Gloves or no Gloves
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Ladies, should we are should we not wear gloves? I don't want callouses on my hands but it seems that some are of the belief that gloves hinder correct form. I am on week 2 as a beginner.
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I plan to wear gloves - I'm in week 1.0
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I wear gloves, except for deadlift where I need the grip. Like you, I don't want callouses. And gloves make me feel gnarly
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I started out with lifting gloves.... I got callouses anyway, and my grip strength suffered. It was also one more piece of kit I had to remember when I went to the gym.
When you get into lifting really heavy and then forget them it's a real drag.... I was deadlifting around 70kg and forgot my gloves one day and it felt like my hands were being ripped apart. That was the day I stopped using gloves.0 -
I thought gloves were moreso so you don't have to use chalk, so saving your hands that way. Great if you have sweaty hands. I researched wearing gloves as last year chalk was drying the crap out of my hands and my cuticles were bleeding all the time. I found gloves gave me a bunch of grip issues since there's more material in the way. I got small hands already and it made it worse.
Anyways, I just treated my hands better. More lotions, oils and wearing balms before bed. My hands look great and I have long nails. I have callouses but they aren't visible since they are so moisturized.
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Thanks for the responses everyone. I workout at home so no chances of forgetting them. I hope someone has a magic pair that they know about that will greatly reduce or prevent callouses and does not hinder form.0
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I did read about something called 'barehand' gloves, that just cover a small part of your hand - but I haven't tried them.0
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Something lie this might be up your alley:
http://thenaturalgrip.com/
Goat tape would probably be the next best thing when doing heavy deadlifts, rather than gloves. It's a bit more expensive because you have to change it every time but nothing will protect your hands better while giving you a crazy grip.
Next up: bear claws
http://www.amazon.com/Bodybuilding-Weightlifting-Powerlifting-Conditioning-Traditional/dp/B00OI36AMC
which are basically padded neoprene "rubbery texture" with finger straps. There are even more barebones versions which are really just rubber squares. I'd see this as the equivalent to trying to use a dish washing glove to open a pickle jar! lol. If you have small hands, though, these will make the bar fatter so may not be any help either.
For anything but pulling exercises: I don't think it really matters as much and it's a matter of personal preference.
Personal gloveless (chalk using) experience: I tried gloves for a few workouts and I would get sweaty in them, they were too big so I had the material shift on me all the time. They ended up smelly and they would actually give me blisters (moist skin also rips and twists a lot more easily) so I gave them up quick.
I started at first using liquid grip when I needed it and it worked really well. But then my gym got a crossift area and you could use chalk, so that settled it for me
Altogether my callouses aren't that prominent if I'm not doing a lot of oly lifting and if I keep my hands moisturized they really aren't an issue. And if anything, when I do have to grip gnarly things I have some extra protection on hand 0 -
am i the only one who loves her calluses? i go around a bit sad there aren't more people whose hands i can shake and make them think twice about me.0
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A MFP friend who is physically active and lifts recommended chalk to me, "The chalk allows for a better grip & less tearing of the skin on the knurling of the bar." but I was hesitant. I did find a chalk ball recommended by gymnast. The ball limits the amount of chalk that is released so you don’t have a mess. I lift at home (and also use an erg machine for cardio), when I first used it I was apprehensive so I placed it in a zip lock bag, but it has worked out extremely well!
Another step that helps, as soon as I’m done my session I wash my hands and massage moisturizer on the area while my palms are still damp. Between the chalk ball and moisturizer - it’s all good!
@canadianlbs, when people don’t believe I lift the first thing I do is show what calluses I do have
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I've been lifting a year now and the calluses are bearable. Some nights after alot of lifting they can be annoying. I've read different ways to minimise them including using pummace stone. Talked to my trainer about it and he said I could try soaking hands then peeling off the hard skin but you have to be careful not to take too much off or you end up with an open cut which really is annoying to lift with.0
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I am starting to fear that I have to accept callouses. But I will choose them over fat.0
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I looked at gloves but eh, extra cost and not sure so just went without. I do have calluses but they really aren't bad except during deadlifts they do get a little aggravated and ache. Grip wise, I have more issue with the ache than slippage or anything else right now. Probably would help if I'd moisturize them more, I just hate that feeling of lotion on my hands.0
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Team no glove here. I deadlift a decently heavy amount, and I have no callouses on my right hand and almost undetectable callouses on my left hand (as it's weaker). I do file my hands with a rough nail file and use heavy duty emollients fairly regularly though.
I lift with chalk and I'm still on the first block I got 2+ years ago. I don't ever have issues with grip strength (at least yet) even on 1RM attempts and fails. I'm not sure if that has anything to do with it? Better grip=less slide=less friction=less callouses?0 -
I don't have callouses and I have never wore gloves. I don't use chalk either. I'm not as advanced as some of the ladies but I work on form and grip strength. My DL is only 150 though.0
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Do your, um, significant others ever complain about calloused hands?!
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Well, indeed, but I'm not sure my husband expects the hands of a young bro...
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I should stress that this concern is only in my own head - he probably would find it funny!0
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*giggles*
I'm single, asexual and prefer dating women though so... I have no idea. 0 -
Do your, um, significant others ever complain about calloused hands?!
I've had a complaint once, after a gnarly day of... well crap, this is going to sound even funnier now... snatches *cough cough* and like hanging leg raises. Typically though I get more self-conscious about when the tip of my fingers get rough from it being super dry around than about the callouses.
It does get worse in the summer in my case, because of humidity, and I don't have to put lotion on every day, twice a day for the rest of my body (that's how my hands stay hydrated during winter. I don't even need hand cream or anything! lol).
But um, I'm married to a woman (my wife does think it's sexy that I lift heavy weight) so I have no idea how a guy would react. 0 -
Hee, I love how I've derailed this thread...0
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I don't use gloves I do have a bit of calloused sections. No complaints from hubs though.0
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