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renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
October 18 2011 00:35 GMT
#1
Does anyone else get cold hands while gaming? I mean, it might just be that where I live (chicago) its that time of the year that everything starts getting cold, but it always seems that even when my body is completely warm, my hands are freezing; this is also very unlike me, as I could provide personal testimony from my girlfriend that I am a human space-heater.

Anybody know anything to fix this, or help? I just played a game with an average of 70 APM by SC2's new apm measurement and while that's not NaDa-like speed, my hands were moving pretty consistently, and now that the game is done they're still freezing.
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Darclite
Profile Joined January 2011
United States1021 Posts
October 18 2011 00:38 GMT
#2
Wear a sweater and feel free to ask for pauses where you can just stop for 20 seconds and warm up. My hands don't get cold, but if I get frustrated, they fall asleep to an almost painful extent. It helps to just stop and chill.
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shammythefox
Profile Joined May 2010
United Kingdom286 Posts
October 18 2011 00:38 GMT
#3
I think this is quite common. You don't wanna be packing on jumpers or god forbid gloves while playing obviously. The best fix i know is to get some reusable hand warmers and heat up between games
HotCookies
Profile Joined January 2011
Greece149 Posts
October 18 2011 00:38 GMT
#4
I hate this when it happens, whenever i get cold hands my apm drops a lot and i missclick a lot, i tried washing my hands with warm water and it helps a bit.
Mayor
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
United States472 Posts
October 18 2011 00:38 GMT
#5
A lot of Starcraft players tend to have this problem, HuK is even cited bringing hand warmers inside the booths when he plays in tournaments. Not entirely sure why, but I think it's good for you to know you're not completely abnormal.
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Nagano
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States1157 Posts
October 18 2011 00:39 GMT
#6
Your skin is... pale white, and ice cold.

I know what you are.

Say it.

Mermaid.
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Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-18 00:44:32
October 18 2011 00:39 GMT
#7
If you dont get cold hands naturally, I always thought it was the bodies response to the adrenaline and nervousness that come from playing the game. You could help alleviate this by actively trying to improve your circulation (Keeping a few weights near your gaming station, do a few pushups between matches and overall try to keep the blood flowing) and you can also passively increase circulation by taking more b-vitamins, whole grains etc. Good circulation is very important in trying to prevent RSI's so if your hands are getting cold and you're trying to play quickly you're going to be at higher risk of developing CTS or CuTS. The body tries to move all your blood to your organs and the only way really to do anything about it is to do something active.

edit: also try jumping jacks ^^;
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Mafs
Profile Joined January 2011
Canada458 Posts
October 18 2011 00:40 GMT
#8
I think everyone's hands get cold playing SC2. It may the be the adrenaline I think. Day9 talked about it on one of his dailies, im sure someone else here can explain it much better.
renaissanceMAN
Profile Joined March 2011
United States1840 Posts
October 18 2011 00:40 GMT
#9
On October 18 2011 09:39 Nagano wrote:
Your skin is... pale white, and ice cold.

I know what you are.

Say it.

Mermaid.


rofl brilliant post

i can always get my cat to sit on my lap and just stick my hands under her in between games
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bloken
Profile Joined June 2011
22 Posts
October 18 2011 00:42 GMT
#10
In between games, rest your hands by hanging your arms down my your sides. Usually your hands are elevated on the desk when playing which can contribute to lower circulation of blood. Rubbing, stretching and massaging them will help with circulation as well. If it's super cold where hand warmers and keep a hot cup of tea/coffee close by and drink using both hands .
Rumpus
Profile Joined August 2011
United States136 Posts
October 18 2011 00:43 GMT
#11
I get the same issue! Thought I was the only one actually. My hands get so cold I feel weird and off when I attempt to play. I also have genetically poor track record in the circulation department so... =/. I actually try to wear warmer clothes or even sit on my hands and generally just move them around. Get them limber and toasty. If I attempt to play my cold hands, the joints begin to hurt.

