114 degrees F today
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PhxRacket
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That's hot. It was 118-120 depending on where you live in the nation's fifth largest city. 101 at 9:30 pm. But hey, November is coming.
esgee48
G.O.A.T.
I salute you. Just make sure you mention some of us in your will for racquets. You do realize that if air temperature is 115 F, the court is probably 5-10 F warmer, right? The ITF also will not let players play in those temperatures because it is TOO DANGEROUS. I may play in the low 90s, but I will also make sure there is an air conditioned area available after I am done. 
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Sirius Black
Guest
Anybody with experience with dry heat and humidity care to weigh in on the two?
I've never dealt with 115, but 90s and low humidity is ok.
Something like 85 and rainforest like humidity? The air is just so heavy. I sweat buckets just by walking outside
I've never dealt with 115, but 90s and low humidity is ok.
Something like 85 and rainforest like humidity? The air is just so heavy. I sweat buckets just by walking outside
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Chadillac
Guest
Stay hydrated, drink more than you think you need. Dont drink enough and you will get a huge headache
I salute you. Just make sure you mention some of us in your will for racquets. You do realize that if air temperature is 115 F, the court is probably 5-10 F warmer, right? The ITF also will not let players play in those temperatures because it is TOO DANGEROUS. I may play in the low 90s, but I will also make sure there is an air conditioned area available after I am done.
In florida the hard courts get up to 150 (laser gun theramastat thing). The clay courts with underground watering get to like 105, but can feel the humidity.
Its not so bad, gonna have to take a shower after either way. Just dont over do it in the heat, quit as soon as you feel goosebumps or tingly.
I had a really bad heat stroke once and got lucky (paramedics brought me back after 8-9 secs), a friend of mine (who was much better) suffered slight brain damage and was no longer challenger lvl
He was still very good, but couldnt make it past the local mens opens.Water is your best friend in the heat, maybe even pre hydrate. Takes awhile for it to kick in, dont wanna be locked up with cramps for an hour
Steady Eddy
Legend
I love it. My aching muscles love the warmth.
No !!!
Fish oil may boost a complete moronic imbecile IQ to that of a normal typical American dummy
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
What made sureshs so unreachably smart ?
Harry_Wild
G.O.A.T.
I been in LV when it was 118 degress F and it very hot but not humid. It like being in a dry sauna but with the sun beating down on you! The wind is like a welding torch next to your face!
Mazz Retic
Hall of Fame
Wrong way. What made smart so unreachably sureshs?
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
kramer woodie
Professional
I remember one April in southeast Asia, air temp 123 degrees F., 99% humidity. Now that was uncomfortable. Solution was every hotel towel I could
get my hands on. Soaks towels in water. Place in freezer in shape of a horseshoe. During day put towel around neck and let it melt. Dive back into
ice chest for replacement frozen towel. Hope, to not run out of frozen towels.
Now Phoenix, in the 1950-1960s, common summer air temp 118-120 degrees F.. Plus, Phoenix was surrounded by farms and they fertilized with cow
manure. It, the whole town, stunk to high heaven. Definitely did not want to go to Phoenix in the summer.
Now southern Calif. in the summer inland months of August and September, 104-106 degrees F. Beaches in the 80s to low 90s.
So, I don't really understand the claims, "it's hotter than its every been". Just a bunch of Yellow Journalism or a bunch of young idiots with no
knowledge of the past or the desire to know history.
Aloha
get my hands on. Soaks towels in water. Place in freezer in shape of a horseshoe. During day put towel around neck and let it melt. Dive back into
ice chest for replacement frozen towel. Hope, to not run out of frozen towels.
Now Phoenix, in the 1950-1960s, common summer air temp 118-120 degrees F.. Plus, Phoenix was surrounded by farms and they fertilized with cow
manure. It, the whole town, stunk to high heaven. Definitely did not want to go to Phoenix in the summer.
Now southern Calif. in the summer inland months of August and September, 104-106 degrees F. Beaches in the 80s to low 90s.
So, I don't really understand the claims, "it's hotter than its every been". Just a bunch of Yellow Journalism or a bunch of young idiots with no
knowledge of the past or the desire to know history.
Aloha
stringertom
Bionic Poster
I'm reminded of the late great Sam Kinison, just remove the food/hunger angle:
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Stupendous1HBH
Guest
Dry heat with low humidity isn't so bad. I can tolerate abot 95 degrees. But I can't stand high humidity and anything above 80. Super heavy conditions and you just sweat a ton.
We're one day from a heat spell is that supposed to be the hottest of the year. I'm in San Pablo, about 6 miles North of Berkeley Ca.
It's 10 AM, and about 68 degrees outside, the fog just cleared, and I'm wearing Levi's and sweatshirt inside the house.
