[quote]Professor X wrote:
I have literally only used gloves maybe 10 times in my entire life. The last time I even bought a pair must have been a decade ago. The callouses on my hands prove it…but at least I can shrug a shit load of weight with my bare hands.
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Phew!
I was thinking you were FormerlyTexasGuy Jr. or something… He hated callouses.
No chalk means no DL for me. My grip has improved a lot but it is still a limiting factor for that lift.
I always clean up and when 2 young guys started bringing chalk to my gym, I read them the riot act about being clean. The management puts up with it from me, but if someone starts leaving a mess I’ll get blamed for it.
I tell most guys just to go buy gloves LOL. Then again, most guys in my gym think I have a tupperware of coke with me.
In the interest of pimping mah video’s
Here I am using chalk on my sweaty hands before “tap dancing” the 115’s
My hands are like waterfalls, pretty much anytime I have something heavy in them, I like chalk to help not die or drop it.
[quote]VerbalHologram wrote:
Asking as someone who has never once used chalk in any form of weightlifting, is it really that much more beneficial?[/quote]
I’m not particularly strong, but as someone who was in your situation, it does make a HUGE difference.
In my case, I’ve never used chalk when deadlifting, and someone graciously offered to let me use his because I was dling a sizable (for my gym) weight. Lo and behold for the first time ever I now realize how awesome deadlifts are for the back and forearms.
Of course, I suffer from sweaty hands at times, and only really used very little chalk (chalk ball), just enough to dry my hands, but it did make a huge difference.
[quote]dianab wrote:
No chalk means no DL for me. My grip has improved a lot but it is still a limiting factor for that lift.
I always clean up and when 2 young guys started bringing chalk to my gym, I read them the riot act about being clean. The management puts up with it from me, but if someone starts leaving a mess I’ll get blamed for it.
I tell most guys just to go buy gloves LOL. Then again, most guys in my gym think I have a tupperware of coke with me.[/quote]
LOL about the “tupperware of coke.”
Recently I drove across the US/Canada border and was a bit concerned that the Canadian border guards would search my car and find my own tupperware full of suspicious white powder, not to mention a sports bottle with yet more white powder (Surge) in it.
I like chalk for deadlifts and shrugs over 315lbs. My hands just get too sweaty to hang onto that weight without risking injury.
I also use it during strongman training for the same reasons.
That is one of the things I do miss about the Active Duty Air Force, the gym. I was stationed at a tiny base overseas with less then 300 people, but the gym had Racquet Ball courts, Tennis Courts, Nice Weight Room, Good Machines in the weight Room, Separate Cardio Room, Basket Ball Court, Punching Bags, a track, I mean everything you need for a good workout. But they were very strict with things like chalk or chains.
I didn’t mind though, it was obvious they took pride in their gym and wanted it to last as long as possible. Now that I’m in the Air National Guard, the gym is a joke. Tiny weight room (Max. of maybe 10 people can fit and workout comfortably) and one drinking fountain for the entire place.
[quote]AndrewG909 wrote:
That is one of the things I do miss about the Active Duty Air Force, the gym. I was stationed at a tiny base overseas with less then 300 people, but the gym had Racquet Ball courts, Tennis Courts, Nice Weight Room, Good Machines in the weight Room, Separate Cardio Room, Basket Ball Court, Punching Bags, a track, I mean everything you need for a good workout. But they were very strict with things like chalk or chains.
I didn’t mind though, it was obvious they took pride in their gym and wanted it to last as long as possible. Now that I’m in the Air National Guard, the gym is a joke. Tiny weight room (Max. of maybe 10 people can fit and workout comfortably) and one drinking fountain for the entire place.[/quote]
Fuck me … YOU were in the AF too? Man, and here I thought it was something to be proud of!
(disclaimer: I’m just busting Andrew’s balls … I’m quite proud of my service as everyone who’s served should be)
[quote]polo77j wrote:
Fuck me … YOU were in the AF too? Man, and here I thought it was something to be proud of!
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[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
[quote]Professor X wrote:
I have literally only used gloves maybe 10 times in my entire life. The last time I even bought a pair must have been a decade ago. The callouses on my hands prove it…but at least I can shrug a shit load of weight with my bare hands.
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Phew!
I was thinking you were FormerlyTexasGuy Jr. or something… He hated callouses.[/quote]
You going to whine about him forever?