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Quoted message said:I tried hook grip today - cool! Other than having the skin on
inside
of my thumb slightly tenderized, it felt good. Pulled a few singles
and doubles at 80% this way.
Other than "ease into using it", anyone got any advice about this
in
terms of how often you train with it? My grip has never been my
weak
point yet and I'm wondering if I ought to use it only enough to get
used to it but otherwise keep training 'normal' overhand because
that
will work my grip more. Maybe I just ought to get that thick bar
I've
been thinking about
http://www.strongmanequipment.com/thick_bars.cfm
$65 shipped, can't beat that
where I can't hook grip, use that sometimes, and hook grip my
regular
bar the rest of the time. Aah, decisions, decisions, decisions.
Anyway, hook grip seems pretty cool so far - hook grip war stories
and
words of advice solicited.
-S-
http://www.kbnj.com
Gee, I guess there are no hookers on mfw....
We should be so lucky.
:^)
IIRC, I recall a thread in the strength list where a number of lifters
commented that it seemed like the pain factor really doesn't amount to
anything until you get to 400 lbs or so. Greg Payne had done a 800+
deadlift with a hook grip and he commented something along the lines
of it
feeling like his thumbs are going to pull off.
I hook for olympic lifting, but still use a mixed grip for heavy
deadlifts. You can carry the bar a little lower that way. If your
thumbs
get too raw taping them helps a lot.
Carrying the bar lower is definitely a good reason _not_ to hook grip.
I've noticed that holding the bar tight or holding it in the hooks of my
fingers makes a noticeable difference in how low I have to get, and
since my weak area is off the floor, this is an important distinction
and along the sames lines, too.
Quoted message said:Dunno what else to say. Kono recommends not hooking until you have to.
But
at the same time he likes straps because it helps you focus on pulling
with straight arms. He notes that hooking during training can also
cause a
jerky pull which he feels is not optimal. If you pull smoothly the bar
shouldn't pull out of your hands with a normal grip.
So it really depends on what you want. If there is no compelling
reason to
hook I really don't know why you would,
I've heard a few people say they can't hold onto their heaviest weights
any other way. And there's also the whole balance issue with the
alternate grip - makes me a little nervous for my back. I do most of my
training two hands over, and I think the plan is going to be to try hook
grip when I can no longer overhand grip and see how I like that.
Basically I'm just experimenting here - I've never used a hook grip
before and I figure I'll do it enough to see if it's for me or not.
Since I'm DL'ing pretty much every other day, I get plenty of chance to
practice.
Steve "hooker for a short time" Freides
http://www.kbnj.com
