Have you ever ripped your hands so bad that they started to bleed? Or maybe the skin was so sore that you couldn’t even think of picking up a barbell or grabbing the pull-up bar.
If this is ringing any bells, then you’re probably familiar with that stinging sensation when you’re washing your hands or taking a post-session shower. Well, even if they’re not bleeding, those blisters can still be painful and prevent you from doing a variety of tasks properly — for instance, completing your next WOD. Fortunately, this troublesome nuisance can be avoided by using grips, and we’re listing down our favorites and reviewing some of their benefits, just for you.
A Review of Grips: Which Are Best for You?
1. Jaw Pull-Up Grips
Designed for — you guessed it! — pull-ups, Jaw pull-up grips are made from soft durable cotton and elastic fabric. These grips are flexible and made to limit interference between your hand and the pull-up bar — a real obstacle when it comes to grips.
Thin and lightweight, these convenient grips can be used throughout your WOD. They are especially perfect for protecting your hands from ripping so you can get through your workout with your hands safe from blisters.
It doesn’t stop there, though. Aside from pull-ups, Jaw pull-ups grips are also great with gymnastic movements like toes-to-bar. They can offer an extra grip, making them ideal for use when you’re doing dumbbell and kettlebell exercises.
Available in small, medium, and large sizes, with two-finger and three-finger hole options to suit your preference, jaw pull-up grips are an excellent addition to your workout gear.
2. Roogrips – Kangaroo Leather Grips
Unique and innovative, Roogrips are excellent for keeping your hands blister-free. As the name suggests, these grips are made from high-quality kangaroo leather. While it may seem like an unusual material, kangaroo leather is, in fact, a premium item utilized for high-performance gear in the sporting industry.
This type of leather is known for its softness and flexibility, which enable it to easily cater to the shape and unique contours of your hands.
Roogrips act like a tough second layer of skin to prevent tearing, abrasions, and the dreaded hand bleeds, ensuring that you complete your maximum repetitions.
Designed for gymnastic movements such as pull-ups, toes-to-bar, bar muscle-ups, and barbell movements, these can provide the extra grip and protection you need to help you perform at your best.
Another advantage of the kangaroo leather is its durability. These grips, for instance, will last for a long time as long as you keep them well ventilated. What’s more is that Roogrips have an adjustable metal hook-and-loop wrist closure for a super snug fit, which means they won’t fall off in big sets of reps, on top of providing extra support.
Additionally, these grips undergo a multitude of testing for exceptional strength, water resistance, moisture management, grip, and more.
Roogrips are available in small, medium, and large sizes. You can also get them with two-finger and three-finger holes, depending on your preferred level of comfort and protection.
3. The WOD Life – Leather Palm Grips
Made from super soft leather, our grips are ideal for improving your grip and preventing hand tears when executing gymnastic movements. They also help provide a better grasp on the barbell, making these leather grips by The WOD Life a gym bag essential.
These grips work great even when you’re all sweaty. Furthermore, they hold chalk incredibly well so you can set your worries about your grip slipping during the movement aside and focus on your workout.
With adjustable Velcro straps, our grips are both comfortable and easy to use. Available in a multitude of colors, including red, blue, pink, and black, and in a variety of sizes from XS up to XL, these leather grips have got you covered — literally.
4. Bear Komplex – Carbon Grips
Made from carbon, a fiber that’s uniquely lightweight and sticky, Bear Komplex carbon grips will hold on no matter what type of bar you meet. Designed to stick to the bar, these grips don’t require chalk.
Whether you’re tackling a pull-up bar, barbell, or kettlebell, you can rest assured that your hands and palms are protected and your grip will not falter or slip.
Perfect for high repetition-style WODs, the carbon grips have triple stitching to guarantee support and stability on the bar. The custom wrist strap also ensures maximum comfort.
These carbon grips are available in small, medium, and large with two-finger and three-finger hole options.
Depending on what your training looks like and how your hands typically respond to your programming, there are grips out there for you. Check these out at The WOD Life today and let us know what you think!
