This will ensure that the tape doesn’t go past the tip of your thumb, and you won’t have to try to fold over the excess material to secure it. Hook Grip Tape also prevents thumb injuries such as sprained thumb or knuckles during risky activities or sports. Most tears occur at the base of either the ring finger or middle finger, so it’s pointless to tape your palm. On top of this, it provides a barrier to stop the knurling (the grippy bit of a barbell) of the bar from grating your thumbs like a block of cheese. Using lifting tape reduces the amount of friction between the barbell and the skin on your thumbs when you use the hook grip.

Will usually dispatch within same working day if paid before 16:00 GMT (excludes weekends and holidays). LiftGenie is also the official tape of USA Weightlifting and sponsors weightlifters Hunter Elam and Olympic silver medalist Kate Nye.You can easily tear our thumb tape with no scissors needed, and get it off without the residue that leaves your hand sticky. To enable personalised advertising (like interest-based ads), we may share your data with our marketing and advertising partners using cookies and other technologies.

The LiftGenie Thumb Adhesive Tape is the best tape for weightlifters because of its flexible yet rigid material. The tape also helps you get a good grip on the bar without sticking to it or leaving residue behind. Some cheaper brands of lifting tape will only stay on for a couple of reps before you have to tape up again. If required, oils such as baby oil or coconut oil can be rubbed into the tape to soften the adhesive making it slide off. As you engage in CrossFit workouts, you expose your thumbs to a lot of strain, which can lead to thumb injuries.The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.