GRIP RIPPERS Fat Bar Training For Functional Fitness Climbing and MMA (1 Pair)

These grippers are great. They arrived promptly and are of a really high quality. They go on the bar easily and stay in place. You can move them along the bar by opening them up a bit and then moving them to the desired hand position. I definitely feel my forearms working harder when I use them. They also allow me to do certain movements with ease, e.g. bench press. I like to press with what's called a 'suicide grip' (it sounds a lot scarier than it is), which is where I don't close my grip completely around the bar (due to my long fingers). These grippers allow a stable pressing platform in the palm of my hand and wrist, using this style of grip, which allows me to perform the press much better. That said, I would always advise caution when using that style of hand grip and I only do it when I have the safety pins in place on the squat rack to catch the bar if it ever fell.

I bought these due to a head injury that left me with a weaker left hand grip. I wanted to stress it, with the aim to improve it over time.These aren't specifically for that purpose, but should provide something extra to give me a chance to recover. If not, there's still benefits to be had by using them.I have them on a standard 1" bar and they are not tight and do move around. I've seen complaints regarding this, but honestly don't find it a problem. It actually makes things easier for me when it comes to certain exercises. I have a feeling you'd have the same with other brands too, as some bars vary a little anyway.For the price I paid at £8.99, I'd say they were the best little investment for my home gym. I feel the workout more in my forearms and wrists, and have to push harder using the same amount of weight as before (pre grippers)I've given them 5 stars for price, quality, usefulness, design and packaging. In fact there wasn't any packaging, which I loved about them. It would only go in the bin anyway...Give them a try, it could be the best £9 you've spent on fitness equipment. Pictures coming soon

I was looking for a way to prevent pain in my palms, whenever i waa using heavy weights.A friend of mine has bought a pair of fat grips, which did exactly this.I wasn't comfortavle paying over 30 so I looked at alternatives.Reading the good reviews, I decided to go for the grip rippers, as they were half the price of the fat grips.So far, i am very happy with my purchase.Quality wise, there is no difference between these and the fat grips.They fit perfectly on my 15kg dumbell (30mm handle).The dumbells look awesome.No more pain in the tendons of my palm and surely more grip power over tine.Long story short: great product.

I got these grips to alleviate the pain from the pressure of thin dumbbell bars. They come with the promise of also promoting muscle growth through the wider grip they offer. It is too early to say whether I have any muscle gains from using these grips for only a week but I can tell from having to grip around them that my forearms are definitely having to work harder. They have also helped with the pressure I was feeling on my palms. They are sturdy and well made grips, they look good and look like they will last a long time. I found them easy to put on and take off my dumbbells. Overall very good value and a great addition to your home gym.

I have been using the grips for a while and I am happy with these.

They fit well on my pull up bar, which is great. However, to my surprise, they're too loose to use with my barbell, which limits their usefulness.

Fitted to a pair of spin lock dumbell bars that I'm using for circuit training which involved doing press ups while holding the dumbells. This was uncomfortable when my whole bodyweigt was supported by the bare bars, so the addidtion of these fat bar grippers has solved that issue perfectly. The rubber is soft and wide enough to provide a little cushioning and when I stand to do curls the wider grip helps with the carpal tunnel in my hands. I would point out though that the grippers don't fit the barbell bars snugly so there can be a little movement during curls, however, the comfort benefit outweighs this. And also the grips fit my spin lock barbell perfectly, so when I switch over to using that, these grips will no doubt be even more useful. They are of a solid manufacture and look like they will last.

I read that these can improve your grip overnight. I'd say that's pretty close to the truth. I use them for static holds and hammer curls this cycle. Best on an olympic bar, they fit very snuggly. Deadlifts, shrugs and barbell rows feel more secure after a couple of sets with these. Rest of lifts feel smoother because my hands feel strong on the bar. Standard bar diameter is a little small (dumbells) but if you've got a good grip...My rock climbing son uses them too, he feels the same pump in the forearm he gets from climbing.Don't do too much work with them as they will compromise your grip ironically, thumbs especially feel awkward until you get used to it.