The Nike Alpha Training Grips: A Game-Changer for Weightlifters

As a seasoned weightlifter, I can attest to the importance of having the right gear to perform at my best. One piece of equipment that has revolutionized my training is the Nike Alpha Training Grip. These gloves have become an essential part of my workout routine, and I'm excited to share why.

When it comes to heavy weights like bench press, incline bench press, flat bench press, curls, and triceps exercises, especially those that require maximum grip, these gloves are a must-have. The textured grip on the palms provides unparalleled traction, allowing me to hold onto the bar with confidence even when lifting heavy weights. I've found that these gloves work particularly well for bench press exercises, and I often recommend them to my fellow lifters.

One of the key features that sets these gloves apart from others is their ability to provide a secure grip without compromising comfort. The gloves are designed to fit snugly around my hands, allowing me to lift with maximum intensity without feeling restricted or uncomfortable. Whether I'm doing heavy curls or triceps exercises, these gloves give me the confidence and control I need to push myself to new heights.

While some may be concerned about the durability of these gloves, I can attest that they hold up incredibly well over time. Even after three years of use, mine still look like new, with only minor wear and tear visible on the palms. This is a testament to the quality construction and materials used in their manufacture.

In terms of comfort, I've found that these gloves are surprisingly comfortable, even during extended periods of heavy lifting. The material is breathable and lightweight, allowing me to move freely without feeling weighed down or restricted. While I do have severe calluses on my hands due to my heavy lifting routine, I find that these gloves help to mitigate some of the discomfort associated with repetitive strain injuries.

One of the most significant benefits of using these gloves is the ability to maintain a secure grip even during pull-ups and shrugs. This feature is particularly useful for individuals who struggle with grip strength or find it difficult to maintain a good grip during certain exercises. While I do experience some discomfort when doing pull-ups with these gloves, I've found that removing them and giving my hands a quick rub can alleviate the issue.

In terms of overall value, I believe that these gloves offer an exceptional return on investment. At $30, they may seem like a pricey accessory, but trust me, they're worth every penny. The grip they provide is unmatched, and their durability ensures that they'll last for many workouts to come.

For those interested in trying out the Nike Alpha Training Grip, I highly recommend purchasing the largest size available (large). While my hands are quite large, these gloves still fit comfortably and provide a snug, secure fit. Additionally, I've found that leaving them slightly loose allows for adequate room inside to adjust as needed.

In conclusion, the Nike Alpha Training Grip is an essential piece of equipment for anyone serious about weightlifting. With their unparalleled grip, comfort, and durability, they offer an unbeatable value proposition for lifters looking to take their training to the next level. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, I wholeheartedly endorse these gloves as a must-have accessory in your workout routine.

Shoutouts to all my fans who rock with me on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Instagram. Don't forget to follow me on Voxer for exclusive updates and behind-the-scenes content. If you're one of the Amazon Warriors rocking with me on Sundays, shoutout to you too! And finally, if you're a haters or troll, close your eyes and picture me rolling – that's what these gloves are doing to my game right now. Deuces

