These are the toughest, most durable gloves you can buy for the gym. My original pair lasted nearly 15 years until I misplaced them. The leather is as tough as any work gloves you can find in Home Depot, but designed specifically better for gym use. The wrist strap works better than most wrist straps I've tried due to the cushioning. You can get it fairly tight without cutting off the circulation to your hand, which most independent wrist straps will do past a certain point. The one and only flaw I found with these is the touch screen point on the index fingers. It's some sort of thin PU leather that doesn't work too well for it's intended purpose, but more importantly, it rips easily while lifting. Customer service is top notch though and they're sending me a fingerless replacement free of charge. They also noted that going forward, they are using a new material for this small spot on the gloves, which won't tear so easily and should work better for touch screens.