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I've been using cloth and then leather lifting straps for years. They never seem to last very long regardless of the material. Regular straps are time consuming to properly wrap around a bar or a dumbbell. I got about a year out of my last pair of Schiek leather lifting straps I used them 3-4 days a week doing shoulder shrugs on a bar with 315 - 495 pounds, pull-ups, abdominal pull downs, side bends and upper back shrugs on an incline bench.Time for a new approach. These hooks arrived and I got two solid workouts with them and I can tell they are perfect for my purposes. I'll use the "pro" and "con" approach:Pro - securely attach to wrists, heavy duty Velcro and coated metal lifting hooks. The biggest advantage I see with these lifting hooks over traditional cloth/leather wrist straps is that there is NO "wrapping time" with the hooks versus straps. Wrapping with any wrist strap is sort of an art and it's also time consuming. Not having to wrap the hooks speeds up my workout, allows me to do faster sets and transition between exercises more rapidly. I can do heavy bar weight or sets of ten pull-ups relying only on the hooks, not my hands which is great for me because I have multiple hand injuries from 40 years of ice hockey along with arthritis. These straps may also potentially prevent forearm tendinitis down the road. On other advantage of the hooks over straps is that it's easier to replace dumbbells on the rack without the long strap getting caught under a dumbbell and potentially pulling it off the rack when you walk away.Con - The downside of these hooks is that unlike flexible straps, I can't put the hooks into my pockets Because they are so well made, they are a bit heavy - the metal hooks are solidly constructed. If you work out a gym bag in the gym this is not an issue. The other small negative I noticed was hook slippage when using a short, straight bar for downward abdominal pull downs. Despite being coated with a heavy duty non-slip surface, the hooks had a tendency to slip to the end of the bar if I did not pull down with equal force on each hook. From now on, I'll use a zig-zag bar on ab pull downs to avoid any slippage.I was using 405 pounds on a bar doing shoulder shrugs today and completely let go of the bar with my hands and let the straps do all the work. No discomfort, no loss of control and I felt completely comfortable with the construction and the ergonomics. When lifting upwards, even with weights approaching 500 pounds on a standard 45 pounds gym bar there was NO slippage.Bottom line is that so far, based on the data cited above, I like these lifting hooks and feel confident with them as a better alternative to traditional wrist straps. .One side note. There was a small card in the order asking me to create a 1- 3 minute video review. In exchange for doing that video review, the manufacturer offered to refund the purchase price of the hooks or send me an extra pair for free. I may do a video review of these lifting hooks down the road but I'll decline the "freebie" offer. I think the moment any reviewer takes compensation for their opinion, that opinion is tainted. I staunchly refuse to be part of the "paid reviewer" process. I'm not Robert Parker or James Suckling, the shadily "compensated" wine critics - my opinion can't be bought. I'd be wary of any glowing video review for any product on Amazon because it may be a paid/planted review and not every reviewer may confess to being paid or having been offered to be paid.I will report back on these lifting hooks when I get more experience with them.

Very solid and durable, and difficult to beat at this price point. I have been using then 2-3 sessions a week for the past 4 years and still holding up nicely aside from the padding that inevitably got deformed.The size option is great as I have smaller hands and wrists- not many brands offer this flexibility.

Works great

Awesome lift straps especially if you struggle to wrap your hands with the band kinds

I wanted to give this 5 stars. Comfort, effectiveness, quality, all great. My only problem is, I'm 6'7 so I have large hands and the actual "hook" is not as wide as my hand. So when I use it, one of my fingers has to be on the outside of the hook which is awkward. I'm adjusting and getting used to it so its not a huge deal, but did knock it down a star. Only other complaint which is with all hooks is that once you hit failure, you can't just let the weight go, you have to set it down and clear the hook. But thats with them all. Overall though, best assistance I've had on super heavy lifts. Was able to finally burn out on shrugs lifting 560 lbs for a set of 11 and then 8.

So this is a bit tough to rate. The build quality so far seems really fantastic. The materials are very tough, all the stitching is well done, the padding is excellent, the velcro is very strong and doesn't budge, the price is fair. The only problem is that you cannot adjust where the hook rests in your palm. For me, I need the hook to rest higher up in my palm os that I can have less of the load out on my fingertips. I am only 5'6" and I have smaller hands. lifting heavy weight the hook is always resting more on my fingertips. If there was an adjustment for this, I would easily give them 5 stars. Unfortunately, this small consideration creates a big issue in terms of how functional the hooks are. I'd say anyone over 5'10" will probably find these very very useful.

Took these for a test run today, and I added 30 pounds to my seated lat pulldown. I also love the color options! It makes it easy to identify mine if I set them down somewhere. They felt secure on my wrist, and the fit is appropriate for the size.

Love these!! Years ago I injured the inside of my forearms from lifting heavy. Had to stop for a month for it to fully heal. Since then, I hesitated going too heavy. Scared I'd get the same injury again. These lifting hooks allowed me to lift heavier again! Definitely recommend for heavy lifters!