T Handles

I bought these years ago when they were sold through a different company, Dragon Door, and under a different name, Neuro Grips. Its leading champion was the strongman, Jon Bruney, who was built like a unit. I was doing a lot of calisthenics at the time and since regular push ups were too easy, I gave these a try. The first time using them was a humbling experience! It revealed to me how weak my wrists and hands were. I think I might have gotten one shaky rep. They definitely make the traditional push ups harder, and they make your hands, wrists, and forearms stronger in the specific movement pattern of the push up. Nonetheless, I think these are of somewhat limited value (at least for my purposes), because I didn't experience noticeable carryover to traditional barbell movements like the bench press. But if you train calisthenics often, and want a way to make push ups harder, they might be worth it to you. One important tip on using them: avoid hard surfaces that are relatively smooth (e.g. concrete or marble floors), on pain of faceplanting. The good 'ole horse stall mats work best for these, as they help to avoid slippage and allow the equipment to challenge you.

These take pushups to another level. I can highly recommend utilizing these in anyone’s routine. In chest day I warm up with pushups using “normal” stabilized push-up handles. Then I switch over to these. They require tremendous recruitment of accessory muscles to provide stabilization. Sort of, but not the same as an Earthquake Barbell being unstable and requiring recruitment of accessory muscles to help stabilize the bar. There is not much to the construction of these. I suggest when you first try that you practice on your knees and on some carpet so you don’t hurt your hands/wrists or do a face plant if you have difficulty stabilizing these grips. When these first came out I purchased them and they were called NeuroGrips by a different company. But now CK Maceworks offers these. The finish is a rougher powder coat that takes chalk well.