http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/a...ch-082912.html
Now to figure out how to make my own glove...
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11-10-2012, 07:46 AM #1Registered User
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Stanford Univ: This Is Better than You-know-what'
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11-10-2012, 07:47 AM #2Registered User
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When you cool the muscle cell, you return the enzyme to the active state, essentially resetting the muscle's state of fatigue.
The version of the device that will be made available commercially is still being tweaked, but the researchers see applications for heat extraction in areas more important than a simple performance boost. Hyperthermia and heat stress don't just lead to fatigue – they can become medical emergencies.
"And every year we hear stories about high school athletes beginning football practice in August in hot places in the country, and there are deaths due to hyperthermia," said Heller. "There's no reason why that should occur."“From this day to the ending of the world,
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11-10-2012, 08:03 AM #3Registered User
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I would think that immersing your hand in cool water would help but that has to effect grip.
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11-10-2012, 08:18 AM #4me>you
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