Good for a laugh... deadlifting and using straps - how NOT to do it.

It is a painful grip to use. But since you wanna not use a mixed grip you gotta do what you gotta do. Layne norton uses a hook grip and pulled 700 at a bw of 220 with it, maybe email him about it? He always replys.
 
Ha Thank you for sharing this, I just saw this and made my day! My boyfriend came home the other day telling me this EXACT same thing, so glad he is not the only "idiot" out there. So you know, you are not alone in that either! haha
 
Jentry07 said:
Ha Thank you for sharing this, I just saw this and made my day! My boyfriend came home the other day telling me this EXACT same thing, so glad he is not the only "idiot" out there. So you know, you are not alone in that either! haha
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Haha!! nice...

oh and as for the hook grip... dayum that hurts!
 
Glad someone mentioned hook grip here. When the weight gets too heavy instead of straps I always just turn to a hook grip. On deads or any other back exercise. I also use a hook grip regardless on power cleans. I see many guys at the gym do power cleans without a hook grip and after I show them it they are amazed at how much more weight they can clean.
 
Hey friends, thanks for sharing your experience. This is really going
to help the reader. This is very nice thread. Thanks for sharing.
 
So I manned up and used a hook grip today for my RDLs. I found that if I really focused on digging my palm into the bar before gripping, my thumb didn't hurt nearly so much. It's definitely a stronger grip than standard overhand, but I still feel like my technique is less than perfect with it. Just need practice.
 
I had a trainer (bodybuilder) show me a neat trick with straps, that helps alot especially with things like pull ups. Not sure how to explain it coherently to where it`ll make sense haha but u Sew the the strap part so that the "wrap" part is sewed to the part that it slips through, at a certain length. Then cut the rest of the strap off. If done at the correct length it allows you to not ave to care about the excess strap and u can just kinda curl the little bit u have around the bar for better grip and can let go when ever u want.

Also I agree, i do a combination of both. I use straps with my later sets, but honestly its more because my hands get slippery from sweat and the gym im at doesn't allow chalk...which blows.
 
Resolve said:
So I manned up and used a hook grip today for my RDLs. I found that if I really focused on digging my palm into the bar before gripping, my thumb didn't hurt nearly so much. It's definitely a stronger grip than standard overhand, but I still feel like my technique is less than perfect with it. Just need practice.
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Same here. I try to get my middle finger around my thumb as much as possible, then my index finger.
 
biomike said:
I had a trainer (bodybuilder) show me a neat trick with straps, that helps alot especially with things like pull ups. Not sure how to explain it coherently to where it`ll make sense haha but u Sew the the strap part so that the "wrap" part is sewed to the part that it slips through, at a certain length. Then cut the rest of the strap off. If done at the correct length it allows you to not ave to care about the excess strap and u can just kinda curl the little bit u have around the bar for better grip and can let go when ever u want.

Also I agree, i do a combination of both. I use straps with my later sets, but honestly its more because my hands get slippery from sweat and the gym im at doesn't allow chalk...which blows.
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Liquid Chalk
 
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