https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/the-best-lifting-mat-to-hold-you-to-machines-and-benches-and-why-most-lifters-dont-use-one 2026-10-06T10:30:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/IMG_2388.jpg?v=1789429827 Bench Press Mat: Is It Worth It, What It Does, and What to Look For Close-up of the red HexaTrac grip pattern on a PR Grip mat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/slippery-weight-bench-fix 2026-10-06T13:04:06-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Bench_1.jpg?v=1789429799 Slippery Vinyl Bench? How to Fix It at Home, at the Gym and on the Road PR Grip mat on the seat of an adjustable bench https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/sliding-on-gym-machines 2026-10-06T13:04:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/leg_press_d06e9b1b-8f2a-4bc5-b499-5146b89a97f9.jpg?v=1789429802 Sliding on Gym Machines: Leg Press, Hack Squat, Rows and Presses Lifter on a leg press with a PR Grip mat on the seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gym-bench-towel-or-grip-mat 2026-09-28T08:33:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Leg_Press_2.png?v=1789429804 Gym Bench Towel or Grip Mat: What Keeps You in Place? PR Grip mat on the back pad of a plate-loaded machine https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/hip-thrust-bench-keeps-sliding 2026-10-06T10:39:10-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip_noblue.png?v=1789429807 Hip Thrust Bench Keeps Sliding? Two Problems, Two Fixes PR Grip mat draped over the edge of a bench seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/how-to-stop-sliding-on-bench-press 2026-10-06T13:04:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/vig_on_bench.jpg?v=1789429809 How to Stop Sliding on the Bench Press PR Grip mat on a flat bench next to a weight rack https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/how-to-arch-on-bench-press 2026-09-28T08:33:29-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Bench_press.jpg?v=1789498156 How to Arch on the Bench Press (and Keep It Set) Lifter bench pressing a barbell with a PR Grip mat under the upper back https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/how-to-get-heavy-dumbbells-into-position 2026-10-06T11:09:34-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/DB_Press_skin.jpg?v=1789498158 How to Get Heavy Dumbbells Into Position for the Press Lifter pressing dumbbells overhead on an upright bench with a PR Grip mat on the seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/bulgarian-split-squat-bench-height-back-foot 2026-10-06T10:39:19-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/bulgarian_split_squat_skin.jpg?v=1789498161 Bulgarian Split Squat: Bench Height and a Back Foot That Stays Put Lifter in a Bulgarian split squat, rear foot on a box topped with a PR Grip mat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/feet-slipping-on-calf-raises 2026-09-28T08:47:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/pr-grip-hexatrac-detail.jpg?v=1789498164 Feet Slipping on Calf Raises? How to Keep Your Stance Locked HexaTrac grip pattern and PR Grip logo up close https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/squatting-on-a-slippery-floor 2026-10-06T13:04:02-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/squat_skin_tone.jpg?v=1789498167 Slippery Gym Floor? How to Squat Without Your Feet Moving Lifter in a deep barbell squat with a PR Grip mat flat under both feet https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/feet-slipping-on-deadlift 2026-10-06T13:04:03-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Lay_it_down.jpg?v=1789498170 Feet Slipping on the Deadlift? How to Stay Planted Hand laying a PR Grip mat down in a gym https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gifts-for-weightlifters 2026-10-06T10:30:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip_noblue_26e6122a-a287-4146-831b-cb711d52df3a.png?v=1789501415 Gym Gifts for Men Who Lift: What They Will Actually Use PR Grip mat draped over the edge of a bench seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gym-bag-essentials-for-lifters 2026-09-28T08:33:37-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Bench_1_55e71eaf-92e3-4023-b22f-895ce76705cb.jpg?v=1789501419 Gym Bag Essentials for Lifters: What to Pack PR Grip mat on the seat of an adjustable bench https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gym-chalk-rules-and-alternatives 2026-10-06T10:39:22-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Own_the_lift.jpg?v=1789501422 No Chalk at Your Gym? Chalk Rules and What Lifters Use Instead Lifter lowering a barbell to the chest on a bench covered by a PR Grip mat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gym-etiquette-wiping-down-equipment 2026-10-06T10:39:24-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/vig_on_bench_1c9797c8-94da-458d-acae-a18aaf773640.jpg?v=1789501425 Should You Wipe Down Gym Equipment? Gym Etiquette for Shared Benches PR Grip mat on a flat bench next to a weight rack https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/sliding-on-decline-smith-close-grip-bench 2026-10-06T10:39:05-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Leg_Press_skin.jpg?v=1789501428 Decline, Smith and Close-Grip Bench: How to Stay Put on Each Lifter on a decline bench with a PR Grip mat on the pad https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/seated-overhead-press-hips-sliding 2026-10-06T10:39:12-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip-cmp-05-prgrip.jpg?v=1789501430 Seated Overhead Press: Why Your Hips Slide and How to Stay Seated Adjustable gym bench with a PR Grip mat over the backrest https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/step-up-box-height-box-squat-height 2026-09-28T09:59:25-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/sweat.jpg?v=1790600102 How High Should a Step-Up Box Be? Box Heights for Step-Ups and Box Squats Drops of sweat on the vinyl pad of a gym bench https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/leg-press-foot-position-feet-slipping 2026-10-06T10:39:15-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/leg_press_9b791c8b-c3e7-42fb-b406-b348e77c8375.jpg?v=1790600105 Leg Press Foot Position: Where to Put Your Feet, and Why They Slip Lifter on a leg press with a PR Grip mat