mandm: I saw your gym on tv when they were video taping Chellsie Memmel - good gym to workout at! I use tape...two strips on each hand under the grip, and a little on the sides to avoid side ripping from the grips moving/friction. It's not a waste...you can reuse the strips several times before they are worn out and you need to make a new one, and plus you use more band-aids and time if you get a rip!

Thanks! How do like my gym? I love it. M&M is my 1st and only alete gym.

[QUOTE=mandm;88633]Thanks! How do like my gym? I love it. M&M is my 1st and only alete gym.[/QUOTE] It looks like it has good equipment, I haven't visited it before though. I couldn't find any reviews on your gym yet on the gymchat directory.

In my view You can also use tape on your hands when you think you are getting a rip, or you got one, or your hands are feeling sore cuz you're doing a lot of bars! Des Moines personal training

No one uses those beginner type of grips at my gym anymore, my friend says they stopped using those like 5 years ago or something - because it was better not using grips than using those,and that those could cause the rips too,And don't help with the grip on the bars like the dowels.