Grip Equipment

How Monkee Grips Change Muscle Activation in the Deadlift

Monkee Grips do not replace the barbell. They change the grip interface. That change increases demand on the muscles of the hands and forearms and raises the coordination required to hold the load....

How Monkee Grips Build Grip Endurance for Kettlebell Swings and High-Rep Training

In high-rep kettlebell training, grip fatigue often limits performance before other muscles tire.  Monkee Grips  address this by using a rope design, which requires constant active engagement and a...

Are Lifting Straps Making Your Grip Weaker? What Serious Lifters Should Know

Lifting straps can help you hold more weight, but relying on them too often may let your grip fall behind your pulling strength. This article explains how undertrained hands, wrists, and forearms c...

How Monkee Grips Are Changing the Deadlift

This article explores a simple but overlooked idea: your deadlift may be limited more by your grip than your body. Most lifters train with barbells designed to help them hold on through knurling, c...

Transform Your Pull-Up Bar: 5 Ways to Upgrade It with Rope Grips

Most home gyms rely on the same old pull-up bar, but rope grips unlock its full potential. This post breaks down five powerful ways to use rope grips to transform your bar into a full-body training...

Rope Grips vs Bar Grips: The Surprising Winner for Pull-Ups

Bar pull-ups are stable and predictable — but they only take your grip so far. Rope grips add flex and instability, forcing your forearms, fingers, and tendons to work overtime. In this guide, we c...

Monkee Grips vs Fat Gripz: Which Builds Grip Strength Faster?

Fat Gripz make bars thicker. Monkee Grips make every rep harder. Both tools can build stronger hands, but if your goal is real grip endurance, tendon strength, and performance on pull-ups, dead han...