I have done a free-weight regimen, and I have had no problems with my fingers. (Actually, my karate/jiu-jitsu/kobudo activity had the potential to jam up fingers more than the weight lifting ... but then that would be the case if I didn't position my fingers correctly in the first place ...)I have not really used any sort of wraps for the fingers and I have only used light (no more than 5 lb) weights when