Comments on: Weight Lifting Gloves – Should You Use Them?

By: htownskater20xx

htownskater20xx — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:19:29 +0000

I have more grip without gloves. I you kind of shave the callus down it wont rip off. I think a lot of people must have really delicate hand and want absolutely zero discomfort.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:17:49 +0000

hey Mark nice tip “Even if you don’t have any of the above problems without gloves, I still suggest you use them as you may not be performing at 100% of your potential without the comfort they provide”.
i personally do recommend some gloves. they will surely protect your hand and give you better grip.

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How To Maximize Your Strength On Every Set | MuscleHack — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:43:37 +0000

[...] I’ve already commented on gloves and wrist straps. Basically, this is a personal choice but I do recommend them both, especially for heavier lifts. [...]

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:26:00 +0000

@ Rob, yes the wrist wraps will help alleviate that. Wrist ’straps’, in contrast, help take the weight off the wrists in heave moves like deadlifts – also recommended.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:31:16 +0000

I used some old gloves i found lying around at the gym earlier….my god it was like heaven!
The contraption i used to do shrugs on is broken so doing them with 40kg dumbells was rather painfull on the hands, but with the gloves it was fine, also had a much better grip on them as i didnt have to adjust to stop it being painful!

I ordered myself some of those Valeo Ocelot gloves you recommended straight away, I was wondering though.

Sometimes when i do barbell curls or excercises that involve lifting or holding weight in that manner make my wrists ache in a painful way, do you think the wrist wraps would help alleviate this at all?

Thanks
Rob

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:14:12 +0000

http://www.valeofit.com/?id=10&prodId=4&CatId=15&Parent=3

has a size chart for those people who don’t know what size to get, also if you are unsure is it better to get the tighter fitting size or the larger size??

Thanks

By: Marc David

Marc David — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:52:17 +0000

Nice write-up. I’ve stopped using gloves as I felt more in control of the weights. Connected somehow. No matter, using them or not… it doesn’t matter. Personal preference.

I’ve seen posts about how gloves can deter muscle building?! LOL.. please.

Sometimes with an Olympic bar that has those nasty jagged teeth, I’ll use my gloves. Nothing like free handing 315+ lbs and having that bar rip off skin.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:20:12 +0000

Ebay link for the gloves

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VALEO-OCELOT-WEIGHT-LIFTING-GLOVES-WITH-WRIST-WRAP-BL_W0QQitemZ270251810044QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

By: Gazo

Gazo — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13:59 +0000

Hi mark
I looked on amazon and it was all in dollars not pound why couldnt you get none even then if you still cant I just got valeo gloves from ebay try there a million and one things in one place I love it ebay just a heads ups.
Gaz

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:32:35 +0000

Gloves are for gardening.