From Infected Hands to a Movement

One lifter's worst injury became the solution for thousands

I started lifting at 19. Everyone said: "Real lifters have calluses." So for three years, I wore my torn, damaged hands like badges of honor. I thought this was normal.

I was wrong.

Three weeks before my first competition, a callus tore open mid-deadlift. Deep. Bleeding. I wrapped it and kept training.

Two days later, my hand was swollen and infected. Emergency room. Staph bacteria from gym equipment had entered through the tear.

Antibiotics. A week off lifting. Hands in bandages. Missed competition.

That's when I realized: I was sacrificing my health for a lie.

I looked at male lifters—they wore gloves without judgment. But women? We were called "soft" for protecting our hands.

I refused to accept that anymore.

After I healed, I tried everything. Gloves killed my grip by 30%. Cheap Amazon pads fell apart in two weeks. Nothing worked.

So I spent six months building Grip Her. I partnered with material scientists and tested prototypes with 50+ women lifters—powerlifters, CrossFitters, bodybuilders.

The result? PalmShield™ Technology.

Everything I wish existed when I started lifting.

But Grip Her isn't just a product. It's a statement: You don't need destroyed hands to prove you work hard. You don't need to choose between strength and soft skin.

Over 10,000 women have already made the switch.

We don't make cheap knockoffs designed for men. We make the real thing—designed by a woman who lifts, for women who lift.

This is the future of fitness. And you're part of it.