Lifting and soft hands

MooseJam

I'm a couple of weeks into using dumbbells and I've noticed my hands which were never the softest to begin with are becoming more calloused, I was wondering does this bother anyone and does anyone use any skin products to counter this,

now I can imagine the guffaws and I will say I'm not entirely serious, call it a light hearted curiosity.

celestial

MooseJam wrote: »

I'm a couple of weeks into using dumbbells and I've noticed my hands which were never the softest to begin with are becoming more calloused, I was wondering does this bother anyone and does anyone use any skin products to counter this,

now I can imagine the guffaws and I will say I'm not entirely serious, call it a light hearted curiosity.

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Assets Model

You could get an acrylic nail file and file down your callouses, that's what I do but i'm a girl.

d'Oracle

MooseJam wrote: »

I'm a couple of weeks into using dumbbells and I've noticed my hands which were never the softest to begin with are becoming more calloused, I was wondering does this bother anyone and does anyone use any skin products to counter this,

now I can imagine the guffaws and I will say I'm not entirely serious, call it a light hearted curiosity.

I have a habit of picking mine off.

Magic Eight Ball

MooseJam wrote: »

I was wondering does this bother anyone and does anyone use any skin products to counter this.

Well you could get yourself a pair of lifting gloves, just make sure they match your handbag.

BobbyOLeary

Soak em in hot water and then scrape them down with a dull knife. Something like a butter knife will do. Should leave you okay for about 2 weeks or so if you're doing hand intensive stuff (kipping pullups, high rep deadlifts, etc.) or even longer if you're not.

amazingemmet

just get a pumice stone and rub them off (pun intended) in the shower.

Canis Lupus

Callouses are great to 'pick' off. Man up etc

Nate--IRL--

it's all fun and games until you tear a callous. They serve a purpose. Man up.

Nate

seanybiker

Bite em off.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Fap works!.

gavtron

some good advice for you here...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unkIVvjZc9Y

Sorry couldn't resist it!

InKonspikuou2

I never get calluses any more since i changed my grip about 2 years ago. I used to grip the bar so it would be in the center of the palm of my hand. This caused the bar to slide against the fold in the skin and tear it. Especially when deadlifting. Now i grip it at the base of my fingers above my palms. So the bar can't slide against the fold of skin at the top of your palm. I grip like this for curls, pull ups, rows, lat pulldowns, etc and calluses completed stopped.

Nate--IRL--

I find that method requires a more powerful grip for a stable grip, for a given weight when deadlifting. Effectively you are moving the bar away from the joint(knuckles), which will make the finger act as a lever. There is also less surface area of skin with which to grip, making bar slipping in your grip more likely.

I don't mind the callouses to be honest, it's a small price to pay for a safe grip on the bar.

Nate

InKonspikuou2

Nate--IRL-- wrote: »

I find that method requires a more powerful grip for a stable grip, for a given weight when deadlifting. Effectively you are moving the bar away from the joint(knuckles), which will make the finger act as a lever. There is also less surface area of skin with which to grip, making bar slipping in your grip more likely.

I don't mind the callouses to be honest, it's a small price to pay for a safe grip on the bar.

Nate

I found it's the opposite. My grip is a lot stronger since i switched. A thing i noticed almost instantly. The bar cradles in my hands a lot better and it feels like my forearm muscles are more involved. When i had it in the center of my palm i felt like i was more so holding it with my hands. Here's a pic from some site of how i hold it in case you think it's just dangling from my fingertips.

Nate--IRL--

Ah, I see now, I misunderstood where you meant. My grip wouldn't be too far off the one you've shown there.

Nate

Assets Model

BobbyOLeary wrote: »

Soak em in hot water and then scrape them down with a dull knife. Something like a butter knife will do. Should leave you okay for about 2 weeks or so if you're doing hand intensive stuff (kipping pullups, high rep deadlifts, etc.) or even longer if you're not.

Oooow a butter knife??? Sounds nasty. An acrylic nail file works way better.

JonnyF

cheap pair of gloves will do wonders. you can get em for just over a tenner and they will actually improve your grip andyou may be able to lift heavier with them. plus they look cool

Parsley

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InKonspikuou2

JonnyF wrote: »

cheap pair of gloves will do wonders. you can get em for just over a tenner and they will actually improve your grip andyou may be able to lift heavier with them. plus they look cool

Gloves don't work for everyone. I personally feel like i lose grip strength with gloves. It just feels unnatural to me having something in between my hands and the bar. Granted i lift raw for the most part. Only use a belt when lifting for a single max.

The problem with gloves and straps are that if you ever want to compete you can't use them. They aid your grip. Without them you may find yourself not being able to lift as heavy.

dioltas

InKonspikuou2 wrote: »

I never get calluses any more since i changed my grip about 2 years ago. I used to grip the bar so it would be in the center of the palm of my hand. This caused the bar to slide against the fold in the skin and tear it. Especially when deadlifting. Now i grip it at the base of my fingers above my palms. So the bar can't slide against the fold of skin at the top of your palm. I grip like this for curls, pull ups, rows, lat pulldowns, etc and calluses completed stopped.

Yeah, same here. Never even think about callouses any more.

kumate_champ07

they go away after a while.

HermitHorace

I like to burn em off in the fire.

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

Dublin10

Bit of moisturiser should do the trick if it bothers you that much. Just not in the changing room :p:p

jumpin_macflash

JonnyF wrote: »

cheap pair of gloves will do wonders. you can get em for just over a tenner and they will actually improve your grip andyou may be able to lift heavier with them. plus they look cool

you THINK they look cool cause they sooo dont. plus they dont improve your grip the make it worse, try lifting without the gloves, see worse grip. so not cool, worse grip and your out a tenner. are they in the bin yet?