Even though people think straps help muscles work harder, they probably don’t — they just help you hold the bar better.

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Are Lifting Straps a Game Changer for Resistance Training or an Overrated Tool? An Exploratory Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Directions.

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2026 Mar 1

The study looked at whether wrist straps help you use your back and pulling muscles more, and found they don’t — even though many people think they do.

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Are Lifting Straps a Game Changer for Resistance Training or an Overrated Tool? An Exploratory Review of Current Evidence and Future Research Directions.

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DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.2025-0296

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Using lifting straps might help you lift heavier weights and feel like you have a better grip, but we don’t fully know why yet.

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Using straps might help you lift faster and feel less tired during deadlifts, so coaches might want to consider using them to help people train harder.

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No one has proven yet that using straps over months or years makes you stronger or bigger — it’s still just a guess.

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