Product Review- Liquid Grip

Today I tried out Liquid Grip, which is a cleaner version of chalk to avoid hands slipping on the bar.  I don't use gloves for anything, and chalk is not always available depending on where you work out.  Some places don't even allow chalk because of the mess.  I found Liquid Grip on the Rogue Fitness site and decided I would try it out.

I put a dime sized amount on my hand and rubbed them together.  It dried quickly and I could tell there was a chalk-like film on my hands, but nothing transferred to the bar or my clothes.  I did a strength workout consisting of power cleans and pull ups and my hands were dry and grip was good the whole time, as opposed to using chalk where I might re-apply every few sets.

I did re-apply for my conditioning circuit, though, because I knew sweat would be more of a factor during that portion of the workout.  Over the course of a 10:00 circuit my grip never failed and my hands stayed dry.  I highly recommend this product, and unlike chalk, I think it will help keep my hands from tearing during high-rep pull ups workouts.

You can purchase Liquid Grip in various sizes ranging from $7.99 to $23.99 directly from the Liquid Grip website, or like me, you can support Rogue Fitness and buy through them.

What I did today....

Warm Up:
- 500m Row
- Dynamic Shoulder Warm Up with Bands (pull aparts and dislocates)
- Samson Stretch (hip flexors)
- Reverse Hypers (glute activation)
- GHD Sit Ups

Strength:
Clean Complex (power clean, hang clean, clean):
- 45x3
- 95x2
- 135x1
- 185x1 clean
- 225x1 clean
- 255x 1 clean

Power Cleans (@65%, 75%, and 85%):
- 169x5
- 195x5
- 221x5

Weighted Pull Ups:
- 5x5
- 10x5
- 25x6

Conditioning:

1:00, :45, :30, and :15 rounds each of the following:

- Pull Ups

- Sit Ups

- Push Ups

- Squats

Score:  334 reps.

For the conditioner, there is no rest between rounds, so the clock runs continuously for 10:00.  This is the circuit I have my SWAT team do every year for our annual PT test, with 250 reps being the minimum qualifying score.