My calluses hurt.. Can someone give me advice?

[Rabbadxs]

I have been lifting hardcore for 2 months now and and my calluses always hurt like a bisch!! If I apply pressure it feels painful. I can't even life up the 40 pound dumbbell without agonizing pain!! Anyway how do I make it so these puppies not hurt as bad?

[TcuFan94]

Dont be a pussy

[Rabbadxs]

Dont be a pussy

That'll help, thanks for the input.. :/

[FLChamp]

They don't look that bad. Mine look worse; skin peels and flakes off almost daily, but I can put up with it. The pain goes away with time. Just keep at it and move through it.

Two months is not a long time, by the way.

[Keeper4560]

That'll help, thanks for the input.. :/

Try wearing gloves when you lift, let them heal by some cheap weightlifting gloves they work wonders =]

[Shredded-Wolf]

There is absolutely nothing you can do about them. If you put lotion on them you will make them soft again and when your weights increase it's only going to hurt that much more. Get use to it. The pain will go away when they becomes worse.

[kinwei1994]

i dont see how is causing so much pain cz they dont look that bad.u can either keep lifting and man up or just stop lifting.

[MAC-10]

rip them off

[3ruce]

rip them off

this.

[Rabbadxs]

They don't look that bad. Mine look worse; skin peels and flakes off almost daily, but I can put up with it. The pain goes away with time. Just keep at it and move through it.

Two months is not a long time, by the way.

I've been lifting on and off for 3 years. I've been going 5-6 times a week giving it my all the last 2 months. The pain isn't that bad, I should just stop being a little bisch and stop whining.

[FLChamp]

There you go!

[Rabbadxs]

How do I go about removing them? Just clip those S'O'B's off with finger clippers?

[iRashid]

Calluses are there to protect you. I remember hearing that over time, you'll just stop feeling the pain all together. Look at your feet for example, there are calluses there, yet you don't feel them when you walk around because you've been placing weight on them for so long.

After my deadlifts, my calluses are literally huge pumps on my hands. They hurt so much I can't grasp onto the pullup bar, but its started to get better over time; I guess it's either psychologically the pain is less or really the pain is less there!

To remove them; you can either just a pumice stone (available at any supermarket for a few dollars). You could also use a scissor (youtube videos). But why would you want to cut your callus off? I tried removing it once a few months ago; haven't done so since and decided just to keep them.

[FLChamp]

I pick at the loose skin with my bare hands. Otherwise, I just leave them alone.

[Chronic23]

Wear Gloves

[Rabbadxs]

Alright, I see. They don't hurt unless I'm like an hour into my workout. I'll just strengthen those suckers up and be on my way.

[FLChamp]

You also don't really need the gloves... They just add inches to the bar and take away from your deadlift workouts. Not to mention it's an extra cost that you can just avoid. Saving money's a good idea in these turbulent times.

[Rabbadxs]

^This man is loaded with helpful info. Good thing mis padres pay for just about EVERYTHING.

[Rabbadxs]

I take that back, they didn't pay for my supplements. I had to do that. And they only keep junkfood around the house. A man can only withstand the temptations of a poptart for so long.

[Killshot1]

I have been lifting hardcore for 2 months now and and my calluses always hurt like a bisch!! If I apply pressure it feels painful. I can't even life up the 40 pound dumbbell without agonizing pain!! Anyway how do I make it so these puppies not hurt as bad?

put duct tape or some sort of callus pad on them. and USE LIFTING GLOVES. Lifting gloves make hand pain like this almost unexistant. You can actually get some pretty good golds gym ones from walmart for like 7 bucks. i bought a pair a good year, mabe even longer, so ago. and they are still holding up. i use em every workout

[Rabbadxs]

Oh I cut them with fingernail clippers and they feel so good.

[xXMarcoolXx]

Just get a pair of training gloves

[DyingStar]

most people don't realize they are griping the bar wrong. This is the way many pro bodybuilders do it and i do it to. I dont have a single callous on my hand anymore.



you replace your normal grip on pulling exercises with this and your callouses will fade away.

look at jay's grip when he does pulling exercises he holds it with his fingers he does not hold it with his palm. Especially his grip on the deadlift

[NaturalRob]

most people don't realize they are griping the bar wrong. This is the way many pro bodybuilders do it and i do it to. I dont have a single callous on my hand anymore.



you replace your normal grip on pulling exercises with this and your callouses will fade away.

look at jay's grip when he does pulling exercises he holds it with his fingers he does not hold it with his palm. Especially his grip on the deadlift

I partially do this on lifts but now that it is fully described it's more clear...i mean you find out this on your own because you feel the pain and try to find ways of gripping to not cause it...

anyway reps thanks brah!

[comps]

That'll help, thanks for the input.. :/

Very respectful person.
I was gonna say dont be a puss as well.

[ChrisKrol]

Had a real problem with my hands when I played tennis. Got these awful blisters that eventually turned to callouses. But then after a while noticed they would start ripping, and since I stopped playing they became weaker and when I started lifting they just got really ripped up. I always use gloves when lifting help a little bit but not much, especially when there ripped up like yours in the picture. What I recommend might sound crazy but super glue. I would recommend medical super glue if you could get it(think it's called dermabond), if not take a chance on just the regular one. Really does help out a lot.

[TheGreenBee]

most people don't realize they are griping the bar wrong. This is the way many pro bodybuilders do it and i do it to. I dont have a single callous on my hand anymore.



you replace your normal grip on pulling exercises with this and your callouses will fade away.

look at jay's grip when he does pulling exercises he holds it with his fingers he does not hold it with his palm. Especially his grip on the deadlift

dude you just saved my life thanks

that first video tip really works.

[Rabbadxs]

That video was helpful too man. Thanks

[Thor124]

I've been lifting on and off for 3 years. I've been going 5-6 times a week giving it my all the last 2 months. The pain isn't that bad, I should just stop being a little bisch and stop whining.

What you really should do, aside from what everyone else here has to say, is use a Pumice stone or something akin to that. Ask your mom/girlfriend they will know. Its similar to sandpaper/nail file. Use it on the callusus to bring them down a bit. It will reduce the pain and allow you to get a better grip/lift more weight in the future.

[JordanMerch]

Not trying to be rude, but get over it. I personally love how mine look and feel.
If I understand that I don't know the pain that you are going through, but that is what I would do.