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[bzarcher]

OOof. Okay. Weights were good for me in terms of health, but 30 minutes while sick (even if recovering) is a totally different effort than when healthy. OTOH, it's a good sweat, and helps push the crap out of the system.

That said: time for an odd request. Anyone know a good place I could get some form of grip tape, like skate/snowboarders use for extra traction? The bare metal crossbars on the weights can be a little slippish after a lot of lifting, and I think this would help.

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[sehkmet.livejournal.com]

Dunno if it's the same thing, but my brother uses grip tape on the end of his hockey stick to give him better grip on it. It's like a coarse sort of fabric-tape, and it sounds similar to what you're looking for.

I think he found it at the local sporting goods place. Since you're in Ohio, hockey isn't unheard of, so I imagine it'll be easy enough to find. :D

--S.

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[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Hmm. That makes good sense. We'll see what I can do. :D I'll call up to the sporting good store later.

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[ardaniel]

There's also standard-issue lifting gloves. Leather palms, crocheted backs to allow sweat to escape without fouling the bars.

[bzarcher.livejournal.com]

Hmm. I'd mainly wonder if what I'm doing is high-impact enough for that? Plus, I'm betting they'd be more expensive than tape. But, maybe.