We all know how important having the right equipment is for reaching our workout goals.

Many serious gym goers will not leave home without their weight lifting gloves, and while they can’t make your muscles any stronger, wearing gloves can make a massive difference to your performance in the gym. They protect your hands, improve your grip, and add much needed support to your hands and wrists.

We have a huge range of gym gloves available to help take your lifting to a whole new level!

Gym gloves improve your grip

Grip is so important when lifting heavy weights, especially when you are smashing out those last few reps and your hands are getting sweaty. Gym gloves are specially designed to provide maximum grip on the bar so that it doesn’t slip. Not only will this help you do more reps, it will also keep you safe, because the last thing you want is the bar slipping when you are shoulder pressing or benching.

Gym gloves protect your hands

Lifting heavy weights causes massive friction between your skin and the bar and this can result in some serious calluses. While some people wear these calluses like a badge of honour, many of us would prefer to not look like we chop wood all day. Calluses can also tear open and cause incredibly painful blisters which will seriously hamper your training. Make sure you always wear gym gloves to both prevent new calluses and stop existing ones from tearing.


Gym gloves support your wrists

An enormous amount of strain is placed on your wrists when you lift heavy weights. This can lead to frequently recurring wrist injuries which can seriously affect your gym performance and other aspects of your everyday life. Gym gloves have wrist straps that act almost like additional tendons and ligaments while your wrist is bent during a lift. This will protect you from common wrist injuries such as sprains, strains and tendonitis.


Gym gloves improve your performance

While there are no gloves that exist that can actually make you stronger, wearing gloves can significantly improve your gym performance. When you are lifting heavy, your grip will usually fail long before your target muscles do. By improving your grip and wrist support with gym gloves, you will take the pressure off your hands and fingers, and distribute it along your forearms. This is particularly important for pulling exercises like deadlifts or bent over rows. Gym gloves will enable you to knock out those last few reps which we all know are the most important for making those serious gains.


How to choose the right gym gloves

There are various types of gloves that can improve your training including specialised weight lifting gloves, and different gloves for combat sports and cycling. Here at Gym Gloves Australia, we have put together a collection of the best workout gloves available so that everything you need is right here in one place!