what is on your hands when lifting

[tichel]

Well, as a lady, I use gloves.....gotta keep those hands callus free!

[harl]

I use nothing, except for heavy shrugs,chainsaws,and deadlifts then i use metal hooks.

[SneakerSeven]

I usually wear nothing, the exception being on deadlifts and heavy shrugs (I use the same bar). After getting sick of having my hands torn up, got some cheap carpenter gloves- they're not the greatest, but they save my hands a little bit. I don't mind callouses, I kinda like em Got used to having them all over the ends of my fingers from guitar, now I'm used to them on the hand pads... *shrug*

[im_working_on_it]

I use sponges

[BIG TEXAN]

I usually don'y wear anything except when going heavy on deadlift or lawnmower pulls....then i use my straps. As for belts i use them and highly recommend them when lifting heavy. Seen to many brothers seriously injure their backs when not using a belt on say squat or deadlift. If you seriously hurt your back then what....you couldn't even scratch your a** without wincing in pain. LOL

[wrstlr69sdnl]

i use chalk and straps mainly i just use it for deadlift or curls

[abstrack]

the only reason i use gloves is because my hands sweat bad and it makes it a bitch to lift the metal bars when you hand feels like a wet rag. maby that might shed some light on wearing the gloves concept!!! I am getting away from using the straps, because i feel i can work my forearms during these heavy movements also and get my grip up to par!! the only thing i do not wear is a belt and thats because i have been lazy and cheep about going out and finding one i like

[RoNNy THe BuLL]

I use old and broken sustanon viles. I love to jab them into my hands, just so my chest workout can really be brutal. I'll KNOW I'll feel it and go home sore....

*LOL*

[Andy]

Gloves with wrist straps on all pulling exercise

[Bobbo]

I wear gloves to prevent calluses and carpel tunnel. I am on a computer 5 days a week and my wife hates my hands rough. Keep her happy. She loves the soft touch.

Bobbo

[Decoder]

Well some people need wraps when doing Extreme heavy weight high rep's when dead lifting or shruging hundreds' of punds like (400 or more) 12 reps, my hands start to lose their grip, so i need wraps. I agree with the first few posts gloves are gay, I only use wraps on back days.

[Polska]

Wraps, for the same purposes decoder mentioned above

[solidj55]

For me its either chalk or nothing.

[Domestic]

i wear both wrist wraps and gloves. gloves help me grip the bar cuz when you're pressing more then 300lbs you don't want that shit falling on you.

[solidj55]

Originally posted by Domestic
i wear both wrist wraps and gloves. gloves help me grip the bar cuz when you're pressing more then 300lbs you don't want that shit falling on you.

LOL

[Beantown Abuser]

gloves r for gardeners. Straps r for pussies. I only use chalck when lifitng really heavy. Use nothing build up the forearms. If i cant feel it hurting then its doin nothin.

[rxarms]

Did someone say strap-ons?

[markas214]

Usually bare hands but use straps for heavy pulling movements so grip doesn't limit amount of weight.

[LittleNate]

wristraps or chalk

[decadbal]

everyone keeps saying that the gloves look gay, but i wear em, and im not gay, plus ive never seen a pro bodybuilder not wear em, and id love to see someone tell those monsters they are gay bc of wearing workout gloves. i get a better feel for balance with theweights. plus it dont pull all the skin of my dandy little hands....lol

[big daddy k de]

NO GLOVES. i have chalk only when going hevy. I allso think gloves are kinda dumb. i mess with the guys at the gym all the time about it . as far as calesses go i think they are battle scars.

[GetPsycho]

heavy deads i use chalk. straps wont help to solve the problem of a weak grip.

every other movement i use nothing.

[TheNewSteel]

I've tried gloves before and I didn't like them, I already have small hands and they made my grip worse because it felt like my hands were even smaller. I've never used wraps or chalk, raw baby
Only time I've found gloves to be good is when doing static contractions on the bench press with way more than my one rep max, it reduces the pain in my wrists

[cb25]

I usually don't use anything...although I've been told I need to take better care of my hands (studying to go into a medical profession), so I'll probably pick up some gloves...hate feeling like a puss though...

[HOLLYWOOD]

i agree with most of you guys i think gloves look real gay on guys ! most of the people at my gym that wear gloves are chicks or little skinny guys that have had a member ship for a week ! the best tho is when you see a guy wearing gloves with the velcro undone to make him look a little bit less of a pussy !

[ItalianMuscle]

Nothing Bro ! I like to feel the pain and the strengh running threw my hand when Lifting ...

[steadygaining1]

I use gloves, I'm a bitch.

[hoss827]

Our gym prevents chalk, not that I use the shit anyway...But it would prevent the blisters rookies get when they first start but they eventually callice over after about a week anyway. Hell I like the blisters :-D

[FrkyBgStok]

goddam this is an old thread.

[Bigboy123]

Depends, I use raps on some things just because my fingures cant hold that much weight, but i like using raps period...

[Bean666]

i am skinny and i wear gloves all the time... mainly because my hands get all torn up from the rough surfaces of the dumbells and barbells... i would get 2 or 3 new caluses ripped open when i worked out; got to the point where my hands would just pulse and hurt from all the new skin (my hands were mostly pink lol) and this wasnt over in a week either; i've only worked out for nearly 2 years and only about 5 months with gloves

so i got some nice comfy leather gloves... and you can see the serious abrasions in them; maybe i just grip really hard or something; or twist, etc... but my gloves look like my hands did

[IronAdam]

Who gives a ****. Use what works

[Mu'min]

Bismillah
I used to be a purist, no anything, for the grip strength reason. Then I read Dorian's Blood and Guts and he recommended using straps for back workouts. His reasoning is that the back muscles will always outlast the forearms. I switched and have seen my back improve my leaps and bounds since then.