Do you wear gloves when you lift?
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Gloves or No Gloves
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I wore them religiously for about the first 4 years I lifted. So much that I would turn around to go back home if I had forgotten them. Now I like the way the steel feels in my hands. My hands have zero calluses, I would probably wear them if I got them.
I dont wear gloves, calouses are very light however I do use straps still. The straps help on back day, any other work if the bar is gripped hard and doesn't slip, and the knurling is not insane, then calouses wont be a big issue. Mine are still rather smooth, not ultra beefy like they used to be.
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when pulling heavy weights you need to have grip and I feel that gloves are not the way to go. Like my man LAM said, I love the way the iron feels in my hands as well
I only wear gloves when i warm up. but i remove them after that because i feel more power when touching the steel 
I always use gloves 
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casualties of war man, ain't no thang
Yeah waht's wrong with the callouses, hardened hands are tougher hands!
It's enough that I bite my nails. The last thing I need are calluses added to already somewhat-unattractive hands. I use glove religiously. Regardless, I have a teeny tiny callus under the ring finger on both hands. It would be so much worse if I didn't use the glvoes though.
As for the nail-biting. I stopped (again) five days ago. So far so good.
As for the nail-biting. I stopped (again) five days ago. So far so good.
And I have to add, for the guys who say they love their awful calluses:
Sure, they're a casualty of war, but man, they are disgusting. There is little else as uncomfortable as being caressed by a hand full of calluses. At least to me. Some girls, maybe they don't care. Me? Sad to say, it grosses me out. Same with guys who don't clip/groom their nails (and toe nails) regularly.
Sure, they're a casualty of war, but man, they are disgusting. There is little else as uncomfortable as being caressed by a hand full of calluses. At least to me. Some girls, maybe they don't care. Me? Sad to say, it grosses me out. Same with guys who don't clip/groom their nails (and toe nails) regularly.
Oh I don't mean that I want a guy with girly hands! But there is a happy medium.P-funk said:
It's all good - my mother's a manicurist (i know, the bitter irony with me being a nail-biter and all...), I've learned from the best. I can turn your hands into the sexiest metrosexual hands you've ever seen.P-funk said:Don't worry, I wont ask you out then.
hahahahaha, I am so not a metrosexual. You should have seen the mess that was created when I tried to shave my legs for my last compeition. I walked into the gym and the girls went bonkers!!!..."what the hell did you do? you are still bleeding behind the knee! did you exfoliate? use shaving cream? anything?" LOL
Yes. Gloves or straps, depending on the lift.
Mudge said:
mudge, are you sure those calouses are from not wearing gloves?
Sounds like you could use some female presence in your lifeP-funk said:
GoalGetter said:Sounds like you could use some female presence in your life
After that stunt I had 5 offers from women to come and wax me for my contest. And three of them wanted to apply my tan.
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I use to wear gloves at first but found that I could never find a pair that fit so they didn't slip when I sweat. I use chalk if I lift heavy and usually only on back days with the barbell shrugs. I do have calouses, but they are not so bad and I like the way the iron feels in my hands as well! There's nothing like sweat and calouses!
bulletproof1 said:
i have a feeling this cheap shot is going to come with a price.
GoalGetter said:
what's wrong with having girly hands !!!
what is it with us girls? we relish in being care takers to some extent. haha!P-funk said:After that stunt I had 5 offers from women to come and wax me for my contest. And three of them wanted to apply my tan.
The glove question has been bandied about many times in this forum. As before I still wear gloves. But there is an additional benefit that no one has mentioned. Namely, in the gyms with the old style 45 plates with no cut outs it easy to smash the heck out of your fingers when you are slinging those plates on and off bars and equipment in a hurry. I use to get purple nails and squished fingers all the times when I went gloveless and just got tired of it. At least the gloves give a little bit of protection and soften the impact.
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Gluves ar for girlymen.