Schiek Lifting straps with wrist protection and dowels

Comfortable and easy to use. Significant upgrade to traditional straps

Ich habe die Zughilfen kurz nach Neujahr (8.1.2015) bestellt und, obwohl sie aus amerika stammen, waren sie am 16. 1. 2015 da. Also dabei kann man nichts aussetzen. Von der Qualität her sind sie auch Top. Gute Schaumstoffpolsterungen für die Handgelenke und der Verschleiß der Stofflasche, die man um die Hantelstange wickelt, ist nicht vorhanden! Sie passen auch auf etwas schmalere Handgelenke ohne Probleme und man merkt gleich beim ersten Mal ausprobieren, dass man die Unterarme entlastet und nicht mehr so fest zupacken muss, um die Hantel in Händen zu halten. Bei Zugübungen mit Maximalkraftversuchen einfach genial da mein die Eine oder Andere Wiederholung aus seinem Rücken ruskitzeln kann. Kaufempfehlung, auch wenn sie am Anfang etwas überteuert wirken, sie sind ihren Preis wert.

Excellent packing and condition. The product looks and feels genuine.

These straps are heavy duty and very well-made. They helped me dramatically with the chronic wrist pain I'd often get from heavy lifts.

Look around, Schiek makes the best lifting straps out there. These were my first pair of any such weightlifting straps, and I can say I'm happy with my purchase. You do not wind these around the bar in a conventional manner, instead they cover bar a little over 1 revolution, depending on the width of the bar; the dowel placed at the end of the strap allows you to wrap only once and tighten the grip in a throttling manner. Takes a while to get used to but they are much more convenient to use than the conventional style allowing you to get a secure grip in two motions. Some say the strap isn't long enough while in my personal experience I find it is more than enough, sometimes even requiring adjustment in wrist placement since the dowel can become uncomfortable on your palm when overwrapped on a bar. I suppose those who come from a conventional strap background may find them difficult to become accustomed to. Due to it's design it should not be used cleaning or an serious weight while deadlifting. Overall I find them worth their shortcomings, it cuts the wrapping procedure to a fraction of what it usually is and it's much easier to find their 'sweet spot' in grip for two handed excercises. I would recommend this to any of my friends having explained the differences between these and conventional straps. They appear to be extremely sturdy and well built, padding is extra nice too.