Been hardening my knuckles...

[DaxxKahn]

Does this look like a bad thing? It doesn't hurt or anything, but I just wanted to make sure.

No disrespect mate but Unless you are going to participate in some sort of contest that requires you to have bare skin that you will be getting a cheese grater rubbed over them there is no legit reason to do such a thing to yourself.....the whole hardening of the knuckles thing is more or less a myth....

1- From what I can see you are only giving yourself callouses on the top of your hand..GREAT!!!...If you are some sort of construction worker that uses hand tools on a regular basis...Not too mention it only hardens the outside....Also very unappealing to the ladies

2- The whole hardening the knuckle bones themselves is also foolish..Even when done properly...This so called beneficial process (when done correctly) basically is just tiny little bone fragments chipping off and filling in with calcium eventually dulling the senses....The dulling of the senses often makes minor injuries not be felt as much and in many cases you do not feel an injury that should be tended to...

3- Eventually it leads to arthritis or a club hand especially since the calcium prefers to attach to each other in rapid fashion..

I don't know if someone or you yourself just decided this is something beneficial to being a boxer but in all my years around the sport and the some 100+ world champions current, past present or top caliber contenders current past or present...I can't really name any who did not have soft hands...Tyson had baby soft hands

do yourself a favor give this silly thing up for your own good in the long run...

Don't take my word on it do some real research

[Andre]

Does this look like a bad thing? It doesn't hurt or anything, but I just wanted to make sure.

No disrespect mate but Unless you are going to participate in some sort of contest that requires you to have bare skin that you will be getting a cheese grater rubbed over them there is no legit reason to do such a thing to yourself.....the whole hardening of the knuckles thing is more or less a myth....

1- From what I can see you are only giving yourself callouses on the top of your hand..GREAT!!!...If you are some sort of construction worker that uses hand tools on a regular basis...Not too mention it only hardens the outside....Also very unappealing to the ladies

2- The whole hardening the knuckle bones themselves is also foolish..Even when done properly...This so called beneficial process (when done correctly) basically is just tiny little bone fragments chipping off and filling in with calcium eventually dulling the senses....The dulling of the senses often makes minor injuries not be felt as much and in many cases you do not feel an injury that should be tended to...

3- Eventually it leads to arthritis or a club hand especially since the calcium prefers to attach to each other in rapid fashion..

I don't know if someone or you yourself just decided this is something beneficial to being a boxer but in all my years around the sport and the some 100+ world champions current, past present or top caliber contenders current past or present...I can't really name any who did not have soft hands...Tyson had baby soft hands

do yourself a favor give this silly thing up for your own good in the long run...

Don't take my word on it do some real research

See mate; no point, other than to give yourself arthritus or to break things that dont hit back which is also a bit pointless other than 4 comp reasons.
The skin toughening thing is the peliminary to further iron palm training and may help to protect you from future damage ,but yeah I have to agree ,why ?