Lately I’ve heard a lot of you complain that gymnastics movements on the rig/rings make your hands hurt or tear them up. There are many reasons why this happens. One can be bad technique, second not enough palm protection. I will not dive into bad technique, that’s a topic for another post, I will talk about option two: not enough protection, choosing wrong or not wearing gloves/grips/tape/you-name-it properly. Gloves If you wear gloves for kipping (or butterfly) movements on the rig or the rings you must love pain. Leave them in your backpack and only take them out for rope climbs, sandbag cleans, sled pushes, etc. when, unlike with gymnastics, they can actually help you. Grips These are your best accessory and companions for gymnastic movements. They are super simple and made of two pieces of leather with holes for your fingers and a band that wraps them around your wrist. The easiness of putting them on however does not reflect on how easy they are to use. I see many of you buy and wear them wrong, which is why you still leave with torn hands after workouts like CINDY or FRAN. How to wear grips? Most of you … Read More