Bear Grips Strength Wraps, Adjustable Wrist Support for Weightlifting, Olympic Lifting, WOD, Calisthenics, Body Weight, Cross Training, Functional Fitness - for Men, and Women - Pair

I purchased these wraps to complement my usual pair of 18" velcro wraps. There are a ton of these cloth wraps with the string on the market, but these standout by being shorter, having the thumb strap (which really does make a difference), and having the antimicrobial properties. These features mean they are faster to put on and much less likely to have that awful CrossFit gear smell that is particularly present in the velcro wraps. And I agree with other reviewers, the cloth style wraps allow your wrist to have more natural movement which feels a lot better when you just need some moderate support, such as when doing lots of burpees, pushups or when doing lighter loads on the wrist like moderate weight barbell movements and a few handstand pushups at a time. However, I would absolutely not recommend these when doing high weight activities. You really do need the stiff wrist support that velcro wraps provide when doing heavy overhead lifts and lots of handstand pushups/walks. The main reason is because you can't get the cloth wraps up high enough on the wrist for maximum stiffness. Only the velcro ones allow you put the wraps up high on the base of your palms and make them insanely tight. The drawback is this hurts like heck so you want to rip them off the moment you're done with the movement. So that's why I highly recommend you get a pair of both styles of wraps and switch them out as needed. This is by far one of the best cloth style wraps you'll find.

These are without a doubt the best wrist wraps I've ever used. This is actually my second pair and that's only because my first pair disappeared. Between the first pair vanishing and getting this new pair, I got to try a lot of different wrist wraps. And by the time I was done trying the "others" out, it had only validated what I already believed. In my experience, other wrist wraps tend to be very bulky which decreased mobility. I understand any wrist wrap will do this but there is a certain point where its too much. Like a lot of the velcro wraps, which oftentimes have small metal slips for the velcro to go through and come back on themselves, will dig in when the wrist is bending (like during a power clean). The thick wrap hurts or the metal drives in. The the other wrist wraps similar in style to these are often times made with a cheap or thin material. I do CrossFit 4 or 5 days a week and the other guys lasted maybe 5 weeks. When I lost my original pair of Bear Grips they were just as sturdy as they were when I first got them over a year prior. The thumb loops were perfectly intact. The color didn't fade, even after many washes. Even the white writing was perfect. The wrap is a thick double cotton (feels strong like canvas) that's durable enough to beat on them day in and day out like I did. The best part is how much stability it brings while allowing just enough mobility. The lock string at the end tucks in so that when you squeeze and twist on your wrist, it will tighten or loosen the wrap without undoing or removing. I know that this may not be the end all be all wrist wrap on the market. Im sure there are some great wraps out there. Some great velcro wraps (if you do want this type, get one with less material). But I've used enough of these things to know that I'll keep going back to Bear Grips Strength Wraps.

I've always liked cloth wraps but getting them on correctly and having them stay at the right place can be difficult, which is why I've been using velcro for a while.When I had them in my hands I was surprised by how short they were compared to my other cloth wraps, the material seems to be thicker/sturdier in the Bear Grips version so the support was similar.Wearing hand grips with these is awesome as they're very minimalistic, and don't get in the way (the main reason why I wanted cloth wraps with thumb loops).And finally, they're really easy to put on thanks to the thumb loop, it's stretchy, so you can still rotate the wraps without discomfort, and the wraps stay in place even when you loosen them a bit.

Was having some pain in my wrist from doing heavy lifting and after a bit of a strain putting up large dumbbells. I’ve been wearing these now for about a month at the gym and am having virtually no pain anymore.

I was having trouble with daily workouts because my weak wrists would give out during push-ups and ache for days afterwards. I couldn't do yoga poses either. With the Bear Grips, I don't feel any pain in my wrists, either during workouts or afterwards. They are well worth the purchase.

Works great. Other don’t have the thumb strap to put on easier. Love that it is adjustable for when it is needed in my workout. It isn’t meant to be max strength wrist support, but to keep them from the everyday workout wear and tear of the wrists.

Coming from an experienced lifter I was not impressed with these wraps. If you’re an intermediate or beginner lifter then these would work for you. But when lifting heavy, the material does NOT give much support to the wrist. There was too much wrist movement even when tightened to the limit. Use your money on some stiffer quality wrist wraps.

My right wrist has never been right since I broke it as a child and I have a problem keeping it straight while doing certain lifts and just not much grip strength. I have only used them once but love them so far. I price was right too, some companies want way to much for their product. Still getting used of wearing them but very happy so far. Might even invest in a pair for work but my job my involve to many moving machines to wear them at work.