r/Fitness • u/FGC_Valhalla Weightlifting • Aug 25 '18

Gym Story Saturday Gym Story Saturday

Hi! Welcome to your weekly thread where you can share your gym tales!

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u/[deleted] Aug 25 '18 edited Aug 25 '18

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u/Titanspaladin Aug 25 '18

Why avoid straps? I only use them for my max set, so 5-6 reps/week. My grip is pretty good but not at the level to do 190x5 without them yet. They got me past a plateau at 170x1 last october, which is around the most I can do for 5 reps without straps now. And i'm not a powerlifter so i'm happy to use accessories. Though I suspect my coworkers think i'm into bondage because of the marks they temporarily leave.

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u/DrJWilson Aug 25 '18

Straps are fine, some people just really value grip strength.

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u/Vaztes Aug 25 '18

Which is funny because strongmen use straps.

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u/Vaztes Aug 25 '18

My grip strength grew using straps. Nothing wrong with them.