That moment when you’re hanging onto a bar, oar, barbell, kettlebell, and you can feel the skin on your hands start to shift…

Although your shifting skin provides little physical evidence of any kind of blemish yet, you know you’re about to get a blister. And a rip.

Gymnasts, CrossFit athletes, rowers, rock climbers, among other “hand sport” athletes are all too familiar with this feeling.  It’s not the end of the world if the following day is your planned rest day, but if you’re in the middle of the Regional CrossFit competition, or sprint repeats in preparation for the Olympics, curse words start forming in your head, sometimes even bubbling out your mouth.

You need your hands to perform.

In the upcoming series of posts, we will explore the hand care needs of various elite level athletes in different sports, and demonstrate how RIPT Skin Systems' 3 Phase Reinforcement kit can help you keep your skin in the game...

If last year’s CrossFit Games Open was any indication, your hands are in for a severe beating this year as the WOD Gods program workouts designed to meet and exceed the demands of even the most elite athletes. In anticipation of this, many smart competitors have begun preparing their hands for battle early. How can you get started with a hand prep routine to make sure you’re not a step behind in the competition? Follow these 3 simple steps: 1) By using a pumice stone in the shower to thin out (but not scrub off) your hard earned calluses, you can keep them tough, but not thick. Thick calluses are what get pinched and sheared off when you don’t get...