Lifting Straps

Lifting straps loop around your wrist and the bar so you can keep holding a heavy deadlift, row or shrug after your grip has had enough. In New Zealand gyms people also call them wrist straps or gym straps, and they’re the same product.

Cotton loop straps from Harbinger, LivePro and Lara Star are the simple option and suit most lifters. Leather straps are thicker and take more wear. Figure 8 straps wrap the bar in a full loop for very heavy pulls, and hook straps let you grab and let go of the bar quickly.

Most straps are one size, and Harbinger makes a padded pink pair for women. The Harbinger and SKDK figure 8 straps come in sizes, so check the product page. For wrist support on presses, see our wrist wraps, and belts are in weight belts.