Who else gets burn maks on their wrists fro lifting straps?

[freak daddy]

My wrist are burnt up from my straps! It looks like some S and M shit! On top of that my knees and shins are tore the hell up from deadlifting too! Oh well, pain is only temporary!

 

[HappyScrappy]

I get the real bad around my neck.

 

[supersizeme]

every time FD. it's battlescars though.

 

[Gilbyag]

WWWAAAAAZZZZZZZUPPPPPPPPP BIG FREAD KAKKY!!!!!!!

I hear ya on the staps bra... my fuk'n skull is dented in and still hurts from the skull crushers too... damn, that shit hurts!

 

[freak daddy]

WASSSUP GIL and SUPERSIZEME and i can't forget HAPPY SCRAPPY!!!! HaHa You hit yourself in the head doing skullkrushers! That is funny shit Gil!!!

 

[The_RAIDER]

Someone told me yesterday about these glove like things that fit like rollerblade wrist guards. They have a small metal hook in the palm to grab the bar and put the strain on the wrist/forearm. Wide and velcro to avoid burns and being labeled as an S&M freak...

I'm lookin to try them.

 

[HappyScrappy]

I use wrist straps when I'm benching to give me the confidence I need to get that big heavy bar up.

 

[freak daddy]

Actually Raider, I have a pair of velcro wrist wraps that have full metal hooks attatched to them! I can only use them while I do shrugs! If i can't feel the bar doing Deads, it just does'nt feel natural!
Who the hell is Big Fread Kakky, Gil?

 

[Freak Show]

Yeah, my wrists get all fucked up too. Sucks in the summer when you can't cover em up later. Oh well, like SSME said, 'battlescars'.

 

[thefantom1]

Never used straps ever. Do you guys find that they help out a lot? just never felt the need, plus anything to take the strain off my forearms is bad for me, i love to have freaky looking foreams.

I use them and have the battle scars myself.. they make a huge difference when deadlifting, shrugs or chins..when I do any of those exercises im not trying to work my forearms... Im trying to work the bigger muscles..and the grip always gives out first..for example..when doing barbell shrugs before.. I could handle 225lb for 15 but could only get 275 for 5 (grip gave out) now with the straps Im doing 365 for 15 and up to 405 for 8 good reps.. all because of the straps..and my traps are growing like a mofo.... If you don't use them I recommend them...unless you are training for powerlifting...then I would not use them....