Wearing rings... - Page 2

RedNeckJiuJitsu · 11-04-2009, 04:42 PM

Congratulations. I have to agree, while the wedding ring is important, I sure wouldn't want to get mine (when I have one) messed up by the bar, in the same way I wouldn't want to chance it accidentally welding itself to something while working on my truck and ripping half my finger off (my dad knows a guy who had that happen).

Stonebreaker · 11-04-2009, 04:44 PM

Hardly bears repeating, but yeah, wedding rings and barbells don't mix. Steel trumps gold in the metals department, and lifting with a wedding ring is going to end in a mangled ring and possibly a mangled finger before too terribly long.

Might depend on the lift; I've always taken my ring off before lifting, but you might be able to press or squat without it being too much of an issue. Deadlifting is out, I'd imagine, and even lifts where there isn't a whole lot of pressure on that part of your fingers is going to run the risk of the nice, soft gold getting scraped up by the nasty old iron.

MatterOverMind · 11-04-2009, 04:55 PM

Are we talking about a cack ring?

scoopj · 11-04-2009, 05:06 PM

I always take mine off. I left it on once at a rock climbing facility and did pull ups with it on and almost got it caught on the edge, which would have been bad news for my finger.

Hopefully she understands that you need one exemption from the rule.

PalatialGabe · 11-04-2009, 05:09 PM

I have a little tat on my finger, but I wear my ring like it's a watch, looking business with it on, but when I train or play guitar, I don't wear it. Gold is a soft metal that can deform if you punch/lift/whatever with it. I would say take it off anyway at the gym, I have my ring waiting as soon as I'm done working with my hands.

Five by Five · 11-04-2009, 05:17 PM

i take mine off too, it gets scratched enough just day to day, can't imagine what kind of hell it'd go through on a barbell. Also looking at how it comes in contact with my callouses when i make a fist, it's gotta be tough on your hands like many here have said.

**Lusst** · 11-04-2009, 05:27 PM

Is she with you when you train?

If not, put it in your gym bag and put it on when you get done. If she is there, let her know that wedding rings actually attract more hot pussy.

You see, chicks at the bar are attracted to married guys who have their shit together and won't call them the next day. It's win-win.

DrBdan · 11-04-2009, 05:33 PM

Just to add my 2 cents, I also never train with my ring on. I keep a glasses case in my bag and when I go to train I take the ring off and put it in the case. That way I always know where it is and there's no chance of it falling out of my pocket. I used to put it in my pants pocket but one time it fell out when I took my pants out of my bag and I didn't notice it was gone until I was walking home. Luckily that was just a silver ring my girlfriend bought me and not a wedding ring.

PowerHungry · 11-04-2009, 05:59 PM

There's a reason Jordan aint in the gym or on the court like this.

TheBrewCrew · 11-04-2009, 06:12 PM

I was wondering the same thing about a year ago, congrats by the way.

Lucky for me I got a tungsten carbide ring that doesn't scratch, when I'm bored I rub it on the concrete and it still doesn't scratch, I had no idea the ring could do that it was just dumb luck I got that ring.

But now I always take my ring off and put it on my D ring hook thing I have my car keys attached too, or I tie it to my pull string on my shorts or sweatpants.