What to do about my callous' that got ripped off?

[GregMonfredo]

Should I crazy glue them down, or should I cut them off and put a bandaid over them? I want them to heal as fast as possible.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/imxdestroyed/Picture2034576.jpg

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[christopher smith]

Use staples to keep them down. lol You should cut them off because it is just dead skin anyway.
Chris

[Jay Hagadorn]

Greg-

Wow! Those callouse tears are knarly. What did you do to get a tear on the thumb? Never seen a tear on the thumb before. I would disenfect them, place neosporin on them w/ bandaids (loose,) then when you get ready to train, tape them up w/ athletic tape...

[GregMonfredo]

Thanks

It happened on my last set of 10 rep deadlifts on the 3rd or 4th rep.

[Dan Harrison]

He was probably hook gripping. That's a sure way to get torn up on the thumbs like that.

Applying first aid cream like Neosporin 2x a day seems to reall yhelp mine whenever i tear a callous like that. And cut off that old skin with a nail clipper.

[Melissa Mesich]

Do what Dan said and then put super glue on top. Dr.'s actually say superglue will heal it up the fastest, and it will keep bacteria and germs from getting in. I use it on minor cuts all the time.

[GregMonfredo]

Thanks guys.

Yeah I was using a hook grip, forgot to mention it.

[GregMonfredo]

Ouch.

I trimmed the skin off. I've never seen a callous get ripped off this deep before.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y44/imxdestroyed/callous2.jpg

[Ryan Brown]

it should heal in about a week believe it or not. I tear my thumbs like that sometimes on hook grip For your workouts you can put athletic tape over it while it is tender.

[ClayEdgin]

When I tear a callous and I'm done training for the day, I like to cut it clean with some sharp tiny scissors or nail clippers. If I want to continue training, I keep the skin on there and superglue it shut then pack chalk dust around the wound. Chalk dust is like bondo for body parts. It has some magical properties.

[GregMonfredo]

That's pretty much what I did after I tore it, well minus the glue. After every rep or 2 I was putting more chalk on it until I finished all 10 reps.

It's so funny how if you're in the middle of lifting you can just work through it, but right after I finished my set, there was no way I was going to be able to do another one.

[Ben Booker]

Wow, that is a nice tear.

That crazy glue thing sounds like something I should remember if I every have that one happen.