Grip strength
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tigrig
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What are yall doing to strengthen up your hook grip? I can grip 500lbs no problem on a trap bar but when I get around 300 on a conventional deadlift my grip slips with every rep. It's kinda sad considering I've got Popeye forearms ๐
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I do farmer's carries1
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I used to suggest farmer's carries, until another MFP poster started ridiculing me for offering up "lies" as an answer. These days I instead suggest either BB shrugs if your goal is reps, or a rack pull if your goal is single-rep-max. But then I also switch to an over-under grip when I get above 90% 1RM.1
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I used to suggest farmer's carries, until another MFP poster started ridiculing me for offering up "lies" as an answer. These days I instead suggest either BB shrugs if your goal is reps, or a rack pull if your goal is single-rep-max. But then I also switch to an over-under grip when I get above 90% 1RM.
BB shrugs are good too... totally forgot about those.
Lmao @ lies :laugh:0 -
1)Farmer's Carry
2)Hanging from the pull up bar
3)Slowing down the reps and spending more time with my hands on on the bar per deadlift rep0 -
I used to suggest farmer's carries, until another MFP poster started ridiculing me for offering up "lies" as an answer. These days I instead suggest either BB shrugs if your goal is reps, or a rack pull if your goal is single-rep-max. But then I also switch to an over-under grip when I get above 90% 1RM.
Seriously, lies? Farmer's carries are fantastic for improving grip strength, right up there with dead hangs.0 -
Are you actually hookgripping or using a traditional overhand grip? I lift much lighter than you so this might not be as transferable, but to strengthen hookgrip (I do oly lifts so hookgrip everything) I do a lot of tempo lifts (snatch and clean pulls, even RDLS), dead hangs without the thumbs to improve finger strength, fat grip dead hangs, etc. Ultimately hookgrip could still fail at v high weight I guess although it is generally recognised as more secure than just overhand - if you can cope with the pain.0
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