New Head Harness, Pro Cotton Lifting Strap, Big Grip Lifting Strap and Olympic Bar Pad Now Available

Napa, California – August 2006 – Harbinger, the industry leader in workout gloves and fitness accessories, has introduced four new training aids for lifters and athletes: Head Harness, Pro Cotton Lifting Strap, Big Grip Lifting Strap and Olympic Bar Pad.

Head Harness

Trainers recommend athletes involved in contact sports strengthen their neck and upper back muscles. Now Harbinger offers a nylon web head harness that's perfect for this type of important conditioning.

The fully adjustable harness is made of durable, resilient cordura nylon. It is lined and padded with a soft, polyester shearling to make lifting more comfortable by preventing abrasion and absorbing shock. The 30-inch steel weight plate chain, D-ring connectors and clip closure can hold up to 250 pounds of weight. The harness comes in black and retails for $30. One size fits all.

Take the load off of your fingers and transfer the weight directly to the places you want to strengthen with Harbinger's Pro Cotton Lifting Straps. Designed to both enhance your grip and reduce finger fatigue, these straps are terrific for shrugs, rows, cable pulls, lat pull downs, dead lifts, farmer walks and more.

The 5mm Neoprene padded wrist wrap allows you to secure the lifting strap in the proper position while providing maximum cushioning during lifting. The 11.5-inch woven cotton strap wraps around the bar to improve your grip. These two parts are sewn together with super durable, heavy-duty nylon stitching. With the fully adjustable stainless steel buckles, you can customize the fit to provide ample wrist support. The straps are designed for your right and left hands with the steel buckle worn on the outside of the wrists. The pair of black straps retails for $20. One size fits all.

Harbinger designed the Big Grip Lifting Strap with a combination of ingenious innovation and top performance that has made it the leading fitness accessory brand in North America. This patent-pending strap is great for shrugs, rows, cable pulls, lat pull downs, dead lifts, farmer walks, and more.

The strap is made from heavy duty nylon and lined with Harbinger's Dura-Grip™ rubber strips. These strips face the bar and grab on for a no-slip grip when lifting. The merrowed end tabs prevent fraying.

At 19.5 inches, the extended length allows you to wrap the bar several times. The pair retails for $10. One size fits all.

Make doing sets of squats and lunges more enjoyable by reducing pressure points to the neck and spine with Harbinger's Olympic Bar Pad.

The 16-inch pad wraps around the bar and protects your neck and shoulders with 20mm of NeoTek™ foam. The suede cover increases comfort and durability. The pad comes in black and retails for $15.

These Harbinger training aids and other Harbinger products are available at most major, independent and specialty sporting goods retailers nationwide.  For more information on Harbinger visit www.harbingerfitness.com.

As the leading fitness accessory brands in the US and Canada, Harbinger and Grizzly Fitness USA have partnered to become the number one supplier of fitness accessories in North America.  With a focus on the strength training consumer, their combined product line combines innovation and performance.  Product categories include gloves, belts, wrist wraps, lifting straps, machine attachments, a full range of hand exercise tools and other products designed to enhance even the most rigorous training regimens.  For more information on Harbinger or Grizzly Fitness USA visit www.harbingerfitness.com and www.grizzlyfitnessusa.com.

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