
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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