WTF are you taking about??? Lifting and women are not suitable for one another? What does that mean?

Tongue in cheek. But doing lots of O-lifting will give you some pretty ragged hands which isn't preferred for anyone. But you can deal with it.

Gripper fanatics are always raving about a product called Cornhuskers lotion, for keeping the hands in good shape. It's available in a lot of drugstores, but not all of them.

Blarg,

Interesting. TY.

I've had many a stripper comment on the roughness of my hands.

I usually don't talk about this sh*t, but some girls seem frankly turned on by it.

I'd probably guess there's a strong correlation between this and a preference for auto-erotic asphyxiation.

Is your max DL and squat 500lbs or more? If so, then maybe a belt will help. If you weigh 140 and are lifting 85, leave the belt on the shelf. There is a point in lifting where the larger dead lifting and squatting muscles overpower some of the smaller or more injury prone muscles. That's when a weight belt transcends geekhood and becomes a training tool. And ONLY then grasshopper. If you are not specifically training for the DL or Sqt, then back off and work your core more, if you feel your are becoming imbalanced. I am 165, 5'7", DL around 400lb and squat a little less, and do not use a belt (or straps or gloves). But it has taken me 7 years of weight training and 40 lbs of body weight (increase) to get here. SLOOWWW progress = fewer injuries and stronger core/stabilizer muscles = less need for belt. Good luck and keep training.