Gloves?

[dipsetwarrior]

i use nike gloves

[perumina]

honestly I dont mind pink products...love them

so was thinking about this more and was watching Ava Cowan (what a doll) train and for deadlifts she uses some cushioned straps....these take off the pressure off the arms/forearms and allows her to focus on hamstrings...Im thinking these are a good investment...anyone have experience with using straps for deadlifts? are they really good for focusing more on the hamstrings???

[womanoid]

Callouses aren't bad looking or "rough" if you take care of them correctly. I get them from weights & the uneven bars & I only have three thick spots on each hand.

A couple things you can do,
-LIGHTLY pumice them in the shower, just enough to take off the top layer
-after a shower when the top layers turn white you can use your nails (or a butter knife if you don't have nails) & just lightly make quick strokes over them until the edges of the callous blend in with the softer skin


This isn't 1845, you aren't Scarlett O'Hara, it's okay for women to have "working" hands.

[Freak4Fitness]

I wear gloves with wrist straps b/c my wrists are weak. My hands are still cut up, bruised and calloused and ugly...goes nicely with the bruises on the front of my shoulders from front squats...

HAHAHAHA!
love that

I just started using padded gloves not sure on name will check but works pretty decently but then I don't BC 100 or more lbs

[sarasayshi]

I love my gloves! I use Bionic and yes, they are pink and black! Had them for over a year and they are still in great condition. I even occasionally wash them by tossing them in a mesh bag in the wash and let them air dry.
http://www.amazon.com/Bionic-Womens-...reative=380737

[michelle500]

SO! I have continued lifting without gloves now since I first posted and it really isn't that bad. The first few times in general I lifted, my hands looked awful and hurt so bad! I lifted yesterday and they only turned a little red but they did not hurt or anything. I actually like not having any gloves on and feeling it hurt a little now ha ha is that weird?!

[mommymakeover]

It absolutely drives me up the wall that fitness/sporting good companies have to make everything PINK for the ladies. We don't lift pink dumbbells, so don't give us pink gloves. Sheesh!

I want pink ones. My harbingers are black and white. But my sneakers are pink and black. I love pink/purple or electric blue.

[mommymakeover]

I use gloves for everything and straps with no gloves for deadlifts or stuff where I need grip help. Callouses are pointless to me and I don't like having my hands hurt when I'm lifting, its distracting. Least I could do for my husband is still have soft hands still even with my hard body.

[LvnGd]

I just started lifting heavy and when I left from doing arms the other day my hands HURT! What is your favorite type of gloves to use??

Harbinger just the basic black lifting gloves. I love them! I have tried so many different kinds mostly because I thought they looked cute and quickly fond out that was a bad decision. Those are the only ones that have held up and they have nice padding in the palms! Breaking them in takes a coule workouts but my hands have not gotten one dry or rough spot yet!

[LvnGd]

SO! I have continued lifting without gloves now since I first posted and it really isn't that bad. The first few times in general I lifted, my hands looked awful and hurt so bad! I lifted yesterday and they only turned a little red but they did not hurt or anything. I actually like not having any gloves on and feeling it hurt a little now ha ha is that weird?!

If you keep doing it though your hands will start looking and feeling like man hands. which isn't necessarily a bad thing if thats what your going for

[LvnGd]

honestly I dont mind pink products...love them

so was thinking about this more and was watching Ava Cowan (what a doll) train and for deadlifts she uses some cushioned straps....these take off the pressure off the arms/forearms and allows her to focus on hamstrings...Im thinking these are a good investment...anyone have experience with using straps for deadlifts? are they really good for focusing more on the hamstrings???

I use straps for a couple different things and it's not so much to take the pressure off the arm its more taking the focus off your grip so you can focus on that muscle group instead of your grip slipping. Its more for heavier weight. I use them a lot when I do shrugs for that reason. I use heavy weights and don't want to have to worry about dropping one if my grip slips.