Calluses
May 5th, 2009
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Our bodies have a great way of reminding us of whether we’ve been working out frequently enough or not. Back a few years ago, I would work out 6 days a week and developed thick calluses on my hands where my fingers reached my palm as well as right below my thumb. The knurled grips of the weight bars beat up my hands enough to the point where weight lifting gloves were unnecessary.
After finishing my 2nd workout this week yesterday, I sat in the car on the way home wondering why my hands ached so much. I looked down at my left palm and saw bright red marks under each finger. Running my right fingers over the marks, I could feel smooth skin below.
Nothing rough at all. No thick skin to protect my hands from the weights.
It’ll be a good day when those calluses are back.