If I’m doing it right pain/discomfort doesn’t increase with weight so far. It’s more like once the overall feeling of the thumbs burning is going its distracting and harder to set the hook properly. I’m finding it’s number of reps over 4 biscuits over the whole session that is doing it to the thumbs. If it’s a few singles should be aight. Most I’ve hooked is 230kg to be fair but will probably look to outdo that soon
Could so first rep hook then right into straps for other reps so gets in lots of hook practice but saves the thumbs. In comp I’ve seen hook pullers do most/all their warm ups with straps to save thumbs for the big attempts (Yury Belkin and George Leeman come to mind)
Straps is like hook grip in a lot of ways. Relatively little true grip strength but the friction generated can allow you to hold onto a heavily loaded barbell.
Personally I’d do at some reps warming up because the hook grip needs to warm up I think. Then again I’ve never tried starting to hook at the last warm up or work set though. Next sesh lol
100%, Hook fuckin hurts lol. Some days i feel ok with and others im dreading it. I feel like if i was in front of a crowd though, i could work through that pain much easier than me feeling sorry for myself in my garage…
On my new deadlift bar I can at least pull hook consistent. When I was working with the Texas bar it was no bueno so I practiced inconsistently. Hopefully a solid training cycle of hook grip I can toughen up my thumbs appreciably
What brand is that deadlift bar from? It looks like it has some very strong whip for “only” 220 kg being on the bar. Maybe sumo with the hand position close to the center helps exaggerate the whip as well.
I’ve used Rogue with bumpers and I think it whips a smidge more. Have used Texas DL Bar with calibrated plates so no idea how much it whips under meme conditions.
I’ve also pushed the weight distribution out as far I can.
Big uni week and it’s been stressing me out. Been take more days so wanted to get in and do something.
Probably not the best time to be going big but the extra days off and increased readiness balanced out with the bad things. Hit a beltless rep PB @ 150kg and a belted rep PB @ 167.5kg.
I don’t feel it but the number do point to some gains in the squat. At least should be able to match pre back injury performance at this point. Would be nice to progress more like on bench and deads but all in good time.
Bit of make up bench this evening after I submitted my assignment. 3x3 @ 120kg was pretty average feeling but work is work.
Quick deadlift sesh tomoz morning I think and then off to see my partner in Bendigo and starting work on my next assignment lol.
Signed up my Education Support Worker contract with a regional Victorian school so ima get paid. I dunno what form the work will take given current circumstances but will make the most of it.
