Many seasoned gym goers reach a point in their training cycle where they simply can't lift any more weight. Try as you might you can't get any further without risking injury and stagnation.
Of course there are options available to you. Firstly you could try supplementing your diet or improving the quality of the foods that you eat or more specifically increasing the amount of protein you consume each day.
You could of course try changing around your workouts, but this can only delay the inevitable sticking point waiting for you around the next corner.
It is at this point that many desperate muscle fans will look seriously at the possibility of taking steroids but this obviously is taking things down an entirely different route and such matters are outside the scope of this brief article.
So only a couple of options remain. You could try advanced training techniques such as forced reps or negatives, but these rely upon having a dependable and capable training partner, something that not everyone can muster easily.
So the last option is using training aids, belts, attachments, gloves and the whole purpose of this short piece is the use of weight lifting straps.
Weight lifting straps are an invaluable aid in exercises that require any pulling or lifting action. Basically anything where the relatively small muscles of the forearms fail to cope with the heavy weights needed to stimulate the larger and more stubborn muscle groups of the lats and traps etc.
It is all too common to be unable to fatigue these large muscles because the weaker forearms aren't able to keep up.
So the solution is a simple one - use weight lifting straps or hooks. Hooks are exactly what they claim to be - a bent hook made of metal that hooks over a bar or handle on a machine to allow the isolation of bigger muscle groups.
Lifting straps are for exactly the same reason, but don't rely on a hook. You get the grip by wrapping the fabric of the strap around the bar and then clenching your grip around it. In terms of benefit it really depends on what you prefer but both will do the same job.
If you're stuck in a rut with your dead lifting or can't break in new muscle with your pull ups it might be well worth investing in a pair of lifting straps for yourself.
It stands to reason that if you can increase the load that you are using you will get new muscle growth, so what are you waiting for - go and get yourself a set and push yourself on to new heights.
Elite Body Squad are experts in weight lifting straps and other training aids. To find out more about our new range of weight lifting straps go take a look at this short video here - Our Newest Product Launch
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