Hand sensitivity and deadlifts.

Cort · 02-Sep-05, 08:02 PM

Lately, if I swim after I've recently deadlifted (within a day or three), my hands tend to be sensitive and itch to the point that it can be painful. Even now, a day after I deadlifted, the skin of my palm is as smooth as a baby's ass.

Anyone else have this problem?

**threenorns** · 02-Sep-05, 10:00 PM

nope. my problem is my callouses get ripped off just as they're starting to get useful.

Cort · 04-Sep-05, 07:35 PM

Ah, yeah that isn't really an issue for me when I'm doing deadlifts, but trying to swim when it feels like the water is trying to burn through my skin can be distracting at best.

fitlett · 04-Sep-05, 08:16 PM

Yup, I get the itchy palms the day (and the next) after lifting. The skin in the middle of my palm (where the itch is) peels too - it doesn't seem to affect my calloused areas at the top of my palm/base of my fingers. I don't know if it's a metal sensitivity reaction or what... It's annoying, but so far I just live with it - it doesn't affect my grip or use of my hands.

CF-OC_gal · 04-Sep-05, 10:01 PM

Ichy, peeling skin? It's not athletes foot or some other fungus on your hand is it?

Cort · 05-Sep-05, 12:50 AM

Well, the thing is this is only when I'm swimming and have recently done deadlifts. I'm assuming its just because my skin gets pretty raw after holding onto all that weight.

nate · 05-Sep-05, 02:28 AM

I have always used a moisterisor everyday. never had any hand problems. could give that a try?

fitlett · 05-Sep-05, 10:23 AM

Fungal infection is certainly a differential for itchy peeling skin - I'm pretty careful about that since I'm a veterinarian and get contact with ringworm and other fungal infections frequently. However, I'm also very sensitive to metals - costume earrings and jewelry, jean rivots at the waistline, metal zippers, shoe buckles - everywhere I get chronic skin contact with metal I develop excema. Don't suppose I can get my gym to spring for surgical grade steel, platinum or gold dumbells and barbells, eh?

Wearing gloves might help, but so far I haven't done that...

CF-OC_gal · 05-Sep-05, 11:19 AM

All the gyms around here are now equipt with spray down disinfectant (and the dirtiest wash cloths you've ever seen) and hand sanitizer gel.

I stick to wearing my gloves, full back shirts and long pants so that I leave nothing behind and pick nothing up (I do wipe down the mats).
I'm also slightly phobic about floors and benches in the change room having picked up enough AF when I was a student. My feet only touch my own shoes and I shower when I get home.