Anyone wear gym / weight gloves?

[Perec]

I haven't owned a pair for years, but the free bars at my gym are becoming so greasy from teenagers preening their waxy quiffs it can be hard to keep a good grip. Wide grip bench or deadlifts use a great deal of energy just gripping, before the business of lifting can be considered.

I also would like to insulate myself from surfaces that teenagers have touched. I know full well that they will have been masturbating or picking acne immediately prior to arrival at the gym and I don't want to contaminate myself with teenage bodily fluids.

So if anyone uses them recommendations please.

[Regiment]

The only time i don't wear gloves is for squats and dead lifts.

[Perec]

Regiment said:

The only time i don't wear gloves is for squats and dead lifts.

Which ones?

[anonymous-user]

I used to wear a set of fingerless gloves that I got for cycling - until I mislaid them. They were a pretty generic cheap set, but worked very well.

[LordGrover]

Can't get on with them. If your gym allows it, go for chalk and MTFU.

[Buzz word]

Personally I only like gloves where I don't really need maximum grip. I like gloves on things like bench or I find the direct pressure on the ulnar nerve is too much. For low rep work I like chalk where I really need grip and know my grip is not likely to fatigue before the rest of me. For higher rep work I like straps as my grip will fail before the muscle I am trying to work and its cleaner. Straps are nice on greasy handled machines too.

Straps.. Any cheaper the better if you have skinny wrists as the pads don't let them go tight and you will just cut them off.
Chalk.. Liquid stuff is preferable as its less messy. My protein do it so put it in your next order.
Gloves.. I like Schiek. They are expensive but imo last and fit a lot better.

[Perec]

Buzz word said:

Personally I only like gloves where I don't really need maximum grip. I like gloves on things like bench or I find the direct pressure on the ulnar nerve is too much. For low rep work I like chalk where I really need grip and know my grip is not likely to fatigue before the rest of me. For higher rep work I like straps as my grip will fail before the muscle I am trying to work and its cleaner. Straps are nice on greasy handled machines too.

Straps.. Any cheaper the better if you have skinny wrists as the pads don't let them go tight and you will just cut them off.
Chalk.. Liquid stuff is preferable as its less messy. My protein do it so put it in your next order.
Gloves.. I like Schiek. They are expensive but imo last and fit a lot better.

Straps or chalk would be out of place at the gym I use, furthermore I am not lifting that heavy. It is just to shield my hands from residue of teenager and help with slippery bars. I will look into Schiek though, thanks.

[Hoofy]

Liquid chalk is a good call. People will just think you're applying moisturiser. Any decent outdoor shop selling climbing gear should stock it. No residue. No cloud of dust.

[mu0n]

No need for gloves or anything really unless you go for comps or are INSANELY strong and if you are insanely strong you should have the grip to match.

But it's all preference.

Someone I train with not only wears gloves but also uses the tissue paper to do his lat pull downs (yep, looks weird and girly). I don't use a belt, gloves, chalk or anything for deadlifts.

[Zod]

I never wear gloves. I occasionally use liquid chalk for heavy deadlifts.

[TheJimi]

Zod said:

I never wear gloves. I occasionally use liquid chalk for heavy deadlifts.

You lift ?!

[Zod]

TheJimi said:

Zod said:

I never wear gloves. I occasionally use liquid chalk for heavy deadlifts.

You lift ?!

Even.

[mattikake]

I have grown natural gloves.

[Zod]

mattikake said:

I have grown natural gloves.

Still have mine from rowing days.

[TheJimi]

Zod said:

TheJimi said:

Zod said:

I never wear gloves. I occasionally use liquid chalk for heavy deadlifts.

You lift ?!

Even.

<doffs cap>

[Hoofy]

mattikake said:

I have grown natural gloves.

Indeed. A few years of climbing. My hands certainly are not Fairy hands. Mind you, my face is a bit rough, too.

[Perec]

It's not about wear and tear on my hands, it's about slippery bars and teenager residue.

[Adz The Rat]

Yes I always wear them in the gym, find it comfier and I can grip better.

Also if I dont my wedding ring digs in my fingers and is uncomfortable, I dont want to take it off in case I lose it.

I have these ones:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Auth-RDX-Gel-Weight-lift...

[Haggleburyfinius]

I wear gloves but only for heavy stuff as my hands get a bit ripped up.

I'd prefer not to but I like my hands to be Fairy soft.

[Regiment]

The gloves I use are just cheap ones from the health food place, same with my straps. My straps I use for working sets of dead lifts, one of them is a bit fraid.