Weight Lifting Technique

Wrist Straps (How to Use Them):

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Tips for wrist straps:

• Specifically, they are good for the following exercises:

  • Dumbbell or barbell rows

  • Shrugs

  • Deadlifts

  • Romanian deadlifts

  • Rack pulls

• When not to use wrist straps:

  • Avoid using them for pullups so you don't accidentally pull joints, hang, or catch fingers in material.

  • Avoid using lifting straps for the wrong exercises, and don't use straps all the time, because you need a strong natural grip. Make sure to do at least some reps with your natural grip, even if it means you can't lift as heavy a weight.

  • Lifting straps do not aid in bench presses or similar exercises. Using them for these lifts may result in ridicule from other weight lifters.