WOD Nation Barbell Gymnastics Grips Perfect for Pull-up Training, Kettlebells. Hand Grips for Cross Training, Weight Lifting, and Cross Training - Grips for Men and Women - Tactical Grips

Okay, so, I have been doing CrossFit for about two and a half years now. I'm not any particularly good at it, but I love it, and I specially love doing gymnastics: bar muscle-ups, ring muscle-ups, butterfly pull-ups, chest-2-bar, toes-2-bar, groin-2-bar, etc.I am, also, a very manly man .And yet, the my palm's skin is softer than milk skin: 1 rep... 2 rep... 3 rep... blood.I've tried everything. I've spent, quite literally, hundred of dollars in protection for my hands, and nothing has left me satisfied. I've made some dumb purchases (Mad Grip F50 Pro Palm Gloves, Black, Large/X-Large), I've made more smarter purchases (Gym Glove Alternative | ProGrips Leather Weight Lifting Grips| Black) but they've all come with compromises: gloves are uncomfortable, and they render the grip too thick, making you loose grip strength. The ProGrips, which where the protection I settled for, chafe easily, and they soon loose their shape with sweat and use. I've even use grips akin to WOD Nation's, but they've also felt uncomfortable. Either they are too hard, or they don't mold well to the bar or ring, or there was some other thing that always bothered me.My friends tell me I'm capricious. I tend to agree.So, mid-WOD, I always end up abandoning my protection, finishing the WOD in great time, but with a bloodbath of blisters and scars (forbidding me to train the next day, or worse).So I gave these a chance, and... THEY. ARE. PERFECT.Well, not really, but I wouldn't knock a star for one caveat I will explain soon.The WOD Nation grips feel good. They are made of soft, thin leather, which means the grips cling and mold nicely to any surface—be it bar or ring—without compromising grip strength. The grips cover a great expanse of the hand, which means that, even if they inadvertently slide as you do your reps, they'll still manage to protect the active part of your palm quite well. The Velcro fastener is welcome: the grips will remain fastened for the entire duration of the workout. And yet, they are easy to equip and unequip without touching the Velcro fastener: the leather strip is long enough so that you can pull your fingers out if your next movement is not a gymnastic movement (a switch to HSPU, for example). This is crucial to me, as I don't want to fray the grips with movements for which I don't need protection (I live in Ecuador, and the only way I can get these grips is when a family or friend travels to the states, which means I have to take care of them).I usually limited my Gymnastic session to once a week, since I had to let my palms rest and recover. Now, I've done two sessions in three days, and my palms are mint. Rich Froning will soon bite my dust. I know it.The one caveat I find is that the bit of leather separating the finger holes feels too thin and feeble to me. I am crossing my fingers and praying they hold for over a year. If they do, then I'll let the 5-stars untouched. If, on the other hand, they fray undone before a year, I will have to knock down a star. It all depends how much they last really, and you can't know ½ stars.Cheers.Buy them.

These are pretty cheap cost. So expectations were low. These lasted quite well, going 6 days a week for 6 months, These probably saw hard use anywhere from once a week to 3 times a week. They did the job for what I needed.If you're new to movements that require gymnastic grips and aren't sure if you're going to need them alot, try these and use them till they fall apart. Then you'll know exactly what you need out of grippers. Mine still could be used quite a bit but since the layers started to separate, I used this as an opportunity to upgrade. The other pair I got for my friend are still very good condition and we bought them at the same time. I feel these were exactly priced for their worth and I'm not disappointed because I didn't expect excellent quality for a discount budget price.

I have always tried to avoid any kind of hand protection for workouts. It was a habit I developed back in my days as a rower. Coach always discouraged hand protection. But that was many years ago. I have pretty good callouses from weight lifting and doing pullups. Recently I tore one of the callouses off during a WOD that included 100 kipping pullups. Dealing with the aftermath was so painful, I had to do something. These help a lot! They are a lot like the tape we used to put on when we tore callouses as a rower: hooked on the two middle fingers and anchored at the wrist. The leather was soft enough that you can still feel the bar through the leather, but strong enough that it doesn't feel like it will fall apart. The thickness of the leather feels good, but it is definitely a different feel on the bar. The leather is just thick enough that you feel like you are griping a slightly larger bar. These now have a home in my Crossfit equipment bag right next to my speed rope.

I am new to Crossfit and getting started I quickly realized how hard it was in the hands. Everyone around me was using another much more expensive brand but I was not committed to putting out that kind of cash just yet.I found these and for the price they seemed worth a chance.Per the sizing chart if you are between sizes or close size down. I did and while they fit in the palm the wrist strap was too small. The next size up fixed the issue and I dont feel like they are too big.The craftsmanship seems to be top notch and looks like it should hold up for some time.They function quite well for lifting weight however if you sweat a lot like I do they will quickly soak through to the point of dripping. Adding chalk simply forms a nasty paste. Not the fault of the company but the grip quickly diminishes. The main reason for the purchase was for pull ups, lip swings and toes to bars. They hurt the hands bad. With these it is tolerable but still not great. I can tolerate that however they have very little grip when wet. I am dropping from the bar not due to fatigue but rather because I am slipping.With all that said I feel like they are still a great product for the price. The one thing that I think could be improved is the dye they use. I got the black grips and they dye my hands blue every time I use them. Every. Single. Time. I look like I've done nasty things with a Smurf. It takes a couple days to wash off but using them every day they keep a blue hue. There is no option of an undyed version of these grips but boy I wish there was. Seriously.All the whining aside if you are cheap like me get these grips. They are good quality and unless you like me sweat like a fat man in a Sumo match they will serve you fine. As for the dyed hands it's annoying but hey their cheap.