I’m curious as to how many T-Men wear workout gloves. I kind of like having big callouses on my hands but my wife isn’t thrilled with how they feel on her skin. I feel it is kind of wimpy to wear gloves, but at the same time, I want to be sensitive to her wishes. Anyone else want to weigh in on this?
DB
Here’s an idea- if gloves means you get to touch your wife more, wear the gloves!
At least if you are getting calluses you are doing the sort of exercises that (arguably) necessitate gloves.
Anyone who tries to take the piss you can just say- keepin em smooth for when i ram my fist down your throat and rip out your spine.
Or maybe- hey yo momma likes them this way.
Or maybe- fuck off and lift, tosser.
Alternatively i could just go for anger management.
IMHO the people who look stupid wearing gloves are the ones who use plastic weights anyway, and max out at 20lbs squatting.
I hate gloves, you have to feel the weight! If callouses are a problem get a stone and file them down. Works well.
I wear them in the winter. My gym has no heat. Do you have any idea how cold an oly bar can make your hands? It hurts - and not in the good way.
Conversely, there’s no AC either and it gets hotter than the dickens during the summer - so no gloves then.
I gave up the gloves after getting into T-Nation. I can’t recall the specific article/thread/rant/debate that motivated that change. I don’t miss them at all. The 5:00am crew where I work out pretty much doesn’t use gloves; if I have to go to the gym in the afternoon, I see lots of gloves (and much cleaner workout clothes). Hm.
I wear them most times. 3/4 fingered ones, no straps.
Feel wimpy because you put a piece of leather between your hand and the bar?
I read an article about wrappig tape around a bar to increase grip strength. Wouldn’t a strip of leather do the same thing?
Ive worked out for 18 months. The first twelve was in my garage/home gym. single digit temperature 6am in the dead of winter, 90 degree puke inducing squat days in the dog days of summer, and Ive only missed two workouts. I work out as often as I can at home with no more than one workout partner so i couldn’t care less how other lifters perceive me. Some jackass wants to rag on me for wearing “wimpy gloves”? A simple “shut the fuck up. You may have a 4 minute rest period to walk around and see what everyone else is doing ‘wrong’ but I have a set to do.”
I like the “power pads” by “NewGrip.” They’re neoprene pads, not gloves though.
Two different styles here.
Calluses are a part of lifting. I was taught, no gloves, straps, weight belts…develops hand strength. Plus they look gay. But if must, you must. Try chalk.
I wear gloves mainly to avoid contact with all the germs on barbells/dumbells. Yeah, that probably seems a little anal, but unless you workout at home, I think it’s a pretty good idea.
I recently had to have a wart removed from the palm of my hand - the doctor suggested that I always wear gloves at the gym, as touching an infected bar was probably what caused the wart.
At a minimum, make sure you at least wash your hands well after you finish your workout!
Perhaps your wife should learn to deal with it?
I’m sure she enjoys your muscles, and your healthy condition, as well as the increased sexual performance that comes from being fit and conditioned.
Maybe she ought to just accept it as a side effect, since nothing in this world comes without a price. She might even come to find she enjoys it.
As for valid reasons to wear lifting gloves… do what you need to do to meet your goals, and do not concern yourself with the needs of choker wearing, squat-curlers.
[quote]dollarbill44 wrote:
I’m curious as to how many T-Men wear workout gloves. I kind of like having big callouses on my hands but my wife isn’t thrilled with how they feel on her skin. I feel it is kind of wimpy to wear gloves, but at the same time, I want to be sensitive to her wishes. Anyone else want to weigh in on this?
DB[/quote]
try this, its the best of both worlds
wear football gloves, wide receiver gloves are the best to be more specific, it prevents cauleses (sp?), yet you can still feel the weight. Also, the tackiness helps with grip and what not for oly lifts and dead, but it is extremely flexible since it is designed for football… also they look pretty badass in my opinion
Dude…Tell your wife that if you need to wear gloves at the gym you’ll also need to wear them when fingering her and that since you can’t oil gloves up for the gym you won’t oil them up for her either. The gym’s more valuable than most relationships IMO
For your WIFE…wear some gloves and get a good moisturizer.
if it was for any other female i’d say fuck it.
personally most girls i know like that ruff feeling.
For some advice, i say try out different gloves (most sporting good stores should let you test try them).
Try batting gloves, and reciever gloves. If you like the feeling of the bar these will protect your skin without putting so much pad between you and the bar that you feel like you’re lifting with a maxi pad between you and the bar.
[quote]Proteinpowda wrote:
Dude…Tell your wife that if you need to wear gloves at the gym you’ll also need to wear them when fingering her and that since you can’t oil gloves up for the gym you won’t oil them up for her either. The gym’s more valuable than most relationships IMO[/quote]
thats quite possibley the funniest thing i think ive ever seen you write
Get a divorce.
I’ll second the new grips. They look pretty silly, but they work pretty well - and you can slide in and out of them with ease and let them hang from your wrists if you want to do a lift without.
Personally, I don’t like callouses. I don’t see the point. If you prefer no gloves, cool, if you like them, thats cool too - I think its silly to make a “masculinity” argument out of it. Do what feels good, and helps you perform better in the weight room.