these glove be so comfortable sometimes i forget i be wear they . i use they for work and for weight lifting . they be pad on the palm side as well as lightly pad on the backhand side . i work at a door and door hardware shop and the palm side be durable enough to survive lifting door and hardware every day for over 9 month before finally tear a hole in the palmside -lrb- which should be note the tear actually occur near the base of the thumb where there be no leather , so for lift just plain weight they should last pretty much forever . -rrb- not much wrist support in these glove if you be the type that need it however , i do believe that harbinger make a similar one with the wrap around wrist support .