Strength Training Gear

Weightlifting & Strength Training Accessories

The right weightlifting accessories can make all the difference in your training. Marcy offers home gym workout accessories that complement your strength training routine so you can get more from your equipment.

Explore our strength training accessories for squats, deadlifts, presses, hip thrusts, bodyweight exercises, and more. From weighted vests and workout gloves to lifting straps and squat wedges, Marcy makes it easy to round out your home training space with practical fitness accessories. 

 

Find the Right Weightlifting Accessories for Your Workout

A well-equipped strength training space goes beyond barbells, dumbbells, benches, and racks. Lifting accessories can add grip, support, resistance, cushioning, or stability depending on the exercise.

Whether you’re building a new home gym or upgrading your current setup, Marcy offers gym equipment and accessories for all types of training styles and levels.

 

Weighted Vests

A weighted vest increases the challenge of bodyweight movements, walking, conditioning workouts, and other exercises. Adding resistance makes these familiar movements more demanding without a dumbbell or barbell.

You can incorporate a weighted training vest into squats, lunges, push-ups, step-ups, and walking workouts. Adjustable options also make it easier to tailor the resistance to your workout and progress. 

 

Workout and Weightlifting Gloves

Grip can limit your strength workouts, especially with barbells, dumbbells, or cable equipment. Workout gloves create a layer between your hands and the equipment while helping you maintain a secure grip.

Weightlifting gloves and lifting gloves can help with a variety of pulling and pressing exercises. They’re a convenient addition to a home gym for lifters who want additional hand coverage and grip support. 

 

Barbell and Hip Thrust Pads

Barbell-based exercises feel more comfortable with a barbell pad. These pads wrap around the bar to cushion the contact points.

A barbell pad can also serve as a hip thrust pad, cushioning the hips during loaded hip thrusts and glute bridges. A barbell cushion may also help with certain squat variations, depending on your bar placement and training style. 

 

Lifting Belts

A lifting belt is a popular accessory for performing heavy compound movements. Used correctly, a weightlifting belt provides extra trunk support and tactile feedback for bracing during exercises such as squats and deadlifts.

Belts are one of many weight training accessories that complement good lifting technique. They should fit properly and be used as a training tool, not a substitute for learning proper bracing and exercise form. 

 

Lifting Straps and Wrist Straps

Heavy pulling exercises can challenge your grip before larger muscle groups reach fatigue. Lifting straps wrap around your wrist, reinforcing your connection to the weight during movements such as deadlifts and rows.

Wrist straps and weightlifting wrist straps can be particularly useful during grip-intensive strength sessions where grip fatigue might limit your pulling exercise.

 

Squat Wedges 

A squat wedge elevates the heels during squat variations, making it easier for lifters to reach their preferred squat depth and torso position.

You can incorporate a squat wedge block into goblet squats, bodyweight squats, and other lower-body exercises. Slant boards for squats also help when experimenting with different positions or adding targeted lower-body movements.

 

Gym Crash Pads 

Protect your training area and create a designated landing surface with gym crash pads. Depending on their design and use, weightlifting crash pads help absorb some of the impact and noise associated with lowering weights.

Always check your equipment’s specs to ensure they fit your training style, weights, flooring, and available space. 

 

Complete Your Home Gym With Marcy Fitness Accessories

The best gym accessories support how you actually train. Weighted vests, pads, belts, wedges, and other exercise equipment accessories can help customize your home setup for your specific fitness goals.

Marcy gym equipment accessories are an easy way to expand your home workout options. Pair your favorite Marcy gym accessories with workout machines and other home gym essentials for your dream setup. 

Explore Marcy weight training equipment and accessories to find what you need to keep building, progressing, and getting more from every workout.

 

FAQs

What accessories do I need for weightlifting?

The right weightlifting accessories depend on your exercises and goals. Some common accessories include lifting gloves, straps, belts, barbell pads, and weighted vests.

Are lifting straps worth using?

Lifting straps help with exercises where grip fatigue limits your ability to train larger muscle groups. They’re typically used during deadlifts, rows, and other heavy pulling movements.

What is the purpose of a barbell pad?

A barbell pad cushions the space between the barbell and your body. People may also use it as a hip thrust pad and for certain squat variations, as the padding helps with contact with the bar.

Do I need a lifting belt for strength training?

Not everyone needs a lifting belt. Belts are usually for heavier compound lifts, although proper technique and bracing mechanics are still crucial, whether or not you use a belt.