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does anyone have any tips for dealing with calluses?

my hands are starting to get pretty tore up with crossfit...

gloves are not an option...

joeblizz saiddoes anyone have any tips for dealing with calluses?

my hands are starting to get pretty tore up with crossfit...

gloves are not an option...

wrap them, which is essentially like gloves or deal with the calluses (and just call them battle scars)

I have calluses from bodybuilding and show them proudly.

I personally like calluses on a guy, shows they work out and use their hands a lot without being too prissy about it.

I say keep them and own it

Why are gloves not an option?

You can't really refuse the preventive method and then expect not to get them.

I don't mind them on a guy, but if I can avoid them I like to. I'm a mani and pedi kinda guy

I dig calluses on a guy.. when I hold a guy's hand for the first time, I find it a definite plus.

Shows he likes to get out there and get his hands dirty, wortk out etc etc

crossfit will definitely give you pretty hardy calluses. you've got to take care of your hands or they'll tear during heavy rep pull ups, which really hurts and keeps you from working out for a day or two.

personally, when mine get raised a good bit, i peel them. it doesn't hurt and you tear off the upper dead layers. that'll leave you some rough edges that you'll need to file down. i have a really fine gauge file that i keep in the shower to file them down during a hot shower. it's pretty easy.

you can also get tough skin or another product that supposedly makes your hands tougher. i haven't found that any of those work for me. the key has really been to keep them flat and filed down to prevent tearing.

What's wrong with using these rubber weightlifting grips for Crossfit?:



A heck of a lot easier than switching in and out of gloves.

Jerm44 saidI personally like calluses on a guy, shows they work out and use their hands a lot without being too prissy about it.

I say keep them and own it

Agreed!

Purchase a callus shaver to shave them down.

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MuscledHorse saidI have calluses from bodybuilding and show them proudly.

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Jerm44 saidI personally like calluses on a guy, shows they work out and use their hands a lot without being too prissy about it.

I say keep them and own it

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prime02 saidI dig calluses on a guy.. when I hold a guy's hand for the first time, I find it a definite plus.

Shows he likes to get out there and get his hands dirty, wortk out etc etc

Buy the liquid lifting chalk? Might help a little bit. Otherwise, if you're not going to/can't wear gloves then just suck it up and put up with them.

cut off your hands

I wear gloves... but my hands are pretty callous. I can sure take a lot of heat!

Yehoshua_B5917 saidI wear gloves... but my hands are pretty callous. I can sure take a lot of heat!

YeshoshuaB5917 saidI wear gloves... but my hands are pretty callous. I can sure take a lot of heat!

You develop "heat"? wowza!

LVmotoJock saidTHIS...

MuscledHorse saidI have calluses from bodybuilding and show them proudly.

...THIS...

Jerm44 saidI personally like calluses on a guy, shows they work out and use their hands a lot without being too prissy about it.

I say keep them and own it

...AND THIS...

prime02 saidI dig calluses on a guy.. when I hold a guy's hand for the first time, I find it a definite plus.

Shows he likes to get out there and get his hands dirty, wortk out etc etc

Obviously none of you have ever dated a rower, or gotten a hand job from one. the oars tear your hands up pretty bad. makes jerking off very difficult. and you can't wear gloves because it would ruin your connection with the oar and your ability to make fine adjustments.

Shave them. That's what I did to keeping from ripping them when I was on the gym team. Simple procedure and keeps them at a manageable thickness for protection.

eagermuscle saidWhat's wrong with using these rubber weightlifting grips for Crossfit?:



A heck of a lot easier than switching in and out of gloves.

You won't be able to cycle between an olympic lift like cleans to box jumps to burpees back to cleans wearing those things. It's definitely better to just take care of your hands by shaving down your calluses when they get too thick. It really only takes a minute or two in the shower. I know you all can find the time....haha.

I dunno why you'd not want crossfit calluses. They're like badges of honour.

Well if gloves are a no, maybe wraps or simply rubbing them off. A pummace stone works great.

Medjai saidI dunno why you'd not want crossfit calluses. They're like badges of honour.

Well if gloves are a no, maybe wraps or simply rubbing them off. A pummace stone works great.

If they get too thick, they tear during high rep pull-ups or kettle bell swings and that sucks.

imasrxd said

Medjai saidI dunno why you'd not want crossfit calluses. They're like badges of honour.

Well if gloves are a no, maybe wraps or simply rubbing them off. A pummace stone works great.

If they get too thick, they tear during high rep pull-ups or kettle bell swings and that sucks.

Good point. I guess mine aren't big enough to worry yet. Also, my glove work great.

bostonrower88 said

LVmotoJock saidTHIS...

MuscledHorse saidI have calluses from bodybuilding and show them proudly.

...THIS...

Jerm44 saidI personally like calluses on a guy, shows they work out and use their hands a lot without being too prissy about it.

I say keep them and own it

...AND THIS...

prime02 saidI dig calluses on a guy.. when I hold a guy's hand for the first time, I find it a definite plus.

Shows he likes to get out there and get his hands dirty, wortk out etc etc

Obviously none of you have ever dated a rower, or gotten a hand job from one. the oars tear your hands up pretty bad. makes jerking off very difficult. and you can't wear gloves because it would ruin your connection with the oar and your ability to make fine adjustments.

I think if I got a handjob from a callused rower I'd be very grateful.

Totally starting to get calluses from lifting and I love them.

Oddly enough, I was thinking about calluses this morning before I got out of bed. I was a bit lazy this morning and the whole fur ball crew was sitting around waiting for me to get up. The cat was up on the headboard, dangling his toes in my face.

Both the dog and the cat started out with some cute little pink toes and some black toes as puppies. After ten years, the dog's feet are all hard black callouses while the cat still has little soft pink toes. They both run around outside a lot. They both spend a lot of time napping.

What is the cat's secret?

Use a dremel to smooth them out and cut them down, as gross as it sounds cut into them and tear them before they blister again and tear while doing a pull up... Being a fellow crossfitter my hands look like the surface of the moon from blisters on blisters and the tears but seriously smooth them out and tear them before they get too thick.