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Every CrossFitter moves on to serious workout movements at some point in their development, be it weighted pull-ups or muscle-ups. All these complexes put a huge load on the hands and, in particular, rub the palms, which can cause calluses from the horizontal bar to form. How bad is this and what does it affect? Should they be treated or left as is? You will get answers to these questions in the article.

General information

Calluses on the hands from the horizontal bar are a normal phenomenon and cannot be completely eliminated. They arise as a result of skin friction against the metal surface of the projectile.

Rubbed skin goes through three stages:

Painful detachment. Occurs immediately after the end of the approach. Essentially, you are rubbing the skin and peeling it away from the blood vessels, causing damage.
Formation of the primary crust. During the regeneration process, the body strives to restore the integrity of the skin, rightly considering the detachment of the upper layer as an injury. It sends lymphocytes to the damaged and inflamed area. At this stage, the damaged area often causes severe pain, which prevents full training.
Secondary crust formation. In fact, this is already a completed callus. During the regeneration process, the body grows normal skin under the damaged area. The top layer undergoes keratinization.

During training, the stratum corneum becomes thicker, and the normal skin underneath partially loses sensitivity. However, calluses are an unsightly cosmetic defect and if too much force is applied, they can rupture, causing serious damage to your hands.

Indigo with wide wristband IR 97838

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And our review ends with the model of Indigo gloves with a wide wristband IR 97838. A representative of the classic design of men's gloves with Velcro in black and white, made of artificial leather. Velcro fastening.

Indigo with wide wristband IR 97838

Advantages:

price
design
ease of use

Flaws:

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And with this, our top list of good horizontal bar gloves for 2020 comes to an end. We looked at the most affordable and comfortable models for sports, and also reviewed all the pros and cons of representatives of this segment. And then we leave the choice only to you. Good luck!

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How to avoid?

Is there a universal way to avoid calluses from the horizontal bar? Alas, such a method does not exist! Sooner or later, calluses will appear, no matter how hard you try. However, if you follow expert recommendations, you can slow down the process of their formation and reduce the likelihood of serious damage.

These are the tips:

Use a technique in which the effect of friction will be reduced to zero.
Use gloves or pads.
Tape tapes.

Changing technology

Changing your technique can help reduce callus formation. In the case of pull-ups, you need:

Change the position of the brush. The grip should be carried out with all 4 fingers. Try not to use a reverse grip.
Rigid fixation of the hand. Do not rotate it, do not jump on the projectile. The less you can rotate your hand, the less calluses you will have.
Increasing pressure on the horizontal bar. Try to squeeze it as if you were working with a rigid resistance band. This will reduce the friction effect, but will make the pull-up more difficult.

Of course, these tips won't help you with kipping or butterfly pull-ups.

Using gloves

The best way to remove calluses on your hands from the horizontal bar is to practice using gloves. Of course, if there are calluses, then gloves will not help get rid of them forever. In addition, it is not recommended to exercise in gloves with already torn calluses. However, the right motorcycle or sports gloves provide a good grip on your palm - this reduces friction and therefore prevents the formation of calluses on your hands.

It is better to use gloves not only for the horizontal bar, but also for free weights, in which the friction on the barbell is no less than when doing pull-ups.

Horizontal bar and magnesia

There is a common myth that using magnesium reduces the likelihood of calluses. This is fundamentally wrong. Magnesia is needed only to increase the coefficient of friction between surfaces.

This allows:

Do not drop the barbell during the approach.
Don't fall off the horizontal bar.
Reduce wrist rotation.

However, due to an increase in the coefficient of friction, any rotation of the hand on the projectile will be accompanied by the formation of calluses and a deterioration in their condition. Therefore, magnesium is not used during exercises such as:

exit by force;
ring push-ups;
rotation "sun".

Exercise technique

Technique is the basis for the safety of performing all exercises, be it crossfit, or workout, or gymnastics.

Firstly, this is the correct grip during the exercise. When gripping, it is better to use your fingers rather than your palm, which is well illustrated by Anton Kuchumov in the video at the end of our article. If you grasp the horizontal bar with the middle of your palm, a fold will form, which will lead to chafing of the skin. It is better to use your fingers rather than your palm when gripping. This method of holding weight requires more strength in the hands, forearms and especially the fingers themselves, but this will save the palm from damage when “rotating”. Also, with this technique, the grip is stable, and the main movement around the horizontal bar is performed through the joints of the hand. You can also turn to rock climbing techniques, where the basis of the movement is more pulling than pushing.

Callus care

If you are very bothered by calluses on your hands, you can try to get rid of calluses from the horizontal bar using folk remedies. As practice shows, they are more effective than pancreatin and other healing drugs from the pharmacy.

Method	How to cook	How it works
Aloe juice	Squeeze juice from aloe. Wrap the remaining pulp in gauze. Apply the resulting product to the damaged area and secure it with a bandage or adhesive tape.	It has a pronounced anti-inflammatory effect, allowing to reduce the intensity of keratinization of the upper layer of skin.
Oak bark decoction	Boil the oak bark over high heat for at least 60 minutes. Then let the resulting broth cool. Moisten gauze in the resulting liquid and wrap your hand with gauze.	Has a regenerative and anti-inflammatory effect.
Potato	Finely chop the raw potatoes to a pulp (a garlic press works great), apply the resulting mixture to your hand and secure with a bandage or plaster.	An effective healing agent.
Onion pulp	Similar to potatoes.	Allows you to deal with already keratinized skin and painlessly rip off the callus.
Garlic	Similar to potatoes.	Similar to onions.
Propolis	Apply pharmaceutical propolis in a thin layer to the damaged area, then secure it with a gauze bandage. In the morning, carefully scrape off the exfoliated areas of skin.	Softens the stratum corneum and has an anti-inflammatory effect. Helps reduce sensitivity of damaged areas.

Hand skin care

From the first pull-ups and the first weights lifted, the skin on your palms begins to change. You can ensure that these changes happen correctly. After training, check your palms and fingers: the calluses that appear on them should look like inflammation, they should not stick out much. Such injuries that do not have damage to the skin can be smeared with any nourishing cream.

Sometimes the callus contains fluid or is “plucked” and bleeds. You can work with such calluses differently. Wait for healing, to speed up which you can use various ointments. Until the skin recovers, refrain from exercises on the horizontal bar and weightlifting. If possible, wear bandages or elastic bandages to protect wounds from bacteria.

After restoring the skin, try to remove the stratum corneum with a pumice stone or any other tool convenient for you, after steaming it with hot water. The main thing is not to get carried away and do not injure the skin more than necessary. And don't forget about the rules of hygiene.

As a result, you should end up with palms and fingers with approximately the same layer of skin, thicker than before. There should be no thickening on the palm, and the color of individual areas of the skin should not differ.

What to do if the callus has already been torn off?

If you are faced with a situation where a large callus has already been torn off, you need to:

Immediately stop the training process.
Treat the damaged area with an antiseptic.
Apply an adhesive plaster to the damaged area
Treat with peroxide at home.

In addition, you will have to stop training for some time, even while wearing gloves. Because even in protection, the hand will still sweat, and sweat, getting on the damaged area, will corrode it and interfere with further healing. If you continue to train, a real scar may form at the site of the callus.