Anvil Handles

Resistance training has a handle problem. The band is fine. The anchor is fine. What fails is the plastic grip on the end, and it fails right when the tension is highest.

These are machined aluminium alloy. No moulded plastic, no foam that tears, no stitched loop that stretches out after a month. The strap runs straight through the body of the handle so the load pulls level instead of twisting in your palm.

Each handle comes with its own strap and carabiners, so it clips straight onto a cable stack, a functional trainer, or the resistance ropes and tube bands you already own.

Tapered on purpose

The barrel measures 5.7 cm across at the wide end and tapers down to 4.4 cm at the narrow end, over a 13.3 cm grip. For reference, a standard barbell is 2.8 cm. The thick end of this handle is roughly double that, and even the narrow end is more than half again as thick.

Turn the handle over and the wide section moves from the base of your thumb to your little finger. Same handle, different pressure through the palm, different feel on the pull. Two grips, one pair of handles.

It is a fat bar whichever way round you run it, and that is deliberate. A thick grip makes your hands and forearms work for the set instead of coasting while your back does everything. Deep cut knurling in bands down the full length holds on when your palms are wet.

One pair, every angle

Run them as a pair and you have a set of D handles for rows, presses and flyes. Clip a single handle low for curls. Clip it high for pushdowns and overhead extensions. Take one on its own for single arm rows and lateral work, or hook both to the same anchor for face pulls.

Same two handles. You are not buying a different attachment every time you change the exercise.

What you get

• One pair of aluminium alloy Anvil handles
• A strap for each handle, with a steel carabiner at each end
• Clips to cable stacks, functional trainers, resistance ropes and tube bands
• Tapered knurled barrel, reversible for two grip thicknesses
• 7.5 cm flanged ends, so your hand cannot slide off
• Home gym, garage, travel, rack mounted

Specs

• Material: machined aluminium alloy
• Grip diameter: 5.7 cm at the wide end, tapering to 4.4 cm
• Grip length: 13.3 cm
• Flange diameter: 7.5 cm
• Knurling: deep cut bands, full length
• Sold as: pair
• Includes: 2 straps, 4 steel carabiners
• Compatibility: cable stations, functional trainers, elastic and resistance rope systems

Same rule as everything else we make. The equipment should never be the reason the set ended.