Rice sock questions

How many times can you reuse the rice sock for PE warm up sessions?

Can you use the same rice each time or do you have to use fresh rice each time? (That’s a lot of rice)

Does the rice go bad after a while?

How long can you keep the original rice?

Does the heat hold till the end or do you have to microwave it again for the warm down?

Does brown rice work better than white?

You can use the same rice sock, with the same rice in it, as long as it can hold the rice. If you use a good quality sock, you can use it for really long time. But with some socks, the high temperature can wear it down after some period of time. But the rice shouldn’t be changed. And you can use the same rice in a new sock if you want to change it.

You may need to re-heat the rice sock for the worm down if your session is a little long.

I don’t think there is a different between the brown and white rice.

White cotton sport sock is a good choice, I think?

You can also use Kamut-wheat, barley and so on. But avoid curry rice.

I’m a bad PE’er, I know, I haven’t been heating prior to workout, but tonight I’m gonna go grab an ACE heat/ice pack. I think I’m gonna substitute this for the rice sock. It’s definitely reusable.

Rice (brown or white) is re-use-able until it gets damp and goes mouldy!

A cotton sock is better than artificial materials.

You only need re-heat it if it cools too much.

This probably doesn’t have to be said, but just to make it clear…

the rice is not cooked. Use it dry, right from the package.

Your original question made it sound like you’re using cooked rice HardbodyPEer.

Sorry about that.

rice sock puzzles me.

Isn’t it better to rub hot water into your unit? What’s better? I’ve been having an ok time with the hot towel.
Does the rice sock have to be re-microwaved?

Yea it usually needs to be re-microwaved although the rice can retain a decent amount of heat. I personally have found that the shower works best for me. Living with a roommate and a gf would make it difficult to just keep a sock full of rice around without bringing up questions ;)

Btw lol @ the idea of cooking the rice first :)

And don’t use any Instant Rice brand.

What about those new Uncle Ben’s rice in a bag things? Although they are probably rather instant.

After trying a bunch of different products and ‘tricks’ to use as a warm up, I’m right back to where I started almost 2 years ago. Good old fashioned rice sock. I’ve tried a few different types of rice, but I’ve found that natural long grain white rice (the type used in Japanese Sushi, also called “sticky rice”) is the best and longest lasting. If you live in an area with some natural humidity in the air, the rice will absorb moisture from the air and you end up with a nice moist heat pack, which is perfect for PE purposes.

Beware of chemical heating packs! They produce a dry heat, which is not optimum for PE, and may cause skin irritation and or burns.

As avocet8 said do NOT use any form of instant rice or cooked rice.

Always wrap them in a damp tea towel/piece of old t shirt or similar.

Damp heat will penetrate tissue much more efficiently, but getting your rice wet will allow it to go mouldy, if it stays damp.

My wife has a barley neck bag that works a treat for me. It’s about 14” long, 5” wide and 2” thick (the bag, not my dick). Quick zap in the microwave and it’s good to go.

I read in the instructions about putting a cup of water in the microwave at the same time as the bag so that the barley absorbs some moisture. Seems to be hotter and retains heat better this way.

Bingo! This is what they do at the maternity ward my daughter was born at.