Watching the Dolphins/Chiefs game and some of those players had bare arms… how do they not get frostbite or lose feeling in limbs?
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I used to play varsity basketball up north. At the end of practice before changing up, I would walk outside into freezing temperatures for a few minutes to cool off. It was comfortable. Hard exercise raises one’s core temperature quite a bit.
Obviously can’t be true in all cases, but for the chiefs/dolphins matchup specifically, I believe the field itself has a massive heater below it.
Pro athletes won’t feel the 0 degree on field temp when they’re performing. In fact they’re still sweating cuz the body generates a lot of heat when you’re playing a physical sport with cardio.
The tackles and hits will probably sting more than usual tho
I mean, it’s about freezing here right now and I just went for a jog, after a few minutes I was sweating. Physical exertion warms you up real quick.
Whenever they’re on the sidelines they repost this question a few million times. Doing it so rapidly keeps them warm despite their skin being exposed.
I have a feeling it’s simply an image thing for the players because “football is a man’s sport for tough men”. They’re professionals but still human beings who will get extremely cold in sub 0-deg F temps with a wind chill.
This mentality never made any sense to me – you’ll play a better game and increase your chances of winning if you are warmer and feel more comfortable on the field. I don’t understand why the coaching staff does have a policy for the players to check their egos at the door and dress for the f*cking weather already.
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