It should hit 75 by this afternoon, the wind should blow over 22 mph, and I got my small gear in the van.
It's 10 AM, and about 68 degrees outside, the fog just cleared, and I'm wearing Levi's and sweatshirt inside the house.
It should hit 75 by this afternoon, the wind should blow over 22 mph, and I got my small gear in the van.
ollinger
G.O.A.T.
yes, scientists have shown you don't experience headaches when your brain turns to the consistency of tapioca.
Turbo-87
G.O.A.T.
I hear you there. I've had to go to the hospital two different times because of severe dehydration. Both times it set in four hours after I stopped playing (baseball tourneys, not tennis). It's really weird because you get cold, things you see or hear make you nauseous for bit, you feel normal for a bit and then it cycles back into feeling weird. I had never been so sick in my life and I couldn't even hold down water. I'd drink some and think I was doing ok and then suddenly I'm not. Once I got IV fluids in me I felt immensely better, kind of like a flat tire getting air. The doctor did some more testing and found that I lose more salt in sweat than is normal, which was the main reason my electrolytes and salt got so out of whack. I drank plenty of water but it wasn't replacing the salt I was losing. Ever since then I am more careful and selective about when I partake it hot weather activities and I always supplement my intake with SaltStick tablets.I had a really bad heat stroke once and got lucky (paramedics brought me back after 8-9 secs), a friend of mine (who was much better) suffered slight brain damage and was no longer challenger lvl
stringertom
Bionic Poster
It's real important when rehydrating during endurance sports to balance your intake of plain water with mineral and electrolyte rich food and/or drink. Otherwise you can suffer hyponatremia, a condition with symptoms similar to what you have described.
Paramedics assigned to marathons are trained to look for signs of disorientation exhibited by contestants as they finish their race. Usually it's the novice runners they have to treat that took ample fluids in the race but always drank water only, thereby throwing off their electrolyte/mineral balance.
Water, some electrolyte-rich drink, bananas and even a mouthful of potato chips will do wonders but don't do the water alone.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
@slice bh compliment
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
@slice bh compliment
kramer woodie
Professional
jaggy
The zonies always head to San diego every summer since I am able to remember. 1955 up to today. Many have second summer residence in San Diego.
Aloha
kramer woodie
Professional
Bartleby
Yes, records have been kept. However, how many clerical errors have been made from deteriorated microfilm or intentionally to get the desired
history results.
Aloha
kramer woodie
Professional
You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
Sentinel
THANK YOU for telling the TRUTH about how it was and should still be.
O, it's so hot, I don't know if I can make it, what am I going to do if I have to any move. I know I'll just die, it's so so so so HOT! What a bunch of
wimps!
Try digging ditches in Borrego Springs, Calif., in August and Sept., when it's 115 degrees F. Get a life!
Aloha
@slice bh compliment
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
I was parodying one poaster who made a bunch of funny poasts in some thread two weeks back. Let me see if I can dig up that thread.
Okay, it is hydrocella
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...r-nick-krygios-behavior.590980/#post-11257747
Check from the first poast in that thread.
https://tt.tennis-warehouse.com/ind...-krygios-behavior.590980/page-2#post-11260425
stringertom
Bionic Poster
You sound like everydad..."when I was young I used to walk six miles to school uphill both ways and always against the wind...".You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
@slice bh compliment
Bartelby
Bionic Poster
It's a little doubtful that generations of statisticians who knew nothing about AGW would doctor records.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Pics/video or it did not happen.You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
...air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill ...electrolytes, mineral water...sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses...
watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
...
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves...
@slice bh compliment
Thanks for sharing that, Sentinel!
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
@slice bh compliment
I've been using the sleep analysis functions of my Forerunner 630 this week as a good night's sleep is key to being productive at work and work has been crazy for the past year. It also helps performance on the tennis court and for running and avoiding injuries. Just having the data on your sleep patterns can give you a hint as to how to improve your sleep and it's working for me. So the things that I've worked on this week:
- No more than one cup of coffee per day (hope that they don't throw me out of the coffee thread)
- Don't eat before bed
- Don't drink as much water before bed
- Go to be early
- Ask others not to turn on the light or otherwise disturb me while asleep (other family members go to bed a lot later)
- Replaced coffee with herbal teas
- Don't workout just before going to bed
- Keep humidity and temperatures comfortable for sleeping (via Central Air, Dehumidifier, or opening the windows)
Technology is great. Back in the day, lung cancer was a death sentence. Back in the day, Ebola was a death sentence. We have done lots of things to make life better.
kramer woodie
Professional
And Al Gore's very first political campaign was financed by Armand Hammer. A business partner and friend of Al Gore's father raising bulls for their semen. A nice set up for great tax deductions. Plus, the planet was supposed to end 11 (eleven) years ago according to Al Gore Junior's calculations. Global Warming,
and or, as it's now called Global Climate Change was and is just an illusion created to milk more money out of the tax paying public's pocket to enrich
government for more money to spend.
