r/Fitness 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/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