Rips

[TheLittleGymnast]

I get at least one rip every practice, and rips really affect how I do on bars. I was wondering how do you prevent rips?! And how do you heal them?

 

[livelifetumble8dx]

my mom got me a pumice stone, and i keep it in my gym bag. on my way to practice i use it on my hands. it has worked so far! for healing them, put teabags on them. even though its not good to dry them out, it heals them and makes them not hurt as bad quicker i sometimes put vitamin e on my hand, and put my hand in a bag or cotton stock when i sleep , too.

 

[B Gymnast]

There are many threads on preventing/healing rips so you could also try searching through them.

If you don't have a pumice stone you could also try using a razor instead. When your callouses start looking like they are about to rip, just shave them down a little. It has really helped me prevent rips. And I also use teabags for healing them. I use Carmex to make sure they don't dry out. Good luck!

 

[AerialGirl]

For preventing mine I always tape up my hands before I do bars (usually with something slightly thicker than prewrap, like paper towels, under the tape)....it wastes a lot of tape but it does help.
For healing mine, before I go to bed I put a little Preparation H on my rips, cover my hand with a clean white sock, and then go to bed like that. It stings but it helps to heal them faster.

 

[gymnastgets10]

I wear tape grips under my grips every practice. I put vitamin e (from softgels you can get at a healthstore) and lotion on my hands every night, and I shave my callouses and sometimes even cut the skin off with nailclippers whenever my callouses get too thick. I used to rip almost everyday but once I started doing this I stopped ripping as often, and I haven't had a big rip in over a year (knock on wood )

 

[TheLittleGymnast]

Thanks everybody!