Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Lifting straps are an ...

You put your all into weight training: nailing your nutrition, sussing your sleep and ensuring adequate recovery, only to have your grip strength let you down. The good news? A decent set of lifting ...

Think of lifting straps and you’d be forgiven for thinking of heavyweight champions and Olympians, but they’re anything but the preserve of professionals. Of all the things there are to think about ...

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When it comes to your heavy lifting in the weight room, there are bound to be some weak points as you pile on the plates, and not every rep is going to be successful. But that's not the worst thing in ...