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Originally Posted by JP10
Depends how much mobility you have in your hand and what movements you are doing. If it's still pretty painful gripping theres lift straps w/ hooks in them, which takes much of the grip aspect out of it. The normal wrist straps will do the same task, as for brand I don't really think it matters. When I used them in the past harbringer always made decent products. I refrain and detest them these days as they're a sign of weakness (kidding.. well to an extent I'm kidding, given your circumstances no judgement shall be passed hahaha)
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After looking up a few products this morning, and I'm still digging, I've seen the hooks, straps and whatnot. I may get a pair and use them while my hand is healing, but most likely won't continue to use them after recovery is over. It's looking like I would mostly only gain the benefit of pull movements by using them, but I'll take what I can get for the moment; anything is better than nothing.
I figured some form of shade would be thrown.
I take no offense to it though. Even though I'm still relatively new to going to the gym, when I see these guys come in and strap themselves up with all this gear (i.e. wrist straps, knee wraps, o2 deprivation masks, belts and whatnot) I kinda chuckle to myself. I mean, I'm working out at a Planet Fitness (I know, I know....it's basically the Wal-Mart of gyms) for christ sake; it isn't like they even have the equipment to justify using a belt. It's not like any of these guys are actual body builders or even real athletes. Don't get me wrong, we have some bigger guys that come in there, but none of them are what I would call shredded, just big and high body fat %. The guys that I talk to in there, that lift big weight, are not into counting their calories, paying attention to macros or have any sort of goals (or methodology of how to achieve them), it's all just continue to eat whatever they eat and lift as much weight as possible.