Weight Ligting Gloves With Wrist Support.

L1ght · 21 Dec 2014 at 14:03

Hi, I need some advice on which gloves to buy for weight lifting. I've found a few but not sure which are the best. Any advice?

Thanks

grudas · 21 Dec 2014 at 14:35

Bare hands with some chalk.

Somnambulist · 21 Dec 2014 at 15:22

The best gloves are no gloves.

ExRayTed · 21 Dec 2014 at 16:19

Gloves impede your grip rather than improve it. Use liquid chalk or plain chalk if your gym allows it.

And then deadlift..heavy.

Ayahuasca · 21 Dec 2014 at 20:55

If your skin aint rippin, you aint been liftin

Skunkworks · 30 Dec 2014 at 11:37

http://www.zuluglove.com/new-2014-stock--weight-lifting-gloves--zulu-defcon-1-p.asp

Steedie · 30 Dec 2014 at 11:49

I know it may seem like there's a macho "gloves are for wimps" attitude, but it is for good reason. Gloves impede your lifts more than they help your skin.

It's amazing how quickly your skin toughens up and your grip will be so much better for it. I trained with gloves for the first year and the difference once I ditched them was like night and day.

uv · 6 Jan 2015 at 09:55

If it's for the cold, just warm the bar up first (assuming a home gym). I point a fan heater at my oly bar for ten minutes before I start, I remember others saying they put the bar on top of a radiator for a while!

Now if only I could find a way to warm up the chin-up bars on my rack, they're bloody freezing!