so you want a massive back?

[Deleted member 33117]

I amnot everyone and I never asked you.

Thank you.

Fair enough, you never did ask, and now that I think about it, I haven't posted it anytime in the last couple of months, on any forum.

 

[bignate73]

i see ditching straps as a very temporary set back. very temporary. why work my grip seperately when i can humble myself for a month or 2 (not long in the grand scheme of things) and let my grip catch up. now, my grip doesnt slip.

just my $.02.

bodybuilding isnt a valid excuse to create muscle imbalances.

 

[satchboogie]

what bodybuilder really cares about grip strength???

the bottome line is muscle growth!
with or without straps.. in this case, much easier WITH straps..
AND THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!

 

[Exodus]

i see ditching straps as a very temporary set back. very temporary. why work my grip seperately when i can humble myself for a month or 2 (not long in the grand scheme of things) and let my grip catch up. now, my grip doesnt slip.

just my $.02.

bodybuilding isnt a valid excuse to create muscle imbalances.

very very true.

i thought, i cant give up my straps, i will never catch my grip up.

when i started strength training in april i went up to bfolds and could barly hold 200lbs on the herc hold for 28 seconds. then i started training grip, for my first contest it gave out on the farmers. but by my second contest which was 3 months after i went to bfolds the first time. i held the 250lb herc hold for 35 seconds, and grip never failed on any of the exercises.

just this weekend i rack deadlifted 455 for 3 reps with nothing but chalk. and my back was failing worse than my grip. its just nice to know that now with chalk, my grip strength is equal to my back/ham/glute strength

X

 

[Exodus]

what bodybuilder really cares about grip strength???

the bottome line is muscle growth!
with or without straps.. in this case, much easier WITH straps..
AND THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!

arnold and franco didnt have to use straps..........

wonder why??? they powerlifted before and durning their bodybuilding career.

X

 

[bignate73]

much easier

that about sums it up.

 

[Debaser]

Though I respect your decision and always appreciate your thoughts on training BBF, I have something else you might want to consider. If you want to ultimately move more weight, then I believe developing your grip is the answer. John Christy put it well:

"I teach my students that intensity starts with the grip. If you're serious about physically moving something, you're really going to have to get a hold of it. That's why you do (or should do) grip work."

Also, I believe forearm development will be bettered as well (though I am unsure as to what degree).

 

[satchboogie]

whats the point of deadlifting if your forearms will give out before the back/hammies?????

use straps!

 

[crew9]

I know that.
But why do you post about it? Why would other BB's care? Wouldn't they be more interested in how your body itself is developing? How are you increasing the size your arms? Rep ranges for lifts, not weight?

It doesn't make sense. BB's seem to be the first to brag about the weight they use, until someone from a different sport outlifts you, then suddenly you become a "true BB", and "don't care about strength, just development"...blah, blah, blah...

I can respect any sport anyone is into, but make up your mind. I have run into maybe 2-3 TRUE BB's here on EF, where the weight DOESN'T matter, the LOOK does. And I respect that.

Joker

I understand your point but your comment is doing nothing but trying to stir up an arguement. I'll make a comment I may or may not agree with just to stir things up. I know a lot of people commenting here are strongman but how about you powerlifters. Please think about dissing straps the next time your squeezing your ass into your bench shirt or squat suit. I mean afterall straps help you lift weights your normally couldn't and so do powerlifting suits.

On a side note gotta love chalk/rosin bags.

 

[bignate73]

the point is....eventually they wont.