Originally Posted by
mdilthey
Your hand has two muscular spots at the base of your palm, with a ridge n between. Foam padding will initially feel more comfortable than tape and gloves, but if you use foam padding, it redistributes pressure to the ridge between the muscles, causing hand pain over the long-term and potentially causing carpal tunnel.
...and I've been putting my hand on the bars so that the bar goes right under that ridge. My arms and shoulders like that position; my hands, not so much.
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