Grip Assistance Products Tucson AZ

By Nick Nilsson

Grip assistance equipment, like wrist straps and lifting hooks, has been around for a long time. After all, who doesn't want to able to get more reps and use more weight NOW? Haulin' Hooks are a unique, new concept on the block. Learn how these new hooks stack up!

Do the "Haulin' Hooks" measure up to other grip assitance equipment? And, bottom line, are they effective for improving your results?

IS GRIP ASSISTANCE A GOOD THING?

That's the first question we should ask about any grip assistance device. Does the use of it become a crutch and lead to weaker grip strength?

The answer to that CAN be "yes." If you use grip assistance for everything, your grip strength is going to suffer.

But here's the rub...there are times when grip assistance is an absolute necessity to maximizing your results. For example, if you're doing partial deadlifts with WELL above your normal full-range maximum weight, grip assistance will allow you move MORE weight and hold onto it LONGER.

This allows you to get maximum overload on the target muscles - overload that would not be possible without grip assistance.

Grip assistance is also quite useful on high-rep endurance-based training. Yes, there are times when high reps are useful - and if your grip gives out before your target muscles hit their limit, you've left results on the table.

So choose your battles wisely when it comes to using grip assistance tools - use with very heavy weight, very high volume of sets, and very high reps. Everything else - no grip assistance. Your grip strength will be just fine.

WHAT ARE HAULIN' HOOKS:

"Haulin' Hooks" utilize a very simple principle - a thick, padded wrap that goes around the wrist with a set of steel hooks attached. Also included on this product is a wrist strap. With the hooks and the strap, you've got all aspects of grip assistance covered in one piece of equipment, which is nice. The entire hook apparatus is built VERY strong. I think the only way to dent this thing would be with a sledgehammer (and even then it would take more than a few swings). The nylon straps are rock solid and the foam padding that wraps around your wrist is comfortable.

One of the other nice features is that you can adjust where the hooks sit depending on how you feel comfortable gripping. You can move them up and down on the equipment to get the best feel, which is a benefit you won't see on other grip assistance tools.

The strap portion of the "Haulin' Hooks" is pretty much your standard wrist strap. Again, it's a solid part of the overall equipment.

The company offers several different ...