06/08/2026
Also can be seen as receipts for the progressive overload 🤷🏽♀️ but …
My Top Tips for calluses :
✔️ Moisturise regularly to keep them from becoming dry and cracked.
✔️ Never pick, cut or tear them off which can increase the risk of infection.
✔️ Don’t forget your gloves (like me today) and consider grips during high-volume training.
I use a 40% urea cream by ISDIN South Africa to keep mine under control - Ureadin Ultra 40 (not sponsored)
Why urea? It’s one of the best ingredients for thickened skin because it works as both a humectant, increasing skin hydration, and a keratolytic, breaking down excess keratin to soften rough, thickened skin.