u/CygniGlide

I'm currently transitioning from a powerbuilding style workout with just some weighted basic calisthenics to fully trying to train the more technical movements, and while I use chalk pretty often for almost anything grip related, the amount of different usage with my hands has started to cause some pain and fatigue in my palm and fingers. Not necessarily calluses ripping, but just pangs of hurt when I do things such as front or back lever training or use the parallettes.

My workouts start with lifts such as heavy 5 plate deadlifts or pulls ups and dips with 2-3 plates, or muscle ups, then progress into bodybuilding work, so when i get to the end and want to train my technical skills or do them on a different day, I end up having a raw feeling on my hands and feel as though that is limiting me. Do people use these often for these skills and is it worth picking up a pair, or with chalk and time will I just adapt? I am against using gloves, and have never had a problem with having calluses due to my powerlifting work, but this has just been another element which I feel is limiting my progress on my technical skills

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u/CygniGlide — 8 days ago