Gloves or No Gloves

[Triple Threat]

I know, I love my callouses.

I never wear gloves. I have awful callouses too.

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.

So who won?

 

[alexvega]

me too

I never wear gloves. I have awful callouses too.

yes me too,

never i have wear gloves.
what the girl think?

 

[JOHNYORK]

no glove.. one time attempting deadlift max i ripped off my skin suked working out for bout next month...bebop

 

[musclepump]

When my calouses started getting calouses, I started wearing gloves.

 

[the_general64]

For me, gloves when benching are necessary. the bar, because of the amount of weight presses too much into my hand and is painful. i don't wear the gloves for anything else though.

 

[mrpower]

gloves r for pussieeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss

 

[Squaggleboggin]

I wear gloves when using maximal weights on the deadlift. Otherwise, forget about it.

 

[largepkg]

gloves r for pussieeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss

Very insightful!

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Very insightful!

As was your response.

 

[largepkg]

As was your response.

My response was a few pages back, but apparently I'm a pussy what do I know.

 

[kicka19]

i sometimes wear gloves for wrist support, but hardly ever

 

[GFR]

Started doing BB shrugs again and almost ripped off a callus, f that I'm getting gloves.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

If your grip is strong enough the bar won't slip. Goodbye problem.

 

[GFR]

If your grip is strong enough the bar won't slip. Goodbye problem.

That is the problem, I can shrug with 365 but only hold onto 275......fixing that will take some time.

 

[Seanp156]

I'm actually a bit suprised the poll results are pretty much 50/50

 

[mrpower]

47.62% pussies........52.38% men!!! lol.....just messing with yall!!! gloves are not that bad, they just make ur hands soft, i got some big calluses right now, the only hurt when i workout, gloves make my grip weaker, mayb it doesn't but it feels like it

 

[Squaggleboggin]

Gloves give your grip a more favorable friction coefficient (to echo CowPimp). In other words, it's a little like putting chalk on them - more friction means less effort involved in gripping it. While it's not nearly as bad as wrist straps, gloves can still make it a little easier for you.

 

[soxmuscle]

gloves r for pussieeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssss

so then your penis must be for the male anus, ya bastid.

 

[soxmuscle]

Gloves give your grip a more favorable friction coefficient (to echo CowPimp). In other words, it's a little like putting chalk on them - more friction means less effort involved in gripping it. While it's not nearly as bad as wrist straps, gloves can still make it a little easier for you.

you can say what you want, but i think gloves are one of the reasons im where im at in my training. straps aswell.

 

[soxmuscle]

Started doing BB shrugs again and almost ripped off a callus, f that I'm getting gloves.

i like that decision.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

you can say what you want, but i think gloves are one of the reasons im where im at in my training. straps aswell.

I never said they weren't useful or that they were a bad thing to use...

I'm just telling you that they can aid in grip and don't allow you to use your grip to the fullest extent and develop it to its fullest potential. To me, gloves are acceptable in certain situations and straps are never acceptable. I lift for functional strength and I don't know of anyone who conveniently has straps with him/her all the time. They can certainly be valuable in developing other muscles if your grip is too weak. I just think it's best in the long run to use only what you can, not what your equipment can help you use.

 

[PWGriffin]

No gloves....I like having tough, hard hands....and I like the way cold steel feels in my hands....

I do use straps though. My back is strong as shit but my grip sux.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

No gloves....I like having tough, hard hands....and I like the way cold steel feels in my hands....

I do use straps though. My back is strong as shit but my grip sux.

For some reason it seems almost ironic to me that someone would use straps but not gloves. Hmm...

 

[soxmuscle]

I never said they weren't useful or that they were a bad thing to use...

I'm just telling you that they can aid in grip and don't allow you to use your grip to the fullest extent and develop it to its fullest potential. To me, gloves are acceptable in certain situations and straps are never acceptable. I lift for functional strength and I don't know of anyone who conveniently has straps with him/her all the time. They can certainly be valuable in developing other muscles if your grip is too weak. I just think it's best in the long run to use only what you can, not what your equipment can help you use.

i think your overanalying in this case. gloves help you in such a miniscule manner, its almost non-existant. you don't have to use straps, but that doesn't mean they aren't valuable to me. obviously deadlifting 400 with straps has made my back and hams bigger than it would be if i wasn't using them and deadlifting 200.

whatever floats your boat, i guess.

 

[Squaggleboggin]

i think your overanalying in this case. gloves help you in such a miniscule manner, its almost non-existant. you don't have to use straps, but that doesn't mean they aren't valuable to me. obviously deadlifting 400 with straps has made my back and hams bigger than it would be if i wasn't using them and deadlifting 200.

whatever floats your boat, i guess.

I really don't feel it's miniscule at all. I can deadlift probably 360 without gloves but I've maxed at 425 before with them. That's not just 5 or 10 pounds. They've helped in that my skin doesn't hurt and that they provide more friction. I don't know what I can do with chalk since it isn't available, but that would be an interesting comparison.

To me, straps are almost like a bench shirt - they help you do something you aren't capable of doing without them. I realize this has bodybuilding applications, but to me it would be pointless in trying to gain functional strength.

 

[soxmuscle]

I really don't feel it's miniscule at all. I can deadlift probably 360 without gloves but I've maxed at 425 before with them. That's not just 5 or 10 pounds. They've helped in that my skin doesn't hurt and that they provide more friction. I don't know what I can do with chalk since it isn't available, but that would be an interesting comparison.

To me, straps are almost like a bench shirt - they help you do something you aren't capable of doing without them. I realize this has bodybuilding applications, but to me it would be pointless in trying to gain functional strength.

different goals for different people.

 

[Thermal2]

no gloves, tried them, but cant stand the padding between my hands and the weight. and i love my calluses..

 

[CowPimp]

different goals for different people.

Indeed, but I still feel that everyone should implement grip training if their grip is weak. Sure, use the straps when it becomes necessary, but don't overuse them. At the same time, attack that weak point. Try to reach a level where you don't have to use straps. If all you can grip during deadlifts is 200, then that is a serious weak point.

There are bodybuilding implications for training your grip. There is evidence to suggest that a tougher grip stimulates afferent neurons of the peripheral nervous system more, and subsequently enhances neural efficiency. This means more motor units being stimulated, which means more muscle fibers stimulated, which means potentially more growth. Oddly enough, this theory can also be applied to squatting barefoot and lifting without gloves. Of course, this is certainly debatable, but I thought I would throw that out there nonetheless.

 

[devildog88]

No gloves, just chalk.

 

[soxmuscle]

Indeed, but I still feel that everyone should implement grip training if their grip is weak. Sure, use the straps when it becomes necessary, but don't overuse them. At the same time, attack that weak point. Try to reach a level where you don't have to use straps. If all you can grip during deadlifts is 200, then that is a serious weak point.

There are bodybuilding implications for training your grip. There is evidence to suggest that a tougher grip stimulates afferent neurons of the peripheral nervous system more, and subsequently enhances neural efficiency. This means more motor units being stimulated, which means more muscle fibers stimulated, which means potentially more growth. Oddly enough, this theory can also be applied to squatting barefoot and lifting without gloves. Of course, this is certainly debatable, but I thought I would throw that out there nonetheless.

i was just using the 200 as an example. i can probably hold over 300 w/o and over 400 w/, so its a pretty dramatic difference for my back and hams as i said.