Callous in palms starting to hurt
Gimsteinn
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Ok since I've started lifting my palms have been collecting lots of callouses. And to me that's not a problem..
I do however have a big problem with how much that thick patch of skin is starting to hurt when I open and close my palms or just use my hands for basically everything but lifting.
Is there anyway to reduce the callouses without taking a break or using hand lotion? And is feeling pain from them just something I'm gonna have to get used to?
I do however have a big problem with how much that thick patch of skin is starting to hurt when I open and close my palms or just use my hands for basically everything but lifting.
Is there anyway to reduce the callouses without taking a break or using hand lotion? And is feeling pain from them just something I'm gonna have to get used to?
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I am wondering if your grip is off and causing more calluses than usual.1
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It's not ideal but i find the only way I can get round it, is by using a nail file to remove the excess skin. You'll be surprised at how much it reduces the pain, I wasn't for taking a break either..1
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Callus shaver.1
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Callus shaver.
This, or a pumice stone, or an equivalent sort of thing (there are various types of tools/products that are a bit abrasive that you can use to groom your calluses down a bit periodically). Look in a big drugstore in the section for foot care for tools people use to abrade coarse skin on their heels, for example.
I don't get calluses from lifting, but it's pretty routine among frequent rowers like me to get calluses from the oar handles. If we don't reduce them periodically, the whole thing tends to come off, then we have thin fresh skin at that spot and have to start over again, sometimes from the blister stage. Not good. I'm not sure whether the weight-lifting ones behave the same way.
It helps to soak them for a while before abrading - like maybe do it right after hand-washing a sink of dishes, after a full bath or jacuzzi/hot-tub soak, or at least after a good shower.0 -
Corn Huskers Lotion helps.0
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Can you wear lifting gloves to lift? Some people don't like to so I ask. It will help prevent them from getting worse.
I used to work in a warehouse so I had really bad callouses on my hands. I think I just moisturised a lot to help. I also tried those aloe gloves at night, put on lotion and wore those. It helped.
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I was also thinking lifting gloves. I got mine at Target.0
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Lifting gloves weaken your grip a little and they certainly don't protect me from callouses
Watch this
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9OK-S3ZJZxQ 1 -
What I do: before changing razor blades on my razor, I shave my callouses down. They get flat and even with my palm again and they don't "snag" on any clothing. Just do it under a faucet. You'll be amazed at how fast and easy it is and the results last for a little while.
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I wear lifting gloves - they improve my grip ( @Sued0nim !) and I prefer to wear out gloves rather than my hands!
I can't wear gloves all the time. Some of my training requires my hands to be able to rotate around the iron and gloves don't allow that. Hands are way more slippery. But I've seen people with gloves and always thought that it looks so badass.What I do: before changing razor blades on my razor, I shave my callouses down. They get flat and even with my palm again and they don't "snag" on any clothing. Just do it under a faucet. You'll be amazed at how fast and easy it is and the results last for a little while.
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Been in fitness for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition
I'm not sure I'm willing to shave off my skin, it's sounds scary. But I'll give it a go if the nail file idea @JoshuaMcAllister mentioned doesn't work.0 -
@Sued0nim
Personal preference really.
I don't like chalk and the ladies in my life don't like callouses!
One interesting thing I've noticed with gloves is that despite making conscious efforts to keep things even I still wear out the glove on my dominant hand first. Weird huh?0 -
Callus shaver.
This, or a pumice stone, or an equivalent sort of thing (there are various types of tools/products that are a bit abrasive that you can use to groom your calluses down a bit periodically). Look in a big drugstore in the section for foot care for tools people use to abrade coarse skin on their heels, for example.
I don't get calluses from lifting, but it's pretty routine among frequent rowers like me to get calluses from the oar handles. If we don't reduce them periodically, the whole thing tends to come off, then we have thin fresh skin at that spot and have to start over again, sometimes from the blister stage. Not good. I'm not sure whether the weight-lifting ones behave the same way.
It helps to soak them for a while before abrading - like maybe do it right after hand-washing a sink of dishes, after a full bath or jacuzzi/hot-tub soak, or at least after a good shower.
THIS! work on them a couple days a week in the shower. Otherwise you will eventually rip them off, and ain't nobody got time for that lol!!! Seriously it hurts! I don't use gloves, they never prevented the callous formation and just get in the way . For kipping or bar muscle ups I wear gymnastics leather grippers now. Mainly protects from ripping them off.1 -
Pumice stone
A minutes worth of time in the shower a few days a week & that's it2
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