Gloves?

[kloan]

Anyone use gloves?

If so, what do you use?

[Talo]

Nope.

[natenator]

nope

[C-money]

nope never used em.. i love my monster callouses

[natenator]

nope never used em.. i love my monster callouses
I tried for a bit mainly because of the callouses - doing deads or shrugs would seriously start ripping them off and hurt like ****.

Interfered with my jerking off!

But didn't like how they felt so I stopped after a week.

[Big D]

nope never

[agingtechie]

I wear gloves. I think they are an old pair of box-tec that I got at Dotmar a bunch of years ago. The iron in my gym gets cold at 0 celcius in the mornings.


:-)

[marino]

all the guys that wear gloves at my gym have beer guts

I think its contagious stay away from gloves

[gsxr750]

Gloves ever since I tore a callous and started to bleed on the bar. My thinking is, if someone else had just done the same on the same handle I could have caught herpes or aids

[Gilmour]

all the guys that wear gloves at my gym have beer guts

I think its contagious stay away from gloves


All the guys at my gym who wear them are either fat bastards or weak bastards. Or pretty boys.

[agingtechie]

all the guys that wear gloves at my gym have beer guts

I think its contagious stay away from gloves


That is funny cause I use gloves and I do have a beer gut. Mind you it used to be a keg but, I have it down to a six pack now.

:-)

[marino]

All the guys at my gym who wear them are either fat bastards or weak bastards. Or pretty boys.

they probably don't want to get callouses on their manicured hands


That is funny cause I use gloves and I do have a beer gut. Mind you it used to be a keg but, I have it down to a six pack now.

:-)

at least youre moving in the right direction

[CanadianIron]

I dont wear gloves, but I've been to a few gyms where I wish I had (the grips were greasy as hell)... gloves interfere IMO, I like the direct contact, makes for better control of the weight. I use lifting straps for heavy deads and pullups etc, so Im protected from the nasty callouses that way.

[kloan]

I used to use gloves when I was younger. The only thing I used them for was bench. For some reason they really seemed to help improve my bench. Any other lifts I tried it affecting my grip, which is already lacking.

Ordering some wrist straps to help with shrugs, been looking for a decent pair of gloves for bench. Think I'll just order some from eBay.

[CanadianIron]

Why would gloves help your bench? Did they have wrist wraps built in?

[kloan]

Why would gloves help your bench? Did they have wrist wraps built in?

It was the way they padded my palms... there wasn't as much pressure in the palm of my hands and it felt like I could concentrate my strength better on the push movement.

[Gilmour]

2 guys wearing them tonight at the gym. Both weak pussies. Nuff said.

[Talo]

i've been told that wearing gloves while deadlifting will help with your grip. Your forced to hold the bar harder because of the glove thickness.

[kloan]

2 guys wearing them tonight at the gym. Both weak pussies. Nuff said.
oh, ok... i wouldnt want any of you to think im a pussy so i guess i wont get any gloves. :rolleyes:

in russia, glove wears you.

[Gilmour]

oh, ok... i wouldnt want any of you to think im a pussy so i guess i wont get any gloves. :rolleyes:

in russia, glove wears you.


Just an observation I have been making over 20 years of training. Do what you want man.

[O-Train]

oh, ok... i wouldnt want any of you to think im a pussy so i guess i wont get any gloves. :rolleyes:

in russia, glove wears you.

It's not meant to offend anyone. Just that unless you are under the age of 16 or have a vagina, gloves are generally frowned upon by serious lifters.

[kloan]

Yet 'serious lifters' use knee wraps, belts, chalk, bench shirts.. and all have legitimate reasons for using them, gloves are no different. I'm not talking about wearing them to look cool, but for helping limit pain and enable more focus for the lift.. just as wraps, belts, etc do.

I found they helped me with bench in the past (but interfered with other lifts/pulls). I thought I'd ask here to see if anyone else uses them. Anyway, not everyone in BB world is blessed with an iron grip and thickly padded palms.

Looks like Harbinger makes some nice ones.. I'll probably order some of those and hope they fit alright.

[natenator]

how do they help with your bench in a way that chalk can't?

[kloan]

how do they help with your bench in a way that chalk can't?

