I started in late 2010 a bit of strength training to help strengthen my back muscles. Then in late 2011, I started Body Pump classes once I could squat 10 kg. I also just hang freely like a monkey to help to stretch my back and the back muscles : 15-20 secs usually.

No gloves because I found that it hurt worst with the gloves than without it. Plus, my hands were small so it's hard to find small gloves in Sarawak for ladies. Hand is still soft and I have a small thin row of calluses where Mark Rippertoe showed earlier on in the video above. It's not so obvious and I do push ups at an incline still, holding onto a rough bar. I did have my skin flake out for a short period of time but the new skin was tougher.

Hands would still be soft from weight lifting. The skin surface only becomes hard if your GF does a lot of cleaning activities involving detergents and soaps. Those will dry the skin fast.

Getting a good moisturizer that is affordable is hard. I tend to lend these days to organic sources because less processed stuff. The cheapest I found in Malaysia is a brand called Esmeria. A really really good one is from Juice Beauty, a German brand called Lavera because it's petroleum-free which is extremely hard to find but they are pricey. L'Occitane handcreams doesn't soften the hand and my skin doesn't absorb it well unlike Crabtree & Evelyn which was a lot better. Only problem with Crabtree & Evelyn was that it wasn't organic sources.

I do notice one thing about the skins on my palm. If I don't eat a lot of white carbs, the skin is not as plump and the skin is dryer. Once I eat white carbs, skin is healthy and not dry.

No prob. Want a picture of my hand as proof? Haha!