Oldschool
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Guess you are requesting a front double bicep ?
Tell you what. Im gonna go for a personal pr tomorrow if all goes well. How about pics of me curling 60#'s with no bicep? Sure everyone can use a good laugh.
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Lifting straps : Yeah or Gay?
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Tell you what. Im gonna go for a personal pr tomorrow if all goes well. How about pics of me curling 60#'s with no bicep? Sure everyone can use a good laugh.
No fancy straps for me. Standard $12 double layered webbed cotton 2” straps. No padding or forgiveness for extended back sessions. I have calluses on the inside of both wrists from them.
I get them from my main gym. The owner is a powerlifter and bodybuilder so everything he sells is super heavy duty. Fuckers are rated up to 1200#.
I’ve been eyeballing the versa grips for a while now. They look easier to use in a lot of situations like drop sets where I have to unwrap at least one hand to adjust the weight then re-wrap to continue the set.
I don’t buy gym equipment very often since everything I do buy is made to be abused but my straps will need replacing by the end of the year.
I get them from my main gym. The owner is a powerlifter and bodybuilder so everything he sells is super heavy duty. Fuckers are rated up to 1200#.
I’ve been eyeballing the versa grips for a while now. They look easier to use in a lot of situations like drop sets where I have to unwrap at least one hand to adjust the weight then re-wrap to continue the set.
I don’t buy gym equipment very often since everything I do buy is made to be abused but my straps will need replacing by the end of the year.
The Terminator
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Whoa so I’m a weirdo for having people spot me on deadlifts, shrugs, calf raises etc lol, just cause they get behind me doesn’t mean there’s any funny business, I usually have the girls spot me to keep my form on point
I’ve seen a couple dudes use them on deadlifts as well as this chick when she deadlifted 270lbs. Thought it was funny when a guy used it on incline dumbbell press, not sure how that was supposed to help lol.
D-max
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Helps so when you fail you dont make noise dropping weights on the floor. Breaks your wrists and rips your arms out of their sockets instead. Gym etiquette.
The versa's have a small rectangular slightly raised patch at the end of that leather strap that helps to wrap around the handles. Idk what to call it. Seems almost like a magnet. But they feel so good in your hands. A very well thought out design i enjoy very much. Can be wrapped single handedly no problem. The strap naturally wants to find your palm. Its a wonderful thing. Just twist and your locked. Hold up well vs heavy weight as well. I wish i was stronger but ive had 730 pulling on em and they hold up fine. They really shine with dumbbells tho because of their simplicity. Like you said drop sets. I often drop set or giant set back exercises. Heavy rack pulls from mid shin to maybe dumbbell or plate shrugs to maybe behind the back upright rows(hafta look that one up. I think it was Haney that was credited w/ creating that exercise). Grip and twist. Keep it moving. Simple design
I appreciate the first hand review on them. If you can't tear them up then they should hold up for me also. Most of the guys I see wearing/using them are more concerned that their gym shoes match their shirt and shorts. Not exactly the hard use crowd.
Lol, truth
Sparkyp
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I use them only when I can’t hold onto the bar but can still move the weight. I just got to a 415lb deadlift which I can lift twice in a row but my grip isn’t strong enough to hold it really for one full rep. Weird how I can move 405 without straps but another 10lbs and I can’t hold onto it.
I’m working on grip strength by doing heavy one arm dumbbell rows. It never ceases to amaze me when I see guys at my weight (210-215) move 600+ lbs on a deadlift without straps. I find it fascinating and motivating
I’m working on grip strength by doing heavy one arm dumbbell rows. It never ceases to amaze me when I see guys at my weight (210-215) move 600+ lbs on a deadlift without straps. I find it fascinating and motivating
I've seen this quite a bit when the gym has the fat handled dumbbells. Some guys can't grip them very well or want to use a thumbs under grip so they use straps. I just shake my head and keep moving.
TRT
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Only use straps on back days which also may include the deadlift and traps. I also wait until my grip is weak to use the straps. I notice using the straps helps me focus more on the back muscles and less on the grip.
What's gay is when someone is doing chest or biceps and will use the straps. So fucking stupid...or gay.
What's gay is when someone is doing chest or biceps and will use the straps. So fucking stupid...or gay.
You could always try training with a Rolling Thunder for a bit. Man that thing is brutal for grip
CAswole
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Yea I got one of those too. Very humbling to say the least. If you're into ironmind stuff, I got the wicked wrist roller a while back. Torture device man. So smooth and well made. When u mount it on the safety bar in the squat rack you can use it without having to hold the weight up with your shoulders. Forearms are about to explode afterwards. Can barely carry my gym bag out lol
I'm a little too poor to get a fancy one so I made one wirh a wooden dowel and rope lol. Still completely wrecks my forearms
CAswole
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I know what u mean. It's like $90. I got it for xmas lol
Sparkyp
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Yeah man. Just looked it up. That looks brutal. I saw a few YT videos on grip strength guys that compete using this thing.
I bought the ‘gripz’ that cover dumbbell handles and I have them in my gym bag but I feel like a loser busting those out. Lol. So I haven’t tried it yet. The rolling thunder has me interested for home training
The majority of people in my area have fat gripz because of how well they work. I have the regular and the extreme
Sparkyp
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Yeah?! Ok, maybe I’ll give them a shot in the gym.
I see guys using straps for everything and I understand both arguments. Some BB have no use for grip and some do. Me, I prefer strength and a strong grip is something I’m working towards.
I recently bought ‘cobra’ straps. It has a Velcro wrist strap with a cobra looking leather strap that sits in your palm. They work better than traditional straps. I like straps for rack pulls also.
Those sound pretty bad ass
I think we may not need grip strength as much as others but we certainly need the forearm size
Sparkyp
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Very true.
Most of us are BB and with the help of straps we can move heavier weight. But it does look badass if you can hold insane amounts of weight without help!
