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Episode 264

EPISODE 264  ·  COACHES, DOCTORS & PERFORMANCE SCIENCE  ·  12 MIN  ·  AUGUST 25, 2025

Cooling Your Palms

Training Edge

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In this episode

Evy Lyons from Apex Cool Labs explains how palm cooling technology is revolutionizing athletic performance by cooling blood and muscles during intense activity.

• Palm cooling accelerates recovery in competition and training by utilizing hands as the body's natural radiators
• Our palms get 10 times more blood flow than other skin areas when we're hot
• Cooling your palms helps lower core temperature, accelerate heart rate recovery, and extend muscle stamina
• Heat inhibits performance, but we lack internal temperature sensors to detect when our muscles are overheating
• Optimal cooling temperature is 50-60°F (10-15°C) - ice is actually too cold and causes vasoconstriction
• Athletes using palm cooling can add extra quality volume to workouts, leading to compound performance gains
• Evie doubled her pull-up max from 7 to 14 in eight weeks using palm cooling between sets
• Narwhals devices are now used by elite athletes across all major sports leagues and in the Olympics
• Beyond athletics, palm cooling provides critical benefits for "industrial athletes" in firefighting, construction, and manufacturing
• Heat is the number one climate-related killer globally, making cooling technologies increasingly important

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Chapters

0:00  Welcome to Mile High Summit Podcast
1:22  Introduction to Apex Cool Labs
2:39  Understanding Palm Cooling Science
4:42  Personal Performance Benefits
7:32  Applications Beyond Athletics
9:50  Apex Cool Labs Company Update
11:32  Episode Closing and Call to Action

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More Coaches, doctors & performance science episodes →

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