Oh wise ones
AlsDonkBoxSquat
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Thank you so much for the suggestion to use a mixed grip on my deadlifts . . . made a HUGE difference through the remainder of my workout. :flowerforyou: :smooched:
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mixed grip? as in one hand over and one hand under? curious because i have a hard time holding onto the bar. i just got some gloves, but i still had a hard time holding on long enough to finish a set.0
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mixed grip? as in one hand over and one hand under? curious because i have a hard time holding onto the bar. i just got some gloves, but i still had a hard time holding on long enough to finish a set.
Yes, I bent down, wrapped my hands around that bar, felt the grip start to bite and thought "oh, *kitten*, I gotta flip one of these!" The result almost moved me to tears, it was so beautiful. After being frustrated for so long . . . I thought I was going to have to wipe that tear out of my eye, then realized it was sweat.0 -
thanks;i'll have to try thatmixed grip? as in one hand over and one hand under? curious because i have a hard time holding onto the bar. i just got some gloves, but i still had a hard time holding on long enough to finish a set.
Yes, I bent down, wrapped my hands around that bar, felt the grip start to bite and thought "oh, *kitten*, I gotta flip one of these!" The result almost moved me to tears, it was so beautiful. After being frustrated for so long . . . I thought I was going to have to wipe that tear out of my eye, then realized it was sweat.0 -
CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.0 -
Ehh... I reverse the grip every set to make sure I'm still gaining grip strength.CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.0 -
You reverse grip on a dead lift? how much weight are you doing this at?0
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Ehh... I reverse the grip every set to make sure I'm still gaining grip strength.CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.
This is what I was doing. 1st one left underhand, 2nd right underhand, etc. It was nice to be able to hold onto my lat pull down bar and dumbbells through the rest of my workout for a change. Saturday when I did my standard grip I couldn't finish my workout properly, I couldn't hand on to anything, had to drop all of my other weights just to get through it.0 -
CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.
agree with this.
I actually forgot about mixed grip for a while & this made my regular grip strength much better. Then one day going for a max, the bar kept rolling. Switched to mix grip & all good
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no gloves.
use chalk.
gloves are awful.0 -
no gloves.
use chalk.
gloves are awful.
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my calluses 0 -
CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.
agree with this.
I actually forgot about mixed grip for a while & this made my regular grip strength much better. Then one day going for a max, the bar kept rolling. Switched to mix grip & all good
Thats it right there.
Forget the mixed grip except for max efforts. Let your grip get stronger. I too was good for up to 300, now im good for 400, and mixed grip for the one rep maxes.
And toss your gloves in the garbage. Chalk only please. Makes a world of difference.0 -
CAUTION: You want to use a standard grip as you move up in weight. Use it until you can not anymore. If you strictly use a mixed grip, you will be cheating yourself of some good grip strength. I used to only be able to use standard grip up till around 300lbs. Yesterday i was able to use a standard grip all the way to 400.
Mixed is nice, but only use it for your maximal effort lifts.
agree with this.
I actually forgot about mixed grip for a while & this made my regular grip strength much better. Then one day going for a max, the bar kept rolling. Switched to mix grip & all good
Thats it right there.
Forget the mixed grip except for max efforts. Let your grip get stronger. I too was good for up to 300, now im good for 400, and mixed grip for the one rep maxes.
And toss your gloves in the garbage. Chalk only please. Makes a world of difference.
Max effort lifts... meaning? The working set at the end? Or... wait until I can no longer progress at all without using a mixed grip? I use the mixed/alt grip for my working sets now that I'm lifting heavier than my body weight... is this bad?
I do Starting Strength Novice program... so 1x5 deadlifts working set. Should I use the regular for 4 reps and then alt for 5th? I mean, if I can use regular grip for 4 I can use it for the fifth.0 -
Do what works for you but save it for when you actually need it 0
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Do what works for you but save it for when you actually need it
Exactly. I don't need it until I am shooting for a one rep max.0 -
when your grip fails use lifting straps ,no calouses and you will lift heavier0
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when your grip fails use lifting straps ,no calouses and you will lift heavier
Eh for me when my grip fails that tells me I need stronger forearms, and crushing power, so I spend more time developing that. I'm kind of biased against gear though. Too many gear queers at my gym...0 -
when your grip fails use lifting straps ,no calouses and you will lift heavier
callouses are hot according to my girl friend. :laugh:0 -
I had issues with this last night deadlifting. I could only get one of my 5 reps up. I didn't use the mixed grip... I really think it might be a matter of improving or strengthening the grip now. Going to try to stick with this for now.0
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when your grip fails use lifting straps ,no calouses and you will lift heavier
Dont do this.
if you cant hold the bar its too heavy.
normal grip each session til you cant, then switch it up. It does not matter if this happens mid set either.0 -
I use mixed grip on all regular stance dead lifts....no gloves, no hooks, no wrist wraps, and no shoes, just throw some chalk on your hands, grip the bar and pull making sure to keep your chest up and back straight.. I pull 550lbs and never have a problem keeping a good grip on the bar. As far as switching your grip depending on how heavy your lifting I don't agree with that. Sub max and max lifts should be done with the same form the only thing that should very is number of reps and/or the speed at which the weight moves (i.e. Explode from the floor with as much power as possible while maintaining good form.0
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when your grip fails use lifting straps ,no calouses and you will lift heavier
straps are cheating.
if you can't lift it without them, improve your grip.0
