yeap..pretty much it..i like to keep my palms smooth

Yes, and the whole sweaty palms issue.
I once ripped the skin off my palms during a heavy lift so I used gloves after that episode. I don't know if there is a 'hardcore no glove' thing going on, but I've got my priorities straight.

i like to feel the chilled iron bar with my bare hands..

i think gf prefer smooth hand when they touch your palm without calluses.

i dont see how not wearing gloves makes you hardcore.

lol. i think wearing a glove is more hardcore.

you're missing the point. its not if you're wearing gloves or not that makes your hardcore. if i see a hardcore lifter, i would be able to tell and its sure as hell not by looking at his hands.

true to that. I'm softcore. I prefer not to wear gloves because I feel it doesn't do jack for me and my palms are thick as f*ck from all the calluses I got.

i thought its about the look. the only reason of me wearing gloves is to avoid calluses, which i will terribly tear it of my palm on my free time. its like a habit. dammit.

wanna look like you workout? then all you need is a wifebeater, tank top, or sleveless. your physique should do the rest. .

used to wear gloves but gave up in the end, made my palms sweat like mad

wearing gloves do gives me extra workout adrenalin like fighting in the afghanistan war zone. A boost of EGO.haha

using harbinger glove now, my fren bought back from US. Not bad but still think my old nike glove have better grip, maybe not used to the new 1 yet... u may think of glove with wristwrap giving better protection

i used the soft spongy tube which pp used for their aircon
works miracles

+1 on your ego!

does wrist wraps/ gloves with wrist wraps help during training?
i have weak wrists, contemplating should i get a pair of wrist wraps...

i bought mine from egonutritions at mont kara. Its known as some wide grip gloves. Bought it for rm 120++

Sure it does . Its great if you have weak wrists. But try releasing the tension around the wrist as you get stronger. The last thing you want to grow dependent on using wrist wrap.

got my free gloves frm bb.com
lol

Was using kettler gloves (the cheaper one) but now going on bare hands cuz i started bouldering and the calluses give me the xtra grip.