Do you like to keep your hands protected while you’re working on the pull-up bar? So do we. CrossFit recently released the standards for 2018 regarding hand protection and what is and isn’t off-limits. According to their post on Instagram, you can only wear gear that encourages safety or comfort but does not provide an advantage. To be more specific, you can wrap tape around the bar or wear extra hand protection, but you may not do both. Acceptable types of hand protection include gloves, tape and gymnastics grips.

Even though this rule prevents you from “doubling up” on hand protection, with the variety of options available today, there’s something for everyone — whether you prefer tape, grips or gloves. There’s still time to stock up before the Open arrives, and you won’t want to wait — because it’s sounding like at least one of the workouts will involve pull-ups, toes-to-bar or muscle-ups of some kind.

Shop hand protection at The WOD Life today!