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gloves, seriously?... my wife wears gloves at the gym...

only time I've really ever considered them is for deadlifts... getting up around 140kg now and I struggle to hold onto the bar... but then again I am a giant pussy :down:

does anyone use straps for deadlifts? I feel like my hands are holding me back there now

Serious man? I'm on my 3rd pair after like 8 years of training. I buy the cheapest Harbingers too :down:

Are they tight or loose when you wear them? Gym gloves should be fairly loose...I see alot of people at my gym with snug fitting gloves and IMO this restricts movement and breathing. You can hold a pair of sponges and use them for grip, so gloves certainly don't need to be tight.

Yeah dead set. You know where the tags are on the inside, they seem to come loose there. Perhaps they are too tight, dunno. Wouldn't buy them again though.

gloves, seriously?... my wife wears gloves at the gym...

only time I've really ever considered them is for deadlifts... getting up around 140kg now and I struggle to hold onto the bar... but then again I am a giant pussy :down:

does anyone use straps for deadlifts? I feel like my hands are holding me back there now

yeah i dont like wearing gloves, straps etc, only use them for deadlifts

after 120kilos on deadlift

i lose grip on the bar.

gloves, seriously?... my wife wears gloves at the gym...

only time I've really ever considered them is for deadlifts... getting up around 140kg now and I struggle to hold onto the bar... but then again I am a giant pussy :down:

does anyone use straps for deadlifts? I feel like my hands are holding me back there now

Yeah seriously, might not be as important for guys who work with their hands like tradies etc. I work in IT and I'll be the first to say, my hand are seriously soft. Doing deadlifts etc I get pretty bad callus.

View with differ on straps but I agree with my trainer that straps wont help fix the problem. You need to work on your forearms etc rather than Band-aid it with straps. My 2c :D

haha I work on a computer too so my hands are massively feminine! lol

yeah I'm not sold on straps in general but really starting to consider them... I do all free weights so my forearms are pretty well developed but on heavy deadlifts my hands cop a hiding... makes it difficult to go onto other exercises after as my hands are whipped and I can't hold the weights

maybe I should just man up:)

Nothing wrong with wearing gloves to the gym...it's much safer than going the sweat with freeweights. You still get hardened hands from it, I still have calluses along the knuckle joints, they just aren't as bad as if I didn't wear gloves. I've gone on the occasional day without wearing gloves and had no problems because they are still a little hardened. And yeah, when it comes to holding a hand or doing the touchy feeling...I'll take my soft skin over a hand that is effectively a giant callus lol.

Yeah dead set. You know where the tags are on the inside, they seem to come loose there. Perhaps they are too tight, dunno. Wouldn't buy them again though.

Well that sucks...must have a different grip to me or something.

haha I work on a computer too so my hands are massively feminine! lol

yeah I'm not sold on straps in general but really starting to consider them... I do all free weights so my forearms are pretty well developed but on heavy deadlifts my hands cop a hiding... makes it difficult to go onto other exercises after as my hands are whipped and I can't hold the weights

maybe I should just man up:)

fag.. lol

I work in IT and my hands are rough as fk... I work on cars, bikes, home rennos, etc..

I go into meetings with the GM and my hands are black LOL...

you don't get that badly calloused not wearing gloves, haha you guys are funny... you must be lifting more often or a lot more weight, cos my hands are like silk... even RBNT missus said so;) lol

lulz, you need to lift more

my missus likes guys with hair brah

For those of you with failing grip, try forearm exercises. I was failing at anything above 200kgs because of grip. After my forearms caught up, no more issues.

I get sweaty hands, I just use those paper towels at the gym that are used to wipe down a bench, work great lol.

gloves, seriously?... my wife wears gloves at the gym...

only time I've really ever considered them is for deadlifts... getting up around 140kg now and I struggle to hold onto the bar... but then again I am a giant pussy <img src="http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":thanks:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />

does anyone use straps for deadlifts? I feel like my hands are holding me back there now

Are you using clean or mixed grip? In other words do you turn one hand the opposite way?

If not then it's time to start using a mixed grip :D

225kg deadlift, I work in IT, and I don't have problems with grip.

For anyone who is trying heavy deadlifts without chalk, its dangerous, use chalk :nyaanyaa:

When you say straps are you referring to wrist wraps? I've never seen anyone use them for deadlifting, they are used for bench press though.

P.S. In competition gloves are not allowed.

I used to use straps a few years ago for most back excercises, It did help alot when going for heavier weight. But also put alot more stress on my wrist joints which has made me stop using them. Also with gloves I just get the cheap Harbinger ones off bodybuilding.com when I order my supps $10 a pair for the gloves. They do tear down the side of your hand quite easily. Usually just get a new pair every year.

As for mixed and clean grip I always stick to clean now. Came way to close to tearing bicep with the mixed grip.

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lulz, you need to lift more

my missus likes guys with hair brah

hahaha yeah fair enough:)

yep use mixed grip... and lol at getting anywhere near 200kgs... I'd have to duct tape my hands to the bar!

re straps, I meant the ones where you actually strap your hands to the bar... seems kinda dangerous though?

I'm doing more olympic style lifts now, power cleans etc... got to the point where I'm tying weight on to do chins... its getting there, slowly... my old man is a PT so I get good advise, just have to watch my diet more... I haven't seen my abs in years... since back when I was too broke too eat and drink too much... being a pov uni student is awesome for your health! working in an office and 'doing lunch'... not so much

I made a pact with myself that by 30 I'd look like I did when I was 21 (minus the hair obviously RBNT)... I've got 7 more months...

I'm 87kg and 5'10" probably should be under 80kg... damn summer making me want to drink beers all the time

You are the same height as me. I was around 89kg around 7 months ago. Down to 80 now. Bigger up top than when i was 21 but still carrying a bit gut fat.Its hard to shift mang.

You are the same height as me. I was around 89kg around 7 months ago. Down to 80 now. Bigger up top than when i was 21 but still carrying a bit gut fat.Its hard to shift mang.

yeah same here, bigger up top but got gut fat to go with it... I eat pretty sensibly but reckon I'll have to do the full on bodybuilding diet to really shift it... I'd be happy to get down to 80kg

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