Slippy hands when lifting
trudie_b
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I have very sweaty hands, and this is becoming a big problem at the gym. Working with free weights isn't so bad, but swinging kettlebells can be pretty dangerous when the handle is slipping around in your grip! I really don't want to have to wear gloves unless I have no choice - has anyone found anything else that works? I bought liquid chalk from Amazon, which supposedly stops your hands sweating too - I sweated it off in literally 30 seconds.
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Use a good old regular lifting chalk. When I lift @ the gym I actually use a chalk ball - you can throw it in a Ziploc and it's a lot less messy than just using a block of chalk (some gyms frown at the use of chalk because of it can be messy).0
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I have very sweaty hands, and this is becoming a big problem at the gym. Working with free weights isn't so bad, but swinging kettlebells can be pretty dangerous when the handle is slipping around in your grip! I really don't want to have to wear gloves unless I have no choice - has anyone found anything else that works? I bought liquid chalk from Amazon, which supposedly stops your hands sweating too - I sweated it off in literally 30 seconds.
Screw that. Get some gloves!
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A few options; reapply liquid chalk after each set, use normal chalk or use gloves.0
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Regarding the liquid chalk - are you letting it dry on your hands before lifting/swinging the kettlebells? You're supposed to let it dry, so it's similar to regular chalk. It usually takes about 20-30 seconds to dry. Also, you're only using a few drops, right?0
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I like to use regular chalk. You can buy it cheap at a mountain climbing store. It may be different in other places, but the same chalk used for lifting and mountain climbing is priced differently depending on the way it is marketed.
Sports Chek sells 'lifting chalk' for 15 dollars where I bought the same amount at an MEC (I think REI is the American equivalent) for $1.50 CAD.1 -
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SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
Screw that. Get some gloves!
I'd rather not, if I can help it. I love kettlebells, but I find the handles of the heavy ones are pretty chunky - I think an extra layer of padded glove would make it hard to get a good grip with my small girl hands!
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It's best to hold a kb loosely, rather than with a death grip, because the power should be coming from your hips. There's even a kb swing variation where you release the kb at the top of the swing. Not sure I'm ready for that yet, but the point is made. I have learned to use a fairly loose grip.
Idea for a hack: Cut a piece of the rubberized textured shelf liner and wrap that around the handle. It won't slip and is very thin so shouldn't affect your grip as much as gloves do.3 -
Lifting chalk for kettlebells? Why not just use a towel?0
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Look up rubber hand grips for lifting.
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Lifting chalk for kettlebells? Why not just use a towel?
What, through the handle? Never thought of that.
I don't worry so much on double hand swings, it's alternating single hand swings that feel a little more dangerous, when you're switching hands at the top of the swing and your hands are slippy, and that 35lb kettlebell is threatening to fly out and hit the bro on the other side of the gym......
But they are the most fun move to do, I don't want to stop. 0 -
Alternating single hand swings? Haven't done that one, must try! Sounds like fun.0
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Lifting chalk mah brotha! It be our saviour in material form0
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KB/gymnastic gloves! minimal form factor and relatively comfortable.
Otherwise, chalk every set.
I prefer the chalk after having tried both.0 -
I use Liquid Grip for BB lifting. I recently used it for a KB workout and it felt awful! Like, blister-making awful. Def go with regular chalk over Liquid Grip. I only used a small amount & it was fully dry, too.0
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samanthaluangphixay wrote: »I like to use regular chalk. You can buy it cheap at a mountain climbing store. It may be different in other places, but the same chalk used for lifting and mountain climbing is priced differently depending on the way it is marketed.
Sports Chek sells 'lifting chalk' for 15 dollars where I bought the same amount at an MEC (I think REI is the American equivalent) for $1.50 CAD.
There is a such thing as mountain climbing stores? I need to go outside more often.1 -
JamestheLiar wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »I like to use regular chalk. You can buy it cheap at a mountain climbing store. It may be different in other places, but the same chalk used for lifting and mountain climbing is priced differently depending on the way it is marketed.
Sports Chek sells 'lifting chalk' for 15 dollars where I bought the same amount at an MEC (I think REI is the American equivalent) for $1.50 CAD.
