Big Back Grips http://bigbackgrips.com

Like many middle age lifters, I am starting to deal with some of the things that come with wear and tear on your body. My biggest issue is some bad tendinitis in my right elbow and some minor tendinitis in my left elbow. Most of my pain comes from pulling motions, like lat pull downs, rows, etc. I have found that using grip aids help reduce the discomfort, but for years I have been a grip purest, that would never use a grip aid. Other than using straps on partial deadlifts and heavy shrugs, I have never used any type of grip aid. I have competed in USAWA grip contest, Rolling Thunder contest and closed the #2 COC gripper. So needless to say I take my grip strength serious, so I had a real conflict!

A couple months ago I was reading an article about grip training, and solved my issue. The article I read talked about training grip like any other muscle group. Would you train bench press every workout? NO! Would you squat every workout? NO! So why would you train grip every workout??? Really that is what I was doing - I trained grip on grip day, back day and shoulder day. So I decided why not a grip aid, but I wanted the right one. I wanted one that aided my grip but not completely eliminate it. I also wanted it to be grab and go. I did not want to have to spend alot of time putting on every set.

I spend alot of time looking through things I collected over the years, and researching things on line. I have a variety of lifting straps, but like I said I really only like them for heavy partial deadlifts and heavy shrugs. Straps also take some time to put on and they eliminate the grip. I also have a pair of leather cuffs that work like a strap, but the other than using them on pull ups I don't find them very practical. As for products on line, I found most things had the same flaws, they eliminated the grip completely and they were cumbersome to use.

I did find one product that was intrigued with, Big Back Grips. Now even though it seem to meet all my criteria, I was skeptical. I just wasn't sure how easy to use they would be. I wasn't sure if they would feel un-natural in my hands. I wasn't sure if they would slip. Well I figured for $5.95 - What the hell, it was worth a shot! So I ordered a couple pairs and I had to have one of their T-shirts, because there logo is AWESOME and they are black and gold like my Steelers!
I got them in just a few days, and I was not disappointed! So far I have had them just a couple weeks and I am very happy with my find. It worked! Between the rehab work I have done and the Big Back Grips taking some of the stress off of my tendons, I have reduced the discomfort during my work outs. I also found them very easy to use, they are truly grab n' go, which is huge for me, because sometimes my busy schedule cuts into my workout time. I also am glad to say they did not slip, they feel natural in my hand and they are not cumbersome. Do I use them for everything - No.

I do use them every time, I do any type of pull downs or rows.

Also as for the t-shirt, I ordered the Gold with the black logo. It is a real nice Hanes 100% cotton Beefy-T. The quality is great and the look is cool! If you would like to learn more about Big Back Grips or Order your own pair, check them out at Big Back Grips

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