This Gym Chalk 1 lb is a handy item to have for your routine. It is designed to help with your workouts and other exercises and is simple to apply. Use it before performing a dead lift or a bench press. This weight lifting chalk also works well for other sports including baseball and rock climbing. Add some to ensure that your pitches don t slip from your fingers when thrown. Made from magnesium carbonate it keeps hands dry to help provide safer more secure gripping and better traction. This gymnastics chalk is wrapped in 2-oz blocks for a total of eight blocks.