to use wrist straps or not?

[wild willie]

Yes..... no??? What say you?

[Montague]

I use straps on all of my back work – even the lighter sets.
I feel it allows me to use more back and less biceps.

[Emmortal]

I think you should develop a good grip and only use them on your heaviest lifts or towards the end of your workout as your grip begins to fail.

[The Apprentice]

essential for clean pulls and snatch pulls

[benchthis]

if your arms suck then dont use straps.. if your arms are good use them

[leonp1981]

Only on deads and BB rows.  Sometimes chins.

[chaos]

Like someone else said, only towards the end of the workout when your grip affects the weight you can use.

[mademan80]

i use 'em for almost everything except press movements...pull-ups,rows,pull downs,db curls,etc.   

[tonymctones]

I think you should develop a good grip and only use them on your heaviest lifts or towards the end of your workout as your grip begins to fail.

He is 100% right as far as im concerned and I cant stress this enough, I started using them for deads and just continued using them for just about all back exercises a while back and now my back strength has gotten to the point that i cant do the majority of my back work without straps b/c i used them all the time and my grip strength didnt progress with my back strength, LOL now i look like a puss b/c i pretty much have to use straps for everything back related with the exception of chins..

[webcake]

Last set of every exercise i do for back i use straps. Every other set, no straps.

[haider]

for deads with overhand grip- yes. everything else- no. Unless you have unusually small hands i think you should have a strong enough grip for all back exercises, excluding overhand deads ofcourse.

[elite_lifter]

YES!

[wes]

If you are a bodybuilder,yes!!

If you want grip strenth,no!!

If you are a bodybuilder,use them as often as you need to as your grip will give out long before the muscles of the back will.......much heavier weight and more reps = more growth.

Work grip and forearms on a seperate day....no brainer!!

[Montague]

That is the best way to put it.
 

[SuperMike3288]

I use straps on all of my back work – even the lighter sets.
I feel it allows me to use more back and less biceps.

I also use straps on all back workouts because I feel it less in my biceps when I use straps

[pumpster]

If you are a bodybuilder,yes!!

If you want grip strenth,no!!

x 2

Can use more weight, do more reps and feel it better, using thumbless grips.