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N-Gage Grips

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N-Gage Grips are angled rubber sleeves that clamp onto a straight barbell, dumbbell, or cable attachment to mimic the joint-friendly angles of an EZ curl bar anywhere you need them. Made in the USA from industrial-grade natural rubber with volcano knurling on both the outer grip and the interior bore, they’re designed for Olympic-style bars (28-32mm diameter) and also fit most fixed-weight bars, dumbbells, and cable machine attachments; fit is best on competition and power bars, with small gaps possible on thicker squat bars. They come in two sizes – EZ (1.75” diameter, for smaller hands) and PRO (2.0” diameter, for larger hands and maximum grip/forearm activation) – and slide on and off without tools, so they can be repositioned or rotated to any angle on the bar. Independent reviewers consistently credit them with easing wrist and elbow discomfort on pressing and pulling movements by letting the hands sit in a more neutral position, at the cost of reduced weight capacity on heavy pulling exercises where the thicker grip becomes the limiting factor. The manufacturer backs them with a 60-day money-back guarantee and a 10-year defect warranty.

Sizes EZ: 1.75" diameter x 4" long; PRO: 2.0" diameter x 4.25" long
Surface Volcano knurling (outer grip and interior bore)
Material Industrial-grade natural rubber
Warranty 60-day money-back guarantee; 10-year defect warranty
Installation Tool-free slide-on, repositionable and rotatable to any angle
Manufacturer N-Gage Grips
Compatibility Olympic-style barbells (28-32mm diameter); also fits most fixed-weight barbells, dumbbells, and cable attachments
Interior bore 28mm
Country of origin USA

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Sizes EZ: 1.75" diameter x 4" long; PRO: 2.0" diameter x 4.25" long
Surface Volcano knurling (outer grip and interior bore)
Material Industrial-grade natural rubber Steel welded steel, unfinished (ages/patinas over time) High-density, "military-grade" rubber-like compound with beveled ends
Warranty 60-day money-back guarantee; 10-year defect warranty 10-year warranty
Installation Tool-free slide-on, repositionable and rotatable to any angle
Manufacturer N-Gage Grips Rogue Fitness Fat Gripz
Compatibility Olympic-style barbells (28-32mm diameter); also fits most fixed-weight barbells, dumbbells, and cable attachments Barbells, dumbbells, pull-up bars, and cable attachments
Interior bore 28mm
Country of origin USA

4.8/5 · 6 GymRadar reviews

Reviews by source

Expert 4.78/5 6 reviews
Youtube 4.5/5 2 reviews

N-Gage Grips deliver on their core promise: independent reviewers and video testers consistently report real relief from wrist and elbow discomfort once they swap a straight-bar grip for the angled, neutral position these create. Functionality is the standout dimension – a tool-free slide-on design that works across barbells, dumbbells, and cable attachments, with a ShreddedDad rating of 4.55/5 backed by two independent YouTube reviewers who both singled out joint comfort as the reason they kept using them. Value is the weakest dimension – the thicker PRO grip that delivers the forearm/joint benefit also caps how much weight you can move on heavy pulling movements, since grip strength becomes the limiting factor before the target muscle does.

  • +Functionality: angled, neutral grip position eases wrist and elbow discomfort on pressing and pulling movements (ShreddedDad review; YouTube: Raw Family Diy TV)
  • +Build quality: industrial-grade natural rubber with volcano knurling on both the outer grip and interior bore holds firmly on the bar without slipping (manufacturer product page; YouTube: Curls in the Rack)
  • +Versatility: tool-free installation repositions and rotates onto nearly any straight bar, dumbbell, or cable attachment, rated 4.6/5 for versatility (ShreddedDad review)
  • +Durability: backed by a 10-year defect warranty, and rated 4.5/5 for durability with no reported failures across the gathered sources (ShreddedDad review; manufacturer product page)
  • +Value: cheaper way to add EZ-bar-style angled grip options to bars you already own than buying a dedicated EZ curl or thick bar (ShreddedDad review)
  • Value: the thicker PRO grip that delivers the joint-comfort benefit also limits how much weight you can pull, since grip strength becomes the bottleneck before the target muscle (ShreddedDad review)
  • Functionality: the same thickness that eases joint pain reduces performance on heavy back-day pulling movements (ShreddedDad review)
  • Build quality: fit can leave small gaps on thicker squat bars, since the interior bore is sized for standard 28-32mm Olympic bars (manufacturer product page)
  • Versatility: EZ (1.75") and PRO (2.0") are sized for different hand sizes, so a single pair may not suit every lifter sharing a home gym (manufacturer product page)

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