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Anonymous
So whats /fit/'s opinion on wearing gloves while weight lifting?

Ive seen a lot of hate for them here on /fit/ but i cant really be shaking clients hands at work with a palm that feels like pumice stone.
>> Anonymous
PROTIP: people on 4chan don't have jobs or human contact
>> Anonymous
Try chalk. Go buy a chalk pouch or something and just rub some on your hands before you lift. If should dry your hands out, giving you good grip and stopping them taking so much of a beating off of the bar.
>> Anonymous
if you have a _good_ reason not to have calluses, go ahead wear gloves (only when you need them, don't wear them while you're bench pressing or squatting, there's no point). Not everyone works in vehicle repair and construction.

They don't hurt your grip strength gains like some may argue, though your lack of calluses may affect how much you can hold without gloves, no big deal.
>> sage
they don't feel like pumice stone even if you don't use gloves
>> Anonymous
Since when the fuck did anyone care how your hand feels?
>> Anonymous
>>150880

An ex used to bitch all the time about my icky calluses. But then she was also distracted by my hairy nipples which I refuse to wax to this day.
>> Anonymous
next you ask us if you should wear socks? shoes? pants? hats? fake noses? use gloves or don't use them. what does the opinion of other people have to do with your hands?
>> Anonymous
>>150858
Keep in mind a lot of gyms ban chalk to avoid the clean-up.

>>150880
Always. Businessmen actually used to always get manicures, but I think it's less important now than maybe forty or fifty years ago.
>> Anonymous
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>>150887
i hope you told her to gb2 the kitchen and make you a (healthy) sammich
>> Anonymous
Do not use gloves. Read the FAQ on 7chan and you'll see why.
>> Anonymous
Don't use gloves, and use a nail file to sand the callouses down.
>> forb
>>150916
I've talked to ZC about that before - it basically boils down to "use chalk because I do", which not everyone has the option to do, and lifting without anything helping to combat lost friction will be counter-productive.

It's only stupid when someone wears gloves for something they really don't need it for, and chalk is readily available/allowed.
>> Anonymous
>>150916
How do I get to 7chan? 7chan.org brings me to 'American Cancer Society'.
>> Anonymous
>>150984
>>It's only stupid when someone wears gloves for something they really don't need it for

for instance, you
>> Anonymous
>>150887
last chick I was with liked my callouses
>> Anonymous
there's nothing wrong with having manly hands
get over your "women like androgynous men" phase
>> Anonymous
You better believe I use glvoes. Started as soon as I started getting calluses. Maybe it's partly mental, but I can lift a little more, a little longer when I'm wearing gloves.
Sure I could jsut get calluses or use chalk, but I'm a dental student, my hands are pretty much my livlihood.
>> Margaret
>>151069
7chan is dead. It's 78chan.org now. Get there so we can have more stuff stuff. NAO! Bitch.
>> Anonymous
>>151070
Hurrrr. faggot. I have a few completely legitimate reasons to wear them, let's hear your logic behind *not* wearing them.
>> Anonymous
hands get sweaty, grips slip. I don't see any reason not to use gloves other then stupid ego.
>> Anonymous
I wear gloves simply because I don't want calloused hands
>> Anonymous
My hands sweat real bad. I have trouble opening jars without anything to hold the jar lid.
>> Anonymous
you answered your question in the original post.

and yes you can, they'll instantly assume you're manly as fuck.
>> Anonymous
chalk for the win, it mostly prevents callouses.
>> Anonymous
I don't wear gloves because I'm too cheap to buy them.

And used gloves just seem icky.
>> Anonymous
but i like my manly asphalt palms
>> Anonymous
I, for one, am looking towards having shingle surface hands. Chicks dig it.
>> Anonymous
I love my manly hands.
They're actually nice and soft, aside from the calluses.
>> Anonymous
exglovefag here, when I first started working out, i used gloves. using gloves sucks because you need a new pair every month.

PROTIP>start putting rubbing alcohol on your hands about 5 times a day. In a week, you will have man hands. (borrowed from protip beginner guitar fingertip callus)
>> Anonymous
GLOVES ARE FOR CLOWNS
>> Anonymous
>>151677
dries out skin. always does. don't even try to say otherwise. skin rips. bleeding knuckels. might look manly though.
>> Anonymous
gloves are for faggots with no grip strength