[quote]beastwalker wrote:
@Souldozer thanks for the tip. I have actually improved my depth and made my stance a bit narrower since this post. For example i posted this a couple of weeks after also on this forum of front squats
I dont get the hate against gloves though. Same people that use belts, raised shoes, wrist wraps, preworkout, steroids , other drugs etc but then gloves makes me a pussy. go figure.
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On the glove topic, I think some of the comments you are getting is good ole hazing, or some good natured ribbing. Don’t take it personally.
I’ll give my opinion on them, though I am no expert. I do not use them because I don’t want anything impairing my grip, especially on the deadlift, for example, where my grip strength is truly tested. Gloves add to the circumference of the bar being held and add a variable that most experienced lifters (especially powerlifters) do not want (sort of like wearing soft soled shoes to squat or deadlift in). If anything, you want to ENHANCE your grip strength by using chalk (or, in my case, resin bags that pitchers or bowlers use because chalk is not allowed where I train). If you want to specifically train the grip, do those exercises or use fat bars/Fat Gripz.
So, if you want em, use em, but the purists are gonna hate on you. 