Training for my first meet. Legal alternatives to chalk?

[Paulie_G]

I'm starting to train for my first powerlifting meet. I'm doing just the raw deadlift. I trained with straps and Versa Gripps for a long, long time. I've recently started training without them, and started using chalk. However, I've run into an issue. I can't stand the feel of chalk on my hands. It's some kind of weird sensory BS, that makes me shiver, like nails on a chalk board. I've tried to get over it, but it's really damn distracting while I'm trying to lift. Are there any SPF competition legal alternatives to chalk out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

[nsurdis]

Take up a new hobby like painting or crochet.

[Anthony21]

I'm starting to train for my first powerlifting meet. I'm doing just the raw deadlift. I trained with straps and Versa Gripps for a long, long time. I've recently started training without them, and started using chalk. However, I've run into an issue. I can't stand the feel of chalk on my hands. It's some kind of weird sensory BS, that makes me shiver, like nails on a chalk board. I've tried to get over it, but it's really damn distracting while I'm trying to lift. Are there any SPF competition legal alternatives to chalk out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Is this real life? You get all paranoid and shiver when chalk is on your hands? Unless this is some type of weird medical condition 1 in a million experience, man the fuk up and chalk your hands up.

[Paulie_G]

Take up a new hobby like painting or crochet.

Ugh. Really? Thanks for the helpful reply. So, indirectly you are saying is if a lifter wants or needs chalk, they should bother competing? That's a sad elitist premise, but whatever...

Is this real life? You get all paranoid and shiver when chalk is on your hands? Unless this is some type of weird medical condition 1 in a million experience, man the fuk up and chalk your hands up.

LOL. It's hard to explain. It's probably comparable to when a dentist scrapes a tooth that has a metal filling for some people. It's a physiological response.

Thing is, once I start pulling over 400, I start feeling the need for something to help me with grip, since my hands get so damn sweaty.

[nsurdis]

Ugh. Really? Thanks for the helpful reply. So, indirectly you are saying if a lifter wants or needs chalk, they should bother competing? That's a sad premise, but whatever...

Well it's just that to survive long term at powerlifting u need to be able to deal with some uncomfortable crap. The LEAST of with is texture disorders.

As a serious answer look on amazon for LiquidGrip liquid chalk. Works great and goes on like hand sanitizer.

[getout87]

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[Paulie_G]

Well it's just that to survive long term at powerlifting u need to be able to deal with some uncomfortable crap. The LEAST of with is texture disorders.

As a serious answer look on amazon for LiquidGrip liquid chalk. Works great and goes on like hand sanitizer.

I work through all kinds of pain and discomfort, and for the most part welcome it. This is different. It's almost an uncontrollable physiological response that is too bizarre to figure out how to handle...

I was thinking that it isn't legal in SPF comps, since they say "spray adhesives" are not legal. Liquid Grip was my first thought too, until I saw that. Maybe they don't consider that as such?

[Anthony21]

Ugh. Really? Thanks for the helpful reply. So, indirectly you are saying is if a lifter wants or needs chalk, they should bother competing? That's a sad elitist premise, but whatever...



LOL. It's hard to explain. It's probably comparable to when a dentist scrapes a tooth that has a metal feeling for some people. It's a physiological response.

Thing is, once I start pulling over 400, I start feeling the need for something to help me with grip, since my hands get so damn sweaty.

Only option if you cant' get past this weird phobia is liquid grip.

[nsurdis]

I was thinking that are not legal in SPF comps, since they say "spay adhesives" are not legal. Liquid Grip was my first thought too, until I saw that. Maybe they don't consider that as such?

Liquid grip is fine. They don't want the spray stick-um we used in football in the 80s. Stuff that will stay on the bar and become residue etc

[Paulie_G]

Liquid grip is fine. They don't want the spray stick-um we used in football in the 80s. Stuff that will stay on the bar and become residue etc

Are you sure? I know all federation have different rules on this stuff. If it is, then I'm good.

[nsurdis]

Are you sure? I know all federation have different rules on this stuff. If it is, then I'm good.

Liquid grip is chalk mixed w basically hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizer evaporates and leaves the dried chalk on your hands.

It's legal and no one will ever even check your hands anyhow. It's white chalk.

[Paulie_G]

Liquid grip is chalk mixed w basically hand sanitizer. The hand sanitizer evaporates and leaves the dried chalk on your hands.

It's legal and no one will ever even check your hands anyhow. It's white chalk.

Ok. Thanks for the info. Problem solved then.

[LiftingTexas]

Is it the feeling of the brick? or Chalk in general? ... that brick easily becomes powder. Which I prefer anyway.

[Paulie_G]

Is it the feeling of the brick? or Chalk in general? ... that brick easily becomes powder. Which I prefer anyway.

