Fat Gripz Pro - Special Edition Black (New) (2.25" Outer Diameter)

These are awesome! A buddy of mine told me about them. I had never heard of them, seen them or tried them. Which is peculiar because I am, or thought I was, pretty in tune with gym equipment/exercise equipment. I use them whenever I execute a bar exercise and find the force on my forearms is killer. I'm not going to work out my forearms!! Just not! So, if I can find something that attacks and works my forearms as I am doing other exercises.....Killing two birds with one stone. They are terrific!! I highly recommend these. Super easy to take to and from the gym, not too big, not too heavy..It's kind of like "why not?"...try them! I think you will find my review spot on. Just remember to take them off the bar before you leave...(seriously, left two pairs at the gym!!! stupid! so my last purchase was my third) Enjoy..

This is a must on all back days and tricep work! Best way to grow your arms

The routine I follow suggested that I use these on certain excersises (following a pro bodybuilder routine). Impressive! I definitely have more muscle soreness (hence muscle growth). I am not a competitive bodybuilder, just attempting to maximize my time in the gym (and follow a diet and cardio program).

These work great in my weekly routine. I've been putting them to the test, and I have enjoyed them so far. They will definitely improve grip strength and forearm size. I can't wait to see some results for bicep and tri. They fit comfortably in hand and work great for all size hands. I have large hands, so I've been using them for a lot more than they are intended for. A buddy of mine tried them with much smaller hands, he loved them and bought a pair for himself.

My uncle walks with the assistance of crutches and he never liked the original crutch grips. He found these and attached them to his crutch handles and they work wonderfully! They don’t slide and allow him to have a larger grip surface for his hands. We have only had them for a few weeks but they have withstood continuous use well! If you need to upgrade your crutch handles these work great!

--Preamble--Like many people, I decided to try out some thick bar grips to optimize my current regimen. I too was attracted by the idea of improving my grip and strengthening the whole complex of muscles/tendons/ligaments in my forearms. So I purchased four kinds of wide bar grips - Fat Gripz One (1.75"), Fat Gripz Pro (2.25"), Iron Bull Strength Alpha Grips (2"), and Yes4All Thick Bar Grips (2.2").Before the review, some context:First, you should ease into these things, and so if you aren't accustomed to thick bar grips, I would recommend you start with the Fat Gripz One. I did not do this; I tried to integrate all four into my routine, and as a result I gave myself acute tendonitis in both arms, in the form of Golfer's Elbow. Now I need to take at least 4 weeks off while I heal up, and no one likes that. I don't think this would have been a problem if I just started with the narrower grips and moved up from there.Second, if use a ruler, my hand is 6 5/8" (168mm) from the bend of the wrist to the tip of my middle finger. The Fat Grips One is fine, the Iron Bull Strength grips are about the limit of decent grip, and the Fat Grips Pro are too large to get my hand around, limiting me to fairly light dumbbells. For pull-ups, only the Fat Grips one are comfortable, the Iron Bull's are marginal. I have chronic issues with my TFCC (something I was hoping to help alleviate through these grips) and the thicker ones tend to aggravate that complex.Lastly, I am fairly fit. I am about 183lbs (83.2kg) and was doing sets of 23 pull-ups before this. I could maintain those numbers with the narrower wide grips, but with greater effort. I have my pull-up bar (an Iron Gym) wrapped in racket grip tape, so it is about 1.1" in diameter. Most of my dumbbells have bars that are between 1.1 and 1.25" in diameter.--Product Review--The Fat Gripz Pros are the gold standard for thick bar grips, and for good reason. These do the best at balancing out material, thickness, grippiness, shape, and cost. While these are a bit too thick for my hands, at least at my current stage of development, I think they serve their purposes well.---ComfortThe Fat Gripz Pros - which are just the same as their standard grips, but in black - are the most comfortable of the grips I tried, tied with the Fat Gripz One. They aren't soft like silicone grips, but they have a little give to them, making it easier to hold them. Their profile makes them easy to hold - i prefer this flat profile to the curved one found in the Iron Bull Alpha grips. The seam has a bit of a hard edge - it could use a chamfer or bevel - but it isn't too distracting. These will not fit IronMaster dumbbells due to those having a 1.25" bar but fit standard CAP weights and my pull-up bar, which have a ~1.1" bar instead.---BenefitThese are very wide grips, for me anyway, and so they require a significant change in hand position. I had to drop almost 50% of my reps, and 25% of my weight, in order to use them. This means that I just moved these to my lighter dumbbells - currently they are on 25lbs - where I can use them effectively. A bigger guy likely wouldn't have this problem. However, there was a noticeable benefit to how the exercise felt, in my arms, and visually I noticed the forearms were larger and more toned. I think that there would be a lasting benefit to using these if you integrated it into your routine, with mass gains occurring after a month or so. Once I heal up, I intend to continue using them. They don't rotate as much as grips with harder rubber, but you still may need some contact adhesive to keep them in one orientation, especially during pull-ups.---ConclusionWhile I would recommend the Fat Gripz Ones for beginners, and maybe the Iron Bull Alpha Grips 2.0 for people with hands the size of mine, the touted benefits of these appear to be legitimate. I wouldn't expect immediate, wild results, but adding them to the routine is easy and the cumulative benefits will most likely endure. As such, I would recommend them.

If you are new or just starting to work out... Get in shape.. Then i think this would be a must item to have. It will help you build grip strength... Strengthen your forearm muscle.. Tendens. Ligaments.. Biceps.. Triceps.. If u have arthritis and tendinitis in your elbow like i do. Then its a must buy my hand and arms dont cramp.. Ach.. Be sore when im done Now with being said you have to lift much lower wight then what u normal do.. Start out with 5 or 10 pounds and see how it fills... I use mine almost on everything gym equipment thats how much i love mine and its also can be use just byv itself as a therpy to help out with your tendinitis elbow and tennis elbow to all you do is hold it in your hand squeeze it and do hammer curls and bicep curls im being 100% serious here... MONEY WELL SPENT......UPDATE 2/24/17 ....the agoney and pain of gainz is the price you pay and its well worth it ... if you seeking to have popeye forearms..or look like your childhood hero HE-MAN ... then you need to click the buy button now ... you wont notice the 1st month but keep with it and you will see the difference it does not matter what you are doing . just do it with this.... Yes you will have some pain go through some agoney but it is well worth it .. so go ahead order it now and begin your journey to ganiz

Like other people’s reviews, this will make you feel weak. Definitely someething you dont know you should have until you get your hands on it.It’s pricey but worth because of the quality. Even with this huge gap on my Snode because of how gerthy its handle is, Im positive this grip will not fall off or slip from the dumbbells. Moving it from my dumbbells to barbells although possible, it is a little hard to do because of it is not loose. I will be saving up to get at least 2 more pairs. Thats how much I like this product