Lifting gloves

[Arman6]

Whats a good brand for gloves? Whats are some good gloves in specific? My hands have been getting blisters since ive been hitting 2 muscles a week. All i did today was focus on not hurting my blisters, cant focus on my lifts at all

[xdsj417x]

Don't use gloves so I don't know from experience but I hear good things about harbinger

[houtexans23]

id recommend against using ones that provide wrist support because in the end you will have very undeveloped forearms and weak joints at the wrist. The ones that essentially just protect against calyces, however, are just fine. I wouldn't personally know any good brands from experience but I'm sure you can go to your local sporting goods store and they'll help you find something ideal.

[sharpieblet]

I bought a cheap pair of golds brand from Walmart for like $8.

Other than that just tough it put and use chalk when doing deads. How long you been lifting consistently now? Might just need to build callouses.

Btw I stopped using gloves months ago.

[daveherr13]

gloves are fine but i wouldnt pay more than 12.00-15.00 for a pair....theres really no need to shell out anymore than that

[Arman6]

id recommend against using ones that provide wrist support because in the end you will have very undeveloped forearms and weak joints at the wrist. The ones that essentially just protect against calyces, however, are just fine. I wouldn't personally know any good brands from experience but I'm sure you can go to your local sporting goods store and they'll help you find something ideal.

yeah thats what im lookin for, one that help with calcyes. Ill prob try big 5 tomorrow, its on my way to gym

[Arman6]

I bought a cheap pair of golds brand from Walmart for like $8.

Other than that just tough it put and use chalk when doing deads. How long you been lifting consistently now? Might just need to build callouses.

Btw I stopped using gloves months ago.

consistantly... 25 days

[sharpieblet]

consistantly... 25 days

Your hands are still getting adjusted. After some months it won't be much of an issue at all

[mistrvi]

just go to the store and try different ones

[alexb650]

Gloves are for sissies. What kind if man wants soft hands like a woman? your hands will callous and get used to handling the weights. Also, make sure you're gripping the weights correctly. Don't grab the bar with the middle of your palm. Grab the bar at the crease where your fingers meet your palm.

[InsanelyFit]

Chalk.

/thread

[cremsonrage]

i work out in a unheated garage gloves are really nice when its 10 degrees outside. i just get cheap ones golds

[chazzy1864]

If you're developing bad callouses and subsequently tearing them, my guess is you need to learn how to grip the bar better:

Row/Pull/Dead Grip:
What you don’t want to do is to place the bar in the palm of your hand, why? because when you wrap your fingers around the bar , the skin below your fingers will fold around the bar.

Wrong way



Right way

[adamdavidson47]

My wife bought me a pair of gloves for Christmas. I used them a few times, and they ripped. It was God's way of saying don't be a pussy.

[Oriainarama]

I have apair of York gloves i wear that i really like, I still get callusses nothing bad, I don't even mind them, I just wear the gloves for the fact that the bars are always freezing and my hands go cold and numb real easily and the gloves stop it happening!

[chazzy1864]

My wife bought me a pair of gloves for Christmas. I used them a few times, and they ripped. It was God's way of saying don't be a pussy.

You must be a bad ass.

[MichaelCJ]

Never bothered with them, and I don't get serious callouses. Nothing that can't be smoothed down easily once in a while, anyway.

Chalk, yes (for heavy deads only) but not gloves. Frankly, I wouldn't trust them with any decent weight anyhow (like dem deads, say). But if people want to use them, fair enough. Whatever works, as always.

[adamdavidson47]

You must be a bad ass.

No, I just have fat fingers. The womenz like it though.

[schneppy07]

Personally I like using gloves. I have bought cheap ones from meijers and they tear so I woudn't recommend them. But I have had the same pair of sheik gloves for a while now about 3 years and I really like them. Sometimes Ill use them and sometimes I won't It really depends on the exercises I'm doing. I work construction and have worked with metal before for a long period and it can take a toll on your hands so I find it very helpful to have them. Ill use straps sometimes also doing dead lifts and heavy rows.

These are the ones I use
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/sck/415.html

[schneppy07]

Your hands are still getting adjusted. After some months it won't be much of an issue at all

agreed. You need to establish a tolerance still also

[k9pit]

I like lifting gloves. Easy and convenient.

[SexyBack1]

If you're developing bad callouses and subsequently tearing them, my guess is you need to learn how to grip the bar better:

Row/Pull/Dead Grip:
What you don’t want to do is to place the bar in the palm of your hand, why? because when you wrap your fingers around the bar , the skin below your fingers will fold around the bar.

Wrong way



Right way

^ This,

"If you insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse" - Mark rippetoe
And ^ This

[chazzy1864]

"If you insist on wearing gloves, make sure they match your purse" - Mark rippetoe
And ^ This

Gay.


That quote is retarded in and of itself and all it does is make all of the rippletoadz zealots think they're bad asses because they don't wear gloves.

[terman1]

Gay.


That quote is retarded in and of itself and all it does is make all of the rippletoadz zealots think they're bad asses because they don't wear gloves.

^^^^this

I did Rippletoadz and wore gloves on quite a few occasions.

Take THAT, society!

[SexyBack1]

Gay.


That quote is retarded in and of itself and all it does is make all of the rippletoadz zealots think they're bad asses because they don't wear gloves.

Everyone is free to do whatever he likes, but IMO gloves are just loose stuff between ur hand and the bar .
And yes sir I am a badass. not because I dont use gloves, not because i did rippletoadz but because that's just me.

[matjusm]

I don´t like gloves one bit, tried them once and that was it. And neither can I recommend them to anyone else.

The reason why I don´t think they´re any good is that they make gripping things much worse:
1) The addition of gloves effectively increases the diameter of the bar and thicker things are harder to grasp.
2) The addition of an additional layer between you and the bar means that there is an additional layer in there that can shift around and hence loosen your grip.

Now I understand that some people wear gloves to protect their hands. Yes it is true that this will work but if you lift regularly without any "protection", your hands will soon toughen up and the skin will thicken. If you still have problems with tearing skin then consider eating more zinc. Some multivitamins come with zinc included or you can get some extra tablets. When I first started snatching more often without any straps (snatches are hell on hands) then I was tearing calluses all the time. However when I started taking zinc they repaired themselves very quickly and after a while my hands had skin thick enough to handle it.

[LuckSide]

id recommend against using ones that provide wrist support because in the end you will have very undeveloped forearms and weak joints at the wrist. The ones that essentially just protect against calyces, however, are just fine. I wouldn't personally know any good brands from experience but I'm sure you can go to your local sporting goods store and they'll help you find something ideal.

I smell contradiction. You SHOULDN'T get ones with wrist support because it will lead to weak wrists.

You can honestly just go to walmart and get a pair of Gold's Gym gloves. They are pretty cheap and pretty durable.

[Arogant]

i use straps by harbinger on deadlifts/back days
but gloves = bitch mitts

[Phil9]

The ones I use [and are the most standard in most gyms I see] are the Golds Gym gloves. They last about 6 months for me and are usually only about $12 at a Walmart or Sporting Goods store.

[Sethybond420]

i would get some with wrist wraps if i were to get new ones!