Harbinger 20600 Big Grip Lifting Strap with Non-Slip Grip
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Description of Harbinger 20600 Big Grip Lifting Strap with Non-Slip Grip
Strap is made from heavy duty nylon and "Dura-Grip" rubber for added strengthSports reviews of Harbinger 20600 Big Grip Lifting Strap with Non-Slip Grip
Customer Review: Sure grip, long lasting, but require patience.
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
As the title suggests, these wraps should last a long time. They grip metal surfaces like a charm. Unfortunately, the only negative is that they require additional patience when wrapping a bar (especially difficult wrapping a rubber surface). Customer Review: wrist straps
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
they are really really stiff.....i would try and wash and dry them a few times because they are kinda hard to use.....they hurt a little and are hard to get tight around a bar.....but im sure they will get looser and fit betterCustomer Review: Workout Straps
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
I just got these straps and haven't used them but 3 times, but when I went out looking for lifting straps I was looking for some that was durable and able to withstand large amount of weight when doing shrugs and not hurt your wrist due to the threading and material. These straps did all the above! I recommend these if your looking to move up in weight and maintain your grip without hurting your wrist!There also a good price for some straps that will last you for years to come! Customer Review: Good but...
Sport shop rating: 4 Stars
Extremly tight once you span it you can even let your fingers go and you will still be hanging. those rubber lines really stick to bar. but it also makes it realy dificult to span it by your self. i cna do one hand but for other one i always need help from my spoter. regular twisting until is tight just dont work with this item. as soon as it touches metal it sticks like is glued. next time i will buy ones with metal hooks.Customer Review: The Pro's are also the Con's
Sport shop rating: 3 Stars
Anyone considering these wrist wraps (aka Lifting Strap) likely does so after having used the fabric/cloth ones (from Harbinger) in the past, like I have. Those fabric wrist wraps have the cushion for the wrist (which I like) but also will invariably fray and need to be replaced in 6-8 months - at least for my lifting schedule (3 to 6 times a week).
Some background on my typical use cases - I use wrist wraps (probably too frequently) for wide and close grip chin-ups/pull-ups, deadlift and shrugs. Also for any hammerstrength machine or dumb bell back exercise on the heavy sets.
These non-slip wrist wraps do, in fact, stick to the bar more effectively than the cloth ones.
Their chief asset, and the manner in which they are vastly superior to the cloth model, is their apparent durability. They are made of a material substantially similar to a car seatbelt, lined with the rubber mentioned in the product description. I can't imagine these will ever need to be replaced.
Major con is that they will profoundly irritate your wrists on wide-grip back exercises with heavy weight (example of heavy sets for me were 315lbs wide grip deadlifts - that is cake for some people I know - it's all relative, just trying to give people context).
Wide-grip deadlift and wide-grip pull-ups were a killer. Over 48 hours later I still have marks on my wrists.
It's not nearly as bad with close grip exercises or shrugs.
I'll still use them for some exercises and will probably bring my cloth ones out for wide-grip going forward.
(UPDATE 7.29.09)
I'd rate these four stars after having become accustomed to them. They won't ever need to be replaced - which also means they wouldn't ever give way in the middle of a set, which in turn means they are safer (there have been times I pushed the envelope with a frayed pair of the cloth ones, though none ever snapped on me there is always a first time).