Callouses.

[the guy on the couch]

I get these damn callouses when I lift. I tried those damn lifting gloves and, aside from looking silly, they don't help a bit. What do you people do to prevent them?

 

[it stars sAddam]

Chalk seems to help me a lot.

 

[supersizeme]

if you don't wear gloves, you accept the fact that you're going to get calluses.

 

[InTraining]

I pick mine and occassionally file them down...

 

[super_rice]

Chalk seems to help me a lot.

chalk only helps with my grip... on heavy deads my skin rips easier with chalk.

 

[it stars sAddam]

chalk only helps with my grip... on heavy deads my skin rips easier with chalk.

sorry to hear that lol

 

[bignate73]

nothing you can do about it if you want to go bare handed.

some people use cut up mouse pads for pulldowns and rows, or even that stuff that you use to line shelves. supposedly pads enough and helps with grip.

 

[TRUEsoldier]

gloves on pushes, and straps on pulls make a huge difference to me

 

[anthrax]

I feel those calluses help me in that you are less sensitive

If you do develop calluses, this will also toughen up your hands, and make the use of gloves non essential.

 

[cmdubs]

I wear gloves and my hands are still fucked

 

[jay1]

I like callouses

 

[Sub-Zero]

i like mine...i dont see a problem with having them

 

[JKurz1]

Dude, save the gloves for the garden................eventually, the callouses will be your glove.........

 

[eat big]

haha not unless you get schiek gloves, they are the only ones that work and dont rip after a month, plus they come with a year warranty, i dont have a single callouse and i lift 5 days a week very heavily..trust me, they are worth the money because the palm part of the glove is rubber, its amazing

 

[the guy on the couch]

thx for replies... esp to kjurz (i'm still laughing). k to all.

the callouses don't bother me, but i feel them scraping whoever's hand i shake. although my girl hasn't said anything, i don't think she cares for them, either.

yeah, straps aren't an option. i'd rather not lift at all than lift with straps. i'll check out those schiek gloves. cheers!

 

[anthrax]

Guys afraid of calluses ....
Sounds very gay

Calluses are the ultimate proof that you spend more time with a barbell in your hands than with a TV Remote Control

 

[JKurz1]

Actually, most girls that I talk to don't mind cals. in the least...I think they actually feel they'd rather have a guy that uses his hands than a pretty boy who gets weekly manicures.....

 

[ChinkNasty]

easy on the manicures pal...

just playin'...i've actualyl found that callouses kinda 'become' a part of your hand after years in the gym and they only start to peel and fall off after a warm shower or somethin'...otherwise I dont even really notice them

 

[UA_Iron]

callouses are the ultimate sign of hard work and dedication.

If your girl cant live with your callouses then maybe you cant live with her? haha

I moisterize a lot, seems to keep them from being unbearably rough.

 

[EnderJE]

just playin'...i've actualyl found that callouses kinda 'become' a part of your hand after years in the gym and they only start to peel and fall off after a warm shower or somethin'...otherwise I dont even really notice them

Ditto. Although my wife hates it when I start to pick at them.

 

[Ulcasterdropout]

I have them and love em'.....except when spankin' it.