I was looking at my hands before and never gave a second thought about the callouses on them. I noticed I only seem to get them below and on my last three fingers and not on my pointer finger… is this an indicator that i’m not gripping right or that I have a weak pointer finger or am I just retarded?
If I don’t really have problems holding on to the bar, etc., should I even worry about it? I mean, I’m not really worried, I’m just curious if anybody ever came across this one day while looking at their hands for some odd reason.
Thanks for that little tidbit… haha and I will be wary… but I should’ve been more clear though… I know why I have callouses…but I only have them on and below my pinky, ring, and middle finger. There’s no callouses on the pointer finger. I don’t know if this is some imbalance or something ?? sorry about that
I know exactly what you mean, I only have callouses on my pinky, ring and middle finger. My pinky has by far the biggest one and then they get gradually smaller going towards my pointer finger with it having hardly anything.
Nah, don’t worry. Think it’s normal as that is exactly the pattern I have as well, save for the sweet thumb callouses from using the hook grip. Just don’t let’em get too big otherwise they may just rip right off if you pull heavy and that, my friend, is just unpleasant, even if it lets you leave cool blood marks on the bar.
[quote]GaMeOvEr305 wrote:
Mine are also below the last three fingers.
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This callous pattern seems to be universal, and is not an indicator of a grip problem.
I’d like to pass a tip to all you gents who want to keep their hands manly, yet still smooth enough for a scratch-free massage. Biting them off and using clippers leave ragged edges which do more harm than good. I use a single egde razor to “shave” my callouses down just enough to keep a smooth base for lifting. I also play guitar, so I’ve got mad callouses on my fingers also. This method leaves my hands functional and I’ve never heard a complaint from my man when I massage his back.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
GaMeOvEr305 wrote:
Mine are also below the last three fingers.
This callous pattern seems to be universal, and is not an indicator of a grip problem.
I’d like to pass a tip to all you gents who want to keep their hands manly, yet still smooth enough for a scratch-free massage. Biting them off and using clippers leave ragged edges which do more harm than good. I use a single egde razor to “shave” my callouses down just enough to keep a smooth base for lifting. I also play guitar, so I’ve got mad callouses on my fingers also. This method leaves my hands functional and I’ve never heard a complaint from my man when I massage his back.
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Another way I’ve used is to soak my hands in warm water for a few minutes and scrape the callouses down with a butter knife. This keeps them from getting too rough but still maintains enough of the base.
[quote]Yo Momma wrote:
…I use a single egde razor to “shave” my callouses down just enough to keep a smooth base for lifting…
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Yeah, I do this too. I just enjoy scraping them off with a razor because I’m a sicko, but it does work. I just scrape off the outer layers, but there is still a good leathery pad left. The surface is a little rough at first, but after a few hours of normal wear it smooths out.
I have to do this, because I am an ASS-MAN and I constantly have my hand on my wife’s hieny.
I think the callouse pattern arises from the angle your finger joints form with respect to the bar. I haven’t tried it, but I’d bet that we could probably not use the index finger in a grip, and lift just as well.
To soften them up, I use my wife’s foot callous file. However, I find that a) it’s uncomfortable to use due to its size, and b) it’s not rough enough. Maybe I should just go to a hardware store and get a metal file…
What do you guys use (apart from the razors, which I’ve never tried since I have a beard and don’t shave)?
[quote]vermilion wrote:
FightinIrish26 wrote:
Its a sign that you’re becoming a man.
Anytime you shake a guy’s hand and it feels soft…be wary.
Definitely. Everyone knows that ninjas have soft hands. [/quote]
Ninjas and Bill Brasky, even though he’s a mountain man who can palm a medicine ball and he scissor kicked Angela Lansbury while shooting whiskey into his neck with a syringe!!
My callouses have formed into one row from the pinky to the middle finger