Product Description

Strap is made from heavy duty nylon and "Dura-Grip" rubber for added strength

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1965 in Sports & Outdoors
• Size: One Size
• Color: Black
• Brand: Harbinger
• Model: 20600
• Released on: 2006-10-01
• Dimensions: 1.00" h x 5.00" w x 7.00" l, .15 pounds

Features

• The "Dura-Grip" rubber strips grab the bar for a "No-Slip" grip when lifting
• Merrowed end tabs prevent fraying
• When using the strap, rubber strip side must always face the bar

Customer Reviews

worth every penny!
Having lifted weights for over 20 years, I have gone through quite a bit of different accessories and aids, and these are definitely the best lifting straps I've found in many years.

Their unique magic is in the rubber strips which really do make these nylon straps STICK to whatever bar you're using: pull-up bar, lat-machine bar, dumbbells, or barbells. Wonderful, wonderful grip.

My only complaint is that there is no extra padding for the part of the strap that wraps around your wrists, unlike with the other Harbinger lifting strap, which regrettably does not have the rubber strips.

Whenever Harbinger combines both features into a single strap, they will have achieved absolute perfection!

ESSENTIAL USAGE TIP: do *not* wrap the part of the strap that goes around the bar on top of itself, it will be too big and cause the kinds of complaints that the other (unskilled) reviewers are complaining about. You want to wrap it in a spiraling pattern so that your hands are gripping only a SINGLE layer of the strap across the bar, works perfectly.

The Pro's are also the Con's
Anyone considering these wrist wraps (aka Lifting Strap) likely does so after having used the fabric/cloth ones (from Harbinger) in the past, like I have. Those fabric wrist wraps have the cushion for the wrist (which I like) but also will invariably fray and need to be replaced in 6-8 months - at least for my lifting schedule (3 to 6 times a week).

Some background on my typical use cases - I use wrist wraps (probably too frequently) for wide and close grip chin-ups/pull-ups, deadlift and shrugs. Also for any hammerstrength machine or dumb bell back exercise on the heavy sets.

These non-slip wrist wraps do, in fact, stick to the bar more effectively than the cloth ones.

Their chief asset, and the manner in which they are vastly superior to the cloth model, is their apparent durability. They are made of a material substantially similar to a car seatbelt, lined with the rubber mentioned in the product description. I can't imagine these will ever need to be replaced.

Major con is that they will profoundly irritate your wrists on wide-grip back exercises with heavy weight (example of heavy sets for me were 315lbs wide grip deadlifts - that is cake for some people I know - it's all relative, just trying to give people context).

Wide-grip deadlift and wide-grip pull-ups were a killer. Over 48 hours later I still have marks on my wrists.

It's not nearly as bad with close grip exercises or shrugs.

I'll still use them for some exercises and will probably bring my cloth ones out for wide-grip going forward.

(UPDATE 7.29.09)

I'd rate these four stars after having become accustomed to them. They won't ever need to be replaced - which also means they wouldn't ever give way in the middle of a set, which in turn means they are safer (there have been times I pushed the envelope with a frayed pair of the cloth ones, though none ever snapped on me there is always a first time).

I have no idea what the guy before me is talking about..but once you use these you won't go back to normal cotton. Or gloves.
Wow, I didn't think I was going to write a review here, but I'm doing it mostly to refute what the guy before me said. Do you know that I feel THAT opposed to his view that I think it's actually misleading enough where I think he works for an antagonist company. Firsty, these are well sewn NYLON knit straps, with rubber stitched in on the lifting side--And I SWEAR --these are the best straps I have ever used-- and possibly will EVER use, as they're practicaly indestructible. I've thrown them in the wash a couple of times too, and no problem at all (I've had these for about a year, and they come out looking just as NEW as when I got them). One thing you do have to get used to though-- I would say, is that they actually have to aquire a "curl" since they're nylon are TOUGH out the package. But once you've used them (possibly after a workout or 2) they'll definitely start to break in. Now, as if they aquired some kind of memory when I place my hand on the bar, they curl almost automatically. With cotton, no only would you have to replace them more often (I don't get the feeling I'll ever have to with these) but you would possibly be spending on about 5 bucks, which is actually only a few dollars less than these rugged little beauties. I was going to get something more expensive actually, because I figured the more elaborate the better, but I'm glad I followed my instinct.