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enyo what's up everybody it's your boy flaw back again with another video and today we're going to take a look at the Nike Alpha training grips now this is another one of those request videos a couple of weeks ago when I made that video for the foldable gym bag a lot of people wanted to know what was the gloves that I had in the bag and I told y'all that those were my favorite workout gloves well let me show them to you real quick first up let me show you the website so you can see where to get them from now you can bu these from Modells or you can get them right from amazon.com I'll throw the link up in the description all right so we got the Nike Alpha training grips now the price for these $28.97 so you're looking at about 30 bucks and that's pretty much the same price you'll pay out of Modells comes in three different sizes you got small medium and large pause this and read it for yourself if you want but natural grip shape molded to fit the shape of a griping hand this features the treadlock traction pattern enhanced grip where the hand meets the bar Flex grooves and also has strategically placed to enable micro adjustments I so 28 bucks for these and like I said these are my favorite workout gloves so this is how they going to come just like this now we I I'll show you how I use these and I'll tell you when to not use these okay so the Nike Alpha training grips treadlock traction padn fingertip feel all right basically the same as the website so let me grab the little unboxing knife let's just get through this little little piece of plastic right here shout out to the little unboxing knife let's try to get this on the first try ra okay and these pop right out okay now these are official Nike product you can read through this if you want but basically these are a nice set of grips now if you look it is labeled you see left and right so you got your left and right so this way when you take these off you'll know now if you put them on backwards if you put them on the wrong hand you can still use them but they feel a lot better on the right hand okay now these are my favorite workout gloves if you want to call them gloves or grips whatever these are my favorite ones now I will say this I will say this these are not the best for doing pull-ups if you're doing pull-ups let me show you the inside now the inside has this super grip now this is a really really thick grip especially when it gets toward the top on the bottom doesn't really affect you that much but around the part right here that bends and around the top if you're doing pull-ups and you're pulling your whole body weight up your hands you're going to start to feel it in the palms of your hands it's going to it's going to hurt a little bit so let me tell you the exercises that I do that I really take these off all the time I don't do exercises the exercises that I don't do with these on when you're doing shoulder shrug you don't want to wear these all right especially if you're doing heavyweight now when I do my shrugs I do about four plates on each side of the machine you don't want to use these if you're doing pull-ups you don't want to use these all right so pretty much that's the only two exercises that I take these off with or if you're doing push-ups you know no need to have these on doing push-ups unless you're doing push-ups outside in the ground or somewhere you know on a funny surface then you could actually leave these on I've done it before but when I'm in the gym I pretty much take these off now the thing I like about these is they hold the shape all right they hold the shape now let me show you real quick just for comparison these are my old ones that I had in the gym bag I had these for about I want to say about three years and I work out with these every every workout I always use these all right and look how they stayed after 3 years you just see a little wear and tear but they pretty much look exactly the same as the new ones after 3 years all right so now when you're working out heavy and you sweating all over the place once you throw these in your gym bag you take them out you know a few minutes later they completely dry these don't hold any sweat it's just a solid piece of rubber also when you're working out now you know when you're changing weights you don't want to wear these when you're changing the weights all right I find that it's a little uncomfortable so what I do is I just push these on the bench or the bar wherever I'm at and I leave them like this and it's so easy to just slide your fingers back in you don't even have to touch them and get back to the weights but if you're doing heavy weights like bench press incline bench press flat flat bench press curls triceps especially curls these give you the best grip but I I find these work phenomenal for bench press all right so if you're a dude or lady and you like doing heavy bench press these are going to give you maximum grip right when you put these on trust me you and you you do some curls now I don't know what kind of weight y'all got at your gym but my gym all of the dumbbells have that you know that threaded pattern in the grips so if you're not wearing gloves and you're doing heavy weights it's going to be annoying now these aren't the best for preserving your hands if you look at my hands I got severe calluses on all of my hands cuz I work out heavy but if you're not if you don't really care about that now you can go home and file these off if you want I know the ladies don't like that but like the rough hands and all that well some ladies do some ladies do but I use these pretty much every day these are my favorite workout gloves all right matter of fact do I have a dumbbell right here let me grab a dumbbell just to show you what it's going to look like I got a little 30 a little 30 lb matter of fact I ain't even going to do that I just came from the gym that 30 lb dumbbell felt mad heavy just now but bottom line is these are the Nike Alpha training grips you