Does anyone have a problem with calluses? I for some reason have always had one on my right hand but am noticing it getting bigger and I'm developing them on my left hand. I think I'm going to get gloves. Do these help?

I don't know about gloves; I've heard some bad things about them, but then again... that was on the internet).I had some nasty, flakey-looking bumps for about three weeks which were baby calluses. About a week and a half ago, with plenty of cocoa butter, they've developed into real, solid calluses. If anything, they seem to help my lifts, so I'm not complaining. These guys have some advice: http://www.fitbomb.com/2011/09/crossfit-hand-care.html

SIDE-NOTE: I come from a family of instrumentalists who are always comparing calluses (cellist, violists and violinists need to develop nasty-*kitten* calluses on their fingers) so I finally felt as though I could talk shop with my new handy calluses!

B 3x5 this morning.

Squats 120lbs. My sleepy 6am self thought it was easier to add plates to the 25lbs instead of replacing with the 35lbs. And more plates always feels heavier to me, I guess since the weight is further spread out.
OHP: 66.5lbs. I have to work on bracing my core more. That was not fun.
Deads: 1x5x140lbs. Since I deloaded form 165 to 135lbs. I'm working back up by 5lbs this time around.

My calluses come and go. I'm only lifting twice a week right now so that's partly why. When they get soft in the shower I just want to pick at them, which I know I shouldn't because they help with lifting. oh well.

Does anyone have a problem with calluses? I for some reason have always had one on my right hand but am noticing it getting bigger and I'm developing them on my left hand. I think I'm going to get gloves. Do these help?

I used to wear gloves for all lifts but stopped wearing them for Deadlifts and Olympic Lifts - bare hands w/chalk girl now. As soon as I stopped wearing gloves I got calluses. They're very minimal but those rough little spots are always there. As long as you use chalk and immediately moisturize your hands after working out, they shouldn't get out of control. Also, the reason why a lot of lot of people don't like gloves is because they do hinder your grip a bit on the heavy stuff. It's a personal choice as to whether or not you want to lift with them. Some people get snooty about it, but I don't think anyone is less of a lifter just because they choose to wear gloves.

Good morning ladies, and great workouts since yesterday!

The dancing/twerking one is my favorite :bigsmile:

I did deadlifts last night, my hardest week on 5/3/1

Warmup Sets:
5 x 80 pounds
5 x 105 pounds
3 x 125 pounds

Working Sets:
5 x 155 pounds
3 x 175 pounds
1 x 195 pounds-I got 5 reps here, yay!

Assistance Work:
Front Squats - 3 x 10 @ 65 pounds. These are starting to feel a bit more comfortable
Decline Situps - 3 x 15 with bodyweight only.

Overall, good day, although I ate at maintenance last night, I get really hungry on deadlift days!

ETA: I wore gloves briefly, and I liked them, but once I got into the heavier deadlifts, I ended up switching to bare hands and chalk, I was able to grip better that way. I use ROC hand lotion after every session, and it seems to help with my callouses.

Today i did:

Squats 5x5 105 lbs
Ohp 5x5 50 lbs
Deads 1x5 140 lbs

Then i ran a mile as fast as i could (10 min) like jstout reccomended.

Legs are dead

saranharm - glad to help. :flowerforyou:

It didn't feel like help at the time LOL! I just need my body to change!!!!

Today:

Squats: 180 lbs 3x3 These were tough, but on a high note, this is the best my knees have felt in quite some time. I can get to parallel without hurting :smokin:

OHP: 80 lbs 3x3 UGH!!!!! :grumble: I HATE these. I'll have to deload next time. I was reading about how to gain strength on the OHP last night and realized that I wasn't keeping my body rigid and tight. So, I squeezed my glutes and tightened everything from my neck to my toes and this helped a little.

Deadlift: 235 lbs Only 3 reps. I know this is mental with me. I know I can lift it for 5 reps. I've just got some mental block right now. Maybe my SO needs to go out of the weight room when I attempt these :ohwell:

Hey ladies happy Hump day

@neon my pics are up on the progress pics page and my profile if you want to take a look
@myrealname I have callouses I am a no glove type of girl too...I am left handed and they are not as noticable there but my right has 3 distinct ones from middle finger to pinky..pinky one isn't too big..I use a pumice stone sometimes if they get too rough...

I use depo so I don't really "cycle" per say but I do find at the time that I should be I am off..sometimes more hungry

Funny comment from a friend yesterday tho ..she said I was getting that "square chest" that you get from benching...I noticed if I flex yah it's there...not sure how I feel about that but whatever...goal is BW bench so I am going there.

Workout B for me today (and yes I am back to working out on my own DH gave up) so yah DL day

Been doing my rehab 2-3x a day now instead of 3-4 as it isn't as sore as much. Stayed at 120 for my squats to work on ATG form and I am finding my leg hurts less and less the more I get ATG...hmmmm

I have upped my calories to 1700 Offically this week tho..now just gotta figure out my macros...still need that 120g but my percentage put it at 128...but of course still not totally sure of my BF%...hopefully SS and Sara will have time this weekend. Until then...I am leaving it as is. Doctor's appt Tuesday tho for my shot and I am going to ask about a Dexa scan since we live in Canada and most of those procedures are free...crosses fingers.

