Iron Bull Strength Alpha Grips 2.0 - Extreme Arm Blaster - Best Dumbbell and Barbell Thick Bar Adapter

If you're like me and a standard bar has your fingertips curling round into your palms, bunching up the skin on your fingers/palm building calaces and blisters, give these a go.I've fairly large hands & the discomfort of a knurled metal bar will usually make me give out before anything else. Call me a wimp, but I need my hands for engineering related work and feeding the mrs' horse in the evening, so I like to keep them in good condition.Used them today on dumbbells, barbell, pull-up bar, rope, T-bar, deadlift bar, wide lateral pull down bar & seated row attachment. I felt I could do more because I wasn't distracted by hand pain as usual.I gained a better arm pump due to having better control over equipment, particularly in the forearms of course.Only quibble is they rotate over sets, though this only trains you to grip harder, which isn't such a bad thing. Aside from that, they're dead easy to clip on/off and feel very sturdy, as though they will last a long time.I'll be using them wherever I can from now on.Recommend

Alpha Grips 2.0 grip all my 25mm stuff without slipping, more than Fat Gripz etc did. And they work fine. Could I get results without fat bars? Well decades of folk in iron game and home workout have managed to produce good physique without them. Most of them couldn't afford two inch bars plus weights. Probably had these type of Gripz been available more would have used them. Who knows. I trialled fat bars using off cuts of pipe insulation and found the effect noticeable. Worth a try it you aren't sure if fat grips are for you. Great product really happy with effect on forearms.

Purchased these for a 25mm bar which was starting to get a bit easy with the weights available. Used a few times now and the grips make a big difference. I have noticed the extra work in my forearms and on the muscles I am working for those sets. Weight will need to be dropped but only up to 25%. Best way to convert to Olympic bar size I have found.

Try doing a farmers walk (I use a hex/trap bar) with these on - you get forearms like Popeye!The split in the rubber (that allows you to put the grips on/off) sometimes is in the wrong place and either pinches your hand, or starts to spread apart. You need to practice getting the split in just the right place (if the weights are heavy).

Very concise, useful as well as reliable. If I'm permissible to say this, while Alpha Grips 2.0 is efficient for your grips. forearms and wrists, the only downside is that the smell rub off on your hands after workout, not an issue but just something for the buyers to know about! Another thing, if you're lifting heavy weights, let's say you're bench pressing, the print on the grips will be printed on your palms, technically speaking, they own you!Happy lifting!

Really nice grips, they are NOT as big as the normal FATGRIPZ they are a bit smaller.. i did feel a difference during my workout and would highly recommend these too beginners or those wanting to build up their forearm strengthFor bigger guys i would recommend getting the larger grips, 2.5" i think ive seen or even a 3" pair. im going to continue using them but i will definitely be getting a larger pair!

This is my first review for any product and I can honestly write it does what the company claims it does. I have used it for the last 30 days and I have felt the difference in my grip, form and recovery. It forces you to focus on your technique and stresses the muscles in the forearm. Additionally, it is easy to put on and take off. There is no breaking, staining or horrible smell as mentioned when I looked up similar products. Plus, it's a reasonable price.

I brought these because I have been doing Deadlifts with a resistance band that was cutting into my hand.These fit nicely over the band & mean I can Deadlift more comfortably.

The Alpha grips (2.0) are easy to slide on and off pretty much any dumbbell. You will use muscles in an entirely new way, which means they will get "blasted". In a good way. You will have to humble yourself for a bit (i.e., use lighter weights). A few side bonuses: (1) My gym is in my (unheated) garage, which means some days, it's well below zero. The grips provide some nice insulation for the hands. (2) They also attach easily to bands to become handles, should the need arise.

These really work your forearms, you will definitely have to reduce your weight if you throw these on. They are surprisingly comfortable, however, and I use them occasionally to mix up my workouts. I use them with the following Dumbbell handles:  Cap Barbell RSWB-40TPB Dumbbell Set, 40 Pounds . The grips are just slightly too long to fit between the weights, so I ended up trimming the ends off of each grip (about 1/4" from each end, along the line molded into the grips themselves). After trimming, they fit nice and snug on the handles, and the diameter matches perfectly. Try them for yourself and feel the difference! Cap Barbell RSWB-40TPB Dumbbell Set, 40 Pounds

I have a chin up station. The foam where I put my paws has worn off with use and I started looking for replacement foams. That's when I saw that thick grip adapters were a thing.I decided to try it and I bought these ones. It fit onto my bar without problem. The rubber is of high quality and this product, in itself, is satisfactory.When I'm done doing my chin ups, I now have "Iron Bul.." stamped in the palm of my hands, so they own me now I guess.2.0 inches diameter is definitely a little more than I am used to and it does activate more muscles in the arms.I'll keep using them for a while and if they last, then I'm thinking about buying the same product but the wider variants.

