Comments on: Weight Lifting Gloves – Should You Use Them?

By: Workit

Workit — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:33:15 +0000

I have Wrist wraps and a guy at my gym told me they were more detrimental then beneficial. He said that I would be cutting off circulation to the rest of my arms and I wouldn’t properly be working out my wrist/forearm. Any truth to that? Should I stop using my wrist wraps?

By: Rob P

Rob P — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:08:37 +0000

I’ve used Ocelot gloves for years. I might be hard on the gloves, as they last me about a year – max. The foam padding does “break in” a bit after the first few workouts, but the velcro straps allow for a tighter fit after that.

One word of caution: they ARE machine washable, but don’t use hot water, and wash with dark, preferably all black or dark blue clothes. I made the mistake of washing them (I buy the black color gloves) with some white towels in hot water, and they all turned mottled gray. Live and learn.

I like to start out my workout by either getting them slightly damp (wipe with a warm damp towel) or just breathe a few times onto the gloves, as they grip much better with a little moisture.

But lastly I will say that of the dozen or so different gloves I’ve tried, these are by far the best for improving your lifts while saving your hands. Some powerlifters will tell you to never use gloves, but I find I can focus on the weight with a minimum of hand and wrist strain using these.

By: htownskater20xx

htownskater20xx — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:19:29 +0000

I have more grip without gloves. I you kind of shave the callus down it wont rip off. I think a lot of people must have really delicate hand and want absolutely zero discomfort.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 26 May 2009 09:17:49 +0000

hey Mark nice tip “Even if you don’t have any of the above problems without gloves, I still suggest you use them as you may not be performing at 100% of your potential without the comfort they provide”.
i personally do recommend some gloves. they will surely protect your hand and give you better grip.

By: Mark McManus

Mark McManus — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 13:26:00 +0000

@ Rob, yes the wrist wraps will help alleviate that. Wrist ‘straps’, in contrast, help take the weight off the wrists in heave moves like deadlifts – also recommended.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:31:16 +0000

I used some old gloves i found lying around at the gym earlier….my god it was like heaven! 😀
The contraption i used to do shrugs on is broken so doing them with 40kg dumbells was rather painfull on the hands, but with the gloves it was fine, also had a much better grip on them as i didnt have to adjust to stop it being painful!

I ordered myself some of those Valeo Ocelot gloves you recommended straight away, I was wondering though.

Sometimes when i do barbell curls or excercises that involve lifting or holding weight in that manner make my wrists ache in a painful way, do you think the wrist wraps would help alleviate this at all?

Thanks
Rob

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 08:14:12 +0000

https://www.valeofit.com/?id=10&prodId=4&CatId=15&Parent=3

has a size chart for those people who don’t know what size to get, also if you are unsure is it better to get the tighter fitting size or the larger size??

Thanks

By: Marc David

Marc David — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:52:17 +0000

Nice write-up. I’ve stopped using gloves as I felt more in control of the weights. Connected somehow. No matter, using them or not… it doesn’t matter. Personal preference.

I’ve seen posts about how gloves can deter muscle building?! LOL.. please.

Sometimes with an Olympic bar that has those nasty jagged teeth, I’ll use my gloves. Nothing like free handing 315+ lbs and having that bar rip off skin.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:20:12 +0000

Ebay link for the gloves

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VALEO-OCELOT-WEIGHT-LIFTING-GLOVES-WITH-WRIST-WRAP-BL_W0QQitemZ270251810044QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116

By: Gazo

Gazo — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:13:59 +0000

Hi mark
I looked on amazon and it was all in dollars not pound why couldnt you get none even then if you still cant I just got valeo gloves from ebay try there a million and one things in one place I love it ebay just a heads ups.
Gaz

By: Josh

Josh — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:32:35 +0000

Gloves are for gardening.

By: Dave

Dave — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:48:23 +0000

Great timing – my old gloves (a cheap pair of Harbingers that didn’t really fit right) were getting a bit worn and I was just thinking about replacing them anyway. I think I’ll pick up a pair of the Valeo Ocelots and see how nice they are. Thanks for the recommendation!

By: Eyal

Eyal — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:49:24 +0000

They look good. I’m also thinking of getting a pair from overseas, how do you know what size to get?

Great site btw, I’m an avid reader.

By: Tony

Tony — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:51:39 +0000

The first time i worked out at my university’s gym (I previously use my home gym) i RIPPED off a callus doing the preacher curl. After that, i won’t do any exercises that put pressure on that part of the hand w/o gloves on. however, i like bench pressing, mil. press, etc with no gloves.