Mag grips over rated ?

[Rottweiler59]

So I decided to buy a mag grip just to see what the hype was. I purchased the medium neutral grip. Gave it a few sets today on my lat pull down. Now admittedly I didn’t work it hard as I was at the end of another workout but to be honest it felt ok but I wasn’t in more at how quickly my last were blowing up and how much I could feel it etc. I’ve got a really old beaten up neutral grip home made bar and i didn’t feel that much difference.
I will give it a proper road test on my next back workout and use heavier weight but so far For the money I’ve paid I’m a bit meh

So others thoughts good and bad please

[EricAtl]

So I decided to buy a mag grip just to see what the hype was. I purchased the medium neutral grip. Gave it a few sets today on my lat pull down. Now admittedly I didn’t work it hard as I was at the end of another workout but to be honest it felt ok but I wasn’t in more at how quickly my last were blowing up and how much I could feel it etc. I’ve got a really old beaten up neutral grip home made bar and i didn’t feel that much difference.
I will give it a proper road test on my next back workout and use heavier weight but so far For the money I’ve paid I’m a bit meh

So others thoughts good and bad please

They have not made me huge. If you read thru the forum you will find that for medium grip, most people recommend the supinate, some the pronate. I ended up buying both. Not the medium neutral.

[C123C]

Takes some getting used to. Medium Sup and Wide are my favorites. No regrets at all and love the feel once you spend some time. Med Sup is so unique everyone loves it at first. Wide took a bit of time but no going back ever. Narrows I own both neutral and sup. Not good for cable rows but ok for pulldowns except that I use the previously mentioned.

[Rottweiler59]

Thanks for replies. Might need to stick with it a while then

[chadsalt]

So I decided to buy a mag grip just to see what the hype was. I purchased the medium neutral grip. Gave it a few sets today on my lat pull down. Now admittedly I didn’t work it hard as I was at the end of another workout but to be honest it felt ok but I wasn’t in more at how quickly my last were blowing up and how much I could feel it etc. I’ve got a really old beaten up neutral grip home made bar and i didn’t feel that much difference.
I will give it a proper road test on my next back workout and use heavier weight but so far For the money I’ve paid I’m a bit meh

So others thoughts good and bad please

Never used them, but pretty much everything is overrated. You made the purchase, just use it and enjoy it.

They have not made me huge. If you read thru the forum you will find that for medium grip, most people recommend the supinate, some the pronate. I ended up buying both. Not the medium neutral.

Didn't make you huge? So you don't look like the guy in the magazine/infomercial/website?? WTF??

[EricAtl]

Never used them, but pretty much everything is overrated. You made the purchase, just use it and enjoy it.



Didn't make you huge? So you don't look like the guy in the magazine/infomercial/website?? WTF??

I know right. I hung them up on my wall rack like you are supposed to. Maybe I’ll just pick up the soloflex I’ve been eyeing on CL and see if that works.
I had medium prone but my arm was hurting, brachialis tendon I think. Bought the medium supinate which is also very good and no pain.

[gym62richard]

Takes some getting used to. Medium Sup and Wide are my favorites. No regrets at all and love the feel once you spend some time. Med Sup is so unique everyone loves it at first. Wide took a bit of time but no going back ever. Narrows I own both neutral and sup. Not good for cable rows but ok for pulldowns except that I use the previously mentioned.

Yes, the wide and medium supinate are also my favourites, the two neutral grip options are my least.

[oldred]

I have the Mag wide and medium supinate and use them both regularly. I don't have any of the other Mag handles so can't compare. I do have the Prime Ro-t8 14" and 8"(?). The 14" Prime set to supinate is maybe 3" narrower than the Mag medium and the Mag is just much more comfortable; feels like you get a straighter pull. At present I never use the Prime handles for pulldowns.

I should have said 'I feel like I get a straighter pull'. Someone with narrower shoulders might like the Prime. A person with wider shoulders might prefer the Prime 20" handle.

[Bench905]

Sounds like you really put it through the paces, OP...really can make a thorough review now to call them overrated /s

Love my mag grips - just ordered another.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

MAG grips rock in my opinion, my favorites are the wide grip (which I use often), the medium supinate and narrow supinate.

[mstatefan91]

My only opinion on them is that they look like something I would want and that's about it

[alexthaman]

Mag grips are my favorite back building tool. They are not a magic thing but they feel really good in hands, the finish is great and with these you dont need any straps or gloves, the grip is just strong and stable. When i have bought these the prime adjustable ones were not released yet, if they were at this time i would have bought these instead of the mag. But i am still really happy with my purchase and would not sell these in the future.

[Bench905]

MAG grips rock in my opinion, my favorites are the wide grip (which I use often), the medium supinate and narrow supinate.

Same ones I have! Unfortunately, I ordered the wide for my kids to give me as a birthday gift so it's sitting boxed up in my garage and I can't use it for another 3 weeks.

[Rottweiler59]

Sounds like you really put it through the paces, OP...really can make a thorough review now to call them overrated /s

Love my mag grips - just ordered another.