There is a such thing as mountain climbing stores? I need to go outside more often.
Maybe I called it the wrong thing? It's just the store that sells outdoor sporting goods such as mountain climbing harnesses, camping equipment, kayaks, etc. They don't sell basketballs and baseball bats so I didn't know calling it a sporting goods store would have been clear.
Anyways, that was a diversion...
Back to our regularly scheduled programming lol
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samanthaluangphixay wrote: »JamestheLiar wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »I like to use regular chalk. You can buy it cheap at a mountain climbing store. It may be different in other places, but the same chalk used for lifting and mountain climbing is priced differently depending on the way it is marketed.
Sports Chek sells 'lifting chalk' for 15 dollars where I bought the same amount at an MEC (I think REI is the American equivalent) for $1.50 CAD.
There is a such thing as mountain climbing stores? I need to go outside more often.
Maybe I called it the wrong thing? It's just the store that sells outdoor sporting goods such as mountain climbing harnesses, camping equipment, kayaks, etc. They don't sell basketballs and baseball bats so I didn't know calling it a sporting goods store would have been clear.
Anyways, that was a diversion...
Back to our regularly scheduled programming lol
Where I live there are no mountains, so all we have is Walmart and Check-Cashing stores.1 -
I would like to know... and this might help you.... if there is a thin, breathable, yet grippy glove? There must be. I tried just regular gloves and my sweaty hands get REALLY sweaty, and they just seem to get in the way. I'm on the lookout for something better.0
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JamestheLiar wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »JamestheLiar wrote: »samanthaluangphixay wrote: »I like to use regular chalk. You can buy it cheap at a mountain climbing store. It may be different in other places, but the same chalk used for lifting and mountain climbing is priced differently depending on the way it is marketed.
Sports Chek sells 'lifting chalk' for 15 dollars where I bought the same amount at an MEC (I think REI is the American equivalent) for $1.50 CAD.
There is a such thing as mountain climbing stores? I need to go outside more often.
Maybe I called it the wrong thing? It's just the store that sells outdoor sporting goods such as mountain climbing harnesses, camping equipment, kayaks, etc. They don't sell basketballs and baseball bats so I didn't know calling it a sporting goods store would have been clear.
Anyways, that was a diversion...
Back to our regularly scheduled programming lol
Where I live there are no mountains, so all we have is Walmart and Check-Cashing stores.
Eastern Mountain Sports, or the like. Anywhere that has rock-climbing equipment should have it. Dick's Sporting Goods also has chalk, although it was locked away in a completely different department where I'm at - I had to ask, and the kid had to get on his intercom with his manager and still had trouble finding it.0 -
Even more fun when you do it with a quick release, watch it float in the air for a second and then grab it with the other hand!Alternating single hand swings? Haven't done that one, must try! Sounds like fun.
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Personally, I use gloves. eczema on my right palm eliminates using any drying agent or chalk on my hands. Beside, I don't want to get blood on the weights if my skin cracks under the pressure.
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The real issue is your grip strength. Start training your grip and wrist strength and nothing will slip out.0
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My hands get really sweaty during workouts as well. I ended up wrapping tennis racquet grip tape around my kettlebell handles. It ultimately adds a tiny bit of thickness to the handle, but it seems to be working quite well.0
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I use them at a gym, so I don't think that would go down well!0
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This is what I use
And this is the bottle I prefer to buy cause I can hang it on my water bottle and key chain.. so I'm never without it.
Oh yeah... and wash your hands before you start working out and when your palms get extremely sweaty. It's a trick we do to hang on the pole for a full song. Clean hands have better grip.. and it takes time to work up palm sweat again.0 -
I was going to suggest Fat Gripz for your regular lifting to improve grip strength, or do they have something like straps for kettlebells? I have the same problem but I just wipe my palms off on my shorts before every set.0
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I have very sweaty hands, and this is becoming a big problem at the gym. Working with free weights isn't so bad, but swinging kettlebells can be pretty dangerous when the handle is slipping around in your grip! I really don't want to have to wear gloves unless I have no choice - has anyone found anything else that works? I bought liquid chalk from Amazon, which supposedly stops your hands sweating too - I sweated it off in literally 30 seconds.
Have you tried lifting straps?
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