Aloha
jaggy
Talk Tennis Guru
chikoo
Hall of Fame
You guys belong to the "we are a bunch of loosers" thread.
110-115 is practically what I run in for several months of the year. You young 40 somethings have been spoiled by decades of air-conditioning, Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill and what knot. Then all these expensive electrolytes, mineral water and stuff you carry around. Back in my days, we just drank water where we found it, clean or not, cold or not. We had a sip and headed out. We were not afraid of sweating. We did not put on layers of sun cream, lotions, blockers, dark glasses and all sorts of protection against the climate we have lived in for millions of years. We wore some cheap cotton singlet and just went out.
We didn't have watches that measured our heart rates, stride length, step count, global coordinates, and then sent notifications to all our friends at every mile mark.
We got back home, glugged some water, had a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, hit the shower and went back to work. We ran through heat waves, cold, snow, rain, sleet and even curfews. We went for runs when people were afraid of getting out of their houses for fear of a stray bullet or bomb.
Nothing stopped us.
@slice bh compliment
u missed the most important part - the unfermented drink during the morning jog!
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Patrick Cash just wrote a similar article. Great minds....
movdqa
Talk Tennis Guru
Do you have a link? I couldn't find it.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
As someone who is extra-sensitive to caffiene (and an insomniac) -- if I have a cuppa at noon or later, I am wide awake all night -- I was perplexed to find that having some coffee at dinner time does not impair my sleep. It may even help in some way.
When i have chocolate icecream after dinner, I put fudge on it, and sprinkle coffee on it.
Ever since I've been doing some coffee after dinner, I've been sleeping fine.
Right you are there. I've found that hard evening workouts pump up the body or something. Even a late night walk can do that. When I was training 85mpw or more those were the worst times as far as sleep went.
Sentinel
Bionic Poster
Pics of what ?
Do you remember the time Indira Gandhi was shot dead ? 1984 I think. My city was in curfew. But I was out in my shorts and singlet for a ten miler or whatever. Roads were empty except for essential services and the army. I remember some armed soldiers in the distance pointing at me and remarking that this feller obviously doesn't care about curfews.
I used to train at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium. We would just drink off the hosepipe that was used to water the lawns. It had "kutcha" water, water suitable for irrigation but not drinking. Not always, but just when the water cooler was empty.
We were tough as nails back then. I used to get through the hottest of summer with just a ceiling fan.
pc1
G.O.A.T.
When I was just learning to play tennis I played in above 100 degree temperatures but with huge humidity. I was playing my cousin, who while smaller and a little younger than me won a tennis camp tournament that he played in. He crushed me 6-1. I went back to his house to cool off. I was totally drenched. To add insult to injury he asked me how old I was. I told him and he stares at me shocked and goes "Gee, you're really old!" I was just a few years older than him but I guess to him I was ancient. LOL!
For heat and humidity that was the worst conditions I've played in.
Incidentally ten years later I asked him to fill in when I needed a fourth for doubles. We finished early and he challenged me to singles. I beat him 6-2 but he still went to me that he was overconfident because he figured he would wear me down because I was so OLD!!! I was in my twenties. He never ever beat me again.
pc1
G.O.A.T.
It was. I was crazy to play but I was young and figured I could get away with it.
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Pics of... you....running sans air-conditioning, without Nike dryfit/Adidas climachill ...
No extra electrolyte water...sunbock, or dark glasses...and without even so much as a
watch that measures your heart rate, stride length, step count, global coordinates....Not sending notifications to all your friends at every mile mark.
You're craycray, mang.
Then getting back home, glugging some water, and taking a bite of whatever fruit was lying around, then showering and matteroffactly heading back to work.
Just so impossibly badass, scro! Today's garden variety millennial looser needs to see this.
As the kids say....pics, or it didn't happen.
Cashy put it on his twitter, pat cash @the realpatcash. He had it published in medium.com. If cashy could put on a bit of muscle, i bet large.com would take him, too. Jk.
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chrischris
G.O.A.T.
Do you believe in gravity or cancer.... ?
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
pc1
G.O.A.T.
Wow. Did you play a long match?
slice bh compliment
G.O.A.T.
Yeah, pc1. I actually lived and trained there for a month and a half.
Steady Eddy
Legend
But it's a dry heat.
Seriously, England is humid. It's the combination of heat and humidity that is so uncomfortable.
stringertom
Bionic Poster
The U.K. isn't prepared for any length of heat wave...they drink their beer p1ss warm and consider A/C a luxury for soft American visitors.
