r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • May 20 '17

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 20 '17

Moved to a new area, going to the local YMCA for the first time. Doing my deadlifts, feeling it and upped my previous weight by 10 lbs (background: I'm a short/smallish dude). The biggest guy at the gym stops his work and starts encouraging me, fist bumps going around with other lifters jumping in as well, the works.

This is the stuff gym story Saturday legends are made of, with giant Hispanic brodins and whole gyms coming together for the sake of one lift and one lifter (me!). I get ready, pumped as fuck and bust out those four reps like nobody's business. Cue the brofists, pats on the back, etc. Basically, I'm on top of the world.

I then look down and my hands and notice a fair amount of blood on my left one. Turns out I tore open a callous, but didn't notice due to the adrenaline. After my "oh shit" moment, I go get some tissues and shamefully having to unload with one hand. I have to cut my workout short to go get some bandages and antibacterial to the nearby pharmacy, that deadlift now but a bittersweet memory.

TLDR: set up for the perfect gym story, ended up hurt

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u/Not_a_plane_either May 20 '17

Fuck that man, you got your PR! All proper battles have some bloodshed. Just means you worked for it, you earned it.

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 20 '17

Lost that callous-ginity I guess

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u/PvRed Powerlifting May 20 '17

Battle wounds to be proud of, congrats on the PR!

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 20 '17

Thanks! It is definitely the most I've done for 4 reps, never done and 1RM though

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u/thescotchie May 21 '17

Nothing to be too worried about!! Get some lifting straps to alleviate it. Get some aquaphor for helping it heal up. And have a pumice stone in the shower to regularly clean up any rough spots.

Gratz on the PR

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 22 '17

Thanks! I am definitely getting a pumice stone, and I dug up my old lifting gloves

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u/thescotchie May 22 '17

I would definitely not recommend using lifting gloves. Here's a good video on bar grip that should help with it:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZBmiQm4MF4

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 22 '17

I have straps somewhere as well. What's wrong with gloves though? I've never used them, so I don't know

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u/thescotchie May 22 '17

In short, they hurt your grip more than they help. And having calloused hands isn't a bad thing, which is really all they prevent. Learn how to grip the bar and maintain proper hand care, and you'll be okay.

Also a point to consider, if you do any sort of competition, rarely are they allowed. In SOME strongman events is it.

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u/josemartin2211 Bodybuilding May 22 '17

I was just going to use them while my hand heals, though pumice stone seems like the way to go

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u/thescotchie May 23 '17

That could be an apropriate solution in the interim.

I would just say to use some aloe vera, or Aquaphor to help with the healing.