Are you looking for fat grips that fit your little girl hands? I was. Heard good things about using fat grips for lifting. The biggest guys at the gym do... I've used them a few times now. No noticeable improvements in arm size however they make my hands smell like coconuts (no joke they smell like coconuts) so that's a bonus; unless you don't like coconut. The one star dock is because they are a bit long for the dumbbells I use and since I want to blame someone for the inconvenience... Sorry IronBull. Nice product stay awesome!

On a positive note, on the dumbbells this does fit, it feels good to hold, fits comfortably and I get a good grip.On a negative note, it doesn't fit all dumbbells unless the handle isn't all flat. If the handles have grooves, you can't really slide these on. Sadly majority of the dumbbells in LA fitness have grooves on them so this doesn't quite fit.So my only suggestion is to make sure the weights in your gym/home have a straight handle bar without any grooves meant to improve grip.

These are a very handy accessory to have for any gym. I've used them to increase the grip size of some machines that occasionally hurt my hands. Not anymore! I've also used them on dumbbells. My only concern was that they might slide around but they hold firm and securely. They add a new variable to grip size that makes you work harder. Overall, I am impressed and happy with my purchase.

Great product. I install hard wood floors for a living and the combined wear and tear of trades work and weight lifting hurt my hands. These fat grips make working out way less painful as well as delivering a significant performance difference in my upper body work outs. I will definitely be grabbing a couple more sets of these for future use. Another great price of gear from iron bull. Five stars

These Alpha Grips are awesome I first seen them on a youtube video and had to give them a try... they not only add comfort to my workout but also, it feels as if the Alpha grips are adding 10 to 15 lbs per exercise just cause the wider grip its been a week using them and i will continue to use them. Thank Iron Bull I will be checking out your other products as well!

Che dire, il prodotto in se' è molto semplice quindi difficilmente poteva andar male.Una cosa da notare è che sono compatibili con sbarre da 1 pollice, cosa che non succede con i fat gripz, che ruoteranno liberamente intorno a sbarre minori di 28mm (standard bilancieri olimpionici).Nel mio caso è stata una caratteristica importante, averndo un power rack con sbarra trazioni da 1 pollice.

Beim Training werden die Unterarme bei jeder Übung mit trainiert, da man mehr Kraft zum Halten des Gewichtes benötigt. Passt um alle gängigen Hanteln & Stangen.Riecht nach frischem Gummi, dieser Geruch bleibt auch nach Monaten noch.Interessant wäre noch, aus welchem Material die Griffe sind.

The grips fit around bars of various gauge, and they really do smell pretty good, oddly.They're contoured in a curve, so that you feel weird if you don't have your hand dead centered; they're not straight.The rubber is dense and the grip is good.I like the green colour.I think $30 is a bit much for rubber tubes, but if you have the money, the product is good.

Recensisco questo prodotto dopo circa un mese di utilizzo, con una frequenza di 3 allenamenti settimanali.Posso dire che gli Alpha Grips 2.0 sono fantastici per far lavorare a fondo gli avambracci, che spesso erroneamente sono tralasciati come gruppo muscolare, invece con questo ausilio è possibile lavorare efficacemente sia su esercizi di tirata, quali stacchi (anche mezzi-stacchi), rematori unilaterali e a busto flesso, che su esercizi di spinta, quali la classica panca piana/inclinata (nella quale si possono ottenere fantastici risultati applicando gli Alpha Grips...provare per credere). Un altro esercizio sui quali trovo siano INDISPENSABILI è il curl con bilanciere..permettono di lavorare a fondo le braccia in ogni loro punto, dal bicipite fino all'avambraccio.Consiglio a tutti coloro sono amanti dell'allenamento intenso l'acquisto di questo prodotto! Sono davvero ottimi e realizzati molto bene, molto resistenti!5 STELLE MERITATISSIME!

Used them for a few weeks now, exactly what I need to improve my grip during other exercises, saving time in the gym! I can't see why I would bother with the actual FatGripz after these much cheaper and fantastic grips. They seem very durable and I can't see them wearing out unless you really scrape them on the knurl of the bar so just watch out for that if you buy them and they shouldn't let you down. This is my 4th (belt, knee sleeves, bar pad, grips) product from Iron Bull and I am a firm supporter now, great bang for your buck.

I'm using it on my chin up bar and it works great. Definitely makes chin and pull ups more difficult and I can feel it working different muscle groups. I'm probably going to order the three inch ones as well so I can get a variety in my routine. Switch up the sizes between sets to keep things fresh.

Does what it says. Especially noticed more tricep activation with skullcrushers. If you're having difficulty or doing an awkward exercise like skullcrushers, just try a lighter weight at first to get a feel for it. Better than hurting yourself or something.As for the product itself, rather than the function, they're very durable and are very easy to attach to a set of dumbbells or an ez-curl bar.