I got mine off Amazon a couple of years ago for less than $15. They're showing no wear. I don't know the brand, but they are nylon with silicon grips. I use them for pull ups.

I bought a cheap pair for under $10 at Walmart years ago for the same purpose. I wouldn’t put too much thought into it. Unless you’re doing 100 pull-ups a day, most off the shelf things will last a long time.

I see, thank you! I do 3 sets of 12 and some other pull exercises and I’ve started developing calluses. I’ll keep this in mind.

Alright, thank you!

Have you tried a callus file or razor to maintain your hands?

Edit: search : Tweezerman Safety Slide Callus Shaver with Rasp

My calluses aren’t fully developed yet, but that part hurts. It’s not hard enough for me to file them, however I still want to prevent getting calluses.

Thanks for the help tho, I never knew such a thing even existed.

No problem, glad to help. I found that gloves were not much help long term as work load increased.

Not what you are asking for: do you use chalk when pulling? If not, do. “Liquid chalk” may be easier to keep in a gym bag and is generally better received in commercial gyms.

Using alternate grip too could make sense too (it depends).

Harbinger is good. Most gloves wear out after a year or so of weight lifting though, so not buy it for life.

I don’t. I’ve only just started doing pull-ups on the assisted pull-up machine at my college gym. This gym doesn’t allow us to use powdered chalk and they didn’t have any liquid chalk on hand so I haven’t tried using it yet, but I really need to get some.

Apart from adding grip, does using chalk help with calluses as well?

I see. I’m glad to know that now.

I think a year is a long enough time too for now. I will look into the harbinger ones. Thank you!

Ok -- I realize I had mis-read your post. For some reason I was thinking about Deadlifts, not Pull-Ups. (NO alternate grip on Pull-Ups!) Apologies.

Still...

Chalk does help to avoid calluses. It helps secure the grip, so the bar will not slip (as much).

More important is the actual grip: grab the bar (either the Pull Up bar of the barbell for a DL) at the base of your fingers -- do *not* let the fleshy part of the palm get squeezed / crushed by the bar.

I see. I will try to get some liquid chalk then.

I will also try that grip method today when I go to the gym. Thanks a lot for your help, I really appreciate it.