how many of you wear lifting gloves?..

[Tripwire]

the last couple of weeks i have been getting sort of blisters under my fingers from gripping the bar on deadlifts and other exercises.. this wasn't a problem at first but now its affecting my ability to do pullups after deads, hurts to much to even do 3 when i should be doing like 13..
i feel like i have been seriously missing out on the benefits of pull ups and chin ups since i have been missing them for 2 weeks now.
my question is it worth buying some lifting gloves, or should i stop being a pussy and man up..let them harden or something lol?.. not sure how long that would take..

[muddy]

I'd check and make sure you're gripping the bar correctly. If you hold the bar too close to your palm in the deadlift, it'll tend to slide down your fingers during the lift and really tear things up. You want to hold the bar in the position it would ultimately slide to during the lift. The bar is in a different part of your hands than it would be for, say, the bench or ohp.

See this.

You may also find this interesting.

[luco]

Stop being a pussy and man up.

J/k. But seriously, even if grip is perfect, in my experience you'll still get calluses. They'll get less painful, but they're still there. Chalk helps though.
To anwer the thread's title: I doubt any that'll openly share that information. Most people frown on them as much as on the sissy pad.

Also I'd like to add that calluses are manly as hell. I take pride in mine.

[coreJack]

or should i stop being a pussy and man up

^^^ This.

Follow muddy's advice. And don't let the callouses get too big. I shave mine down occasionally with a pumice stone (of course, you get more man points if you shave them down with a hunting knife) - this prevents them from ripping off.

[Tripwire]

I'd check and make sure you're gripping the bar correctly. If you hold the bar too close to your palm in the deadlift, it'll tend to slide down your fingers during the lift and really tear things up. You want to hold the bar in the position it would ultimately slide to during the lift. The bar is in a different part of your hands than it would be for, say, the bench or ohp.

See this.

You may also find this interesting.

awesome! no surprise that im doing something retarded.. story of my life
thanks for that, gonna save me alot of pain haha!
but gotta agree loco calluses are pretty man bangin!

[sgtrock]

Chalk helps though.

Went to the gym Monday and somebody had left two blocks of chalk in a bucket. Never used it before. Tried some out, and HOT DAYUM!

I had no idea what a difference that made or what I was missing!

[Soofy]

Chalk is the way forward for deadlifts, pull ups or anything involving grip. I do about 70 pull ups a day, so I need it otherwise I'd be incapable of using my hands.

[Wellhairedbeast]

Yeah go for chalk do not use gloves.

If you do use gloves, your man card will be confiscated.

[MaritimeMass]

Just man up bro, from time to time I have to use a razor and shave off excess skin on my calluses after i get out of the shower.

[Wellhairedbeast]

Just man up bro, from time to time I have to use a razor and shave off excess skin on my calluses after i get out of the shower.

Yeah and don't be lazy with this, if you do build big callouses and do this you can rip your hand open like i did deadlifting lol. If you shave them down you will keep the tough skin which is very useful but it doesnt cause a problem. I think the beastskills website has a tutorial for doing this.

[sgtrock]

If you do use gloves, your man card will be confiscated.

By Rippetoe.

Painfully.

[nio]

I rip a paper towel and put some paper just where I get the most callous, before doing the pullups, since that's the only excercise that give me bad callous.

[Wlfdg]

If you do use gloves, your man card will be confiscated.

When can I expect you to come to Idaho for my "mancard" ?

[Wellhairedbeast]

Tickets are booked!

[mackanno]

I wear gloves on and off. They are working gloves, as in construction gloves and they feel good. If the bar slips too much on the Deads, try mixed grip and get the bar closer to the fingers.
Also, you can tape the base of the fingers evrytime you go to the gym, that helps too.
As for the calluses that you will get whether you use anything or not, I just grab some 80 grit sand paper and give them some TLC. It works great!