WORKOUT LIBRARY

Exercise Compatibility

Optimo thick bar grips enhance wrist alignment, grip stability, and load distribution across a wide range of upper-body exercises. While many users first notice the benefit during pressing movements, the ergonomic support carries over to curls, extensions, forearm work, and machine training making Optimo grips a versatile tool for total upper body performance.

Chest

• Band chest press (standing or lying, bench-supported)
• Band flys (standing or lying, bench-supported)
• Plate-loaded machine press
• Cable flys
• Machine dips
• Parallel bar dips
• Barbell bench press
• Dumbbell bench press
• Dumbbell push-ups
• Decline bench press
• Smith machine flat bench press
• Smith machine incline bench press
• Smith machine shoulder press

Shoulders

• Dumbbell military press
• Seated dumbbell press
• Arnold press
• Barbell overhead press
• Band shoulder press (seated or standing)

Triceps

• Dumbbell overhead tricep extension
• Dumbbell incline overhead tricep extension
• Standing one-arm cable overhead triceps extension
• Dumbbell tricep kickback
• EZ-bar overhead tricep extension
• V-grip cable overhead tricep extension
• Tricep rope pushdown
• Lat bar cable overhead tricep extension
• Lying barbell tricep extension (skullcrusher)
• Lying dumbbell tricep extension (skullcrusher)
• Cable lying triceps extension

Biceps

• Band curl
• Dumbbell concentration curl
• Dumbbell hammer preacher curl
• Barbell, dumbbell, or cable preacher curl
• EZ-bar curl
• Bicep machine curl
• Plate-loaded machine curl
• Standing cable curl
• Single-arm cable curl
• Overhead cable curl

Wrists & Forearms

• Barbell wrist curl
• Dumbbell wrist curl
• Cable wrist curl

Safety Warning

Never use a false grip. Always maintain a full thumbs-around grip when training with Optimo grips. A secure grip is essential for stability, control, and injury prevention.