This is a thread to discuss various methods around improving your resistance to the cold. As this is a fitness board, let's focus on physical training over mental strategies, but I know there's a lot of overlap so don't be afraid to mention them too.I live in a fairly cold country, today it was around 0C/32F, and I was outside with a coffee and enjoying the cold, sometimes it's deeply unpleasant though. This lead me to think about how fitness and cold resistance are linked, and how improving your resistance can lead to a better enjoyment of the outdoors.Some areas to discuss:>Body composition, muscles and fats keep you warm, but nobody wants to be a fatty>Different types of fat, how to build the best kinds>The best cardio for improving bloodflow, and thus cold-resistance>Training for improving bloodflow to extremities, I have poor circulation in my hands which makes working in the cold difficult and unpleasant, I wonder if there is a way to fix this, perhaps forearm training?
>>76928670I find ensuring the extremes are both hit ensures a good tolerance. That is a warm inside that is high humidity and then cooling the body rapidly to learn to appreciate it.After my hot showers I turn the knob to max cold to wash out the heat so I don't sweat. In the summer the water is pleasant. In the winter I get brain freeze so I have to be quick. I find this goes good cold tolerance.
Anecdote but as my back muscle mass increased I have experienced a noticeable increase in my natural warmth during winter times. Specifically my back, no other body parts. It's like I have a heatsink and the effect multiplies like crazy if I do a little cardio and get the blood going for a few hours after that I can sit in shorts in temperatures I previously need a jacket and sweat pants to feel comfortable inJust a lil anecdote for y'all
>>76928670You're gonna wanna wear stuff like coats, long pants, etc
My hands dont get cold anymore, matter of fact they were way too hot despite it raining this morning alongside very strong windsI think it's because i hit my micronutrients all the time now due to changing my diet and also train my forearms every other day
>>76928712I also noticed that back when I got my noob gains, but couldn't attribute it to my back alone since it was just muscle gains all over, hard to do a good experiment to test but your anecdote makes sense.
Spent a week or so residing my sons house with temps in the low teens and 20's. After a few days you just are not as cold.
>>76928670it's been in the low teens all week. i wear shorts and a tshirt as i walk from my car to my gym every day. and i park as far away as i can. it feels refreshing, it's not any more than a two or three minute walk. and then i get to look at faggots like picrel as they're bundled like an eskimo
>>76928670I work at a shop, putting products on racks, and I'm specialized at the freezer part. They give us gloves against cold but I wanted to feel it in my hands and becoming the king of the north, and so am I, today my hands are dry as fuck and don't feel the cold temperature. If you want to train yourself against extremes, face them
>>76928670building tolerance to weather does nothing for you other than be able to tolerate it.
>>76928670I remember being 12 and thinking about shit like this too in case I ever I had to fight James Bond on a mountaintop in the winter or some shit.You little faggot.
>>76928803obvious underage. only kids think its tough to be outside with a tshirt on during winter lmao
>>76928670Sleep at 45-55° FYour brown fat builds up fastest this wayI can feel it in my lower back, the sides of my legs. Random warmth sometimes.
>>76928670It gets down to 0F in winters where I live, high elevation so plenty of snow too. I just don't care about the cold, in fact I like it. Most of my house is at 55F, my bedroom is 65F. I'll walk outside in shorts and short sleeve shirts because it feels good. Everyone around me puts so much effort into putting on tons of layers and long sleeves, but they spend the majority of their time indoors even when they go out for the day. It's stupid, they end up suffering more. Short sleeves are so much easier and more comfortable.If I'm going to be outside for longer than just a walk through a parking lot, then I'll wear multiple layers but still all short sleeves. If I bring a jacket it usually ends up tied around my waist or a neckgaiter just gets wrapped around my arm, I can't be bothered to put them on and take them off. Pants are only worn if it is actively snowing or if I'm spending hours outside. But my biggest weakness isn't snow, it's the fucking wind. Windy days are the worst, cold air being constantly blasted on your body and ripping your heat away from you. Windy weather demands respect.Summers are much worse. I grew up in Florida and hated it. I don't need any more heat. Where I am now the summers are nowhere near as bad but still suck.
>>76929124I have already been on top of several mountains this winter, don't see how that makes me a faggot or twelve.
