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Lifting straps

Meaning in sports & fitness, with examples

nounCommon term

In sports & fitness, lifting straps means: Strips wrapped around the wrists and a bar or handle to help maintain a grip during lifting.

In Turkish: kaldırış kayışları, ağırlık kaldırma kayışları

How it is used

Used in pulling exercises; distinguish straps from supportive wrist wraps.

Example sentences

  1. She wrapped the lifting straps around the bar before the heavy pull.

    Wrapping links the hands more securely to the bar.

  2. We replaced the worn lifting straps after checking the stitching.

    The sentence concerns equipment wear, not exercise technique.

Common collocations

  • use lifting straps
  • pair of lifting straps
  • deadliftA lift in which you pick up a loaded barbell from the floor until you are standing upright, mainly working the back, glutes and hamstrings.
  • barbellA long metal bar with weight plates added at each end, held with both hands for exercises such as squats, deadlifts and bench presses.

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