People who put heavy weights onto a barbell have a love/hate relationship with the hook grip. On the plus side, the hook grip gives you a rock-solid grip and allows you to lift a lot of weight without having to death grip the bar. On the other side of the coin, you...
It’s no secret that sitting is bad for your health. The problem is that, at least here in the USA, a lot of everyday work and life is centered on putting your butt in a chair and leaving it there for most of the day. While it’s easy to write an article about why we...
Like just about every other topic that relates to your health, you’ll find two kinds of articles on foam rolling: those that say it’s awesome and the others that say it sucks. Really helpful, huh? At RockTape, we’re big fans of foam rolling and that’s why we made the...
Injury is a fact of life for us, whether we’re high-level athletes or doing casual workouts and regardless of the sport. It’s inevitable that if you’re using your body the way you are supposed to be it’ll get banged up in the process. Here are some ways to make the...
At first glance, walking around on your hands probably doesn’t seem all that “functional,” but the trend in CrossFit today is to expect spending a fair amount of time upside-down, so you might as well get used to it! A lot of people make a very common mistake on the...
