Does palm cooling between sets help you lift more? A 10-study meta-analysis found no significant effect on resistance training volume
Oct 27
4 min read
Cooling the palms between sets has been sold as a nervous-system hack: put your hands on a cold plate for a couple of minutes, and the next set goes further. Early studies reported more repetitions and more total load. The idea is attractive because it fits into rest periods that are already there and the equipment can be as simple as something cold to hold. Now there are enough trials to pool, and the question has moved from whether it can ever work to whether it reliably adds training volume.
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