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The PR Grip mat on an incline bench
Grip equipment for serious lifters

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Accessories are things you carry. Equipment is something you train on.

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71 lifters tested it before we sold one.

The range

The mat came first.

Every piece after it has to earn its place next to it.

The PR Grip Mat, Founders Edition, with its carry bag and Founder card
Founders Edition

PR Grip Mat

One mat that works on every surface you train on, and a numbered Founder Card in the box.

$119.99$149

Or 2 mats for $199 in the Founder Duo.

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Grip is the foundation. Build on it.

The mat holds your body on the bench. These hold the bar in your hands.

PR Grip Power Handles

Power Handles

The wrist is out of the lift.
$79.99
A PR Grip Super Duty D handle in hard chrome

Super Duty D Handles

Solid steel. Turns with the wrist.
$79.99
A pair of PR Grip Anvil Handles

Anvil Handles

Two grips, one pair of handles.
$139.99
PR Grip Power Ball

Power Balls

Your hand has to squeeze, not hook.
$67.99
Leather lifting strap around a bar

Vintage Leather Straps

Two layers of cowhide. Breaks in, never gives out.
$36.99
Power Straps wrapped on a bar

Power Straps

The strap you cannot drop.
$29.99

All gear

Everything here is built to sit next to the mat. Start there, then pick the weak link.

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Train on it for 30 days. Then decide.

Free shipping to your door. If it is not for you, email contact@prgrip.com within 30 days of delivery and send it back for a full refund.

How it works

Lay it down. Lock in. Own the lift.

The mat does not move on the bench, and you do not move on the mat.

A hand laying the red mat onto a bench A hand pressing the mat into the bench pad A lifter bench pressing on the anti-slip bench mat

1. Any bench, seat or machine pad.

What it's made for

One mat. Every surface you slide on.

Flat, incline, decline, seats, pads and platforms. If it is vinyl, leather or foam, PR Grip locks to it.

The bench grip mat laid over a flat bench
Flat bench
The mat on the seat of an adjustable bench
Seated bench
The mat on a leg press
Leg press
The mat on a machine pad
Machine pads
A lifter curling on the mat on a preacher bench
Preacher bench
A lifter squatting with the mat underfoot
Platform
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Lifts it's made for

  • Barbell squat
  • Deadlift
  • Bench press
  • Overhead press
  • Hip thrust
  • Leg press
  • Preacher curl
  • Bulgarian split squat
The benefits

Pressure makes it grip harder.

Raised hexagonal faces with channels between them, holding by friction rather than adhesive. Load it heavier and it grips harder.

Close-up of the raised hexagons on the PR Grip mat
  • Both faces gripDouble-sided. The mat does not move on the bench and you do not move on the mat.
  • Grips harder under loadThe more force you drive through it, the harder it locks.
  • No chalk, no residueLeaves nothing behind on the pad, so there is nothing for gym staff to object to.
  • Machine washableWash it cold and hang it to dry. No funk, no chalk paste baked into foam.
  • Rolls into your bag16 x 26 inches covers the contact area on almost anything in the building.
  • Nothing to set upNo straps, no rigging, no re-setting between sets.
Who it's for

From home gyms to meet prep.

Every quote here is from a verified tester who trained on a PR Grip mat before it went on sale.

Masters lifter

I am 56. I do not need extra slipping and bracing. Mat keeps me stable so I can train hard without fighting the equipment.

Frank O. · Verified tester
Home gym bench

My home bench is cheap vinyl. This made a budget pad feel like a real bench. Best upgrade I have bought that was not another pair of plates.

Ian M. · Verified tester
Travel and hotel gyms

Hotel gym benches are the worst vinyl on earth. This is the only reason I can bench on the road without sliding into the rack.

Camille J. · Verified tester
No chalk

Most gyms here ban chalk. I was losing position on bench every week. This is the clean workaround. Staff has not said a word.

Quincy D. · Verified tester
Powerlifting meet prep

Meet prep is about a repeatable setup. Shoulder blades stick the same way every set now. Confidence went up because the bench stopped moving on me.

Ryan N. · Verified tester
Coaching

I coach beginners who slide before they even load the bar. I throw this down and their position holds. Cueing got easier overnight.

Zoe E. · Verified tester
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The founder of PR Grip walking through the gym
Who's behind it

Built by a lifter for lifters.

I got so tired of sliding under heavy weight. The stronger I got, the more it frustrated me. Commercial gym benches and machines are slippery as hell once you start sweating. Chalk is a mess that most gyms ban, and constantly gripping the pad just to stay in place wasted energy I needed for the actual lift.

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I was leaving reps on the table, especially on bench press, seated military dumbbell press and leg press, because I was fighting to stay planted instead of pushing my limits. So I decided to fix it myself.

After months of prototyping, testing under real heavy loads and getting feedback from other serious lifters, I created the PR Grip Mat. A double-sided grip surface that locks you down with zero sliding, zero mess and zero wasted energy.

It works. Plain and simple. I use it every session, and so do the growing number of lifters who won't train without it.

This is PR Grip.

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