>32 degrees>unpleasant You sure don't live in a cold country then. Exposure helps. Get all bundled up and spend time outside when it's ACTUALLY cold. Get used to doing outdoor activities regardless of the temperature outside
Cold res is 80/20 mental/seasonal adaption ime. The coldest times for me are the first bits of November . By January I'm so used to it again. Similarly for heat adaption, hottest part of the year is June subjectively. Fats have it different. I also can only speak for Nordic peoples, I don't know how swarthy peoples handle cold. Judging by the amount of Hindus I see in full parkas in October, not very well.
As someone who walks year round, this is what helps me stay warm.>Long johns and a long sleeve as a base layer.>2 pairs of sweats for the legs with 1 pair of socks with the base layer tucked in them.>For the torso use 1 long sleeve and 1 short sleeve over the base layer then tuck the base layer shirt into the 1st pair of sweats then the 2nd shirt into the 2nd pair of sweats and untuck 1 or both to bleed heat if you start to over heat.>For hands always use mittens, wool is preferred.>For feet you'll wanna have a pair of wool socks and waterproof boots that aren't steel toe. Steel toes hold cold.>For head and neck you'll want a couple neck gators and a good beanie and sometimes a ski mask over top of it all if its really bad out.>Finally you'll wanna put on a windbreaker jacket and pants.One important thing to remember is make sure there is air pockets between the layers. This method of staying warm has worked for me every year the winter rolls in.
>>76928670Literally just be cold, it increas3s mitochondrial density
>>76930203Also a no car schizoid. I'm 6km south of town and Canadian though in the milder part so -20c max lows for ~2wks, bulk of winter is -10c, but always hekin wimdy af + northerly winds when I start runs/walks which is when you're coldestMy clothing - Merino wool base layer, Danish Endurance is current brand and they're very good. I basically live in these Nov-March - Wool toque. Real wool. Wigwam brand. - J.B. Fields socks. I wear the -40 style all winter and their trail socks the rest of the time. $20 a pair and they're very durable. - Saucony Trail Runners. Boots are unnecessary, and I walk/run rail trails that I'm the only user of, so I make my own paths through the snow and it's perfectly fine with JB Fields socks on.Brush the snow out before you go in a builder, because you're civillized, and so it doesn't melt and get you wet. - Everything touching your skin should be wool. I wear synthetic everything else. -10c means two thin zip ups, one Underarmour tech long sleeve, one Helly Hansen long sleeve, then a columbia fleece jacket and a running windbreaker on top for "hard"shell -Legs don't get cold, so I wear sportchek brand running pants/thin slighly waterproof whatever the fuck you call thems , jogging pants but not the fleecey kind.Base layer is a cheat code. Wool is a cheat code. Yes it's worth $100 for a set of leggings , and yes $100 more (CAD) for a top. The stuff never stinks, it needs to be washed once a month, and it's durable enough if you take care of it.
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>>76930231And a buff for wind resistance, and mittens NOT fingered gloves. Separate finger gloves are for working not walking, you need mittens when it's cold. Buff is very nice, I just got one yesterday because it was 80km/hr gusts, -20 with the wind chill, unseasonably fucking cold for not even winter yet. I used to use merino thin balaclavas but for some reason i've never found one that doesnt go to shreds after a season so trying a buff instead now. I like em. But synthetic next to your skins absorbs the oil and stinks after not long, and you cant wash the stink out.
>>76928670>I wonder if there is a way to fix thisEasy solution. Stop working in the cold
>>76928670People from my workplace are going to an event 11 days from now where they're going to enter ice cold water, it's a lake somewhere. I've never done anything like that, used to take cold showers for a few weeks back in the day but it's been a while. Can I do it safely? Do I need to prepare somehow, other than taking cold showers?
Healthy adults are already very resilient to cold, what matters is wind resistance. Pay attention when you feel cold, is it because of wind or is it because of improper insulation
>>76928670Cute lil nigga
It’s fucking miserable when cutting. I end up bedrotting all day if the sun’s not out, which lowers my TDEE to a hair over BMR.But definitely avoid fasted walks. When depleted of glycogen, I walk too slow for Apple Watch to even register at as exercise. Carbs boost my pace.