want these all right 30 bucks you want these this is brand new and this is after 3 years what's the difference you can't even tell the difference all right so I got another set I'm going to leave in my secondary gym bag and also I got a carabina clip I usually clip these together cuz once you lose one they worthless but check these out fellas all right for all y cat that wanted to know what these was and where you get them from and how do they feel they feel on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm going to put a real number on this on a scale of 1 to 10 I'll give these a nine the only thing I don't like about them is like I said when you're doing pull-ups or you're doing shrugs they will hurt your hand like I tried to do pull-ups with these the other day I had to literally take them off and I had to had to go like this and just rub my hands together cuz you know when you're pulling your body weight up it's a lot of weight depending on how much you weigh but look at the grip on this all super grip super traction take it from me buy these and hit the bench press with these and thank me later all right trust me got some Nike branding all over it too black and red theme if you got some Beats headphones it's going to match your little workout gear perfectly these all win all right so that's a real quick video for the Nike Alpha training grips hit me up in the comments and let me know what y'all think about these or if you got any more special request videos now I got one more video too I just got to go to the bathroom got to go to the bathroom I'll be right back with the next video shout out to everybody that rock with me on Facebook for square Twitter Google+ shout out to all the Google gangsters I see y holding down that Facebook page shout out to everybody hitting me up on Voxer and a special shout out to everybody rocking with me on Instagram y'all know that's where I'm at full time 100% full throttle and a special shout out to everybody rocking with the Amazon Warrior on Sundays y'all already know stream gangsters on Deck get your drinks ready no meat boys allowed now these are these are size large all right so these are the biggest ones and you see I got some big giant hands and these fit perfectly all right so if you got small hands you might not want to get the large they might be you know flapping around you a little bit and these stay on once you put these on you see I'm shaking my hands these will stay on you don't have to worry about these slipping and sliding and falling off I don't I don't really pull them all the way down I usually leave them like this so this way I could have some room inside to adjust and you see you could get a full a full grip around the bar and look how that's going to look when you got your weights you're going to hold it like this maximum grip all right trust me fell these are these all win oh yeah one more thing I almost forgot fellas ladies say it with me all y haters all y trolls close your eyes and picture me rolling it's your boy floss I'm out deucesyo what's up everybody it's your boy flaw back again with another video and today we're going to take a look at the Nike Alpha training grips now this is another one of those request videos a couple of weeks ago when I made that video for the foldable gym bag a lot of people wanted to know what was the gloves that I had in the bag and I told y'all that those were my favorite workout gloves well let me show them to you real quick first up let me show you the website so you can see where to get them from now you can bu these from Modells or you can get them right from amazon.com I'll throw the link up in the description all right so we got the Nike Alpha training grips now the price for these $28.97 so you're looking at about 30 bucks and that's pretty much the same price you'll pay out of Modells comes in three different sizes you got small medium and large pause this and read it for yourself if you want but natural grip shape molded to fit the shape of a griping hand this features the treadlock traction pattern enhanced grip where the hand meets the bar Flex grooves and also has strategically placed to enable micro adjustments I so 28 bucks for these and like I said these are my favorite workout gloves so this is how they going to come just like this now we I I'll show you how I use these and I'll tell you when to not use these okay so the Nike Alpha training grips treadlock traction padn fingertip feel all right basically the same as the website so let me grab the little unboxing knife let's just get through this little little piece of plastic right here shout out to the little unboxing knife let's try to get this on the first try ra okay and these pop right out okay now these are official Nike product you can read through this if you want but basically these are a nice set of grips now if you look it is labeled you see left and right so you got your left and right so this way when you take these off you'll know now if you put them on backwards if you put them on the wrong hand you can still use them but they feel a lot better on the right hand okay now these are my favorite workout gloves if you want to call them gloves or grips whatever these are my favorite ones now I will say this I will say this these are not the best for doing pull-ups if you're doing pull-ups let me show you the inside now the inside has this super grip now this is a really really thick grip especially when it gets toward the top on the bottom doesn't really affect you that much but around the part right here that bends and around the top if you're doing pull-ups and you're pulling your whole body weight up your hands you're going to start to feel it in the palms of your hands it's going to it's going to hurt a little bit so let me tell you the exercises that I do that I really take these off all the time I don't do exercises the exercises that I don't do with these on when you're doing shoulder shrug you don't want to wear these all right especially if you're doing heavyweight