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One of the goals with this platform is create a collaborative learning experience where it is encouraged to ask, discuss, share, network, and contribute to personal and professional growth, individually and collectively. Please comment on this post with a short introduction about your background, professional experience, research interests, and anything else you'd like to share. I'll start off: I'm Braeden Ostepchuk, a former pro hockey player and mechanical engineer turned inventor and founder, obsessed with studying and building at the intersection of thermodynamics, physiology, and technology.
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New Resource: Online Palm Cooling Research Library
If anyone is interested in doing a deep dive on peer-reviewed, published literature on palm cooling, I've consolidated it all into a single resource. palmcoolingscience.com The intent is to be a centralized bibliography. No additional commentary, discussion, or analysis (apart from a 2-3 sentence "In Simple Terms" summary). To the best of my ability, I've also tried to tag and categorize, so that you can filter by things such as subject demographics (men vs women vs mixed), activity type (endurance vs strength), and others. This probably needs more attention for a better filtering system. Includes all published work that I've found (and will continue to add). Please let me know if I've missed any.
New Resource: Online Palm Cooling Research Library
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Training in the Heat? Acclimatization?
I have a quick comment/question. I train a lot of young athletes like hockey players and lacrosse players, as I was a former hockey player myself ...but it also run a boxing gym, as I cut into Boxing and boxed professionally for a few years. I keep the gym. Relatively warm, even though we have air conditioning. I want the athletes, especially the boxers, to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. When I was boxing professionally, I was training with sweatsuits on in the heat and obviously it was very uncomfortable, but I got really used to it. Is there a level of a acclimatization when training in the heat or cold weather? I got really used to training in the heat and could deal with it very, but I know there are a number of performance decreases as soon as the heat increases. Would love to know some thoughts.
Application of Palmar Cooling in cold environments?
Hello all! @Braeden Ostepchuk You're a hockey guy so I thought of this today as I finally got my Kuhler device and the notification for beer league hockey starting today: Will this device work on the bench in a cold ice rink? Does the ambient temperature in the mid to upper 30s and cold hands shut the palms down for the benefits? Ideally, I'd love to hold on to this thing between shifts. Would love to hear your thoughts!
BOC Provider Status Expiring 2/18 - Get your CEUs now!
*UPDATE: Eligibility extended until 2/18 ATCs: If you want free BOC CEUs - you have 45 hours left to get them (before they expire!). -- I have been blown away by the participation and positive feedback from those who have joined the 0th Law course and completed the assessments for CEUs. So far, this group sits at 803 members with 337 certificates issued (for 2,359 hours). The 0th Law has been a passion project of mine and an opportunity to share everything I've learned in the space of temperature, physiology, and performance, while also giving back to the practitioners and broader community that greatly influenced me in my career. I was fortunate to play NCAA and pro hockey, working with fantastic sports medicine and sports performance staff (as well as personal trainers) and I've seen firsthand how hard you all work, the hours you put in, and how severely underpaid and overworked you often are. This is a big reason that I never wanted to charge for the course, but unfortunately the cost for production, applications, fees, and the platform add up quickly, so after a quick cost/benefit analysis, I will not be renewing the BOC Approved Provider status. - Bad news: 0th Law is no longer eligible for BOC CEUs after 5pm CT on 2/2. - Good news: There are still 45 hours left and it is free (now is the time!). The course and this group will remain active and available as a resource and community, but starting 2/3, it will only be eligible for NSCA and CSCCa CEUs (until 12/31/2026). Thank you all! PS - if you have colleagues that need BOC CEUs, now is a good time to share the course!
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0th Law of Physiology (CEUs)
Free CEUs: Course on physiology, temperature, fatigue, cooling, and performance. *Approved for 0.7 NSCA + 3.5 CSCCa CEUs.
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