deadlift grip

[ironanimal]

what kind of grip does everyone prefer for deads?? Over/under/both?? What about wide vs. narrow?? which grip allows you to pull the most weight?? I've been experimenting with different grips but was wondering what most people have more success with.
thnx

 

[Dave949]

One hand over and one hand under and most likely using wrist straps if your going heavy and doing reps because no matter how strong your grip will get it will never be as strong as your back and your hand/grip/forearms muscles will give out before your back does and you won`t be able to lift the bar after a few reps if you can`t hold it. If your curious about wrist straps check out the following website. www.prowriststraps.com
As far as grip width, that would be a personal preference and some experimention on your part would be required. Personally, I go with a medium or just slightly wider than medium grip where my hands are about 6 inches or so on the outside of each leg standing with my feet planted at approx. shoulder width.

 

[PlatnumKowboy]

I'm actually gonna take a differnet opinion than Dave949 I'd stay clear from wrist straps. Also I would re-set after each rep for safety reasons.

 

[Atomic Punk]

One hand over and one hand under and most likely using wrist straps if your going heavy and doing reps because no matter how strong your grip will get it will never be as strong as your back and your hand/grip/forearms muscles will give out before your back does and you won`t be able to lift the bar if you can`t hold it. If your curious about wrist straps check out the following website. www.prowriststraps.com

What a load! I have held 500+ with a lock-grip on many occasions. NO competitive powerlifter uses straps either. So your statement that "no matter how strong your grip is blah blah blah", is crap. Maybe with you, but certainly not for those who train with that grip from the first time they start to deadlift.

 

[endpoint]

Im gonna say the complete opposite.

I have said it before......and ill say it again, i honestly believe every person has the ability to build enough grip strength to out pull their back, legs and what ever.

most people neglect certain areas of their hands......and dont put an effort in.

Including straps anywhere in your training will minimize your capabilites in the gym

 

[Dave949]

Are you guys talking moderate to high reps here or low reps or both ??? I can understand doing low reps without the need for straps but whenever I do moderate to high reps (6 - 12) I need straps. Call my grip weak but I do what I gotta do. Atomicpunk says he has held 500+ without straps. Thats great dude....I`m impressed but are you talking reps here or singles/doubles/triples ???? If you can do 8 to 10 reps with 500+ without straps your a much stronger man than I. To say no serious powerlifter utilizes straps.....ummmm.......sorry, I don`t buy that. With all due respect......did you take a poll of all the lifters in the country ????

 

[overhead]

Not sure about that guys, I have seen some pretty darn strong guys use straps while training. Using straps all the time, or before your grip is already shot is not a good idea, but if I do max effort rack deads, then move on to barbell shrugs or something the straps are the only way I will be able to get the work in I need on my upper back. And, by the way one of the group of people that I saw using straps was the westside guys on there max effort squat video. I think they classify as pretty good powerlifters

 

[endpoint]

Im gonna say the complete opposite.

this was written being written the same time as the rest of the posts.

Atomic Punk, PlatnumKowboy I agree with you.

 

[Atomic Punk]

Are you guys talking moderate to high reps here or low reps or both ??? I can understand doing low reps without the need for straps but whenever I do moderate to high reps (6 - 12) I need straps. Call my grip weak but I do what I gotta do.

I've done #405 for 12 reps with no straps. When I said "no competitive powerlifter", I meant powerlifting in competition. There have been plenty of 7-8-900 pound deads performed, and NONE of them involved straps.

 

[overhead]

I understand that, but if you are doing rack deads 6 or 7 inches off the floor working up to a max, you would be handling weight that is greater than what you would on your normal deadlift. If you are doing say sets of three working up to a one rep max then stopping do to your grip giving out does not make a lot of sense. Should you work on building you grip if it is lacking, yes. Should you do all pulls with straps, no. I rarely use straps, but if my grip is stopping me from moving weight that my back and legs can handle than I think it would be silly to not use straps. Then maybe work on grip during a different part of the workout. But I guess that is a personal preference.