It's the powder on my hands. I'm going to order the liquid grip and see how it goes.

[androstan]

I'm starting to train for my first powerlifting meet. I'm doing just the raw deadlift. I trained with straps and Versa Gripps for a long, long time. I've recently started training without them, and started using chalk. However, I've run into an issue. I can't stand the feel of chalk on my hands. It's some kind of weird sensory BS, that makes me shiver, like nails on a chalk board. I've tried to get over it, but it's really damn distracting while I'm trying to lift. Are there any SPF competition legal alternatives to chalk out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

Have you tried pulling hook grip? It's painful but if you can stand the pain then you can hold a lot of weight w/o chalk.

[untranslatedZA]

Sandpaper your hands nightly , your hands will be rough and profit.

But seriously, there isnt guna be any other solution other than to force yourself to use chalk with light reps for 100's of reps to desensitize yourself. I used to get urg when people used the word pallet ( for taste ) then i started work distribution and everything is based on pallets, 1 month later i no longer hate the word.

[melvin2345]

Have you tried pulling hook grip? It's painful but if you can stand the pain then you can hold a lot of weight w/o chalk.

This. I prefer hook grip over mixed grip. Even without chalk, I can pull 400+ without issue. We'll see what happens as I go higher, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it.

There are ways to make it less painful though. Two strips of medical/sports tape on each thumb long enough to wrap around twice. One around the nail, the other between the knuckles. I found that cutting my thumbnails as far back as I can helps a lot too.

[scorpionsf]

in certain gyms i use mammut liquid climbing chalk. blows liquid grip out of the water

[breathinglife]

I hate to burst your bubble, but the bar will be covered in chalk at the meet since everyone else is using chalk. Also, in training you can just put chalk on the bar instead of on your hands. I doubt it would be so bothersome.

You probably just want to desensitize yourself to it though. It'll build character.

[BuckWyld]

exposure therapy, just cover your whole body in chalk 3 times a day until it doesn't bother you anymore.

[breathinglife]

exposure therapy, just cover your whole body in chalk 3 times a day until it doesn't bother you anymore.

Put 5-10 chalks in a wire cage. Leave them there for a day or two so they are ravenously hungry. Then open the door of the cage and put your face in. Let the chalks go wild on your face; they will probably bite it and eat away a significant amount of flesh given how hungry they are. After this, you will no longer fear chalks.

[sopirate55]

I'm starting to train for my first powerlifting meet. I'm doing just the raw deadlift. I trained with straps and Versa Gripps for a long, long time. I've recently started training without them, and started using chalk. However, I've run into an issue. I can't stand the feel of chalk on my hands. It's some kind of weird sensory BS, that makes me shiver, like nails on a chalk board. I've tried to get over it, but it's really damn distracting while I'm trying to lift. Are there any SPF competition legal alternatives to chalk out there? Any help would be greatly appreciated...

I know exactly what you're talking about. We have a set of knives and the handles are like brushed aluminum or something similar. I literally can't hold them in my hand. It's something between a cold shiver and an actual shock. I've never had that problem with chalk though. Can't be of any help because I've yet to be able to fix it, and I don't know of any pl bar that's not going to be covered in chalk.

[KOArtist]

Are you sure? I know all federation have different rules on this stuff. If it is, then I'm good.

I've put it on in front of everybody at USAPL and AAU meets...no complaints yet. I use the normal chalk on top of it though, if that possibly makes any difference.

[wakechica]

Hate the feeling of chalk to some degree. I can't close my hands together or touch clothing. I have to wash it off as soon as I'm done. Just get used it. When I'm resting in between I just sit or stand with my hands spread apart.

[bigfor15]

I have that same reaction to scotch tape. Thank god powerlifting doesn't require you to wrap a Christmas present before each attempt.

[Torrtrefireto]

I hate to burst your bubble, but the bar will be covered in chalk at the meet since everyone else is using chalk. Also, in training you can just put chalk on the bar instead of on your hands. I doubt it would be so bothersome.

You probably just want to desensitize yourself to it though. It'll build character.

Yup.

Just put it on when you wake up and keep putting it on all day

[BigJon55]

I don't even notice that there's chalk on my hands until I walk in the house and my wife starts yelling at me for getting it on everything

[HamburgerTrain]

Just don't use chalk. You don't HAVE to use chalk in a meet. If there is chalk on the bar that you do not want on your hands, ask them to brush it off again.


/kill thread with fire.

[mingzie]

lol @ people telling him to just man up.

know dat feel OP but with another material. its a cross between a phobia and allergy.

hopefully liquid grip lets you work through this issue.

[rancid_theclash]

lol its like wind on my shoulders , SUCH A WEIRD FEELING TO ME!!