so you want a massive back?

[kingc_79]

i dont use them at the time bc i dont think i could dl anything i cant hold but if i were u i would keep using them to fully utilize your back but start a grip routine 2x a week w/crushing, holding, and pinching exercises.

 

[NWinters]

i think dong deads once a week is too much for me....I like doing them about every 3 weeks....cleans....GM's....then deads.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

What this says is;

I never worked my grip strength at all so...................

When my back started getting stronger and my grip went nowhere I used straps...............................................

Time to strengthen the grip my man. Hardcore.

I tend to disagree, if he is a bodybuilder. One should not limit the development of other muscles simply because their grip strength cannot keep up. I doubt I'll have the ability to hold 725 ibs without straps, for a set, so does that mean I should not have done 725 half-deadlifts in the rack, even though they did wonders for my back? Use the straps when you need them, and continue to work on yoru grip strength seperately, but don't let it limit the development of the rest of your physique.

 

[satchboogie]

I tend to disagree, if he is a bodybuilder. One should not limit the development of other muscles simply because their grip strength cannot keep up. I doubt I'll have the ability to hold 725 ibs without straps, for a set, so does that mean I should not have done 725 half-deadlifts in the rack, even though they did wonders for my back? Use the straps when you need them, and continue to work on yoru grip strength seperately, but don't let it limit the development of the rest of your physique.

EXACTLY!

 

[Nonerz]

Okay...maybe. Just don't use them for every single set...only the ones you HAVE to! Sorry, pet peeve of mine!

BTW, I am a reformed strap user and have been loyal to my rosin bag since I bagged the straps. I've also done grip work since.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

What this says is;

I never worked my grip strength at all so...................

When my back started getting stronger and my grip went nowhere I used straps...............................................

Time to strengthen the grip my man. Hardcore.

Just suck it up and develop your grip. Don't allow yourself to be limited.

That goes for you too body by finaplex.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Tell that to Ronnie Coleman or Shawn Ray. Both of them are avid strap users and seem to have benefited quite nicely from their use. It boils do to what your goals are. For a bodybuilder, it is probably the best route for many. Obviously powerlifters and strongmen will probably be limited by their grip in competition, so developming other muscle beyond their grip strength would be worthless to them, so the wrist straps would be a hinderance in their goals.

 

[PolishHammer1977]

Tell that to Ronnie Coleman or Shawn Ray. Both of them are avid strap users and seem to have benefited quite nicely from their use. It boils do to what your goals are. For a bodybuilder, it is probably the best route for many. Obviously powerlifters and strongmen will probably be limited by their grip in competition, so developming other muscle beyond their grip strength would be worthless to them, so the wrist straps would be a hinderance in their goals.

Was I talking to or about Ronnie or Shawn?...........................

C'mon man. Take it with a grain of salt and move on man.

 

[Citruscide]

I use straps on the heavier weights... no shame here. If you think that using straps is cheating... then by all means, you are entitled to your beliefs. Bottom line, worry about how you train and that's it. If you are having nice growth and strength gains... damn what everyone else is telling you "should" be the way to do it.

People have been telling me for YEARS I shouldn't be lifting weights heavy with my shoulder... blah blah blah... I spit on them... and spit on anyone who tells me I'm cheating or hurting myself by using straps on weights I can't grasp. It's my world baby!!!

C-ditty

 

[punch]

I am going to have to agree w/ Citrus. Although I do most of my workouts w/ no straps, doing shrugs w/ 415 is gonna be tough. For my heaviest movements I use straps and love em. I also work my forearms twice a week. My forearms are also rather freaky. Peace