Deadlift failing because of grip

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  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    firef1y72 wrote: »
    I'm working hard on my grip strength (hypermobile so it's pretty *kitten*), but I'm still going to use my grippas so I can lift heavy until it catches up. I've been doing farmer's walks, hanging from a bar and this thing where I kind of wind a weighted rope round a wooden pole, it's slowly but steadily improving but once I get to 80kg or so I feel it stops me getting my full reps in.

    Oh and I've just started doing my accessory deads gloveless with chalk to help further improve my grip.

    Get some Theraputty and play with it while you're sitting doing other activities that leave your hands free...
  • curlsintherack
    curlsintherack Posts: 465 Member
    chalk will help and straps will help but first you need to actively take some time and strengthen your grip. farmers walks and trap bar deadlifts are great for improving your grip. I personally bought a fat bar from Titan.fitness for around $40 and I really like it. perhaps the most cost effective way is just hanging from things for as long as you can. It doesn't have to be a pullup bar anything you can hang on door frames, tree limbs, and even playground equipment(I like the monkey bars) will help.

    In my deadlift workout I go as long as I can before I break out the chalk then I go very light with it. I also go as heavy as I can with a double overhand grip and only switch to a mixed grip on my heaviest sets if I think I have to. As a word pf caution I'd save your grip work for the very last thing you do on a day where you have a couple of rest days. Deadlifting 255lbs on a fat bar double overhand for reps means nothing in life if you can't open a jar of spaghetti sauce.
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