quick question to all those that train without the need for gloves…
After putting it of for years, Ive started doing deads (ouch) and also started frequently doing dips and chins to my routine (ouch)
one thing im starting to have trouble with is calluses.
I took a week of doing weights. my calluses got soft. went back and hit the dealift hard, but in the process, ripped all my calluses of (ouch again)
ones pretty scabby now and hurt like a mother when i was lifting yesterday. is there anything i can do to sort this out or help it (aside from covering it with a plaster) or am i being a pussy and need to just suck it up?
anyguys with tip or tricks in this department would be greatfully recived.
oh and using gloves is not an option.
also, alicia sacramone’s ass in that other thread… holy sh*t /tear
I say suck it up! I’ve never used gloves, that might be why i dont have a problem with it because my hands pretty much got used to it from the time i lifted a 10lb dumbell If the picture there is of you i would maybe cover it up Whenever mine gets a bit bad i just rip it off and it works out pretty good.
If you’ll grip more toward your fingers rather than in the center of your palm, that will help. Also, use chalk.
I still get some calluses, and the wife doesn’t really like them if they’re rough. So I use some 240 grit silicon carbide sandpaper to smooth them out. Another trick is to keep a scotch-brite pad wherever you wash your hands the most, and use it on the insides of your hands.
Why do people rip on gloves? I wear gloves because I’d rather focus on lifting than the skin on my palms ripping. You still get calluses, but they’re not as rough. Women tend to not like your palms giving them cuts.
i dont understand why everyone hits on gloves, they are there to aid, i know they help me lift heavier and more frequently, because i dont have painfull, unnecessary calluses holding me back. And having the right gloves (am talking about good thick ones, which offer protection and grip, like the ones above) will only help your forearm/wrist strengh and grip in the end, because its the same effect as having a towel wrapped around the bar, in my opinion.
Gloves won’t help you lift heavier and more frequently.
They will do two things:
1.) Make you look inexperienced
2.) Keep you from lifting more
As far as calluses go; you have to lift heavy for a while to get your skin to “thicken up” around those areas. From time to time I do get some dead skin there and I just pick it off; a few days later I’m ready to rock.
You have to be a man to get past the stage your at…do you have it in you?