Gloves, Straps?
- 02-26-2010, 06:27 AM
straps for leg presss huh?
and btw.. using gloves on deadlift is dumb IMO use a mixed grip twist one grip one hand one way the other the other way...it will feel like ur twisting the bar to break it.. this will give u great grip strength.. you cant do this in gloves.... - 03-03-2010, 01:45 AM
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- 03-03-2010, 01:54 AM
- 03-03-2010, 12:27 PM
- 03-08-2010, 01:17 AM
I have the same prob hands tend to get alil sweaty...now this may sound ghetto as hell but i just wrap a spare towel around the bar and it makes it alot easier to grip the dam thing.
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- 03-08-2010, 06:38 AM
- 03-08-2010, 08:57 AM
I think a blanket statement like 'mixed grip is dangerous' is a little overboard. Yes, there is a higher likelyhood of a bicep tear using a mixed grip (less if you're using good technique). But thousands of guys use a mixed grip for heavy deadlifting year after year and never have a problem, other than a little elbow tendonitis of course.
- 03-08-2010, 02:05 PM
- 03-08-2010, 02:12 PM
try straps they are not that much $. make up your mind.that is the only way you will know what works for you
- 03-13-2010, 05:51 PM
i use chalk, wrist straps for heavy pressing movements, and versa grips for heavy pulling movements. Straps due lessen forearm strength for sure
for chalk, go to REI, but the rock climbing chalk bags. they are full of chalk and are small to carry around the gym in your pocket. - 03-30-2010, 10:43 PM
The best grips I have found. Very inexpensive.
Try these things called Big Back Grips (I don't have enough posts to put the link in, but just Google Big Back Grips)
They really grab the bar, NO slipping even when I sweat. They are especially good on knurled bars, but they also grab the slippery enamel bars on the BodyMaster equipment. (Especially good when the rubber coating on the machine is torn, which is nearly always.)
I found them at Muscle Beach last summer, they had a booth. They're in a bunch of stores in LA but you can get them on their website too. - 03-31-2010, 05:19 AM
- 03-31-2010, 05:53 AM
This is an old thread and I don't know if OP is still around and I'm surprised I only saw captains of crush mentioned once. Go to ironmind they have every stuff you need to help fix your grip.
www.ironmind.com - 03-31-2010, 12:04 PM
- 03-31-2010, 01:21 PM
- 03-31-2010, 02:02 PM
Since nobody else mentioned them, I'll chime in. I use versa gripps
basically act as either gloves or straps/hooks depending on how you use the paddle part. Nice thing is that if you wear them loose at the wrist, they are easy to spin around so that the paddle part is on the back of your hand. Here is their site
http://www.versagripps.com/
I use em because i have thumb arthritis from being a software developer too long and too much time at a keyboard. So I don't have crap for grip due to that. - 03-31-2010, 02:32 PM
I can attest to the statement that a mixed grip is asking for trouble!
First off...when I train deadlift, I use straps for anything over 405...mixed grip up to that point. Deadlift and heavy bent over DB rows is all I use straps for. In my last strongman competition I was over/under handing my last deadlift, and sure enough popped my biceps tendon (distel). My grip was plenty strong...it was the biceps that gave out.
So, my advice is if you plan on competing, train the over/under grip all the time. If you don't...use straps. I think its just an overall safer option. There are other ways to train grip (FARMERS WALK!). - 04-01-2010, 11:47 AM
- 04-01-2010, 11:54 AM
Straps can be clutch, just make sure to wash them. This may seem obvious, but ya can get ringworm from them if you dont! And this **** is just GROSS
- 04-01-2010, 12:33 PM
- 04-01-2010, 08:38 PM
- 04-02-2010, 05:40 AM
I'm sorry but as soon as i see gloves on someone i think the worst of them, i don't care if they're a big dude, to me they're a big dude with a hand-modelling career who has a weak grip and is scared of callouses (which for manual self-evacuation of the scrotum are for your own satisfaction if you get my drift).
At the very worst, straps are excusable, just. I use liquid chalk and i've yet to reach a weight i can't handle with my own grip, maybe my grip's good or my wieghts are bad i don't know. - 04-05-2010, 02:30 PM
I've never seen so much time spent talking over gloves, straps, etc. I said it earlier and I'll say it again...you're a MAN, act like it! Grab that barbell with your bare mits and hold on for dear life! I have really small hands and I have pulled 605 from the floor in competition and 755 out of the rack just below the knee...all without straps. If you use straps, ditch them. Your grip strength will catch up. It only took about a month for my grip strength to catch up. Having a strong grip will make you stronger on a variety of different lifts, and it is also something that can prove to be quite useful in everyday life. Or as I like to calll it, functional strength. Now lose the sand in your vag, chalk up, and pull like a man!
And I have to disagree with the comments made about not using an over/under grip on deadlift. If a bicep tears from using an over/under grip on the deadlift, it's because the bicep is the weak link. How do you eliminate this? Train your biceps. Hammer curls are an excellent accomadating exercise for overall bicep strength and health and great for forearm strength as well. - 04-05-2010, 09:35 PM
- 04-06-2010, 04:03 PM
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