Is it necessary to wear gloves for pull-ups?
Pull-ups can be assisted by wearing fitness gloves, which allows us to better complete the action and achieve training effect.
A pull-up requires adequate grip in the hands in addition to arm and back strength to lift and lower the body. When gripping the bar, your hands will inevitably slide relative to the horizontal bar, causing hand pain, calluses or blistering. We practice with gloves on to reduce these occurrences and provide a more adequate grip.
If you perform pull-ups outdoors in winter, gloves can also keep your hands warm and avoid direct contact with cold metal horizontal bars and outside air.
Second, What gloves to use for pull-ups
There are two types of gloves to choose from for pull-ups: gloves with increased palm friction; gloves with power straps.
The first type of gloves is our regular gloves, one of its functions is to increase the direct friction between the palm and the horizontal bar, and also to protect the skin of our hands from pain due to prolonged suspension.
The second type of gloves is equipped with a power-assist belt
. When using it, you can wrap the power-assist belt on the horizontal bar, hold the power-assist belt with your hand, and you can rely on your forearm to share the weight of your body hanging on the horizontal bar. .
Both gloves improve our grip and allow us to hang from the bar longer when doing pull-ups.
If you simply don’t want to make your palms sore or rough skin on your palms, it is recommended to use the first glove. Especially girls, do not want strength training to affect the softness of the palm, you can choose non-slip gloves to protect the skin of the hand.
If you are heavy and your grip strength is weak, it is recommended to use fitness gloves with power straps, which can greatly improve your grip strength.