Cringle uses a range of grips, packing multiple pairs for every competition and waiting to find out what type of pull-up bar she’s working with before choosing which set to use.
“My ideal situation is to use a chalky bar with Picsil Condor Grips,” she says. “I use them for ring muscle-ups as well.
“But if I’m at a random gym with a slippery or powder-coated bar, I go with the Velites Quad Ultra hand grips no chalk.
“And if I’m trying to do an unbroken max set of toes-to-bar, I go for a slippery bar with the For Time fingerless game day grips. I’m only hanging on once here so the grips are saving my arms. I’m not hanging on, the grips are.”
She says the Picsil pair are the comfiest she’s tried, but finds they “need a lot of chalk to really stick” to the bar. The Velites, on the other hand, grip well without chalk but the thick wristband can dig into the bottom of her hand at the base of the thumb.