Hand Care for CrossFit (How to Use Grips and Stop Ripping!)

GRIPS, TAPE & RIP REPAIR KIT (CODE: WODprep10 FOR 10% OFF!): bit.ly/3zqqvTO
SANDBAR (FILE AND SALVE): www.sandbarhandcare.com
VICTORY GRIPS: victorygrips.com
WODNATION GRIPS AND TAPE: wodnationgear.com
New and IMPROVED Hand Care for CrossFit video - I shot this new video as an update to a really popular one from a few years back because I've discovered more tips and tricks to staying rip-free as well as what to do if you do happen to tear your hand!
Ok, I mentioned A LOT of products in this video, so here are the links...
Here's a quick chapter rundown if you want to skip around to each piece of content -
0:00 Intro
1:30 Grips - How to use grips the right way!
5:42 How to tape your thumbs
7:40 Shave your calluses!
10:45 Wash your hands before a workout - watch to find out why
11:17 How to heal after ripping - including Rip Repair Kit
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GRIPS, TAPE & RIP REPAIR KIT (CODE: WODprep10 FOR 10% OFF!): bit.ly/3zqqvTO SANDBAR (FILE AND SALVE): www.sandbarhandcare.com VICTORY GRIPS: victorygrips.com WODNATION GRIPS AND TAPE: wodnationgear.com

[@jhssuthrnmama]

Where are the Element 26 grips you're wearing?

[@azzizehraddatz1938]

I just ripped for the first time! This is so helpful since most of my goals this year are gymnastics centered! Thank you!

[@Digz0r]

Love this! Between your last video and my grips I rarely tear painfully any more (blood blisters, though, that's another story!) My worst tear was after a high volume T2B wod, I practiced T2B for a while and helped a few people with theirs. Had two calloused shear right off and it burned like crazy!

[@tru_cf_]

Great video. I had just recently ripped my left hand while doing TTBs and I’ll definitely come back to this video when I get some grips so that I don’t rip again 🤙🏾🤙🏾⚡️

[@lisagunther2617]

That first video you did was a game changer for me. I’m going to try the tips in this one too. Thanks for posting!

[@serraangelokc]

I loooooove Sandbar! I keep the large one and a travel on in my gym bag!

[@marcoangelo]

i think this is the best crossfit video ive seen

[@tinalama9227]

WOW so much informations I learned today. Thank you Coach Ben 🙏

[@WODprep]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LongboardZIP]

Best advice I got from one of my coaches is using O'Keeffe's Working Hands creme. Super to keep hands moist when not training and soften up that thick skin. And then shaving hands all the time...

[@JaimarSilvaM]

Totally useful. Thank you

[@thaninina1851]

Thanks for the information!!!! 💪😉

[@SpriteHide]

I bought this to replace a very similar item whose foam grips had worn after years of use. kzbin.infoUgkxwyoGHi-cCLV1AqJYj7QeIWKSpdRMYPF1 This one is is even slightly better than the old one I had! (Sorry I don't remember the brand or model.) This bar sits a bit higher in the doorway, giving me more ground clearance for movement, and the foam grips and foam pads that protect the doorway are thicker. It was also very quick and easy to assemble. The only minor gripe I have is that the hand grips in the middle are really tight on the bar, and therefore hard to slide along the bar if you want a wider or narrower grip. You have to be patient and gradually work them into the position you want.

[@pascalgosselin7538]

I ripped both my poor teacher's hands pretty badly today... I went on Amazon to get some Elemnt 26 grips... Hope it can help prevent from ripping all the time... AirRunner here I come tomorrow! 😂

[@jhssuthrnmama]

I watched your first hand care video 2 years ago, and I haven't ripped since. I keep telling people in my gym to watch it, but they just keep ripping instead.

[@cako666]

What would you recommend for rope climbs? I don’t think there’s any movement that has destroyed my hands as much as that shit. I also ripped the skin of my ankle from wrapping the rope around it when climbing

[@vanitahnambatya9793]

I got a bar for my son and after a few swings he came to me asking what it was. I gasped and I had totally forgotten about this part

[@thordiskarlsdottir3602]

I'm tearing in the middle of my palm. Do you have any tips on that?

[@Eduardo-il3yp]

whats the composition of the rip repair? need to find a similar in Brazil :/

[@sadiegirllover]

Does anyone have the link for the element 26 grip he was talking about in the beginning?

[@SmoKeYJoE024]

A cheap remedy for removing callous from the hand is to buy a cheap pumice stone and use it when washing your hands or in the shower. Most times you can find a hand stone at the supermarket for around $3.

[@jhssuthrnmama]

You don't want to remove calluses from your hand. You want to reduce them so they don't rip off, but you don't want to remove them.

[@aubreethompson6984]

Ben always making it so simple! How does he know literally everything?

[@WODprep]

haha thanks

[@u.shine3392]

Just ripped my palms from toes yo bar…thanks for the tips

[@Bennevisie]

I guess K-tape would also work for thumbs?

[@gusnavarro1870]

Ethos sales a pair at Dicks Sporting Goods that dosent go all the way on your fingers, just fits on the upper part of fingers, works the same as not putting your fingers in

[@evanmcguire9220]

I ask guys at the gym and they say “ Just takes time and a lot of ripping” yet they still rip. I have the big calluses they talk about needing yet I still rip. So is the goal to actually prevent the calluses ?

[@WODprep]

Big callouses tend to be the cause of ripping. Try to keep them filed down.

[@robinsoncet]

After the glove in the shower tip…now I’m not even afraid to rip! The shower is the absolute worst part, it’s like being stabbed in the hand!!

[@farzinsoufi3014]

Can you explain the correct way of cross-fit movements in your videos?

[@jhssuthrnmama]

This is the first advice I've ever taken from Ben that turned out poorly for me. I did everything recommended in the first hand care video and it was great. Same for lots of your movement videos! But the recommendation for the element 26 grips here just ended up wasting a lot of money for me. I'm not finding that they lock into the bar at all, much worse than my previous Wod Nation grips that I unfortunately lost, and without that benefit, there's no pro to balance out the major con of how thick they are. Alas, can't win them all!

[@MarskOng]

The audio is a little soft...

[@JewsRule0]

Lol i used to cut my callouses with a small pair of scissors

[@fmpDMB]

Super glue doesn't burn. Maybe, maybe for 0.5 seconds

[@angelga8362]

Too bad they were sold out, had to buy it somewhere else 😢😢😢

[@NadaFAli]

Could I suggest not shaving any extra dead skin? Anywhere in the body? Cause it's as bad as getting ripped in the first place, what happens is that the body doesn't tell the difference between both and instead produce more skin to protect itself as a defense mechanism, try using a product cream with Urea and/or azelaic acid and 3times a week retinol on the affected area instead of getting sucked into an infinity loop where you shave the dead skin and it keeps pulling up again

[@guitarguy3221]

This video is near silent

[@balleringurl]

Did I really hear you say gorilla glue??

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Chest to bar is SO CRINGY to watch 😵‍💫😵‍💫🫠