I used hook grip for a while, but I might just switch to straps for going really heavy because it genuinely feels like my thumb is going to rip off or break and and don't want to push it.

@sagebauer1077

Жыл бұрын

Ive honestly never heard of this happening though, even among the heaviest deadlifters. But I HAVE seen straps break and guys go flying

@buckbuckleyson2259

10 ай бұрын

​@@sagebauer1077strap breaks, then ur body breaks 🤣

@casspar1217

10 ай бұрын

You can warp your thumbs with tape.

@davidfinley6708

9 ай бұрын

@@casspar1217duuuude I never thought of that. That’s some solid advice!

@devinreed5725

9 ай бұрын

Yup. Massage therapist here. Save your thumbs use wraps as much as possible.

There was a guy at the gym who took hook grip so seriously he carved knurling into his thumb and fingernail in order to improve his hook grip. True story

@griffin7274

Жыл бұрын

That's really smart idea

@chrisgomez215

Жыл бұрын

I do the same thing sometimes

@vraja_perez

Жыл бұрын

james english did that haha

A truly pleasant experience

Every time I've seen someone tear a bicep on a deadlift it's been alternate grip. Every. Time.

@fatterperdurabo42069

10 ай бұрын

Alternate grip is straight cancer

@joshee6385

9 ай бұрын

Yeah but it won't happen if you keep your arms straight.

@TyghtAlso

9 ай бұрын

How many times have you seen it?

@TyghtAlso

9 ай бұрын

exactly@@joshee6385

Solid method but one flaw is if you dislike going thru pain don’t try. After I hit a 465 DL using this grip my thumb itself was crying 😅

Pro tip: get vet tape, the self adhesive flexible almost cloth like tape that is used on animals because it won't stick to fur. Wrap your thumbs and thank me later

@roelhoremans5887

9 ай бұрын

Yeah, the thumb/toe tape you use in BJJ practice also works wonders. Dirt cheap solution.

This is a very nice reel, and thank you 😊

Great video. The hook grip is awesome!!

That’s so simple but so smart!

Nice .. thumb Hook … I never knew … I’ll use it next week

This is genius

I just use straps to preserve the beatoff endurance needed in these fragile ittybitty sticks of forearms that I have

@BeeSaucySkateboarding

Жыл бұрын

If you used no straps you’d have forearms

@theanomaly3038

Жыл бұрын

I also had an ittybitty tiny forearm and calves. Tried many exercise to grow them but nothing works Turns out as my big lifts goes up, both also get bigger.

@BeeSaucySkateboarding

Жыл бұрын

@@theanomaly3038 I guess you’re the anomaly tho 😂

Hate that asymm grip. Hook hurts, but works great. Also: this demo lifter has some thikk wrists

@martinXY

Жыл бұрын

I'm exactly the opposite. Hook takes a while for me to get used to and hurts along the way. I'll use it for cleans or snatches, but I revert to reverse for deadlifts 🤷🏻

@asdf8asdf8asdf8asdf

Жыл бұрын

@@martinXY yeah definitely hurts

@robbyx6846

7 ай бұрын

Hurts too much

That's dangerous without knowledge, but it is amazing once understood!

Ahh yes, I remember learning it. Felt good. Felt raw. 😂

Yeah then the tendons in your bird finger rip and you drop that shit hard. Ask me how I know!

@beecj0

Жыл бұрын

People hookgrip 1000lbs without ripping bird finger tendons… How much were you lifting?

@alexanderknips4690

10 ай бұрын

Not everyone's tendons are the same strength though. People rip tendons many times when others wouldn't

@quintinstilianou4295

10 ай бұрын

You were probably ego lifting bro

No doubt!

Like fantasy island, the pain the pain 😢.

Don't let your grip and forearms be the limiting factor for your deadlifts. Use straps. There are much better forearm workouts to do.

@1neomonkey

10 ай бұрын

Spoken like a person who has never done a hook grip.

@devinreed5725

9 ай бұрын

​@@1neomonkeyAwe ego is adorable but brains is better.

@mattystewart8

9 ай бұрын

Ooooor, and hear me out….. you could just train your grip strength and NOT use straps….

