Thread: When to add wrist wraps

Originally Posted by Frome

For me, I look at what I’m trying to target and whether or not the wrists are the weakest link in the kinetic chain preventing me from hitting the target muscle group to failure. For example when I’m doing weighted pull-ups my hands want to give out before my back and as such they are limiting me. Removing them from the chain so to speak with wraps also helps me to get a better mind muscle connection with the target muscle/s.

Just read other posts and think I may have misunderstood your question. Was thinking you were referring to the wrist wraps that go around the bar as opposed to wraps meant to stabilize the wrists.
I've used the latter for heavy bench and it definitely helps.

I’ll use them when I’m doing heavy shrugs. Yeah I know that will make my forearms stronger. I do it to concentrate on my delta and traps since that’s what I’m working on. But on dead day, I do t use them.

IMO never If you can’t hold it you shouldn’t be lifting it. Your grip creates stability through your kinetic chain to the shoulders. You need Stability in the shoulders for mobility of the arm. You can’t hit a good ball from kayak right. My theory is the over use of straps
de-stabilizes the shoulder complex.

That’s my 2c.

Originally Posted by thebear

IMO never If you can’t hold it you shouldn’t be lifting it. Your grip creates stability through your kinetic chain to the shoulders. You need Stability in the shoulders for mobility of the arm. You can’t hit a good ball from kayak right. My theory is the over use of straps
de-stabilizes the shoulder complex.

That’s my 2c.

I get your reasoning but I also believe that lifting heavy your wrist is the weak point and why not protect it on your top set. I agree anything but the top set should be without to keep the chain and stability on point.


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I hold at the top for 3-4 seconds. Slow up and slow down. It’s controlled. I never go too heavy. I concentrate on my traps and delts. I work arms on a different day. My traps and delts get a good pump from this. Been doing it for years. No complaints. I’ve seen some guys struggle with heavy weight and get nothing out of it. I am not about to fuck anything up. I don’t get paid to lift weights. I do it to keep in shape and to to keep up with these younger guys on the dept.

I've always wrapped my wrist after my 1st warmup. On my 3 powerlift movements I want every rep of every set to be as meet like as possible. Same with my knee wraps for squats. I also do all my squat reps in briefs. I squat extremely wide in a monolift.