Deadlifts with lifting gloves

[Kajak]

Originally Posted by rjmaiorano

We hate them.

Simply, there is nothing wrong with calluses.

Why the hell does anyone on god's green earth do curls in the power cage/squat rack/etc. People who do that are sent to a special level of hell, reserved for child molesters and people who talk on the phone at the gym.

 

[Mr Herbert]

Originally Posted by blackwar12

If using gloves are for wimps and queers, I'd hate to know what you guys think about people who go to the gym to just work out their biceps doing curls in the squat rack. No offense, but I don't want anything to ever come close to the calluses on the bottom of my feet to be on my hands. I prefer not to be a burly, wild, grizzly lumberjack of a man :| ...

have you considered pilates?

 

[MetroStyles]

Originally Posted by blackwar12

Dang, so much hate here guys! Are deadlifts really *that* hard? I incorporate compound exercises into my workout (squat, bench press, and weighted pull-ups among all others), but I specifically have been avoiding deadlifts simply because I really do NOT want calluses. I noticed a couple years ago when I started lifting that they were "growing" on my hand, and gloves put a quick stop to that. I don't think my performance has dropped any, besides lack of dealifts, and on top of that I don't have to deal with having rough calluses.

If using gloves are for wimps and queers, I'd hate to know what you guys think about people who go to the gym to just work out their biceps doing curls in the squat rack. No offense, but I don't want anything to ever come close to the calluses on the bottom of my feet to be on my hands. I prefer not to be a burly, wild, grizzly lumberjack of a man :| ...

I am a huge ****** and I have no problem with a little callous. It's not like your hands turn to scabs, lol. You are a bigger ***** than me.

Originally Posted by bbaquiran

I did curls in the squat rack last night.

But I also squatted, pressed and did chins.

Die.

Originally Posted by Kajak

Why the hell does anyone on god's green earth do curls in the power cage/squat rack/etc. People who do that are sent to a special level of hell, reserved for child molesters and people who talk on the phone at the gym.

Yes. They should be shot.

Originally Posted by Mr Herbert

have you considered pilates?

+1, and/or ritual suicide.

 

[A Y]

Originally Posted by Kajak

people who talk on the phone at the gym.

I once saw someone talk on the phone while he was doing biceps curls with his other arm. He would switch arms after a set.

I shave my calluses down when they get too big with one of those metal pedicure things you get at the drugstore. Don't use gloves.

--Andre

 

[icepick]

Originally Posted by blackwar12

I incorporate compound exercises into my workout (squat, bench press, and weighted pull-ups among all others),

You wear gloves while doing pull ups?

 

[blackwar12]

Originally Posted by icepick

You wear gloves while doing pull ups?

I use gloves for everything that exerts force on my hands, which is basically everything except for ab workouts

I use gloves for chin-up too, of course

 

[jarude]

Originally Posted by blackwar12

I use gloves for everything that exerts force on my hands

So... even when you're rubbin' one out?

 

[Slickman]

Get straps for deadlifting heavier weights, mainly weights where your grip gives out before your muscles, other than that no gloves

 

[Superfluous Man]

Originally Posted by A Y

I once saw someone talk on the phone while he was doing biceps curls with his other arm. He would switch arms after a set.

Was he doing them in the squat rack?

 

[ramuman]

Originally Posted by bbaquiran

I did curls in the squat rack last night. But I also squatted, pressed and did chins.
So you did 3 exercises in the squat rack that could've been done with any of the other 45 lb bars in the gym dedicated to those exercises? Thanks, People who actually use the squat rack for squats xoxo

 

[bbaquiran]

Originally Posted by ramuman

So you did 3 exercises in the squat rack that could've been done with any of the other 45 lb bars in the gym dedicated to those exercises?

If there were anyone else at the gym at 1AM, I'm sure they would not mind using one of the 11 other squat/power racks, and any of the other 15 or so olympic bars.

 

[redcaimen]

Originally Posted by blackwar12

I use gloves for everything that exerts force on my hands, which is basically everything except for ab workouts

I use gloves for chin-up too, of course

Gloves are fine. They will not eliminate callouses but they will help a little. They also help to improve your grip strength a little. There is nothing wrong with them but if you are going to deadlift heavy you are going to need straps.


*****Caution - Non Group Think to follow ******

Heavy deadlifts are great for getting bigger and stronger but I think their overall benefit is overrated because they are also a very risky exercise. A herniated disc in your back is the gift that keeps on giving.

If your goal is to take on the world , wrestle bears and strut around then deadlift. If it is to maintain a healthy and relatively strong physique for the longterm I would strategically avoid them. Its so easy to have a momentary slip in lifting form (particularly when pushing your limits) and really screw yourself over.

 

[ConcernedParent]

Originally Posted by redcaimen

*****Caution - Non Group Think to follow ******

Heavy deadlifts are great for getting bigger and stronger but I think their overall benefit is overrated because they are also a very risky exercise. A herniated disc in your back is the gift that keeps on giving.

If your goal is to take on the world , wrestle bears and strut around then deadlift. If it is to maintain a healthy and relatively strong physique for the longterm I would strategically avoid them. Its so easy to have a momentary slip in lifting form (particularly when pushing your limits) and really screw yourself over.

Once you know how to do it correctly it's like riding a bike. Bend to pick up, keep back straight, look forward, start motion with legs, go slow... and that's about it.

 

[HomerJ]

Originally Posted by redcaimen

Heavy deadlifts are great for getting bigger and stronger but I think their overall benefit is overrated because they are also a very risky exercise. A herniated disc in your back is the gift that keeps on giving. If your goal is to take on the world , wrestle bears and strut around then deadlift. If it is to maintain a healthy and relatively strong physique for the longterm I would strategically avoid them. Its so easy to have a momentary slip in lifting form (particularly when pushing your limits) and really screw yourself over.
Look what laser printer deadlifts did for sho'nuff's buttocks and lower back.

Originally Posted by sho'nuff

ok so been doing some deadlifts over the past 2 months, and i notice that it is a good developer of core muscles even at the lightweight level. doesnt need to get big or be able to lift like an ox for effectiveness. noticed the differences on backside which enhances how i look more in certain clothing

rough diagram that aspect , the definition in the lower back backbone area above the buttocks is key for model-look. killer.

 

[redcaimen]

Shonuff looks a lot like the iceman they dug out of that glacier in the alps.