now when I do my shrugs I do about four plates on each side of the machine you don't want to use these if you're doing pull-ups you don't want to use these all right so pretty much that's the only two exercises that I take these off with or if you're doing push-ups you know no need to have these on doing push-ups unless you're doing push-ups outside in the ground or somewhere you know on a funny surface then you could actually leave these on I've done it before but when I'm in the gym I pretty much take these off now the thing I like about these is they hold the shape all right they hold the shape now let me show you real quick just for comparison these are my old ones that I had in the gym bag I had these for about I want to say about three years and I work out with these every every workout I always use these all right and look how they stayed after 3 years you just see a little wear and tear but they pretty much look exactly the same as the new ones after 3 years all right so now when you're working out heavy and you sweating all over the place once you throw these in your gym bag you take them out you know a few minutes later they completely dry these don't hold any sweat it's just a solid piece of rubber also when you're working out now you know when you're changing weights you don't want to wear these when you're changing the weights all right I find that it's a little uncomfortable so what I do is I just push these on the bench or the bar wherever I'm at and I leave them like this and it's so easy to just slide your fingers back in you don't even have to touch them and get back to the weights but if you're doing heavy weights like bench press incline bench press flat flat bench press curls triceps especially curls these give you the best grip but I I find these work phenomenal for bench press all right so if you're a dude or lady and you like doing heavy bench press these are going to give you maximum grip right when you put these on trust me you and you you do some curls now I don't know what kind of weight y'all got at your gym but my gym all of the dumbbells have that you know that threaded pattern in the grips so if you're not wearing gloves and you're doing heavy weights it's going to be annoying now these aren't the best for preserving your hands if you look at my hands I got severe calluses on all of my hands cuz I work out heavy but if you're not if you don't really care about that now you can go home and file these off if you want I know the ladies don't like that but like the rough hands and all that well some ladies do some ladies do but I use these pretty much every day these are my favorite workout gloves all right matter of fact do I have a dumbbell right here let me grab a dumbbell just to show you what it's going to look like I got a little 30 a little 30 lb matter of fact I ain't even going to do that I just came from the gym that 30 lb dumbbell felt mad heavy just now but bottom line is these are the Nike Alpha training grips you want these all right 30 bucks you want these this is brand new and this is after 3 years what's the difference you can't even tell the difference all right so I got another set I'm going to leave in my secondary gym bag and also I got a carabina clip I usually clip these together cuz once you lose one they worthless but check these out fellas all right for all y cat that wanted to know what these was and where you get them from and how do they feel they feel on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm going to put a real number on this on a scale of 1 to 10 I'll give these a nine the only thing I don't like about them is like I said when you're doing pull-ups or you're doing shrugs they will hurt your hand like I tried to do pull-ups with these the other day I had to literally take them off and I had to had to go like this and just rub my hands together cuz you know when you're pulling your body weight up it's a lot of weight depending on how much you weigh but look at the grip on this all super grip super traction take it from me buy these and hit the bench press with these and thank me later all right trust me got some Nike branding all over it too black and red theme if you got some Beats headphones it's going to match your little workout gear perfectly these all win all right so that's a real quick video for the Nike Alpha training grips hit me up in the comments and let me know what y'all think about these or if you got any more special request videos now I got one more video too I just got to go to the bathroom got to go to the bathroom I'll be right back with the next video shout out to everybody that rock with me on Facebook for square Twitter Google+ shout out to all the Google gangsters I see y holding down that Facebook page shout out to everybody hitting me up on Voxer and a special shout out to everybody rocking with me on Instagram y'all know that's where I'm at full time 100% full throttle and a special shout out to everybody rocking with the Amazon Warrior on Sundays y'all already know stream gangsters on Deck get your drinks ready no meat boys allowed now these are these are size large all right so these are the biggest ones and you see I got some big giant hands and these fit perfectly all right so if you got small hands you might not want to get the large they might be you know flapping around you a little bit and these stay on once you put these on you see I'm shaking my hands these will stay on you don't have to worry about these slipping and sliding and falling off I don't I don't really pull them all the way down I usually leave them like this so this way I could have some room inside to adjust and you see you could get a full a full grip around the bar and look how that's going to look when you got your weights you're going to hold it like this maximum grip all right trust me fell these are these all win oh yeah one more thing I almost forgot fellas ladies say it with me all y haters all y trolls close your eyes and picture me rolling it's your boy floss I'm out deuces\n"