Squats @ 120 5x5...
OHP @ 83.5 (1.5lbs from deload weight...this ****z is heavy) did a 31/2min rest for the first 3 sets and moved it up to 4mins for set 4 and 5.....but I did get 5x5...:drinker:

DL @ 180 still working on form....1x5..I did video this one as well I feel like there is slight rounding in my upper back..how do I correct that? Am I weak there? core maybe? I can load it up and post the link on form check area for critique...the first rep negative was awful on the way down it hurt the leg....by 5th rep I am dropping it from about 6inches up...waiting for my man child to yell at me...hehe.

On the rows...I have discovered I don't "dislike" them if I don't fail...hahaha...go figure right.

Slight rounding of upper back on deads is pretty normal at higher weights.

I'm right handed and my callouses are worse in the left hand, but barely there on either.

Grats on the PR twerkerTai

Slight rounding of upper back on deads is pretty normal at higher weights.

I'm right handed and my callouses are worse in the left hand, but barely there on either.

Grats on the PR twerkerTai

Thanks that makes me feel better...it wasn't bad rounding...so good to know that is normal.

ETA: I did want to add to this as well for those who are wondering about scale weight etc...

I asked in the ETP group about this a while back as I considered upping calories because my lifts were suffering and SideSteel told me to pick my priority...strength gains vs weight loss...

I chose weight loss...it was a hard decision...I eat TDEE-15 or 20% most of the time (recently upped my diary to 1700) as I am close to maintenance...

I guess my point is this...pick what you feel is most important right now...if you want weight down eat less but understand lifts may suffer (mine have a bit with 2 deloads since the new year) but as you can see by my ticker...the weight is almost gone and that means Maintenance...at least for the summer....:drinker:

I completely agree that you have to ultimately have to choose progress on the bar or progress on the scale. For all of 2013 I mostly chose progress on the bar. I only lost 14 lbs the whole year, and gained 7 of it back although my measurements didn't go up from my lowest so I must have gained some muscle! This year I decided after my January 25th meet to suck it up and actually go after weight loss. I am aiming for .8ish lbs/week though which does allow me to maintain and slowly increase strength.

Todays workout:

Front squats
45x5, 95x5, 120x5, 155 2x5

Deadlifts
45x5, 135x5, 185x5, 225x5, 275x5, 320 2x1 I was a little disappointed that I didn't get 2 on 320. I've done it belted x3 so I thought for sure I had it. I think the combination of my barbell complexes yesterday and a deficit might have been the issue. I'm normally not sore at all after complexes, but my booty and hamstrings were killing today. I'll try again next week.

Sumo
135x5, 185 3x5 These are still feeling a bit odd on my hips, but it seemed fine at 135, so I think I just need to build up.

Supersetsx3
15# Curlsx10
Leg raises x6

C25K

Hey all, I havent posted in the group for ages.
Today's workout I focused mainly on legs bcz I missed MOn, so I have today,thrus/fri, So I broke it down to legs and am saving rows for tomorrow and will do that plus OHP and bench, so Im not squatting two days in a row.
I was squatting 200lbs prior but I deloaded to the bar bcz I wasnt getting much depth and am working my way back up


Squats
1x10 95lbs
1x5 115lbs
5x5 145lbs
2x5 95lbs

Deadlifts
1x10 135lbs
1x5 155lbs
1x5 185lbs
1x5 200lbs
1x1 205lbs
1x5 185lbs
1x5 155lbs
1x5 135lbs

accessory

leg extensions
5x5 110lbs

leg curls
5x5 90lbs

leg press
3x8 230lbs

Hey hey :-)

@stef, thanks, I found them after my question, really awesome!

@rugby I forgot what I wanted to say, but also don´t have time to go back and check, i will back to this :-D

@anna, that´s a lovely idea. My best friend just had to bury her second cat and put her right beside her brother in a nice park (yeah, it´s not allowed, but nobody knows and they have a great place to be now). Good luck with the job thingy :-)

I own gloves and used them two or three times cause in the beginning the deadlifting really hurt. But it didn´t feel good and I sweated a lot more with them. Now my hands are not that delicate anymore, I lift "naked"

My Workout was cool today, I didn´t increase in weights but still felt fine. Might post numbers later...

I took Water In Motion last night. I was expecting to hate it, but I really enjoyed it! It was pretty intense and boy is my body feeling it today. Lots of shoulder work, ab work and legs, but since it's so low impact it's a different kind of sore.

Debating if I want to do SL Workout A tonight or throw in something different and do some circuit training...

Oh, I also increased the weight on my hip thrusts to 66lbs (with two plates above each other - I have to find a better solution :-D) and wow, did 3x10 and was spent afterwards, wow!