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Gloves in the gym
08-30-2014, 09:05 AM
Hey does anyone wear workout gloves in the gym? Bit I want to get the FatGripz bar accessories to bulk up on forearms and was thinking hey, why don't I just wear gloves to make my grip fatter?
Also, it's kind of healthier since less of your hand is touching that germ covered bar.
Any thoughts?
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08-30-2014, 10:04 AM
Don't.
Build up some calluses. Bitches love manly hands.
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08-30-2014, 10:13 AM
I tried it when I was working out in the Shaq gym in Miami but the bar was so rough that my hands were killing me. I started bringing in socks to throw on the pullup bar to stop the pain. Miami is a zoo but even that (using old socks for grip) spawned some odd looks..
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08-30-2014, 10:30 AM
helter-skelter, I don't think the gloves serve the same purpose as they are malleable. Fat gripz stay the same girth and you have to continue gripping which works the forearms. Go for those and ditch the gloves if you are trying to work the forearms.
If it's a health/hygiene issue on the other hand, then sure, go for the gloves.
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08-30-2014, 10:45 AM
I wear gloves usually, but with the fat gripz they seem superfluous.
Looking like I work out a lot while having soft hands works for me with girls.
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08-30-2014, 10:51 AM
Lizards don't mind soft hands, they just don't like soft dyck.
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08-30-2014, 11:08 AM
If germs are your concern, what do you think repeatedly getting a material sweaty will do. Aren't lifting gloves usually fingerless anyways?
Also, germs, literally, are everywhere. Cellphones, bathrooms, doorknobs, surfaces, etc. you have to be OCD to really try and fight germs.
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08-30-2014, 11:11 AM
We used to say at my old gym "if you bring your gloves, don't forget your purse".
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08-30-2014, 11:31 AM
I use gloves in the gym and sometimes feel like a pussy for doing so. That said, they give me a better grip on the bars and keep my hands from getting totally fucked up. I already have callouses and don't need them to get even worse.
I've actually gotten more complaints about the roughness of my hands from chicks than requests to make them more leathery. In fact, a girl once got up--mid make-out--to bring me hand lotion for my "distracting hands."
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08-30-2014, 01:20 PM
I'm not implying anything towards my fellow RVFers that wear gloves.
But I'll say this: Every single time I see some knucklehead that won't hit parallel on his squat or otherwise has shitty form, he's almost always wearing gloves and thick-soled sneakers.
Every single time I see a dude lifting big numbers with good form, they're never using gloves, they've got a tupperware of chalk, and they're going barefoot, or squat shoes, or chucks.
Me personally, I don't care for gloves. I like the feeling of my hands getting a little torn up.
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08-30-2014, 02:40 PM
I wear gloves sometimes because dragging crap like a bag, chalk, etc around the gym seems tedious. Unless I'm doing only olympic lifts, I've got gloves on. I'll take them off to bench, dumbell work, etc because those are knurled metal that provides friction. Yet, if you're using any machines, half of them have rubber coated grips that either loosen and move around, or have become so slathered in sweat from everyone that gloves provide the friction for holding power.
I'm more of a power-lifting for base, body-building for shape and size type of lifter. Going heavy 24/7 and not periodizing your workouts doesn't build a great physique for me. Strength yes, but at the cost of gaining fat too. At some point, if your joints start going with age (as mine have), you'll have no choice put to lower weight anyways.
side note - I've had ring worm twice from the gym I lift in, and I hyper-hydrate so I'm sweaty as fuck when I workout. Gloves serve their purpose. If I was strictly a power lifter, I wouldn't wear gloves. I also wouldn't sweat my ass off either.