If, like me, you don't think calluses are anything to brag about, you'll probably want some decent fitness gloves for your strength training sessions. I'm getting all my friends a pair for Christmas after discovering this year that you can get them with built-in wrist support (which was a game-changer for me, with my notoriously weak wrists).
When you get to a certain point in your fitness career, the handy knurling on barbells and dumbbells starts to chafe and you end up with lumps, bumps, and blisters on your palms. The next time you go to pick up a dumbbell, you may find sore spots on your hands prevent you from being able to enjoy your strength session and making steady progress. You could try lifting cheap weights without the knurling feature, but in my experience, they end up slipping all over the place in your sweaty hands.
The beautiful, simple, and inexpensive solution is gloves.
I favor this pair from ATERCEL, which are reduced by 44% for Cyber Monday, but I'll be getting several different types, depending on the friend I'm buying for.
Pair a set of these gloves with some of the best kettlebells and you're onto a winner.
Not sure what weight you should pick up for your strength training session? See our guide to the best Black Friday weights deals , with round-ups of kettlebells, barbells, dumbbells and more.
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The true spirit of Black Friday! More than $1,000 off the Echelon Row-S, just $550!Deal Echelon's connected rowing machine with a built-in screen is 66% off at Amazon — and the discount is even better if you go by Echelon’s MSRP
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The Cyber Monday Amazon Basics kettlebell deal has finished—get a bigger discount on this better modelDeal Select Yes4All kettlebells are discounted by over 50% during the Black Friday period
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I built a home gym for less than $360 thanks to Cyber Monday—here's how you can do the sameDeal As a fitness writer, my home gym setup is pretty important to me. These are the best deals I've seen this Cyber Monday
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An expert trainer says you only need these five items to build full-body strength at home—and they're all under $50Workout Build muscle all over and improve your fitness at home with these five Black Friday fitness deals
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I'm a fitness writer—here's why an Amazon Basics Kettlebell is one of the best things you can buy during Black Friday
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I'm a fitness writer—here's why this $25 dumbbell deal is the best thing you can buy over Black Friday to start building strength at homeDeal This Black Friday dumbbell deal can help you strengthen muscles, bones and joints, as well as giving your overall fitness a lift