Which is why I put a ? Mark in the title not a statement so I could gauge others opinions and said admittedly I’ve only given it a bit of a play so that’s why I said it felt ok but not blown away straight away. I never said this is my review of the item. I e used enough pieces of gym kit over the last 25 years to know when something does feel great straight away and when something is not bad and when a piece of kit is crap in my own opinion. I’m glad your happy with your mag grip and I will certainly give it several runs before I make an absolute assessment though. Thanks

[C123C]

Thanks for replies. Might need to stick with it a while then

I had the same feeling at first though Med Sup was indeed unique. Here I am a year+ later...never giving those two handles up.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

There's something about the wide grip MAG that ignites my trap definition as well towards the end of my lifting (not a bad piece at all for a natural lifter to throw in as an accessory)...results may vary of course, but it works for me!

[gym62richard]

Which is why I put a ? Mark in the title not a statement so I could gauge others opinions and said admittedly I’ve only given it a bit of a play so that’s why I said it felt ok but not blown away straight away. I never said this is my review of the item. I e used enough pieces of gym kit over the last 25 years to know when something does feel great straight away and when something is not bad and when a piece of kit is crap in my own opinion. I’m glad your happy with your mag grip and I will certainly give it several runs before I make an absolute assessment though. Thanks

These things are subjective, the MAG's may not be for you. I have all 7handles, as I said in my earlier post the 2 neutral handles are my least favourite, in particular the narrow version.

IMO the medium neutral works much better for cable rows than for lat pulldowns.

My recommendation is to stick with it, at first I really didn't take to the wide grip handle, it just took a little time to adapt.

[solarfuel]

I purchased 5 of the 7. Didnt get the narrow sup or pro. Out of the 5 the wide grip, medium supinate, and medium pronate are my favorites. I am able to pull longer and harder without getting hand fatiguee/straps. They deffiently feel much more natural than a bar now. It sucks going to the box store gym and using the regular bars now that i have been spolied.

[jk202]

I would get the Prime Rot8 handles or bars before I'd get the mag grips

[radrd]

I would get the Prime Rot8 handles or bars before I'd get the mag grips

Was just looking at these based on the post above. Spendy but I like the look of the landmine bar.

https://primefitnessusa.com/product/prime-landmine/

[solarfuel]

Was just looking at these based on the post above. Spendy but I like the look of the landmine bar.

Looks like they would be pretty long/high of the bar, eliminating alot of the motion unless you were standing on some platforms or somthing?

[radrd]

Looks like they would be pretty long/high of the bar, eliminating alot of the motion unless you were standing on some platforms or somthing?

Yep, I'm making a platform for squats, so it would work fine for my setup.

[swimmer32]

I have the medium supinate and love it. It gets used for the majority of my back work, and the wide grip is on my short list of items to buy. I purchased the medium supinate because of the reviews in this forum.

Out of all of their handles, I've read very little about their neutral handles. Part of your issue may be that you purchased one of the MAG handles that very few people ever recommend.

[Deep-Voiced-One]

I have the medium neutral as well as the above mentioned and it's not bad, but just ok in my opinion...you can basically just hit the back better with the pronate and supinate, in fact I prefer Dean's fat grip attachment with 3" globes on the sides for a neutral grip pulldown attachment over the neutral MAG grip since it technically has to be used as a palm open type neutral grip to utilize during pulldowns and gives a much better upper back contraction during the movement.

[solarfuel]

I have the medium neutral as well as the above mentioned and it's not bad, but just ok in my opinion...you can basically just hit the back better with the pronate and supinate, in fact I prefer Dean's fat grip attachment with 3" globes on the sides for a neutral grip pulldown attachment over the neutral MAG grip since it technically has to be used as a palm open type neutral grip to utilize during pulldowns and gives a much better upper back contraction during the movement.

Do you have a link to the deans fat grip attachment with globes? Are the globes welded metal or the kind you add to dumbells?

[Deep-Voiced-One]

Do you have a link to the deans fat grip attachment with globes? Are the globes welded metal or the kind you add to dumbells?

They're welded, here's a link to it...

https://www.blackwidowtg.com/Lat_Ass...le-sac-row.htm

[C123C]

I have the medium supinate and love it. It gets used for the majority of my back work, and the wide grip is on my short list of items to buy.

The wide didn't wow me at first and from this thread I see I wasn't alone. I actually got it to save 10" of width vs a normal lat bar and have my H/L pulley closer to the wall. Not sure what happened but over time I think I learned the proper pull for it and now it hits my back perfectly. Love the damn thing. I view it as more a traditional pulldown for width than the medium sup but I use both all the time. Invest some time...you will love it.

[Dont Want None]

MAGs are easily my favorite attachments for back. I can see where some people it might take awhile to get the feeling, but they clicked with me from the first workout. Better contractions, less grip issues, more weight, and more reps.

[Greybird2]

They have 3 different MAG bars at a gym I have been going to. I like them for the same reason I like Hammer Strength Plate loading machines for chest and shoulders. The slight angles on the grips do not irritate the tendonitis I get when doing all lifting with straight bars.

[gym62richard]

They have 3 different MAG bars at a gym I have been going to. I like them for the same reason I like Hammer Strength Plate loading machines for chest and shoulders. The slight angles on the grips do not irritate the tendonitis I get when doing all lifting with straight bars.

I've seen a significant improvement in my tendonitis and shoulder problems in recent months, I can't put this down to one particular thing, but I'm convinced adding Hammer Strength shoulder and chest press, monolifts for bench and MAG handles have all been beneficial.