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re: How many times has southern heat and humidity been a major factor
Posted on 8/22/22 at 1:46 pm to TeddyWestside
Posted on 8/22/22 at 1:46 pm to TeddyWestside
Heat and humidity has never caused a football team lose to a less talented one.
Heat and humidity sucks. It's unpleasant. It can cause serious problems, but ...
You cannot actually acclimate to humidity, though. You can't. It's not like altitude, it's basic thermoregulation and other than a few ethnicities everyone reacts to it basically the same way.
So what it boils down to is preparation. Getting used to not feeling comfortable. Getting used to hydrating at a pace you normally wouldn't need to.
Heat and humidity sucks. It's unpleasant. It can cause serious problems, but ...
You cannot actually acclimate to humidity, though. You can't. It's not like altitude, it's basic thermoregulation and other than a few ethnicities everyone reacts to it basically the same way.
So what it boils down to is preparation. Getting used to not feeling comfortable. Getting used to hydrating at a pace you normally wouldn't need to.
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Posted on 8/22/22 at 1:48 pm to jonnyanony
That said, I think there was a time before people really understood how to hydrate for sports where it was a big advantage.
But that time was decades ago.
But that time was decades ago.
Posted on 8/22/22 at 4:33 pm to jonnyanony
"Heat and humidity has never caused a football team lose to a less talented one"
1977 Notre Dame might beg to differ when they came to Jackson, MS in September and lost to Ole Miss.
1977 Notre Dame might beg to differ when they came to Jackson, MS in September and lost to Ole Miss.
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