It's kind of a moot point, since I already ordered some, but I just wondered if anyone here has used these, and if so, what your verdict on them is. I friggin HATE gloves but I can't do heavy pulls without ripping open calluses, and I *really* would prefer to avoid having man hands.
You know the little rubber circles that you get to help open pickle jars and such? The kind of paper thin ones, but seemingly rip-proof. I've been using them for about 2 months now. I bought a 2 pack of them for $1. They were a little big, so I cut about an inch off of the end of them. They are working wonders for me.
They probably aren't as good as the lynx grips, but it's a very cost-effective alternative.
Yeah I'd look foward to a review. I was thinking about picking some up for my wife, then the more I thought about them, the more I thought I might do well with them myself.
I actually have some and I bought them for the same reason that you did, to protect my callouses from getting gruesome. I found that deadlifting with them (at least to me) is kind of difficult. I think my grip is already a limiting factor in my deadlift and this made the grip even more difficult. I can use them for light / warm up DL's but when I got to my work sets the increased thickness made if hard for me to hold on to the weight. Now I'm back to using bare hands and using a nail file to make my callouses flat. I still use the grips for general hand protection when I work certain back excercises like pull ups, chins, rows etc. Hope this helps
Knowing our LD, you may be onto something, AFI82....
One pack (cute name)--you are spot on. I used them for CDLs today and it is NOT a winning combination. I actually normally lift in gloves but am going to just buy some damned chalk. I like them for holding onto dumbbells though, and I think I will also like them for the other things you mention. Drat!
Here's an idea waiting to be marketed: lynx grip palms with little rubber rings that go around your fingers, no thumbs needed. That would make it no-slip and secure without the cumbersome aspect of gloves. Hmmm.... where's that patent application....
TK, that's one of my problems. No chalk at my gym. But i guess since i'm a guy i don't mind the rough irritated hands as much. Unfortunately, my wife does that's why i use her nail files to sand those suckers down every now and than. BTW, you can double up your lynx grips for some serious grip work. I do some one hand farmers walks with them some time.
Onepack, I have this girly aversion to calluses... I'll invest in a serious pumice stone I guess.
Gahhhh.
Too bad the lynx grips didn't make the difference for you. Thanks for sharing your experience with us though.
Getting callouses is just part of lifting. You should, however, learn to take care of your hands. Chalk really dries out your skin. It's best to wash your hands with soap and water as soon as you're done with your workout. Then apply lotion, even better if it has a mild alpha hydroxy acid in it. If your callouses are getting really thick and are at risk of ripping, then you can apply lotion at night to help exfloliate them. If you take good care of them daily, you'll only need to file the thickest places occasionally.
Anybody used lynx grips?
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