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Mottizens that lift, how do you deal with calluses?
Depends on the activity. For barbells, generally just suck it up, it won't hurt for that long. For kettlebells, climbing, or rowing I'll use tape to cover them up if they tear or are about to tear.
When they tear, use cuticle scissors or nail clippers to trim the dead skin and then sand down the rough edges to keep it from getting worse and tearing off additional live skin. Super glue can work well to secure a flapping bit of skin for day to day.
Also obviously be careful as it's an open wound, when I'm dealing with calluses I'm careful to have gloves for day to day use when handling dirty stuff.
In my case, I can do a palm grip if I sand my calluses down, but if the bar slips down for a rep or two to the place where the fingers join the palm, I can no longer execute a proper palm grip, as pinching the "ball of the hand" with the bar becomes painful.
Just to add, I started washing my hands with cold water wherever possible and that really reduced my torn calluses.
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