Cold hands - what can I do?

I’ve got bad blood circulation in my hands, although I don’t smoke. My mom also has it, so I believe it’s kind of genetic.

The thing is, that this probably affect my jelqing. In matter of 30 sec.-1min. my hands get cold, and it’s uncomfortable to do jelqs with cold hands (most mentally because of the general idea to “be warm” during PE). It isn’t very arousing either.

I tested two alternatives to do something about it: the first is just to let the thumb and pointing finger (OK grip) touch my dick, the second alternative is to use the OK grip plus the other fingers. It is when I’m between these methods that my cold fingers accidentally touch my dick and “cool down” my penis.

I usually try to warm up my fingers before jelqing when I stretch (by grip a microwaved rice sock when using the other hand to stretch) but it is just a temporary solution, and I can’t do that when jelqing.

Any ideas?

Have you ever seen a doctor about these “cold hands”?

No, i haven’t. I get “cold” when I’m nervous and more generally in the winter period.

Raynaud’s (Reynaud?) syndrome, most likely. Raynaud’s disease it downright debilitating, real bad circulation. R Syndrome isn’t as bad but is a bitch. Apparently, the thermostat function is badly miscalibrated, and so the body is shutting down arterial blood to extremities even though the core is still warm and cosy. Except for avoiding cold, recalibration is supposedly possible. This is done by sitting with hands and feet in a warm bucket of water while keeping the rest of the body cool; outdoors during winter or in a cold shower. This is to be repeated daily 15-30 minutes or so for quite a time until your body starts readjusting. I tried this a few times, but gave up - it’s kind of a hassle, to say the least.

IR lamp?

Many people have cold hands. This is due to poor blood circulation - there’s poor blood flow to extremities of the body - and these areas do not require high oxygen demands during non-strenous activities.

I used to have cold hands, until even quite recently. But ever since going to the gym, I found my hands are no longer cold and I can withstand cold temperature much better. Whereas I need to wear a jacket in the past, now I only need to wear a T-shirt.

I guess yours might be a more serious case as straining your hands during Jelq will actually increase blood flow to the hands and palm; and make them warmer and redder.

Read here for possible reasons for cold hands and recommendations to treat it. It also has descriptions on Raynaud’s disease which is described in details in Wikipedia.

Stop playing Counter-Strike!

Have you tried soaking them in hot water for a few minutes before you get started? That should take the chill out.

Use gingko biloba, one effect of using it is that it should keep your hands on normal temperature

Andro’s suggestion is by far the best. You should be using heat anyway when you are jelqing so the IR lamp would warm your hands as well as your dick.

It’s the best way to go.

I flame grill mine prior to jelqing

I suggest you put your hands in the microwave.

Yeah, but how does he close the door with his hands inside? And how does he turn the microwave on with the door open?

I say your basic toaster oven- or you can man up and grab a hold of an old school steam riser and suck it up until your hands won’t turtle your meat.

What about anxiety? I read somewhere that anxious people get cold hands, I get it too.

Didn’t know that Jelq can cause so much anxiety in some guys!