I'll start by saying BOS was awesome and substituted these into an order after a much cheaper item I ordered was out of stock. I already had two pairs of wrist straps that I used. A cheap pair I bought of Amazon a while ago, and a pair of Gymreaper straps I had bought only a month or so earlier. I thought these would sit in their bag until I needed something, until I opened them and took a good look at them. Man, these are simply the best wrist straps out there. The rubber throughout the strap is a game changer. I had a brutal 10X5 DL set to start my workout and used these the entire time, and these are superior in every way in my humble opinion . I showed them to my wife who also has 2 different sets of straps and she’s going to use these on her next set that requires them and will most likely be buying a set for herself. That rubber grip have allowed me to give a little extra slack in the wrist portion so they don't bite in as hard as the Reapers did, and the padding for the rest is nice & soft. If I wear these out, I'll be purchasing another set immediately.