People use weight lifting straps to enhance their grips for the purpose of heavy exercises like deadlifts and pull-ups. Weight lifting straps can be used on almost any exercise you do in the gym.Weight lifting straps are actually a long strip of fabric (cotton, nylon or leather) with a loop on one side. You have to go through practices to use weight lifting straps properly.
The following tips will show you the way of how to use a weight lifting strap:
• Put your hand on the loops made by the strap.
• Around the wrist hold the strap tight by puling on the end of the strap.
• Wrap the strap around the bar or handle of the weight. But the strap must not overlap in a knot.
• Hold tightly the wrapped tail along with the bar of the weight within your hands grip.
• Then go for performing exercise as you normally do. This is useful for exercises like pull-ups, dead lifts and power lifting.
• When you keep the weights down, leave the handle or bar and then you can unwrap the end of the wrist wrap.
The benefits of weight lifting straps:
• This attaches the weight to your wrist.
• If you use it properly you are allowed to put all of your effort on the target muscle especially back muscles.
If you are looking for a good weight lifting straps you can simply log on to Rex’s Grips website at http://www.rexsgrip.com and get some. Make a wide, muscular and strong back with your weight lifting straps. You may also see a video review of Rex’s grips on youtube by clicking the link Weight Lifting Straps.
