26/08/2026
Ergogenic Aids!!
What are ergogenic aids??
Ultimately anything that can help to boost performance. No, I don’t mean performance enhancing drugs.
For example, the use of lifting straps. Lifting straps help to improve your grip, which will likely give up before the muscles being targeted in an exercise will.
So my opinion would be, why should your muscles suffer just because your grip is less able. Use them.
This could be applied to a lifting belt in order to support your back in heavy lifts. Or even shoes, providing a solid platform and a wedge to help aid your mechanics.
So would I use them. YES! In my own workouts and in PT sessions where I felt they would benefit.
Some of these are available for use on the gym to enhance your workout at IMPACT FITNESS Stonehaven.
If you would like to know more just come and ask.