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Kwon, YS, Robergs, RA, Mermier, CM, Schneider, SM, and Gurney, AB. Palm cooling and heating delays fatigue during resistance exercise in women. J Strength Cond Res 29 (8): 2261–2269, 2015—We previously reported that cold application to the palms between sets of high-intensity bench press exercise produces an ergogenic effect in men. In this study, we hypothesized that palm cooling (PC) or heating during rest intervals between high-intensity weight training sets will increase total repetitions and exercise volume load (kilograms) in resistance trained female subjects in a thermoneutral (TN) environment. Eight female subjects (mean±SD, age= 25±6 years, height= 160±6 cm, body mass= 56±7 kg, 1-repetition maximum [1RM]= 52±6 kg, weight training experience= 6±2 years) completed 4 sets of 85% 1RM bench press exercise to failure, with 3-minute rest intervals. Exercise trials were performed in a …