Wrist wraps whilst deadlifting

[Carl]

ive seen a few people do this, whats the reason behind it?

cheers

[gerthebear]

when you put on wrist wraps tight you will notice the hand closes because of the blood circulation. this means your hand will close around the bar tightening your grip

i never use them though

[d@n]

thay have a weak grip

[Carl]

ah fair enough

[gerthebear]

thay have a weak grip

wouldnt really agree there.

andy bolton uses them, im sure the people that use them are trying to enchance their grip and use every possible thing available to them. when the grip is strong, make it stronger type of thing

[Carl]

yea, if you can why not

[Funky_monkey]

when you put on wrist wraps tight you will notice the hand closes because of the blood circulation.


It closes because it squeezes the tendons. Open your hand, palms facing upwards, then squeeze your wrist. Your fingers will close a little instantly. This is not due to loss of blood circulation, that will take a few seconds at least. If you get complete loss of blood circulation, then it will be harder to grip the bar as the muscles won't be able to get fed enough oxygen.

[gerthebear]

It closes because it squeezes the tendons. Open your hand, palms facing upwards, then squeeze your wrist. Your fingers will close a little instantly. This is not due to loss of blood circulation, that will take a few seconds at least. If you get complete loss of blood circulation, then it will be harder to grip the bar as the muscles won't be able to get fed enough oxygen.

ok going into the technicalities there but my my idea was bang on.