Pros and cons of gloves for weight training?

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  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    Skyle33 wrote: »
    No,
    No gloves.
    Actually sure, you can wear gloves. Just be careful about not be able to use all your gains outside of the gym because your hands won't be strong enough to support real situations

    I own a horse- and a motorcycle... and I have yet to find a situation where my grip strength wasn't adequate for basic day to day needs.

    So... um? lol Wut? this makes literally no sense.
  • dalerst
    dalerst Posts: 174 Member
    I use gloves but must admit I've not tried without them.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    This old guy just does not care what you do in your gym. I will wear gloves.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    JoRocka wrote: »
    Skyle33 wrote: »
    No,
    No gloves.
    Actually sure, you can wear gloves. Just be careful about not be able to use all your gains outside of the gym because your hands won't be strong enough to support real situations

    I own a horse- and a motorcycle... and I have yet to find a situation where my grip strength wasn't adequate for basic day to day needs.

    So... um? lol Wut? this makes literally no sense.

    dem grip gains gone!
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    jseams1234 wrote: »
    I'm considering getting gloves ever since I caught a dude at the gym scratching his crack and then grabbing the bar...

    I do try to wipe down equipment before and after but the surface pattern on db's and bb's and some of the grip material on some of the equipment makes the effectiveness of wiping seem a bit dubious. lol

    Need an "eeewwwwwww" button! :grimace:
  • albin9072
    albin9072 Posts: 26 Member
    If you use cloves ,you got more comfort for hand with weight lifting.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    ndj1979 wrote: »
    JoRocka wrote: »
    Skyle33 wrote: »
    No,
    No gloves.
    Actually sure, you can wear gloves. Just be careful about not be able to use all your gains outside of the gym because your hands won't be strong enough to support real situations

    I own a horse- and a motorcycle... and I have yet to find a situation where my grip strength wasn't adequate for basic day to day needs.

    So... um? lol Wut? this makes literally no sense.

    dem grip gains gone!

    sad panda :(
  • Muscle_for_Fitness
    Muscle_for_Fitness Posts: 2,198 Member
    I lift without gloves and love my callouses and the wife doesn't mind them so it makes it ok.
  • TISCHK004
    TISCHK004 Posts: 2 Member
    Don't know how old anyone in this group is but... your hands show the story of your life and while some may feel they are a badge of the hard work they have done lifting weights; your hands are one of the first things to show age! For the ladies who don't wear gloves... Do you really want to add tough calloused palms to that equation?
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    TISCHK004 wrote: »
    Don't know how old anyone in this group is but... your hands show the story of your life and while some may feel they are a badge of the hard work they have done lifting weights your hands are one of the first things to show age! For the ladies who don't wear gloves... Do you really want to add tough calloused palms to that equation?

    How do you figure this to be true?





  • astrampe
    astrampe Posts: 2,169 Member
    I can lift like a construction worker, but that doesn't mean my hands have to look like that of a construction worker..... Gloves, I like having soft hands.....
  • tndorenez20
    tndorenez20 Posts: 10 Member
    Pros your hands stay pretty cons your missing out on a lot of grip strength gains
  • PWRLFTR1
    PWRLFTR1 Posts: 324 Member
    I don't wear them, prefer chalk. I love my callouses, they are not to show others that l lift heavy weight, I like them cuz they remind me how hard I've worked, just like the scrapes on my legs from deadlifting.
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    astrampe wrote: »
    I can lift like a construction worker, but that doesn't mean my hands have to look like that of a construction worker..... Gloves, I like having soft hands.....

    I used to do heavy construction work - I wore gloves. lol
  • fromaquasar1
    fromaquasar1 Posts: 51 Member
    Do gloves help at all with grip strength? I am finding I have to put the bar down when dead lifting cause my wrists/forearms/hands hurt, not my legs...I'm pretty sure my grip is good, the weight is just too much on my hands...
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    fromaquasar1 wrote: »
    Do gloves help at all with grip strength? I am finding I have to put the bar down when dead lifting cause my wrists/forearms/hands hurt, not my legs...I'm pretty sure my grip is good, the weight is just too much on my hands...

    Not in my experience - unless your grip is slipping because of sweaty hands or something.

    I use straps on my back days near the end of my 2 hour workout because I'm working my BACK and I don't need my grip strength being the determining factor - but that is after a lot of volume. I also use straps when I'm shrugging a lot of weight on a BB. I never liked using alternating grip for those and once again, I'm working traps not my grip.
  • gradchica27
    gradchica27 Posts: 777 Member
    I've tried gloves, but either they're too big and slip around or fit my palm but are so short and stubby in the fingers that they irritate the skin there. So I figured the heck with it. My hands had callouses from years rowing crew and canoeing, what are a few more. But really, after the initial nasty crusty ones, mine are just smooth reddish bumps for the most part, unless I really go nuts. Lifting for a bit over a year, and my hands look way better than the nasty, ripped up claws I had from crew, so I'll take this as an improvement.
  • joeybrid
    joeybrid Posts: 65 Member
    lol I use gloves. It's all fun and games until you forget to cut your calluses off and one rips off mid deadlift
  • richardpkennedy1
    richardpkennedy1 Posts: 1,890 Member
    edited July 2017
    Gloves for deadlifts because my grip is terrible when I am sweaty
  • teebeegeebee
    teebeegeebee Posts: 218 Member
    Invest in good quality hand and body cream and look after your skin.....
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
    My take on gloves! So first it depends on your goals, right? Earlier we learned that if you're into power lifting you can't use gloves for competition so that's PART of the actual activity. However, for those into bodybuilding. I know for me, that my goal is to ultimately grow more muscle and achieve an awesome physique, and how do you do that, by having successful work outs and at the end of the day if not wearing gloves gets in the way of being able to achieve more reps or more work in the gym than wear the damn things. I know for certain exercises I do much better with padding on my hands. Some I like the natural grip better. As for the macho aspect of not wearing gloves, no need for that in the gym ;). That is my two cents.
  • MrStabbems
    MrStabbems Posts: 3,110 Member
    I use gloves. I need to be able to accurately feel in my job so can't afford thick desensitised skin on my hands!

    That being said they're a scarred up mess..
  • se015
    se015 Posts: 583 Member
    tndorenez20 wrote: »
    Pros your hands stay pretty cons your missing out on a lot of grip strength gains

    I've heard this before, so in some cases this is true, however again if I can get more reps at that moment by putting on gloves then so be it. Also gloves don't take away from grip strength, straps do, which I don't really use. Gloves are simply a measure of comfort, why be uncomfortable when you're trying to lift weights? If I can add 10 lbs to my bench with gloves as opposed no gloves, I think I'm gonna go with the gloves....
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