Gloves - Yes or No?
Hi All.
A Mate of mine recently posted a pic to his social network page and got some MAJOR heat from his followers for it.
This is what he posted:
It was obviously meant as a tongue-in-cheek joke at those who wear gloves when they workout. But some of his followers IMMEDIATELY got on the defensive soap-box and berated him for posting it with reply comments consisting of, "I work out with gloves and I'm not a woman", "I wear gloves when I work out because I don't like my hands to feel rough afterwards", and my personal favorite, (And this was a beauty), "I wear gloves when I work out. I can bench press a full 220lbs. I'd like to see any woman do that". o_0
(These are just so just some of the dumber comments made).
I responded with my own admission that I too wear gloves when I workout, but I wear them for a multitude of different reasons. Firstly, my workout gloves are probably the best quality gloves I have EVER used, which also have wrap around wrist straps attached to them. I use them to help protect not only my hands from the callouses, but to help support my wrists too. Secondly, I workout in a bodybuilding/weight lifting gym, where grunts, groans and moans are an everyday sonnet to the iron and not in some fitness mecca where you get intimidated by some Lunk Alarm for breathing too heavy. Therefore, hands do get torn up by some non-glove wearing members which results in blood being shed and I don't want to catch Hep-C or some other blood order because of it. And thirdly, I use the back of my gloves to wipe sweat away from eyes instead of reaching for my towel and they help to soak up and remove the sweat that skin simply doesn't.
There are of course other benefits to wearing gloves when working up, but I just wanted to give some of the reasons behind why I use them.
Who else refuses to workout WITHOUT using their gloves? Or simply refuses to wear them, MAYBE because you want to feel more in control of the bar by not wearing them, etc?
I'd be interested in hearing your opinion/s on the subject.
Best regards.
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Honestly it's really up to you and how your hands take it. I used gloves because it helps me lift heavier and doesn't mess it up as bad as it did when i didn't use gloves. make sure you go with one that best fits your need.
I wear gloves because my gym is like a sauna and I sweat horrifically. Much better grip on dbells
I do from time to time like when my hands are raw or fucked up from lifting but my ladie loves my hands rough and fucked up
Lol. I love this pic. I'm going to print it and stick it up at my gym for all the women to see. Lmao
If you wear gloves I hope they match your purse
Love me gloves lol
I use grip pads for pull movements. Still maintain the feel of the bar, and building grip strength as well. Plus I don't get the gnarly calluses on my palms anymore.
TronI don't wear gloves or wrist wraps or any type of support. I feel that if my body cannot naturally lift the weights i'm using then i'm setting myself up for less chance of injury. I only wear a weightlifting belt if i'm going really heavy on squats or dead lifts. The gloves I believe are just a preference. I mean, I don't see anything wrong with it... it's just not my personal preference.
I don't wear gloves and the reason is grip! I like to feel the bar for safety. One time and the last time I used gloves I was benching and because of the gloves I don't think I had a good grip and I dropped 225 right out of my hands with arms fully extended. Shit bounced off and I caught.. Was sore as fuck for weeks because I'm sure I broke some ribs .. Fuck gloves lol
I don't use gloves, the callouses on my hands should prove it lol. I only use wrist wraps. I feel you can't develop strength in your wrists or hands from wearing them that's just my opinion. I felt weaker in my hands when I used them.
never once used gloves for lifting... agreed with pic
I'll use gloves only on pulling movements if the bar is too small a diameter.
I have to admit I wear gloves lol, I look an idiot because I'm one of the few who wears them lol
Mate I never wear gloves. I hate to go use a bar after someone puts chalk all the bar