GTT

Gloves are for puffs, anyone saying their hands hurt when they train are not concentrating on the muscle being worked.

Bulldozer

P1ss on your hands in the shower.

It helps toughen up the skin.

Anybody wanna shake hands

Ellis

if i went into the gyms i use with gloves on i would seriously get the **** ripped out of me continuously and they would prob hold it against me for the rest of my life in fact!

jw007

You still get them!!
I use chalk in gym (no gloves, save them for the blue oyster bar) and hand cream at home and i still have big callouses

attitude746

i use gloves
i think the people that think its gay or for girls obviously have some issues as every topic they seem to mention puffs gays etc

adzk469

No gloves as I feel they wouldnt help me!! I do wear straps for back work as my grip is lagging behind my back!!

Frog

i'm possibly the sweatiest person in the world, especially my hands and feet. As the gym i go to doesn't allow chalk i aint ashamed to say i wear gloves, I can't grip a bar it just slides out of my hand when bare.
I'd rather wear the gloves and lift the weights than not wear them

Frog

tommy28

invest in some lifting straps amigo! or go to a proper gym that 'allows' chalk.

tommy28

now i'm not claiming to be the most manly bloke on this site by any means BUT

-i don't apply 'men's moisturiser' to my face every morning.

-i am not a big celine dion fan.

-i do not wear tight pink t shirts

-i do not own a poodle names fifi

-and i sure as sh1t don't wear feckin gloves to the gym!

gloves are imo a fashion accessory and as such do not belong in a proper gym!

Paulieb

I wear gloves! but i always have dont really why its just what i am used to!

tommy28

i think this is true of a lot of people mate. people starting out see others using gloves and just copy. don't get me wrong...imitation is a good thing - if u see a bloke with massive legs squatting 5 plates, u want to copy cos u know squatting 5 plates will make ur legs grow. but if you are doing something and don't know why you are doing it, it cannot have any benefit to your training. i firmly believe 98% of gloved gym users only wear them as a fashion item and/or out of and habit.

attitude746

I think people should beable to do what the **** they want, i have forgot my gloves now and then and i find the bars are two small in my hand and my hands sweat so it helps my grip and also it doesnt rip my hands apart, people say well use chalk if your hands sweat, but having toi put chalk on every 5 mins and getting it everywhere is stupid when u can wear gloves which last for the whole workout, isnt wearing a vest a fashion accessory?.

Robbie

I'm sure you could argue that a vest gives freedom of movement...

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tommy28

hey fella - i aint getting personal. you're completely right, people should be allowed to do what they want. my hands sweat a great deal too and if i worry about grip i wipe them on my shirt or shorts before the set. now i was responding to a post from a member who said he didn't know why he wore gloves. you do know why - for the purpose of extra grip. but i guarantee you that you'll never 'rip your hands apart' as you say.

and yes, a vest may indeed be a fashion accessory. i've seen blokes train in tight little armani tops before. and as you say, they should be allowed to. but when the gym becomes a fashion parade, you aint gonna be too successful with your training - just my opinion.