If you want to move heavy weights in Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, or CrossFit, the hook grip is essential. However, the aggressive knurling of the barbell takes its toll: painful blisters, rips, and raw skin on your thumbs can quickly stall your training progress. Our highly elastic Hook Grip Tape was specifically developed to reliably protect your skin from friction while taking your grip strength to the next level – ensuring pain-free lifts and new PRs.
The specially structured surface of our premium cotton features a rough texture that interlocks perfectly with the barbell knurling. Even with tons of chalk, absolutely nothing slips.
A good tape sticks like glue during training but peels off smoothly afterward. Our heat-activated textile adhesive leaves no sticky residue or gunk on your skin or thumb.
Forget narrow tapes that cut into your skin, or bulky 5 cm rolls. With a width of exactly 3.8 cm, you protect your thumb perfectly in just 2–3 wraps while keeping 100% joint mobility.
Regular athletic tape or medical tape is rigid and non-elastic. When using it for the hook grip, it will either rip instantly or restrict your thumb joint so severely that it cuts off blood circulation. Specialized weightlifting tape is elastically woven, stretches naturally when you bend your thumb, and withstands sweat and chalk.
The elastic tape should always be applied without any tension flat around the thumb. Because it is highly elastic, it stretches and tightens by itself when you hook your thumb around the barbell. If you apply it with tension beforehand, you risk an uncomfortable tingling sensation and a numb thumb during your workout.
Thanks to the perfect width of 3.8 cm, 2 to 3 smooth wraps are usually more than enough to fully protect your thumb from the base of the joint to just below the nail bed. Too many layers make your thumb bulky and ruin your bar feel.
