 16:11 GMT

#144

put them in your pants for 1 min they will get hot again.

SilverPotato

United States560 Posts

December 12 2011 16:18 GMT

#145

Hot packs are pretty cheap, don't forget to stick them in your jacket pockets when not in use.

perestain

Germany308 Posts

December 12 2011 16:28 GMT

#146

On December 13 2011 01:18 SilverPotato wrote:
Hot packs are pretty cheap, don't forget to stick them in your jacket pockets when not in use.

Thats true. However if you play starcraft at home its much cheaper and more effective to use hot water.

Denis Lachance

Canada162 Posts

December 12 2011 16:28 GMT

#147

I have had this problem for awhile. What I did was I brought a rather inneffective lamp to my desk, and I have it pretty close to my mouse hand. It's kind of an arm-light so I can make it hold over it with a rather nice area of effect.

Being innefective, it gives off a lot of heat so locally, over my mouse hand, it gets really warm. I would do the same for my keyboard hand but I have 2 problems:

1: No room for a lamp on that side
2: I don't have another such lamp

For my mouse hand, works like a charm!

pksens

United Kingdom156 Posts

December 12 2011 16:30 GMT

#148

I actually have a good method which works I think some sportsmen use and is used in some therapies.

Fill your sink (or bowl) with fairly hot water, and bathe your hands in there for a little bit. Like a couple of minutes or so.

Then immediately dowse or bathe them in cold water. Not for as long of course. It'll feel great, trust me I know it sounds crazy to use cold water to stop cold hands... but don't knock a working method. :D

You should be good to go, but, if you have 2 seperate bowls or sinks you can repeat hot->cold a couple more times (less time with cold, more time with hot). It really reduces stiffness and boosts circulation I think.

Give it a go if you think I'm mad.

msjakofsky

1169 Posts

December 12 2011 16:31 GMT

#149

our fingers are not genetically made to make thousands of small, rapid movements, and computers aren't around for long enough so that our body could have adapted. regular use of the keyboards and mouses leads to rapid strain injury (RSI), one of the symptoms is temporary vein tightening (don't know how they say it in english properly), basically circulation in the capillaries in your fingers won't be optimal (length in close connection with the the length of the activity). this leads to cold fingers, smoking or anything that damages the circulation catalyzes this effect. severe RSI can lead to carpal tunnel or some more serious injury

warming up, exercising you fingers often soothes the feeling, also if you use ergonomically designed input hardware you can minimize the symptoms (the best ones are really expensive though)

100% solution to the problem would be a powerball (google it), excercise 10 minutes per day and it completely prevents any RSI related phenomenon, most people don't bother with it but i bought one and my RSI completely disappeared. if i were a korean player coach i'd make it obligatory to have and use one

side effect is that my forearm is starting to be popeye-like;)

Traditional Fire

United States60 Posts

December 12 2011 16:37 GMT

#150

I have the same problem, prolly not super advice, but I put my hands under my bum

Celadan

Norway471 Posts

December 12 2011 16:42 GMT

#151

put your hands around your neck like I do, free hand warmer right there, and you don't have to jack off while warming your hands that way ;P

JimmyJRaynor

Canada18009 Posts

December 12 2011 16:47 GMT

#152

if your feet are also cold.. even when u r in a room at standard 20C temperature it can be a sign of a heart problem.
when ur heart is weak your body reacts by having it only pump blood to the most essential organs in the body.

fingers and toes get low priority compared to liver brain and kidney

if ur feet are also cold all the time as well... see a doctor

ailouros

United States193 Posts

December 12 2011 20:00 GMT

#153

i get cold hands for sure, no way to avoid it though. i got some sorta thin gloves with the fingertips cut off which help. but i don't have heat and it gets to be like 30*F in here at night which is sometimes unplayable.

Kryptonite333

42 Posts

December 12 2011 20:24 GMT

#154

Go outside and run for 30 min, your bloob flow will be in tip top shape for the next hours to come

ggahSoO

United States191 Posts

December 12 2011 20:31 GMT

#155

Chicity is cold as hell in the winter, no surprise you're getting cold on the furthest part of your upper limbs. You can use a hand warmer/hot pack if you want, I just always put on a jacket and grab some tea right before playing a few games warm up my body. And you can always put your hands in your body's natural pocket, the warm warm armpits.

JonB

Sweden325 Posts

December 12 2011 20:34 GMT

#156

I have the exact same problem :/ Some friend told me to try drinking hot chocolate or coffee, will try that

jw232

United States157 Posts

December 12 2011 20:35 GMT

#157

Try keeping your hands at elbow height or lower to improve circulation. This is also ergonomic.

Ko1tz

France493 Posts

December 12 2011 20:38 GMT

#158

I like warming my hands up before a game by playing a couple of songs on Stepmania. I might sound silly but it works REALLY well, if you're good at rythm games this could help a lot, not only for warmup, but for gaining handspeed aswell

Also, fingerless gloves are just great, though you have to get used to playing with them, it feels kind of weird at first

KillerPlague

United States1386 Posts

December 12 2011 20:38 GMT

#159

On October 18 2011 09:53 envisioN . wrote:
Using hand warmers or rubbing your hands together/blowing in them helps. Also try drinking hot tea/coffee/chocolate to keep your hands warm from just holding the cup.

I like this :D I usually just take a break after a few games and wash my hands in warm water lol.

Mrvoodoochild1

United States1439 Posts

December 12 2011 20:38 GMT

#160

I get the same problem, I had to resort to buying a small heaterfan that I have next to me while I play. After every game I warm up my hands for like 10 seconds.