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

I would try some hand warming exercises, an instrument, other games, maybe even typing some mock paragraphs. I actually like to play multiple customs vs computers or actually just sit on my hands before I try to play so my joints don't hurt as I struggle to macro effectively. Maybe try lifting something, get your blood flowing.
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sheaRZerg
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
United States613 Posts
October 18 2011 00:44 GMT
#12
Yea I get this....The annoying thing is it will happen in a room that is otherwise at a comfortable temperature, so i dont want to do something that would heat the entire room. I have tried both wearing gloves and running hot water over my hands between games. Ive seen programmers with what I assume are hot-packs doing the same thing. All of these work to some extent, but when the game winds on my hands will get progressively colder. I have yet to find a great solution. Maybe some sort of localized heat source blowing warm air directly over the laptop.
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Phayze
Profile Blog Joined June 2009
Canada2029 Posts
October 18 2011 00:45 GMT
#13
On October 18 2011 09:43 Rumpus wrote:
I get the same issue! Thought I was the only one actually. My hands get so cold I feel weird and off when I attempt to play. I also have genetically poor track record in the circulation department so... =/. I actually try to wear warmer clothes or even sit on my hands and generally just move them around. Get them limber and toasty. If I attempt to play my cold hands, the joints begin to hurt.

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

I would try some hand warming exercises, an instrument, other games, maybe even typing some mock paragraphs. I actually like to play multiple customs vs computers or actually just sit on my hands before I try to play so my joints don't hurt as I struggle to macro effectively. Maybe try lifting something, get your blood flowing.

Rubbing and stretching the wrists is good, but if you have a pre existing wrist problem (early stage carpal tunnel etc) you can cause more inflammation and make things worse.
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mikiao
Profile Joined May 2010
United States161 Posts
October 18 2011 00:45 GMT
#14
Play through the cold. In a few weeks your hands will turn into moving icicles and you will be UNSTOPPABLE!!! BWhahahahahahahahahaha


Or its circulation...it could be either really. I vote unstoppable icicle hands myself...
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CajunMan
Profile Joined July 2010
United States823 Posts
October 18 2011 00:48 GMT
#15
Get some hand warmers from Academy or walmart pros use them and so do people with cold hands. Your welcome.
MrMotionPicture
Profile Joined May 2010
United States4327 Posts
October 18 2011 00:48 GMT
#16
On October 18 2011 09:40 renaissanceMAN wrote:
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On October 18 2011 09:39 Nagano wrote:
Your skin is... pale white, and ice cold.

I know what you are.

Say it.

Mermaid.


rofl brilliant post

i can always get my cat to sit on my lap and just stick my hands under her in between games

Hahah I like that idea. I will have to try that.
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Valikyr
Profile Joined June 2010
Sweden2653 Posts
October 18 2011 00:49 GMT
#17
During the warm months of the year this isn't a problem to me but during fall/winter it can be a pain warming up the hands after being outside.
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14174 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-10-18 00:51:30
October 18 2011 00:50 GMT
#18
my gf knitted me a pair of finger less gloves. She did a really really tight knit and double layered it. I put a couple neo magnets from a hardware store for the thumb mitten and the finger mitten. I think I saw that in a pair of gloves somewhere and I wanted to remake it myself. I have some bad heart genetics so I don't get a lot of blood to my fingers when I'm stressed.

So yeah. a pair of finger-less gloves is the answer. Get a tight pair to your fingers so you'll prevent muscle fatigue and twitching together (NASCAR does the same thing for the drivers to pressure the hands to keep them from getting tired.

Edit: this would be better in the general section. Some of the bw people would probably know more then me about this.
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Antisocialmunky
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States5912 Posts
October 18 2011 00:52 GMT
#19
Your crotch is your natural hand warmer, use it. Its not like anyone will see you even if you are streaming unless you do a weird full body stream.

Arm pits are good too but not as super effective.
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envisioN .
Profile Joined February 2011
United States552 Posts
October 18 2011 00:53 GMT
#20
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.
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