Calisthenics Unity

Hey Chris, Any advice for taking better care of your hands? With pullups comes the wear and tear of the palms like blisters and thick calists. Which in result makes it hard to have a good grip for a period of time. Even just hanging with thick calists or blisters makes it very hard to keep a grip

There are lots of workout gloves you could buy if your not to against it. Ya you might get called a sissy. But it might be worth it.

Use gloves definitely. I usually put on Aloe Vera(for rough hard skin) in the mornings and nights or whenever I go out. And it helps, really. I usually get blisters and calists with or without gloves, so don't think gloves alone will do the job. Now, I've heard about this weird remedy which consists of peeing on your hands. I'm not sure if it works but the feedback is usually positive. Although I'm interested to hear what Chris has to say about this, lol.

I laughed so hard when I read that remedy Daniel lmao. Yeah gloves might help you but they usually don't, maybe you'll have a better grip but it's not a long-term fix. One 'gripping technique' that helped me stop getting calluses/blisters is this video from Fortress:

(If you watch the video, he doesn't say "Grip on fingertips" but he grips right on the point where the fingers start, if you understand, and you get calluses from overlaping the skin, so this grip just prevents it, watch it a few times so you understand it). It might help you. :)