featured How to Use Lifting Straps: Deadlift Setup, Step by Step
Lifting straps keep your hands on the bar when grip gives out first. The full setup in six steps, which strap shape suits which lift, the mistakes that make people think straps do not work, and when to leave them in the bag.
How to Use Lifting Straps for Deadlifts: Lasso and Figure-8 Setup
If your grip is giving out before your hamstrings, glutes, and back have had a chance to finish working, lifting straps exist to solve exactly that problem. A good pair of deadlift straps connects your wrists to the bar securely enough that grip stops being the limiting factor — so your pulling muscles can do the job you actually came to the...
Gym Chalk vs Lifting Straps: When to Use Each (and Both)
If you've ever lost a heavy deadlift because your hands gave out before your back did, you already understand why grip aids exist. The question most lifters run into is which one to reach for — and whether gym chalk and lifting straps are competing choices or tools that work together. The short answer: they're different solutions to different problems, and they...
18 Inch vs 24 Inch Wrist Wraps: Which Length Should You Choose?
Choosing between 18 inch wrist wraps and 24 inch wrist wraps comes down to one core question: how much material do you actually need around your wrist to feel supported for the lift you're doing? Length changes the amount of overlap you can build, how the wrap feels once secured, and how quickly you can get set between sets. It does not...
Lifting Hooks vs Lifting Straps: Which Grip Aid Should You Use?
Lifting hooks and lifting straps both exist to solve the same fundamental problem: grip giving out before the muscles you actually came to train have done their job. If you have ever walked away from a set of heavy rows or rack pulls feeling it more in your forearms than your back, you already understand why these tools exist. But lifting hooks...
Figure 8 Lifting Straps vs. Lasso Straps: Which Should You Use?
When you're deciding between figure 8 lifting straps and a standard lasso-style strap, the choice comes down to one fundamental tradeoff: maximum bar-to-wrist security versus the ability to adjust, release, and move between exercises quickly. Both strap geometries exist to extend what your grip can handle on heavy pulling movements, but they accomplish that goal in meaningfully different ways — and choosing...
Lifting Straps vs Wrist Wraps
If you've searched "wrist straps" and landed on a page full of products that didn't quite match what you had in mind, you're not alone. "Wrist straps" is one of the most commonly misused terms in the gym accessory space, and it covers two completely different products that solve two completely different problems. Here's the quick version: lifting straps help you hold...