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Compex Wireless Review

Hooking electrodes up to your muscles to improve performance might seem like science fiction, but electronic muscle stimulation, or EMS, is more popular than ever. (Note that it's a little different than ... Continue Reading

Steely Sports Pro Wrist Wrap Glove Review

Gloves are one of the many pieces of supportive strength equipment an athlete can utilize. Like gloves, knee sleeves, and straps, gloves are designed to support an athlete with their grip and hand ... Continue Reading

Harbinger BioForm™ Wristwrap Gloves Review

Lifting gloves are a supportive piece of strength equipment that are designed to protect an athlete's hands from general wear and tear. There are multiple types of gloves designed for various activities ... Continue Reading

Nordic Lifting Gloves Review

Lifting gloves are a piece of supportive strength equipment that protects the hand, while also slightly aiding an athlete's grip. They can be used by a wide variety of athletes for multiple types of ... Continue Reading

Contraband Women’s Weightlifting Gloves Review

Lifting gloves can be used for a variety of reasons, but most commonly it's to protect the hands from wear and tear. Typically functional fitness and calisthenic athletes, along with bodybuilders will ... Continue Reading

Harbinger Training GripHarbinger Training Grip® Gloves

Strength athletes can utilize lifting gloves for a variety of reasons, which will vary depending on an athlete's needs. Bodybuilders, functional fitness, and calisthenic athletes are typically the ... Continue Reading

Trideer Ultralight Weight Lifting Gloves Review

Strength athletes can use lifting gloves for a variety of reasons, but more often than not, it's for hand protection. For a beginner, certain types of athletes, and those worried about their hands, lifting ... Continue Reading

Pioneer Fitness 13mm Thick – 4″ Suede Lever Powerlifting Belt Review

General Leathercraft Manufacturing Inc. is a Texas based company that manufactures Pioneer Fitness equipment. Pioneer Fitness creates a variety of supportive strength gear for the dedicated strength ... Continue Reading

Grip Power Pad Pro Lifting Gloves Review

Lifting gloves, like most supportive strength equipment, have their time and place in the gym setting. A lot of bodybuilders and calisthenic athletes will reach for gloves to prevent excessive wear and ... Continue Reading

Harbinger Pro Wristwrap Gloves Review

The reasoning behind athletes wearing gloves vary, and it's not always for performance enhancement; often times it's for protection. For example, someone easing back into a lot of grip work (rope ... Continue Reading

Do-Win Weightlifting Shoe Review

The Do-Win Shoe is relatively well-known in the sport of weightlifting and originally rose to popularity in the 90s. The Do-Win Weightlifting Shoe originally started as the Pendlay Do-Win, but is now ... Continue Reading

Inov-8 FastLift Weightlifting Shoe Review

Inov-8 is a shoe company that creates and designs multiple types of shoes for a variety of fitness activities. Within their weightlifting shoe line they have a few standout shoes under the "FastLift" ... Continue Reading

Position USA Weightlifting Shoe Review

Position USA weightlifting shoes are relatively new to the lifting world, but have already become a very recognizable shoe in the U.S.. Unlike Adidas, Nike, and some of the larger brands, ... Continue Reading

Adidas Powerlift 3.1 Review

Adidas Powerlift 3.1 Weightlifting Shoes Review

The Adidas Powerlift shoes are currently in their third generation and have steadily grown in popularity since their initial release. This shoe could be described as one of Adidas's most well-known ... Continue Reading

Master of Muscle Beast Tape Review – Did It Stay On?

Master of Muscle Beast Tape is a cotton based kinesiology tape that's designed for multiple types of strength athletes. Like most kinesiology tapes, Beast Tape is said to promote performance, ... Continue Reading

FlexU Supreme Kinesiology Tape Review – Better Than Other Brands?

FlexU Supreme is a kinesiology tape that's very popular on Amazon. There isn't an incredible amount of information about this tape online, nor is there a place to learn about this company's history. The ... Continue Reading

Adidas AdiPower Review – Good Lifting Shoe for Beginners?

The Adidas AdiPower is one of the best known weightlifting shoes Adidas has ever created. These shoes were one of the first to utilize a full TPU heel, which spurred the popularity of this design among ... Continue Reading

RockTape Kinesiology Tape Review

RockTape is one of the better known kinesiology tape brands on the market, and they make a plethora of supportive strength products. They make a variety of tapes, which can be utilized for multiple ... Continue Reading

NOBULL Lifters Review

The NOBULL Lifters are the first model in NOBULL's weightlifting shoe line. They were released last year to the surprise of many NOBULL fans. Before this release, they made cross training shoes, which have ... Continue Reading

StrengthTape Kinesiology Tape Review

StrengthTape Kinesiology Tape Review

StrengthTape is a producer of kinesiology tapes and kits already precut and measured for specific body parts (knees, shoulders, elbows, etc), and touts themselves as the official tape of the Ironman ... Continue Reading

TheraBand Kinesiology Tape Review

TheraBand Kinesiology Tape Review

TheraBand's kinesiology tape is actually a joint collaboration between Cramer, an established sports medicine brand established in 1914, and TheraBand, which is probably best known for their ... Continue Reading

Slingshot STrong Knee Sleeves Review – The Most Supportive?

Knee sleeves are a supportive piece of strength equipment that have multiple purposes, which very between athletes. For example, powerlifters use them for their rigidness and support under maximal loads. ... Continue Reading

Adidas Leistung 16.II Review

The Adidas Leistung 16 II is the newest shoe in Adidas's lifting shoe line. They're meant to be an updated version of the previously released Adidas Leistung Rio, which was released around the time of the ... Continue Reading

Kinesio Tex Gold Review

Kinesio Tex Gold 100% Cotton Kinesiology Tape Review

In 1979, Dr. Kenzo Kase (some people consider him the originator of kinesiology tape) founded Kinesio, who today manufactures kinesiology tape for athletic applications. One of the leading tapes by Kinesio ... Continue Reading

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