Grip Assist Apparatus with Spine Insert

A grip assist apparatus for weight lifting comprising:

• a gripping portion formed by affixing first and second layers of flat material of a same shape and size to one another such that said first and second layers are flush, said gripping portion comprising:
• a finger end having a finger end width;
• a wrist end opposite from said finger end;
• first and second attachment edges disposed on either side of said wrist end;
• a first side extending between said first attachment edge and said finger end;
• a second side extending between said second attachment edge and said finger end;
• a side length, extending between a finger end center point and a wrist end center point and
• a flexible spine insert disposed between said first and second layers, parallel to and centered between said first and second sides, and extending between said finger end and said wrist end;
• a wrist portion comprising a first strap and a second strap, wherein:
• each of said first strap and said second strap comprises an attachment end and a free end;
• said attachment end of said first strap extends from said first attachment edge of said gripping portion;
• and
• said attachment end of said second strap extends from said second attachment edge of said gripping portion;
• and
• a releasable wrist fastener attached to said first and second straps, said wrist fastener being dimensioned and shaped to fasten said first strap and said second strap such that said grip assists apparatus is secured around a wrist of a user.