im going to sound like i work for them but.. At first i slid them over the cable for cable curls and DB curls it really added size to my biceps..now i didnt measure but it was deffintely noticeable great pump...
honestly the quality for fat gripz is amazing deads and bech and any type of pulleys and dumbells etc they slide onto easily... but if u do the insulation thing can u put up pics
I was actually going to do the same thing, but I read a post somewhere that in due time the rubber gives in to stress.
sure does.. you will have to control it on the way down.. and idc if u control it on the way down now its a whole different control.. u gotta lower it under very slow control and shot it up.. id say your Time under tension is greater too... currently im using them for max effort floor press. It creates tremondus start off power when your benching off the ground add to the fact that u cant pull the bar apart or put ur hands completely around it makes even better raw off the chest power..
They do tax the forearms per se, but their primary usage is to develop actual grip strength in the hands. I use them for rack deads and reverse curls. If you want grip training, look up crush grip & pinch grip. For forearms, you can't move as much weight with the fat grips. If makes lighter weight harder to perform, so you could either do 95lbs with the grips for 135 without and in terms of stimulating muscle for hypertrophic purposes, I'm mixed on it's "superior" efficacy. However, in terms of developing hand grip strength, like holding the bar during a dead lift, then absolutely. I like them, but I use them for strength purposes as opposed to aesthetic purposes.
last sentence is key.... For me they were worth the 40 bucks becuse floor press gives me amazing strength of the chest for bench.. but with elbow pain it killed to do the whole "pull apart the bar" theroy.. so If i strengthen my fat bar floor press ill be able to regular floor press heavier which will lead to a heavier Flat bench press. so if your goal is a tool for Powerlifting yes... if your buying it just for size on your arms, you have better thiings you could do.
i dont think u will get much out of shoes...John cena is a millionare and trains barefoot. Which imo is the best.
I have actual "Olympic" powerlifting shoes with the elevated wood soles and they seem to help with movements like Snatch, Cleans, Rear Shrugs, Front Squats, but if you're just looking for a cheap flat heel for general weightlifting purposes, I suggest buying Chucks. You can buy generic chucks from Target for like $20 or some uber generic chucks at Walmart for like $12.00. The principle behind chucks and wrestling shoes are simply a non-arched, uber flat bottom and minimal sole cushion from foot to floor (the theory being that minimal sole absorption equates to maximal drive off the feet, for deads, squats & such). Real chuck, fake chuck, wrestling shoe, they all share an underlining principle. Flat, non-arched bottoms, minimal cushion absorption for maximal drive off the floor. Real chucks are like $30-40. The gym I go to wouldn't allow barefeet, but for a flat bottom situation, anything Chucks'esque will do.
There is a lot to consider when your picking a pair of shoes; squat width, ankle mobility, leverages, bar height, squat style, etc all play into what is going to work best for you. Any easy way to see which type of shoe will work better for you is to take a few reps barefoot and the take the same weight with 2.5lb plates under you heals.
Have you noticed a large increase in your regular bench press from using these? I find it odd when people want to use something that makes them use less weight and consider it beneficial. Grip strength is where I would think these would shine for something like the farmer's walk or dead lift, especially if your doing any kind of strongman comps. I would be interested in the actual amount of bench press strength gained from anyone. Maybe I'll need to make a sleeve haha.
VS are nice, but for bodybuilding purposes, I don't think you need powerlifting shoes. The only thing you would need PL shoes in bodybuilding terms are squats and deads. If you front squat, then yes, a front squat is performed with a more erect torso then a back squat (otherwise the bar would roll out of your hands/shoulders). Considering MOST bodybuilders back squat, I'll address the back squat use. If you squat to parallel and no further, then you wouldn't need the PL shoes. If you squat hams to calves, though you still wouldn't "need" PL shoes, they do help when you're that deep by forcing your hips back, rather then down. If you watch people squat hams to calves, there glutes and hips are aimed toward the back nice tight, then when they go beyond parallel, because the heels are flat, the butt and hips tend to dip downward. Because the PL shoes have such a raised heel, when you dip beyond parallel, your hips & glutes tend to stay back, rather then downward, which helps with keeping the low back tight.
ill let you know if this helped my bench press go up. But you do know that grip strength plays a huge part in pulling the bar apart and getting it off your chest when your benching right? My Max Floor Press was 240.. I hit a Fat bar Floor Press at 250..Which is the last heavy single i did a couple weeks ago...I mean if i tank my next bench attempt obviously the fat bar didnt help so ill knock them out... and if ou follow wesstside techniques then you will know that you strengthen weaknesses so thats why u do a lift which you can use lower weights to strengthen it.
Yea, thanks I would definitely like to know if your regular bench press has gone up more than average after use, so that it could be determined that it actually helped increase it and not that your body just quickly adjusting to the different stimuli and then proceeding as it would normally strength wise.
thanks looking forward to it
i curled with them monday and had to deadlift tuesday OUCH biceps were way to sore
Think about it this way... you (not you specifically) will spend 40 bucks on creatine, vitamins, preworkout a pack of protien shakes etc... and how much weight does that add to the bar? lol more then likely nothing.. spend 40 on some "plastic" use em for some max effort lifts and you add 5-10 pounds to the bar for 40 bucks.... seems alot more worth it then supps ya feel?
I've used them on flat bench both regular and close grip. Feels good, had to lower the weight about 20lbs, but felt really good. Not as much forearm pump, but a different stretch for chest/shoulders. I like it and will rotate them in and out of chest workouts, as well as all other body parts (except legs and abs).
This. I have never had a problem with buying lifting accessories. But am VERY selective with supplements because only a certain percentage actually work. Unlike if you order a weight sled you know what you are getting is just that.
exactly like i have pain in my shoulders i prodered some blue heat and a mini band for rear delt work and bam pains gone for 20 bucks but most people would rather suffer the pain and try to take a supplement and push threw the pain
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