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Angel's hands after way too many pullups!
We have all been there before! Sometimes you know ahead of time that a certain workout is going to rip your hands up. Other times, it happens and you don't even notice until after the workout is over. Getting to the point where your hands never rip is ideal, yet, it seems like there are so many factors that make it difficult. The texture and thickness of your bars, how much chalk you use, how big your calluses are, how often you do pullups, how many times your hands have ripped in the past!
What is the best way to heal after a bad tear? What do you think about the Super Glue method?
Workout:
5 rounds of:
30 box jumps
30 pullups
Post time to comments.
If it is a partial tear, let it be until exposed layer can heal, then start cutting away dead/hanging layer. I know that there is a medical glue that can be used..not sure what it is- I believe I have read that you should not use OTC super glue for cuts, etc.. because of a toxicity issue. One additional comment that I have is that I have had no tear issues until I did some chins on a bar that was wrapped with athletic tape. After minimal reps, I had a major tear. Plus blood from wound was all over the bar (soaked into tape) with no chlorine spray to disinfect this bio hazard. INHO...I would not tape the bar- just provide chalk.
Posted by: Anthony Springman | March 30, 2008 at 07:48 AM
If it is a partial tear, let it be until exposed layer can heal, then start cutting away dead/hanging layer. I know that there is a medical glue that can be used..not sure what it is- I believe I have read that you should not use OTC super glue for cuts, etc.. because of a toxicity issue. One additional comment that I have is that I have had no tear issues until I did some chins on a bar that was wrapped with athletic tape. After minimal reps, I had a major tear. Plus blood from wound was all over the bar (soaked into tape) with no chlorine spray to disinfect this bio hazard. INHO...I would not tape the bar- just provide chalk.
Posted by: Anthony Springman | March 30, 2008 at 07:49 AM
they are looking and feeling much better now. the new skin is growing in nicely and i can actually grip things again. =) while it was somewhat painful, my biggest frustration was that it limited what i was able to do. though i am learning that recognizing and heeding my limits isn't a bad thing. i'm chalking (hahaha) it up to experience and hoping i can prevent it from happening to that extent again. i'll take care of my hands, use chalk, and tape up when needed, but "grip it and rip it" is a crossfit credo so sometimes it just happens. *smile* get some!
Posted by: Angel | March 30, 2008 at 09:58 AM
I've certainly heard "grip it and rip it." But i've never heard "grip it and rip it, and rip it, and rip it, and rip it." That was some serious determination and impressive pain tolerance.
Posted by: Leif | March 30, 2008 at 04:41 PM
impressive rips angel! btw, the super glue is only for incision type wounds.
Posted by: miriam | March 31, 2008 at 04:26 PM
yeah, "proper" use of super glue was also part of this learning experience. =) i'm about a week out from being able to do solid pull ups again. until then, i'll stick to jumping pull ups and work on my overhead squats. well, my squats in general need some TLC.
Posted by: Angel | March 31, 2008 at 07:26 PM