Using straps helps your hands feel less tired after doing deadlifts, no matter if you lift the same weight as before or more because the straps help.

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Ergogenic effects of lifting straps on movement velocity, grip strength, perceived exertion and grip security during the deadlift exercise.

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2021 Feb 1

The study found that using lifting straps during deadlifts makes your hands less tired and helps you hold the bar better, no matter how heavy the weight is — whether you're lifting based on how much you can lift with or without straps.

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Ergogenic effects of lifting straps on movement velocity, grip strength, perceived exertion and grip security during the deadlift exercise.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2020.113283

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When people use lifting straps for deadlifts, they feel more confident and stronger — even if they’re lifting the same weight as without straps.

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When people use straps but lift the same weight they normally lift without straps, they feel like it’s easier — but if they lift more weight because straps help, it feels just as hard as lifting without straps.

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The use of lifting straps significantly increases maximal lifting capacity by reducing grip fatigue as a limiting factor.

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Using lifting straps while doing deadlifts lets you lift the weight faster, but only if you use the same weight you’d lift without straps — if you increase the weight because straps help, you actually lift slower.

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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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