Fat Gripz, anyone using them?

[NutNut]

Thats nice...still wouldnt waste a penny on em.
Guy went from swearing by them to swearing at em.
Just lift the fucking weight.

Same could be said for any implement, just lift the fucking weight don't worry about belts, wraps and straps. Just because he swears at them does not mean he's swearing at the right thing. I do prefer using thick bars but my gym lacks them. To each their own, they do what they are designed to do, some will use them some won't.

 

[Dragon70669]

I have a pair of these and they work great. I use them "to lift the fucking weight"! LOL They are a tool, an addditional method of changing things up.

 

[stayaggro]

Has anybody had any luck DIYing a pair? I was thinking about using the thick foam used for pipe insulation as an ultra cheap substitute (2 weeks till pay day AND I make minimum wage, haha) - I've heard the necessity to really clamp down, grip wise on the DIY'd foam version yields better results. I dunno though. New to this stuff.

 

[prime]

The only thing I could forsee with the foam is longevity. The fatgripz are pretty dense solid rubber.

 

[stayaggro]

I'm not too concerned about the durability, as I'm pretty sure I can find a lot of it for free. My only concern is keeping the foam in one place on the bar. I'm sure I'll think of something.

 

[BrotherIron]

It ups the ante quite a little bit, IMO. I prefer the Fat Gripz for curls, hammer curls, etc., more so than anything else.

I looked last week at my DB to see about attaching the gripz and unfortunately the handles are semi thick.

 

[jandj0821]

you should be fine to attach still BI! your just gonna get one hell of a forearm workout

 

[BrotherIron]

you should be fine to attach still BI! your just gonna get one hell of a forearm workout

Well than I'll give it a go this Friday.

 

[jandj0821]

All I would recommend is to go 60% on DB Curls for your first few sets. It will just sneak up on you. They crush my forearms and I know Halo and Hawk can attest to that.

I added them on sunday to my skullcrushers with chains. yeah they fucked me up pretty good. lol

 

[BrotherIron]

All I would recommend is to go 60% on DB Curls for your first few sets. It will just sneak up on you. They crush my forearms and I know Halo and Hawk can attest to that.

I added them on sunday to my skullcrushers with chains. yeah they fucked me up pretty good. lol

I never thought of adding them with skulls. That sounds nasty.

 

[jandj0821]

LOL. the other day I started with them and chains, real nice because its not like the chains stay in one place they rock around and you gotta keep everything tight and stable.

 

[hawkeye]

I tried them a while back with skullcrushers and chains too...talk about an ass kicking.