wrist wrap

English

Wrist wraps in a bench press; where it is enjoyed the most as a bent wrist would subtract from the transfer of the force into the bar.

Noun

wrist wrap (plural wrist wraps)

1. A piece of equipment to keep the joints and ligaments of the hand in order while powerlifting or boxing.

Translations

joint envelope

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: rannetuki, rannekääre
• French: protège-poignet m, bandage d’haltérophilie m, bandage de poignet m, bandage de poignet élastique m
• German: Handgelenkbandage f, Gelenkbandage f, Handgelenkschoner m
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: handledslinda c

See also

• wrist band (a fashion or carrying item)
• wrist strap (a piece of equipment to bypass the fingers while lifting)
• hand wrap (the same as a wrist wrap above the wrist joint, roughly synonymous for boxers, but disallowed for powerlifters as this would amount to wrist straps)