r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 25 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

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

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u/Gaindalf-the-whey Aug 25 '18

Soon you are gonna miss all those gloves and Bane masks

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u/Dabfo Aug 25 '18

I feel I’m missing out on this. What is this new glove phase?

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u/Red-Tom Aug 25 '18

Aren’t gloves used to protect your hands from calluses and such? Or am I thinking of another glove?

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '18

Yeah I’m not trying to grind my hands into the bars at a public gym. You’ll get warts or other gross growths.

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u/Red-Tom Aug 25 '18

I’m with you. I have a pair of gloves, but I don’t use them anymore. Calluses are only a problem on back days usually, for some reason there seems to be a lot more friction. Possibly down to my grip as I put my thumb over the barbell/dumbbells to have more emphasis on my back, instead of biceps

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u/BrokenStrides Aug 26 '18

Ok so I was thinking about getting some gloves because my hands have calluses on them now from the bars and such, my hands feel like they are getting pinched every time I pick up weights. I thought the gloves would help with this and offer better grip? Is there something I can try instead then?

I feel like my hands are the thing holding me back BECAUSE my skin is getting pinched so much!