Should you use straps when lifting 🧐 #shorts

[OscarHernandez-ncde]

My gains went through the roof when I started using straps. I’m never going back!

[superkrystal]

Straps are great, why risk good form and a proper rep with bad grip

[IntegraDIY]

Super super weird.. I searched about using straps earlier, and this pops up from the best body builder ever 🙏

[davemyers]

RIP John! You are missed but never forgotten!! I took your advice and use straps on the heaviest lifts and it made a HUGE difference!

[HaIsKuL]

It seems like there are certain exercises where straps are useful and other exercises where straps are unnecessary. Like mentioned, with dumbbell rows, the wrists can get exhausted first and be the limiting factor when the aim of the exercise isn't to work your wrists. You can maximize growth with the targeted muscle with straps in that case. On the other hand, other exercises like a bicep curl will exhaust your biceps way before your wrists, so straps are unnecessary in that regard.

[sergeant_hound]

I have fractured BOTH of my wrists in the past so I have really bad grip strength and weight stacked on my wrist (like a bench press) can get painful as I increase the weight.

[samharris]

Hook grip every working set, it gets more comfortable after a few weeks

[gum]

I just started using liquid chalk and now I can lift almost double than without, amd no straps. But my hands are very sweaty tho

[asketillus]

I’ve never had grip problems with these sorts of movements. My muscles always give out well in advance of my grip

[Jimminityjabooboo]

Hell yes you should. Barbell rows and stiff leg deadlifts

[IamSupreme]

Use straps. Don’t sacrifice your Lats, make every rep possible. There’s exercises to strengthen your grip and your forearms. This video is bullshit with the “only in heavy sets”. Using straps will absolutely help you maintain good form and quality reps.

[ibrahimmo]

I have small wrists and my weak forearm was making me rushing workout and unabke to lift heavier weights hence my personal trainer told me to buy pair of straps or gripps and it was magic the gripps literally are game changers.

[zhuojunjian]

I only use straps on two exercises, deadlift and rack pulls, also only on very heavy sets.

[brandonnykyforak]

Well for bodybuilding I find straps very useful as it allows you to fully put your focus and target your muscle without having to worry about loosing your grip

[lj]

I get tears in my forearms i don’t use em a lot but for protection and longevity I use em especially during drop sets

[KhunShawn]

My grip on the Meadows row is embarrassing

[zombe]

Straps are life savers when you are maintaining while focusing on stuff like grip and forearm work.

[anagramconfirmed]

You aren't working your grip, you're working your back.

[evanapple]

Damn I’m bringing my .45 next time I go to the gym

[SLF]

To sum it up: use straps when grip strength fails.