If building brute strength is on your list of things to accomplish in 2025, there's a good chance you're honing in on heavy compound moves like deadlifts, Romanian deadlifts, and rack pulls. But ...

Lifting straps are exactly what they sound like, strips of fabric that wrap around your wrist and barbell to aid grip and form a stable point of attachment should your fingers start to fatigue.

Lifting straps are a powerlifter’s preferred accessory, especially these days. You’ll often see muscular fitness buffs in the gym using these straps while heavy lifting. You might be wondering about ...

Think of lifting straps and you’d be forgiven for thinking of heavyweight champions and Olympians, but they’re anything but the preserve of professionals. Of all the things there are to think about ...

Just about every gym best practice has an exception. If you've read enough of our fitness advice (or you hang around enough CrossFit boxes or with functional fitness devotees), you might have heard ...

Picture the scene: you’re working through a heavy set of deadlifts when you notice your fingers starting to slip from the barbell. The bar falls, the set’s finished, but the rest of your body still ...

This hack does wonders for your pulling power. Most advanced lifters will tell you the stronger you get, the more grip strength matters. Oftentimes, when powerlifters or Olympic lifters fail a lift, ...