over the back pad https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/resistance-band-colors-which-band-to-use 2026-09-28T14:01:39-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip-bandset-2-v2.jpg?v=1790606687 Resistance Band Colors: What Each Band Means, and Which One to Use PR Grip Band Set stacked from light to heavy: yellow, red, black, purple, green https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/cable-lateral-raise-setup-and-attachments 2026-09-28T14:01:36-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/PRGRIPPowerHandles_Pronated.png?v=1790606690 Cable Lateral Raise: Setup, Form and the Right Attachment PR Grip Power Handle in hand, the steel frame running up to the forearm plate https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/weighted-pull-ups-dips-how-to-use-a-dip-belt 2026-09-28T09:44:52-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip-dipbelt-1-v2.jpg?v=1790606692 Weighted Pull-Ups and Dips: When to Add Weight, and How to Use a Dip Belt PR Grip Dip Belt with its steel chain and carabiners https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/how-to-do-drop-sets-on-machines 2026-09-28T09:44:55-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/LayeredObjectEdit.png?v=1790606695 How to Do Drop Sets on Machines, Without Losing the Set PR Grip Drop Set Pins set in a machine weight stack below the machine pin https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/lifting-straps-when-to-use-which-type 2026-09-28T14:01:33-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/PRGRIPPowerStraps_Howto_Close-up.png?v=1790606697 Lifting Straps: When to Use Them, and Which Type to Choose Red PR Grip Power Straps looped around the wrist and a barbell https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/grip-giving-out-on-deadlift 2026-09-28T14:01:30-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/PRGRIPPowerBalls_Single_1_cb7313d5-b32c-4b5a-9b3f-bb8d4c4d72b8.png?v=1790606700 Grip Giving Out on Deadlifts? How to Hold the Bar and Build Your Grip PR Grip Power Ball hanging from a cable on a carabiner https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/push-pull-legs-split-program 2026-10-06T10:39:21-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/DB_Press_skin_f9b65f1f-fbb7-480d-97f2-bdda0c73628c.jpg?v=1790627390 Push Pull Legs: A Complete Split, and What Each Day Needs Lifter pressing dumbbells overhead on an upright bench with a PR Grip mat on the seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/preacher-curl-form-machine-vs-bench 2026-09-28T15:29:53-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip_noblue_7aab5fb8-35c1-4040-becb-11c3205a9821.png?v=1790627393 Preacher Curl: Form, Machine vs Bench, and Keeping Your Arms on the Pad PR Grip mat draped over the edge of a bench seat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/dumbbell-bench-press-form-grip 2026-10-06T13:04:09-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Bench_press_202234fb-8307-4890-9663-2026cbc3870f.jpg?v=1790627395 Dumbbell Bench Press: Form, Grip and Range of Motion, From Setup to Last Rep Lifter bench pressing a barbell with a PR Grip mat under the upper back https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/hack-squat-foot-placement-vs-leg-press 2026-10-06T10:39:17-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Leg_Press_2_f34f443a-e87e-4248-b809-a3700932551e.png?v=1790627398 Hack Squat: Foot Placement, Depth, and Hack Squat vs Leg Press PR Grip mat on the back pad of a plate-loaded machine https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/incline-dumbbell-press-bench-angle-form 2026-10-06T10:39:08-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/prgrip-cmp-05-prgrip_359818f7-fdf4-4aed-b851-ae6a23caae01.jpg?v=1790627401 Incline Dumbbell Press: Best Bench Angle, Form, and Staying Put on the Pad Adjustable gym bench with a PR Grip mat over the backrest https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/seated-cable-row-chest-supported-row-form 2026-10-06T10:39:18-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Bench_1_47e4f0e5-5c60-48af-be23-7ca4efa6b5f0.jpg?v=1790627404 Seated Cable Row and Chest Supported Row: Form, Handles, and Which to Use PR Grip mat on the seat of an adjustable bench https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/romanian-deadlift-form-rdl-vs-deadlift 2026-09-28T15:30:07-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/squat_skin_tone_8e9eecc8-f0c4-4f96-a3ff-0d041f0f48a0.jpg?v=1790627406 Romanian Deadlift: Form, How Low to Go, and RDL vs Deadlift Lifter in a deep barbell squat with a PR Grip mat flat under both feet https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/home-gym-setup-what-to-buy-first 2026-10-06T11:09:35-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/vig_on_bench_d6b92db3-51e4-4574-b4b5-af8ae7c3b667.jpg?v=1790627409 Home Gym Setup: What to Buy First, and What Can Wait PR Grip mat on a flat bench next to a weight rack https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/how-to-increase-bench-press-setup 2026-10-06T10:29:51-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Own_the_lift_47c18245-8d6a-4373-b7df-523c9e0e4301.jpg?v=1791300591 How to Increase Your Bench Press: Fix the Setup Before the Program Lifter lowering a barbell to the chest on a bench covered by a PR Grip mat https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/gifts-for-dad-who-works-out 2026-10-06T10:29:54-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/pr-grip-hexatrac-detail_16283ab9-3702-4a5d-ab79-c7d7db08421f.jpg?v=1791300594 Gifts for a Dad Who Works Out: Practical Picks He Will Use HexaTrac grip pattern and PR Grip logo up close https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/weight-bench-covers-dust-slip-grip 2026-10-06T10:29:57-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/sweat_dd789791-3d9b-493b-aabc-76b98f950a64.jpg?v=1791300597 Weight Bench Covers: Dust Cover, Slip Cover or Grip Cover? Drops of sweat on the vinyl pad of a gym bench https://www.prgrip.com/blogs/news/mat-under-weight-bench-floor-mat-vs-grip-mat 2026-10-06T10:30:00-05:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1005/8969/9360/articles/Lay_it_down_48c59ed7-0fd9-46d5-9d89-385130f4b1f3.jpg?v=1791300600 Do You Need a Mat Under Your Weight Bench? Floor Mat vs Grip Mat Hand laying a PR Grip mat down in a gym