FulcraFit Peacock Crossfit Socks: Product Review and Giveaway! (contest closed)

In a quest to perfect my deadlift form, I have experienced a fair share of bumps and bruises along the way. It has been somewhat nice that the Michigan weather has been a bit chilly and I can hide my pasty, banged up legs underneath pants, but shorts season is inevitable and I am no longer able to use my pants as a shield against the Crossfit elements of deadlifts, box jumps, and rope climbs. Crossfit socks seem like the logical solution!

While I am quite fond of my ProCompression socks, which are great for leg support, they do not offer any sort support for the skin on my legs. Then somehow I stumbled upon a unique sock that I had not seen before – FulcraFit’s Peacock Sock.

What I loved most about this made-for-Crossfit sock is that it pretty much combines three socks in one:

Foot: Breathable, thin fabric that allows you to WOD without your feet getting sweaty-gross;

Shin: Made with rugged performance-grade Cordura, a fabric often used in luggage and outdoor gear, designed to resist tears, scuffs, and abrasions;

Remainder: Constructed from 50% CoolMax® EcoMade™, 41% Nylon, 5% CoolMax® Alta™ and 4% Lycra®. If you aren’t familiar with EcoMade – it is a material created from 97% recycled bottles!

I first busted these out on a day that involved rope climbs and wore them over a pair of leggings. While these do have a compression element to them, they are easy to slip on and off and are extremely comfortable to wear before, during, and after WODs.

The next time I had an opportunity to use them was another run-in with the rope climbs, but this time it was 80′ outside in beautiful sunny Michigan (and yet it was only 32 overnight this past Sunday..). With no air conditioning, it was time to bust out the booty shorts.. and bare my legs. But, thankfully to my new Peacock socks, there were no shin burns in this girl’s future! These protective crossfit socks were most useful when coming down from the rope because I am still a big chicken once I make it to the top, so a nice slide down the rope with some protection felt wonderful!

I next tried these out on some deadlifts, which again, were perfect to protect my shins. I still struggle with proper deadlift form when I bring the bar back down, but in the meantime, these are keeping my bright white legs bruise-free.

Last up on the test run was box jumps. And I am happy to report that I cannot give an honest review of how these hold up during a box jump biff, as I cleared mine with ease and was not going to intentionally miss a jump for the sake of science.. 😉

After a three-hour wear, these compression socks unfortunately did not hold up in the odor-eating department. I do not think the technology exists to make my feet not smell after a solid workout.. but that can be on their list for future development! Peacock Socks did not come with any suggestions for how to wash them, nor is anything on the website, so I washed them as I do my other compression socks: normal wash cycle and air dry. They passed the wash test and came out just like new. Phew!

One of my other complaints is that there is a seemingly intentional design for the logo with PEACOCK standing out quite a bit. For a conservative girl like me, this is a bit of a deterrent, but not enough to take away from the actual sock design itself. I was assured that this was “done very tongue-in-cheek for this early run of product and that our next round of socks won’t have the same peacock coloring and emphasis.” Works for me!

My only other suggestion for these guys is to offer up some more fun colors. While the black and red is basic and unisex, I am sure there are many Crossfitting chicks (and guys!) like me that would love to see these more colorful options, such as pink, purple, or even green or blue to provide another unisex color. They somewhat clash with my current workout wardrobe. 😉

Overall, I am quite pleased with what FulcraFit has created, as they have gone outside of the box (ha) and developed a unique product that is for a specific purpose, but also quite versatile. Most Crossfit socks on the market now seem to be designed just for the novelty factor, but this one actually has functionality built-in. I think if the product offering was expanded to include more colors or perhaps even designs on the base layer, there is a huge potential to see athletes representing these socks all over the place!

How would you like to try out your own pair? The guys at FulcraFit have been kind enough to let one of my readers win his or her own protective compression socks! Enter below!

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Your turn..

Do you wear “fun” socks for working out?

What is your worst shin mishap?

What color socks would you like if these came in multiple colors or patterns?