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PraetorianX
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden780 Posts
May 16 2011 16:07 GMT
#1
Hey wassup guys!

I'm about 800 Master now and I would say the big thing holding me back is COLD HANDS. When I just sit by my computer doing random stuff, my hands don't get very cold... but as soon as I start playing, my hands freeze which makes them clumsy and I keep misclicking and screwing up. This is super annoying and I'm not sure if it has something to do with adrenaline or whatever, but it's a big problem for me.

I even have a travel-size hairdryer which I use to warm my hands up inbetween games. It's very nice and if you don't have one of these, I recommend you get one cuz it's super effective and gets your hands warm and nice. But the effects don't last for a 45 minute game, unfortunately. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Does anyone else have this problem?
Why do you think this happens, and how do YOU keep your hands warm?
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Mulletarian
Profile Joined February 2011
Norway101 Posts
May 16 2011 16:09 GMT
#2
I have the same problem. Considered getting myself some hobo-gloves with holes for the fingertips.
I usually just put on a sweater though.
57 Corvette
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Canada5941 Posts
May 16 2011 16:09 GMT
#3
I have a warm drink nearby (Tea, Coffe, Even hot chocolate would work) and if my hands get too cool, I grab the cup/mug to warm them up again.

Just make sure not to do this while microing/macroing heavily.
Moving your hands around a lot too will help, try using hotkeys faster, and spam if you feel your hands are getting cold.
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Alejandrisha
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States6565 Posts
May 16 2011 16:11 GMT
#4
Sometimes when I play I get sweaty palms. If the room is not very cold my hands don't get very cold. Probably cause I spam really hard at the beginning of the game ( you get used to spamming when you live in a 50 degrees F dorm room!!)
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dc302
Profile Joined December 2010
Australia576 Posts
May 16 2011 16:12 GMT
#5
Must be the nerves. I have this problem sometimes too, but its more so me feeling cold all over rather than just my hands. A heater fixes it nicely tho
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Gfire
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1699 Posts
May 16 2011 16:14 GMT
#6
I was thinking it would be cool to output hot air from your PC and blow it over your keyboard... Not sure how practical it would be.

I usually wash my hands with hot water when I'm up, and keep the room pretty warm, but I too get very cold hands from playing.

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Discerpo
Profile Joined July 2010
263 Posts
May 16 2011 16:14 GMT
#7
Same problem here.

I used to play WoW arena with a friend over skype, and whenever we started to queue for matchmaking, we always started simultaneously getting really cold.

Could have been nerves even though we never felt particularly nervous... or simply a case of noticing the cold more while needing to concentrate?

It's especially strange since my rooms always incredibly warm from having computers and laptops on all day.
StifSokSamurai
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States120 Posts
May 16 2011 16:14 GMT
#8
I have never heard of ones hands getting cold WHILE playing that is rather odd. Seems a little counter intuitive to what should occur biologicly. Are you sure its not that you are noticing more that your hands are cold while playing?

That aside I have had issues where my hands have kept me from performing the tasks required. A handful of practice games seems to suffice for me.
SolHeiM
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden1264 Posts
May 16 2011 16:15 GMT
#9
Fill a plastic bag with warm water and use it as a hotpack and warm your hands. I "suffer" from cold hands until I've played a couple of games. After that my hands are really warm.
Synystyr
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States1446 Posts
May 16 2011 16:16 GMT
#10
It's the adrenaline rush that makes your hands get cold. It sucks I find that spamming hard at the start of the game and having something to warm your hands on like a hot cup or hand warmers are really really nice. Yuck =P
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Forlorn
Profile Joined April 2010
Korea (South)69 Posts
May 16 2011 16:17 GMT
#11
This could be do to stress you are feeling while playing the game. Your body will divert blood away from superficial unimportant areas, such as your hands, and have more blood flow going to your vital organs. With less blood flow your hands will be colder.
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Kralic
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada2628 Posts
May 16 2011 16:17 GMT
#12
This topic has been done a few times. I never have gotten cold hands playing before, but then again I am not cruising at 400 apm either.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=122545
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=96436
http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=188308

The TL solution and suggestions to battling this epidemic. http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=65408

Buy hot pads to rub your hands with is my solution.
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RushGG
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
United Kingdom212 Posts
May 16 2011 16:18 GMT
#13
I indeed get this problem.. more so in longer games.. my hands are freezing cold but sweaty.. weird :S

Was tempted to buy some heat packs but thought it wouldn't make that much of a difference; so i just play through it now!
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R0YAL
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
United States1768 Posts
May 16 2011 16:20 GMT
#14
Woah I thought I just had freak hands, this always happens to me. I'll be fine except my hands start freezing over even when spamming 400 apm -.- Glad to see this is at least not too abnormal
Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
GxZ
Profile Joined April 2010
United States375 Posts
May 16 2011 16:21 GMT
#15
I get this problem, you just got to warm up anyway you can, for me it is spamming early in the game.
synapse
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
China13814 Posts
May 16 2011 16:23 GMT
#16
My hands get cold all the time when I play... only when it starts affecting my gameplay do I stop (aka I don't really have a solution to it T.T)
:)
{ToT}ColmA
Profile Joined November 2007
Japan3260 Posts
May 16 2011 16:24 GMT
#17
when i havent eaten for like 8hours and go play some games i get cold hands, after eating its getting away~
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MichaelEU
Profile Joined February 2011
Netherlands816 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-16 16:57:05
May 16 2011 16:24 GMT
#18
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.
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Ropid
Profile Joined March 2009
Germany3557 Posts
May 16 2011 16:24 GMT
#19
I does not happen to me if I use very warm clothes on the upper body, a warm pullover or jacket or something. The body uses the extremities to regulate core body temperature and starts to pump more blood into your arms and legs and your feet and hands get warmer.
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Asha
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United Kingdom38220 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-05-16 16:25:41
May 16 2011 16:24 GMT
#20
You could try altering your hand/arm positoning related to the rest of your body/desk.

I used to have this problem a lot when I played sitting lower with my hands somewhat raised. I've since raised my chair up a fair bit so I avoid putting any extra pressure on my wrists and it's been a lot better. I have no idea if circulation is a legitimate reason or whether it's coincidence, but yeah, that really helped me.
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