Weight lifters having this problem?

[Mac 128]

Never wear gloves. Prefer the feel of steel in my hands. Only girly boys are worried about calluses

And highly paid hand models who clear high six figures posing for Watch ads.

 

[McDaddio]

And highly paid hand models who clear high six figures posing for Watch ads.

And David Duchovny.
Zoolander 2 is coming!

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Wrong. YOU are not holding the weight - your gloves are. .

I just tried this!

Without gloves, benchpress: 155
With gloves: benchpress: 325

Those gloves are holding a lot more weight than I thought. And they are so small!

 

[Bigboi]

Give me gloves any day over wearing an apple watch. Guys where laughing at this guy the other day for wearing his watch while lifting weights. Told him he need to get his weight up instead of checking his pulse

 

[Mtmspa]

So I was wearing my watch and found out my weight lifting gloves don't really fit over the glove. Anyone find a way around this that doesn't involve taking off the watch? What brand gloves do you have that work well around this problem?

If your gloves don't fit over your glove, try wearing just one pair.

 

[michael1019]

Give me gloves any day over wearing an apple watch. Guys where laughing at this guy the other day for wearing his watch while lifting weights. Told him he need to get his weight up instead of checking his pulse

Hilarious.

 

[i0Nic]

On a more important question, when do you do deadlifts on back or leg day?

 

[michael1019]

I deadlift on deadlift day. I do 2 upper body and 2 lower body days / week. I always squat and deadlift. Sometimes front squat. Usually back squat. Deadlift is either 4x4 @80-85%, 10x1 @90%, 5x3@85-87%, and I max maybe once a month. And by Max I really just mean 'go heavy'. That's how I program. I don't do any dedicated 'back' days or 'leg days'. I do some squatting, some pulling, some pushing and some breathing at various intensities and rep ranges for strength, power, strength endurance or power endurance.

 

[Fabienne]

I lift.

I don't wear gloves.

Keep your hands out of your mouth, eyes, and away from your face before, during, and after you lift.

Always wash your hands thoroughly after you lift.

 

[JoshMKB24]

If your gloves don't fit over your glove, try wearing just one pair.

lol damnit.......I hate making typing errors

 

[Mac 128]

Gloves? Lifting straps? Bah! Those are for babies. I assume those of you that wear gloves or straps also wear diapers?
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The biggest problem I have is every time I rotate my arm to check the time on my Apple Watch, I pop the strap and have to buy another one.

I work out at Gold's Venice. I haven't seen one single Watch on anyone. Looks like the Watch isn't for real body-builders either.

 

[RayDonovan]

I rest my case.

 

[malochico1]

since when did it start mattering what others thought of you at the gym?
wanna wear an apple watch? go ahead..
wanna wear gloves? go ahead..

As long as you are in the gym and moving, you are doing more than others who arent. Just do what feels good to you and makes you happy!

 

[iwayne]

hahaha it's pretty funny to read these comments about gloves.

but seriously guys, some of us are married and it would be easy to lose the ring if i had to take off the ring every time at the gym.

There's your first mistake right there, you got married��

 

[Cory Bauer]

Seriously unless you're a girl. DITCH the gloves. By some straps for your heavy pull days and thats all you need.

I didn't wear gloves my first year; still trying to get rid of the nasty callouses as a result. No thanks.

 

[leenak]

I didn't wear gloves my first year; still trying to get rid of the nasty callouses as a result. No thanks.

Buy foot softening cream and put it on them. When I did Crossfit, I used to get nasty callouses but they ripped so never stayed... I have small, barely noticeable callouses at the base of 3 of my fingers. I use hand cream normally which is why I'm guessing I never got tough callouses.

 

[jds4300]

Instead of gloves, use athletic socks! Works much better than gloves. Buy ankle high, men's athletic socks and wear them like gloves. Works great.

 

[xtshabi]

Well I do advise my lady to wear gloves so she can use her smooth velvety hands on me.

 

[jlczl]

I don't use gloves. I do use straps on heavy deadlifts because I care more about lifting heavy to benefit my back muscles vs developing grip or forearm strength.

 

[MBHockey]

Yeah, the reason I didn't is because doesn't it need to be right over your wrist for the heart rate monitor and all that other stuff to work? If not then yes that is the perfect solution.

The HRM doesn't work while lifting (upper body) anyway.