Do You Wear Gloves When You Work Out?

[crashnburn0001]

Used to use gloves pero di ko na ginagamit. You can do without it honestly. May callo nga lang sa palm at the base of the middle and ring finger. But so what right?

[Geekvape]

gloves for protection...pra ska walang kalyo...hehehe

[eika85]

Only for exercises with weights. I don't want to get kalyo. The guys might get grossed out if I have more macho hands than they do.

[raizo10]

Yes

[Nemo Outis]

Yes, because I don't want to ruin my career as a hand model :lol:

 

Just kidding.

 

But seriously, while we may think that girls dig the "macho" callouses, I'm pretty sure that they don't like being touched in their most sensitive areas (you know where) with fingers that have the texture of unfinished concrete

[Hoshinodor]

Masmaganda naka gloves.. iwas pawis and iwas kalyo

[disasterpiece]

my hand sweats kasi kaya I use gloves for proper grip.

[suitor]

Nope. Mas okay yun mag kakalyo ka then titigas yun palms mo eventually mas stronger na ang grip.

[Chinitong Biik]

100% Yes!

[Bloke]

Yes pagnag weights

[eika85]

I do. I don't want to get kalyo.

[phatballlz]

I don't use gloves or straps simply because using them would not improve your grip strength. In fact, pag may friends ako or bagong training partner na gumagamit ng gloves or straps I would tell them na hindi naman kailangan yun, not unless powerlifter ka and you're deadlifting 2x or 3x your bodyweight. The only way to train your grip is to actually grip heavy. If your concerned about getting blisters and kalyo on your hands, there's actually a proper way to grip a bar. If your trainer has a proper weightlifting background, tuturuan ka niya i-grip yung bar ng tama na hindi magkakalyo yung kamay mo (personally, i use this simple test to know kung sinong mga trainer yung may background talaga sa strength training and proper weightlifting).

[Orgasm Donor]

paminsan minsan

[ytrewqwerty]

Yes. Improves grip. When grip is good, form also becomes better.

[RƐX]

bakal gym lang ako kaya, Yes. Saka masakit sa palad/balat yung bakal, maarte ako bakit ba?

[maximus0823]

Not much. Only when I do pull-ups on my improvised pull-up bar at home. Haha. Iwas kalyo din.

[yuber13]

Nope never used one. Preference ko lang to really "feel" the weights. Downside lang e calluses sa kamay.

[elmiedo001]

Always. For safety purpose

[bonanas]

Sa kapal ng mga kalyo ko dahil sa taon ng pagwe weight training, para na din ako naka gwantes.

[www.01]

tried it, but it didnt feel right.

[whitewalker01]

Good Morning, Everyone!

 

In my case, I never do - because doing so is better for my forearm grip and bar familiarization given my fitness objective. To give this context, I'm training for competitive powerlifting.

 

Let's step back a bit.

 

The purpose of a glove is to prevent the formation of callouses - because the coarse texture of the bar will not make contact with the skin.

However, by preventing contact with the skin, the glove also forms an additional round/layer around the bar - increasing the bar's circumference. If you are pulling an object, it now becomes a bit harder to do so because it is now comparably larger than before (because of the layer provided by the glove).

If you don't wear gloves, your hands will become used to the circumference of the bar (i.e., in a deadlift or a bench press) and the muscles in your forearm will respond (albeit over time) by strengthening themselves in response to regular contact to the bar for that bar circumference (the one without the glove). Callouses will form, but you will be familiar with the bar's weight by then and you'll be able to lift it properly and comfortably (i.e. around the time that you're doing 1x bodyweight deadlifts, 1.5x bodyweight deadlifts, 2x bodyweight deadlifts, etc).

 

Besides, they're not allowed at powerlifting competitions:

http://stronglifts.com/3-reasons-deadlifting-wearing-gloves-sucks/

 

So, because of my fitness objective, I don't ever use gloves.

[rbfmale]

No, it has an effect on my grip.

[stromileswift]

Before I did but not anymore...the thing with gloves is that it gets so stinky when you sweat on it...the downside now is my calluses are so thick my hands are so rough to touch...

[jinnyboy]

Imbes gloves mas ok ata thick grips kaya lang saan kaya pwede bumili nun

[phatballlz]

I think the question can be paraphrased to "Are you a pussy?".