I see the reviews are very mixed on these. I bought them as I found my grip is getting weaker due to age and niggling old injuries. This was effecting what I could lift when training legs and back. With these lifting hooks I can deadlift about 20% more and pull 25% more when training back......and I can train for longer with NO pain in my forearms. This is what I wanted! So easy 5 stars from me!

After reading some of the reviews i was a little optimistic about buying this product. However my use for this was to aid and help me maintain a grip while hanging and doing leg/stomach crunches. They were great also with shoulder rolls and again I was able to do much more than before without them. Very pleased..

Enabled me to hit PRs. Awesome little accessory!

We didn't buy these for noreal body building. We use them for people who have hand disabilities ie strokes parkinsons ect .soft nice product

The hooks bent on first day of using them

Compared to competing brands out there, these hooks are quite cost effective, the overall build of the velcro is very sturdy and the friction adapters are made of good material. Cons: It seems that the two hooks I have are at a slight different angle, which is a bit annoying, but in all likelihood wouldn't be noticed by everyone. I use them still, and regularly for pulling exercises.

I was deadlifting 150 with these and I could feel the hook bending back straight as I was lifting. Although these are real comfortable and help a lot with less weight, I think maybe they could be made better for heavier weight

Have been using these straps to help with heavier deadlifts and shrugs. They can allow me to continue a 120kg shrug up to 30 reps whereas before my grip would let up after around 20 now its my traps which give in first, which is exactly what I was looking for. Could not recommend these more, after a years use they are still going strong. Every month or so the metal hooks can warp out of shape but you can put them right by forcing them right again with you hands or a hammer if needs be.

I have been shopping with MP for many years as the quality of their products are generally excellent, which is why they make up the overwhelming majority of my supplement stack. However these hooks were not up to par and were bent, becoming entirely useless upon *first* use at a meager load of 70 kg.

It would have been a Great product, if only they didn't make them the other way around