@kidkoopa6389

9 ай бұрын

@@mattystewart8 much better exercises for forearms than deadlifts. Supinated wrist curls, farmer carries, reverse curls to name a few... not DLs lol

@kidkoopa6389

9 ай бұрын

And I assume what you meant was forearm strength. Grip strength is mostly genetic/ metacarpal and tendon determined. One does not simply hypertrophy the hands lol

The hook grip has been around like forever I do use it I told a guy this hook grip at the gym he told me I’m crazy it will take your thump off I know I was right but I wonder if he ever found out eventually a lot of people didn’t know about it not even the personal trainers who have trained people for years I would ask them about it do you know about the hook grip they would not know all that college all that money and studying didn’t even know about the hook grip that weightlifting and powerlifting athletes use

I can't hook grip well. Tried. I use mix grip for working weight. Straps for accessories and sub max work. But I also use double over hand till I cant and it fails. Heavy rdl ? Straps. Heavy rows, straps. Goal is to train back not my grip. Main pull, mix grip and chalk. If I can't hold it I can't complete with it.

@soonahero

Жыл бұрын

Just train your grip?

I have a problem at my commercial gym there bars spine , so when I deadlift the bar it spins when lifted, and it becomes hard to hold on overhand grip, so I lose the grip but on alternate grip makes it not spine so in this case do I always have to use alternate grip every set because the bar spines evan with chalk on my hands and is normal to use a barbell that spins to deadlift?

@martinXY

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing. A spinning bar is very useful for Olympic lifts, but very annoying for deadlifts, and yet you're the first person who's said anything (OK, I haven't looked too much, but no-one in any gyms has said anything).

Seen a couple dudes test their bicep doing the over and under grip.

Here’s to trying to remember this next time I do dead lifts……..

Wouldn’t this be more an issue with grip strength?

yeah that doesnt work for me it causes an imbalance in my grip because my thumb only hooks to my first two fingers and then theres a gap in my last to fingers i absolutely hate this grip.

Are straps a bad thing ??

Wouldn't this create pressure and accumulate wears/damage on the muscles connected to the thumb?

@fatterperdurabo42069

10 ай бұрын

Yes lol

The design is very human

The wheel has already been invented

Isn't thumb at risk of injury??

I shoot my Turkish bow eastern style with a thumb ring so I think I can pull this off.

I'm using straps cause my hand is so small 😢 I can barely wrap my fingers around the bar lmao

How much is hook supposed to add. For me when i tested it it added about %20-30% to my overhand grip

@sagebauer1077

Жыл бұрын

No idea, because ive never actually dropped something with hook grip, it made my grip stronger than my deadlift

@meruemo776

Жыл бұрын

@@sagebauer1077 have you tried rack pulls with hook grip. There's no way anyone's hook grip is more than what they can rackpull above the knee

@sagebauer1077

Жыл бұрын

@Meruemo not maxing them out, no. Im dont doubt there is a limit im just saying hook grip is good enough for me to hit my max deadlift (im skinny with decent grip, though)

Or, if you are going to use friction instead of functional strength, just get versa-grip knock offs or old school straps.

Mixed grip is best grip. Just alternate wrists with each set, imbalance issue solved. You all need to get your shiz together. It was another SS video that absolutely sold me on the mixed grip and they were right.

I think your hands have to be a decently normal size to be able to do this. Doesn't work with small hands. Unless you're trying to use a bar thinner than 40 mm or something

Eventually that thumb is going to blow out

I don’t have thumbs

Or you could just improve your grip strength

@TheMachoPixel

11 ай бұрын

How do we work on that? Serious question cause I am losing my grip on heavy deadlift... I started using hand strap but even they are not helpful.

@sinelacico823

10 ай бұрын

@@TheMachoPixelreduce weight and hold at the top, just one rep where you pull to the top, hold and squeeze til you gotta put it down. That and just more pulling exercises + farmers carry’s do wonders

I prefer the double underhand 😂😂😂

Feels like my thumb is getting crushed…

@FenixxDMc

9 ай бұрын

Exactly

Hook grip at 400# fucking hurts!

