In order to counter-act this response, you need to spend periods of time working without them. I have used dumbells to do punching combinations, much with the same results that these gloves would give, and it does not make my technique bad. You just have to remember to train without them, too, to let your body adapt and grow. i have also done the same as BM96 by using light dumbbells! THey work great! And like BM96 said u have to train without them so it evens!