Palm Cooling Science

Core Temperature | Cycling | Endurance | Exercise Tolerance | Heart Rate | Multiple Sclerosis | Skin Temperature

Palm Cooling’s Heart Rate and Thermal Impact on Exercise in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Katherine Frances Maguire, Margaret Wydotis, Jason Jaggers, Pete Quesada, Jennifer Daily, Yvette Cabrera-Rojas, John Francis Caruso. Palm Cooling’s Heart Rate and Thermal Impact on Exercise in Multiple Sclerosis Patients. Sports Med Int Open 2026; 10: a28778927.DOI: 10.1055/a-2877-8927 Introduction: Heat strain in multiple sclerosis patients during exercise limits their benefits from this treatment. One prior study…

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EMG | Exercise Volume | Heart Rate | Men | RPE | Skin Temperature | Total Repetitions

Ergogenic Effects of Intermittent Hand Cooling on High-Intensity Resistance Exercise Performance: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study

Wang, A., Fu, W., Shen, B., & Hurr, C. (2026). Ergogenic Effects of Intermittent Hand Cooling on High-Intensity Resistance Exercise Performance: A Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 10.1519/JSC.0000000000005384. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000005384 Introduction: Intermittent peripheral cooling has been proposed as an ergogenic strategy to enhance resistance exercise performance. However, the contribution of…

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Blood Lactate | Exercise Volume | Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) | Men | RPE | Sprint & High Intensity | Strength & Power

Ischemic preconditioning combined with inter-set palm cooling enhances performance in strength-trained men during high-intensity resistance training: A randomized crossover trial

Wu, C. M., Chou, W. C., Wang, W. Y., & Cai, Z. Y. (2025). Ischemic preconditioning combined with inter-set palm cooling enhances performance in strength-trained men during high-intensity resistance training: A randomized crossover trial. Biology of sport, 43, 139–147. https://doi.org/10.5114/biolsport.2026.152344 Introduction: This study investigated the effects of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) on performance during highintensity resistance exercise (RE)…

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Athletes | Baseball | Pain | Pitchers | RPE | Thermal Perception | Throwing Accuracy | Throwing Velocity

The Ergogenic Effects of Intermittent Palm Cooling on Repeated Baseball Throwing Are Reversed when Cooling-Induced Pain Occurs

Lin, K. H., Huang, Y. M., & Cai, Z. Y. (2025). The Ergogenic Effects of Intermittent Palm Cooling on Repeated Baseball Throwing Are Reversed when Cooling-Induced Pain Occurs. Journal of human kinetics, 98, 67–77. https://doi.org/10.5114/jhk/194455 Introduction: Intermittent palm cooling (PC) could benefit strength performance. However, its effect on baseball throwing, which requires explosive strength, has yet to…

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Core Temperature | Endurance | Heart Rate | Hot Conditions | RPE

Heat extraction through the palm of one hand improves aerobic exercise endurance in a hot environment

Grahn, D. A., Cao, V. H., & Heller, H. C. (2005). Heat extraction through the palm of one hand improves aerobic exercise endurance in a hot environment. In Journal of Applied Physiology (Vol. 99, Issue 3, pp. 972–978). American Physiological Society. https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.00093.2005 Introduction: In situations where the accumulation of internal heat limits physical performance, enhanced…

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Core Temperature | Endurance | Heart Rate | Hot Conditions | RPE | Sprint & High Intensity | Strength & Power

Work Volume and Strength Training Responses to Resistive Exercise Improve with Periodic Heat Extraction from the Palm

Grahn, D. A., Cao, V. H., Nguyen, C. M., Liu, M. T., & Heller, H. C. (2012). Work Volume and Strength Training Responses to Resistive Exercise Improve with Periodic Heat Extraction from the Palm. In Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (Vol. 26, Issue 9, pp. 2558–2569). Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0b013e31823f8c1a Introduction: Body…

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Core Temperature | Heart Rate | Men | Neutral Conditions | RPE | Strength & Power

Palm Cooling Delays Fatigue during High-Intensity Bench Press Exercise

Kwon, Y. S., Robergs, R. A., Kravitz, L. R., Gurney, B. A., Mermier, C. M., & Schneider, S. M. (2010). Palm cooling delays fatigue during high-intensity bench press exercise. Medicine and science in sports and exercise, 42(8), 1557–1565. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e3181d34a53 Introduction: Local cooling can induce an ergogenic effect during a short-term intense exercise. One proposed method of personal…

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Core Temperature | Heart Rate | RPE | Strength & Power | Women

Palm Cooling and Heating Delays Fatigue During Resistance Exercise In Women

Kwon, Y. S., Robergs, R. A., Mermier, C. M., Schneider, S. M., & Gurney, A. B. (2015). Palm Cooling and Heating Delays Fatigue During Resistance Exercise in Women. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 29(8), 2261–2269. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31829cef4e Introduction: We previously reported that cold application to the palms between sets of high-intensity bench press exercise produces an ergogenic…

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Blood Lactate | Core Temperature | Cycling | Endurance | Heart Rate | Hot Conditions | Skin Temperature | Sprint & High Intensity | VO2

Effects of Heat Removal Through the Hand on Metabolism and Performance During Cycling Exercise in the Heat

Hsu, A. R., Hagobian, T. A., Jacobs, K. A., Attallah, H., & Friedlander, A. L. (2005). Effects of heat removal through the hand on metabolism and performance during cycling exercise in the heat. Canadian journal of applied physiology = Revue canadienne de physiologie appliquee, 30(1), 87–104. https://doi.org/10.1139/h05-107 Objective: This two-part study tested the hypotheses that the use…

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Blood Lactate | Strength & Power

Intermittent Palm Cooling’s Impact on Resistive Exercise Performance

Caruso, J. F., Barbosa, A., Erickson, L., Edwards, R., Perry, R., Learmonth, L., & Potter, W. T. (2015). Intermittent Palm Cooling’s Impact on Resistive Exercise Performance. International journal of sports medicine, 36(10), 814–821. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0035-1547264 Introduction: To examine palm cooling’s (15°C) impact, subjects performed 3 four-set leg press workouts in a randomized sequence. Methods: Per workout they received…

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