Nice ligament injury

My thumb isnt long enough 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

Distal bicep killer

I can never get two fingers over my thumb, only the index finger. Hella' annoying...

Hurts a lot more than I expected. Straps for me.

I can’t do this grip

Bicep rip

@kqh123

Жыл бұрын

That would be mixed grip?

Just use straps when it gets heavy.

But hook grip hurts….

Tried it , it’s uncomfortable and hurts

Used to do hook grip with 405 and after I noticed I started getting pain in the nerves of my left thumb. Havnt used it in years and still occasionally get nerve pain in that thumb. Don't recommend

@vinitsharma1726

6 ай бұрын

Got the same left thumb nerve pain but eventually disappear after 6 months or so.... Although the journey was difficult but never quitted, feeling quite strong now..

You sound like binging with babsih xd

how heavy do these guys lift that you can't hold the bar?? i'm not special in terms of grip strenght but i can hold my 250bodyweight for 10 secs. that means i could do a deadlift of 500pounds max without any grip change. i get that all the ultra freaks need some help but come on...any non pro level powerlifter should be able to have that kind of grip

Dont put your thumb inside that will break your thumb

Horribly uncomfortable and causes stress into the thumb joint. Unless you need to pull without straps...just use straps.

The best grip is mixed grip. Hook grip is for sumo bros, pseudish weightlifters and other assorted malcontents.

I always use the hook grip because I hate the alternating grip.

I truly believe and stand by that all men who are seeking the highest deadlift they can possibly achieve, should be working their way towards a 405lbs deadlift with a double overhand grip (no hook).

I hate this grip effective but doesn’t feel too good

Yeah and break your thumb while at it

Hookgrip takes a couple months to get used to in order to get rid of the pain. Unless you're a true gym rat who is absolutely addicted to moving weight, just use straps bro.

And when your hands just aren’t big enough for this technique, just use straps

Yeah ripped my right thumb doing this. Not worth it for casual gym goers like me.

Wrap your thumbs, problem solved.

Hahahahha, my fingers ain't long enough

Yeah, hook with mixed grip? Why? I don't even seen Dan Green, Oak, doing that with 800+ I get it for sumo clowns, gives even less range of motion. :)

Don't work for my small hands. Ditch the hook grip and just get straps

I fundamentally do not understand how this works for anybody. Your fingernail has zero friction. Holding onto your thumb is like holding on to a sweaty pumpkin seed.

Repent, and turn to Christ while there is still time, God Bless.

Or they make these things called lifting straps.....

@kramer911

7 ай бұрын

cheating

Or you can just have a weak grip

Uneven shoulders!

How to dislocate your thumb 101

@SerV689

Жыл бұрын

In what world bro? Your thumb dislocates from being pulled too hard at the joint. This is pressure on the thumb but it isn’t being pulled or even moved?

@SerV689

Жыл бұрын

Even if your grip slips during the lift there’s nothing holding your thumb in place once your fingers break grip so would your thumb so nothing would happen to it

Just use straps, or, you know, maybe accept that the weight is too much if you can’t hold it you mupet 😂

Nah... don't like it

Nah... just get stronger!!!!!!

The guy talking has such disproportionately tiny hands. I think they might even tinier than trump’s hands.

Good luck not tearing your biceps

The hook grip promotes and causes bicep tears. Be smart and use straps.

Or just be stronger.

You don’t EVER want a pronated

@Eternalpain23

11 ай бұрын

you mean supinated? (underhand)

Good way to tear a bicep

Why not just use glue?

@xmoogoox

Жыл бұрын

Then you'd have nothing to sniff

@adburn1066

Жыл бұрын

@@xmoogoox I’ve got a pair of Bre’s panties for that. (I wish). 😂

@discipleex4589

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@theanomaly3038

Жыл бұрын

@@xmoogoox nice one 😂

Well, that just means you have a weak grip. Improve your grip strength.

After reading the comments as a person not afraid of the gym. Hey this is not rocket science. Just get some padded weight lifting gloves you like and use them for all lifts if needed .. case closed. You’re welcome 🤙🏼