[quote]LeanCleanLaw wrote:
I’ve had two problems deadlifting at my full potential. First, my grip strength sucks. I could easily do 10 reps 275 or maybe more but my hands give out after 5 reps because I can’t hold the weight with my hands and my forearms are burning more than any other body part. Second, the callous on my hands is getting quite big and gets pinched between the base of my fingers and the weight, which is very uncomfortable.
Any suggestions? I really don’t want to wear gloves for the callous.[/quote]
When your not going for a PR or a real big lift, use the overhand grip. Ya can do it with your warmup lifts and all the way up to your max lift at which time switch back the the reverse. This will help ya with your grip.