I've never used chalk so I can't say for certain. But I don't think chalk would do anything to help alleviate the pain I experience in my hands when I bench.

The gloves I used to use a few years ago were kinda cheap/crappy, but they had sufficient padding and helped distribute the weight load from the bar. When I bench now (aside from the fact that my shoulder feels like it's going to burst into flames), my hands start to cramp up after a few reps, especially as I progress in weight.. and the bar really digs into the palms.

I'm still letting my shoulder recuperate before I bench again, however when I introduce it back in I'd like to use some gloves again like I used to when I was younger.

Chalk's messy anyway, I can't use that in my room.. I've got carpeting.

[R-Money]

i use to wear them, kinda liked the 'tight' feel, like wearing really tight running shoes.

stopped though, now i have sandpaper hands =((

[BAM]

There used to be this guy at my old gym that actually used a folded up towel in each hand when he did flat dumbell presses to cushion his palms. Not sure what his issue was. Tender Palm Syndrome?

I should start wearing gloves regulary so Gilbert can tell me how much of a gaylord I am. <eyeroll>

[RagingRandy]

Nope... no gloves here. My wife wears them though.

[waderow]

do they even make gloves for men?

[waderow]

There used to be this guy at my old gym that actually used a folded up towel in each hand when he did flat dumbell presses to cushion his palms. Not sure what his issue was. Tender Palm Syndrome?

I should start wearing gloves regulary so Gilbert can tell me how much of a gaylord I am. <eyeroll>

The day before yesterday a guy threw on 275 and pressed with hand towels between the bar and his hands. I have never seen that before.

275 for 3 without touching, so it sure didnt make him strong.

[natenator]

I've never used chalk so I can't say for certain. But I don't think chalk would do anything to help alleviate the pain I experience in my hands when I bench.

The gloves I used to use a few years ago were kinda cheap/crappy, but they had sufficient padding and helped distribute the weight load from the bar. When I bench now (aside from the fact that my shoulder feels like it's going to burst into flames), my hands start to cramp up after a few reps, especially as I progress in weight.. and the bar really digs into the palms.

I'm still letting my shoulder recuperate before I bench again, however when I introduce it back in I'd like to use some gloves again like I used to when I was younger.

Chalk's messy anyway, I can't use that in my room.. I've got carpeting.
dude, if your hands hurt from benching you need to post up a video of your technique cause something is ****ed up

[JacktheThriller]

no gloves here, if my hands start to sweat i grab a paper towel and fold it in each hand
i dont think its smart to get your muscles way ahead of your grip and pain threshold what ever u feel. bench shirts, straps, belts, gloves, if u cant lift it raw u probably shouldnt be lifting it, ur asking for a muscle tear or other injust IMO

[Krozone]

Yeah, I wear 'em. Better then warts..

[metalchick]

I used to when I first started lifting, but don't now.
They weaken your grip, plus aren't allowed in pling competitions!

[gustavo77]

It's not meant to offend anyone. Just that unless you are under the age of 16 or have a vagina, gloves are generally frowned upon by serious lifters.

I suppose Ronnie Coleman was never a serious lifter then. :rolleyes:

I use em', love 'em, use the ones with very good wrist support also...started using them a few years ago when i started training at a gym that does not allow chalk.

[Big D]

I use MMA gloves, after my set when I shadow box it makes me look cooler

[gsxr750]

HAHAH nice!! I love those guys, there's this boxing club at my gym.. some of the guys are cool but majority are cocky douchebags with no skills. They work out in taped hands and then hit the heavy bag for 10 seconds so they can stand at the fountain for 5 minutes and stare everyone down

[kloan]

Got the Harbinger gloves today... the fit is alright, I was hoping for a slightly tighter fit in the hand, but I'm sure they'll be fine.

Shipping was super fast from these guys, and they have great deals... ordered some Harbinger padded wrist straps from them as well for $10. That'll help with shrugs.

[BAM]

http://www.handerpants.com/

[GYMBRAT]

I wore them my first 5-6 mths when I was young scrawny and just starting out.Tried to "look the part" I guess, along with the big baggy gym shirt and the big gay baggy multy colored sweats (OggyBoggy) or some f'n thing they were called back in the day! lol

[519Muscle]

no gloves, but i use straps on back day.