Ladies...and gents...a little science for you this morning... With the intensity of Olympic routines and the multi-joint movements we use daily, gloves become an obstruction to the movement. More importantly, you can damage your wrist if you can’t properly rotate your hands around the bar (in the case of gloves with wide wrist straps). Exercise gloves often have extra padding which makes it even harder to hook grip the bar, especially for those lifters with smaller hands. The barbell is thick. Adding more material between the hand and barbell will cause a weaker grip. Under heavy perspiration, your hand will slip and slide within the glove causing an unsecure latch on the barbell. Finally, the fabric is not designed to slide effortlessly around the knurling on the bar. It will inhibit the ability to transition the bar quickly in your receiving position and that hindrance can lead to damage in your joint.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:10:30 +0000
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