Taping your hands for weightlifting can provide support and help protect your skin, contributing to a better grip during lifts. Based on a specific method, here is a straightforward way to tape your hands using athletic tape to create a functional grip.
Simple Method for Hand Taping
This technique focuses on using standard athletic tape to build up a protective layer around your fingers, which acts as part of your grip.
Materials Needed
- Standard Athletic Tape: Ensure it's wide enough for adequate coverage.
- (Optional) Scissors: Useful for precisely cutting tape lengths, although sometimes tape can be torn by hand.
Step-by-Step Taping Process
Follow these steps to tape your hands for weightlifting according to the outlined method:
- Prepare the Finger Wrap: Take approximately 5 inches of standard athletic tape. Fold this length of tape in half lengthwise. This creates a thicker, more padded strip.
- Apply the Finger Base Wrap: Wrap the folded 5-inch strip around the base of the finger you wish to tape. Ensure there is some overlap with the excess tape as you wrap it around the finger.
- Add the Second Layer: Take another length of tape, this time approximately 10 inches. Utilize this piece of tape to further secure or build upon the initial wrap around the base of your finger. This step completes the taping process for that finger or hand section.
- Check Your Grip: After applying the tape using these steps, you will have created a form of taping that enhances your grip.
Why Use This Method?
This taping approach is designed to create a reinforced layer around high-friction areas of the hand, particularly the base of the fingers where contact with a barbell or other equipment occurs. By following these steps, you build up a layer of tape that provides protection and helps establish a more secure point of contact, forming what is referred to as a "grip" in this context.
This method is suitable for various weightlifting activities where hand protection and grip enhancement are beneficial.
