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HighIntensity
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take the strap and put the long end through the sewn loop. Now put the noose through your rist. Now when you pull the long end it should tighten the noose. Rap the long end of the strap around the bar two fold. Tighten.
Only use staps for heavy lifts, you want to try and increase your grip.
Only use staps for heavy lifts, you want to try and increase your grip.
Wrist straps are almost USELESS, dont use them more than VERY RARELY, like for a high rep set of still leg deadlifts. I dont even own a pair and I do all the lifts that I often see people use wraps for. My old training partner used to comp0lain about his small forearms while he would bne wrapping those pussy straps around almost every lat pulldown bar he could find! Let your grip develop cause if you use wraps all the time, your grip and forearms will not grow to great heights of size and strength. To use wraps it can be for like a set when there is no way that you could hold onto the bar, NOT for all the hard sets.
Don't start using wrist straps and you'll never need them. I've never used them, and am able to go through everyworkout, including very heavy deadlifts, without any grip problems,and as a result for forearms have gained tons of size from the indirect stimulation.
All you need is a bit of chalk.
All you need is a bit of chalk.
Screwball
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Wrist Straps...
Like HighIntensity, CytoMel and Needsize have explained. Don't use wrist straps unless absolutely necessary. Try to use an overhand grip as long as possible to gain grip/forearm strength. Once your overhand grip fails you can use an alternating grip (over/under) for continued work sets. I very rarely use wrist straps. Chalk can go a long way in aiding your grip for heavy sets.
The only time I will use straps is for overload rack pulls and shrugs but this is always after my grip has failed. Another possible exercise is heavy dumbbell walking lunges but like I said only after your grip has failed. Hope this helps!
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Like HighIntensity, CytoMel and Needsize have explained. Don't use wrist straps unless absolutely necessary. Try to use an overhand grip as long as possible to gain grip/forearm strength. Once your overhand grip fails you can use an alternating grip (over/under) for continued work sets. I very rarely use wrist straps. Chalk can go a long way in aiding your grip for heavy sets.
The only time I will use straps is for overload rack pulls and shrugs but this is always after my grip has failed. Another possible exercise is heavy dumbbell walking lunges but like I said only after your grip has failed. Hope this helps!
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Gladiola
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Maybe it's different for women, but this has not been the case for me. My BB brother-in-law told me not to bother training forearms & I ended up with VERY intense pain in my forearms as strength grew everywhere else (particularly back day). I didn't want forearm weakness to impede my strength gains for back - so I started using straps. Besides, personally, I don't care how strong my grip is & don't have any desire for more size in my forearms. Wouldn't bother me if I DID have more size in forearms - but more size & strength in lats is way more important to me right now.needsize said:
I use them for rows, lat pull downs & dead lifts.
