
How to Grip the Bar & Use Gymnastics Grips Correctly
How to Grip the Bar & Use Gymnastics Grips Correctly
Gymnastics grip is one of the most common problem among gym goers. Most people don’t realize that it may cause many problems in their training.
It seems like every time someone comes across a new way to hold the barbell, they immediately start using it without any proper instruction or experience. So here are some tips on how to properly grip the bar and use gymnastics grips correctly:
1) Always keep your fingers straight!
If you have crooked fingers, then it will be very difficult to perform gymnastic movements. Also, if you bend your finger at all, then it will become bent.
Therefore, always keep your fingers straight when holding the barbell.
2) Keep Your Hands Close To Each Other When Holding the Barbell.
A good idea is to keep your hands close together when performing gymnastic movements. This will make it easier for you to do them.
However, there is no need to squeeze tightly with your hands when doing these exercises because they are not meant for that purpose.
3) Do Not Over Extend Your Elbows!
You must never extend your elbows too much while performing gymnastic moves. Doing so may lead to injuries such as tendonitis or biceps tendinopathy.
What happens is your elbows are not used to that kind of stress. So you need to make sure your elbows are bent at a 90 degree angle or less during exercises.
4) When you perform the kip, do not fully extend your arms.
When doing the kip, your arms should be bent at a 90 degree angle. If you fully extend your arms while doing the kip, then it may cause shoulder injuries such as tendonitis or biceps tendonopathy.

So keep your arms bent!
5) Be Mindful of Your Wrist While Performing Handstands and Other Movements.
When you’re performing handstands or other movements, make sure that your wrist isn’t bent too much. If you bend it too much, then it can lead to wrist pain and other problems.
So just be mindful of how far you’re bending it. You will get used to this over time.
With these tips, you will be on your way to using the barbell correctly! Just remember that it may take a bit of time to get used to, but after some practice, you’ll get the hang of it!
Dowel Effect Grips
Grips are very important pieces of equipment for weight lifters and athletes. They allow people to hold heavy objects without straining their hands or fingers.
They come in a wide variety of types and can be made out of different materials. Some types are very simple, while others seem almost alien in nature. Let’s take a closer look at the dowel effect grip.
The dowel effect grip has an interesting history behind it. It was originally created by a company named Sporn in the 1980s.
The original purpose of this grip was to help baseball players improve their batting skills. It was first used by the Seattle Mariners, who had just joined the major league at the time. Even though it caught on with a few teams here and there, it didn’t become popular until the year 2000. That’s when Gold Glove winner and All Star Ichiro Suzuki began using one. He popularized this style of grip, which then led to other players following in his footsteps.

Ichiro actually uses the original Sporn model, which is still for sale today. There are also a few other companies that make their own versions of the dowel effect grip.
So, let’s talk a little bit more about the design.
The dowel effect grip looks like a regular baseball or softball glove, but with a hole for the thumb and a strange cone shape on the underside. This cone shape is meant to go against the forefinger.
It is designed in such a way that it causes you to wrap your remaining three fingers around the bat.
Sources & references used in this article:
- Sure grip combination bar (FB Fandrich – US Patent 2,863,635, 1958 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2863635A/en - Variable grip exercise bar (RD Rasner – US Patent App. 14/464,021, 2016 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20160051857A1/en - Thimble grip swivel bar for guitars (FA Schwartz – US Patent 2,493,698, 1950 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US2493698A/en - Steering grip light bar systems (VD Gardner, JC Lisseman, DR Varcoe – US Patent 9,873,446, 2018 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9873446B2/en - Multi-grip exercise bar (AAAA Mirza – US Patent 9,254,410, 2016 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US9254410B1/en - Handlebar auxiliary adjustable hand grip extension (W Ray – US Patent App. 12/362,319, 2010 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/US20100186545A1/en - Mountain vehicle bar with an ergonomic grip (A Longnecker – US Patent App. 29/339,069, 2010 – Google Patents)
https://patents.google.com/patent/USD621299S1/en