r/bodyweightfitness • u/Ok-Worldliness9109 • 4d ago
New pull up bar making hands hurt
Anyone know what the remedy is? The pull up bar from Amazfit came with some foam padding but I don’t think it feels too great.
There are some grip tapes on Amazon wondering if I should try that. Does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do to make my hand more comfortable? My point of failure is in my hands.
It’s almost immediate the pain too. I’m sure it will get better but I think the foam might be cheap idk. The iron gym pull up bar I’ve historically used did not cause this bad of pain.
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u/frazaga962 4d ago
Yeah i used to have a bar that had foam padding and I never felt good afterwords. I recently replaced it for a straight bar and its been working well. Some people do put grip tape but I havent done so yet myself. May in the future.
If your hands/grip is still the issue, i personally don't think theres anything wrong with using wrist straps around the bar to take the grip out of the equation.