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Hi! I'm Raptron. I practice gymnastics, lift things, hike, climb, and generally love all things active. The summer is here in force and hot hot hot. My main goals this summer are to keep working on some of my weaknesses in gymnastics as well as lifting. My big goal is to rebuild up to near my lifting sets were at (sq: 225, bench: 135, deadlift: 235 [why so weak deadlift?!]) before a series of injuries and and other activities set me back. Now that those injuries are mostly recovered or in remission with lots of PT, I can really get going again. The 2016 women's team for Rio has been selected and this challenge overlaps with the start of the Olympics so I think you know where this is going. If you aren't excited about Rio, the door is that way --> Goal 1: Get air like Simone *Plyometrics or the stadium 4x over challenge with a focus on watching for valgus collapse in my knees Goal 2: Booty like Aly *Glute accessories with every lifting workout, especially to strength that glute medius Goal 3: Stretch like Laurie *Hyperstretching for splits and straddles 4x over challenge Goal 4: Bars like Madison *Work on uneven bars 6x over challenge -- can sub in rock climbing or pull-ups/chin-ups if something prevents gymnastics practice Goal 5: Get back up again like Gabby *Eat mostly home prepared meals -- aim for a limit of 5-6x eating out this challenge GIFspiration spam

I like to workout on the bars everyday, whether it's practicing my attempt at a chin-up or trying to touch my toes to the bar. But I now have really bad blisters on my hands, usually I can suck it up but now whenever I work on the bar, the blisters tear and my hands bleed. And I have to stop working out because I can't grip the bars anymore due to the blood. So I'm looking into a good pair of gloves to protect my hands. But the ones my mom suggested are for weight lifting, you know, the ones with a wrist wrap. If I wanted wrist protection I would have just used my wraps. But I can't loose mobility in my wrists, I like to drop from the bar and immediately practice animal motion. What I'm looking for is: Grip: Something that won't prevent me from grasping a bar. Durability Diversity: I would like to be able to use them for my obstacle training to, think parkour. Good Price Is there such a thing as SUPER GLOVE?