Ha ha! Hope you were wearing dark pants.
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
Ha ha! Hope you were wearing dark pants. [/quote]
Lol! Yeah, I was wearing my dark blue leggings. That’s why I kept going, really. I was like, “I’m sure it just looks like major crotch sweat…” facepalm
[quote]Mascherano wrote:
[quote]Cal Jones wrote:
Ha ha! Hope you were wearing dark pants. [/quote]
Lol! Yeah, I was wearing my dark blue leggings. That’s why I kept going, really. I was like, “I’m sure it just looks like major crotch sweat…” facepalm
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hahaha omggggg that’s hilarious and horrifying
I have a question for you ladies. There are a few things I’d like to switch up in my training.
I want to start using hook grip and give sumo deadlifts a shot. Anyone have any tips for either of these things?
why the hook grip? any specific reason? I ask because its not easy for me so I don’t use it myself!
[quote]DiscoDani wrote:
I have a question for you ladies. There are a few things I’d like to switch up in my training.
I want to start using hook grip and give sumo deadlifts a shot. Anyone have any tips for either of these things?[/quote]
YAY!! I love sumo! I can never remember which kind of lifter is better suited for which pull, but I think someone once told me that sumo is good for tall lifters. I pull sumo b/c I feel my legs are stronger than my back.
As for hook grip. I really only use that when I’m snatching, but I guess if youre pulling overhand you’d use hook. I read somewhere else that its really only good for pulling singles, since more than that and you’ll hurt your thumb.
yeah! i agree…for snatch grip. and even for those its hard!
I want to use hook grip out of fear of tearing a bicep when pulling with mixed grip…
And I am going to see how sumo works out for me. For a while, I was die hard conventional and would consider sumo cheating. However, as I continue to see my progress in the deadlift, I think sumo might help in keeping my back straight and hips strong. I have very long femurs and a long torso and I’m starting to think if I don’t switch up my form, I’m going to hurt my back one of these days.
Oh, and so, for those of you who DO like it, how do you judge where you put your feet?
I was recommended to watch this video and it was definitely helpful but his feet look uneven to me.
[quote]DiscoDani wrote:
I want to use hook grip out of fear of tearing a bicep when pulling with mixed grip…
And I am going to see how sumo works out for me. For a while, I was die hard conventional and would consider sumo cheating. However, as I continue to see my progress in the deadlift, I think sumo might help in keeping my back straight and hips strong. I have very long femurs and a long torso and I’m starting to think if I don’t switch up my form, I’m going to hurt my back one of these days.[/quote]
I"ve been playing around with hook grip a bit lately. I pull sumo. I pulled a couple doubles at 275 with a hook grip yesterday. The biggest problem I encountered was my fingers catching on my shorts/suit/legs. I played around with moving it in but still need to work on it.
My bf said I’m going to hate it because of the pain.
Here’s what my sumo foot stance looks like:
I’ve worked out the weird left lean that suddenly appeared
[quote]ouroboro_s wrote:
Here’s what my sumo foot stance looks like:
I’ve worked out the weird left lean that suddenly appeared[/quote]
damn, strong pull! Well, I’m going to give it a try next time I deadlift and I’ll post a form check.
Thanks for the feedback.
do you have a previous injury in your bicep? I would think mixed would be ok. I’m no expert! and go for what you feel works best! Hook is just not something I have ever had success with.
OH! and there’s a link some where where they have a formula to help figure which stance fits your body type…lemme look…
Dani: I’m curious where the fear of a torn bicep came from? I ask because I do not think that a torn bicep is any more common (and possibly less common) than, say, a rotator cuff tear, a bulged disc, or a torn pec. To protect your biceps, arms should be viewed as hooks in the DL. A torn bicep would be far more common in someone who initiates their deadlift with a tug of the arms (always makes me cringe) or a slight bicep curl motion during the pull. Both of these behaviors should be avoided at all costs.
Hook grip is painful and rarely used on the platform (Brad Gillingham excepted, of course). If you choose a hook grip, recognize that grip strength will probably be the weakest link for you in the lift and train the hell out of it.
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
here!
Cool, I’ll give it a read!
I’m not sure where the idea of hooked grip is coming from. It’s really just to try it. If I hate it, I’ll ditch it. I’m not terrified of tearing a bicep or overly concerned about it, but I want to try everything to perfect my deadlift and avoid injury in general.
Any of you ladies try ammonia caps? I remember owlie having a party with one, but anyone else?
ALSO: Forever 21.com is having a knee sock sale. OVER the knee socks too!
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
Any of you ladies try ammonia caps? I remember owlie having a party with one, but anyone else?
ALSO: Forever 21.com is having a knee sock sale. OVER the knee socks too![/quote]
I’ve got some. They knock you out of your chair. I’ve never tried one with lifting. I’ll ammonia you sometime.
I’m short and normally pulled conventional, but since wearing briefs (or single ply straps down) and learning to squat wide, I switched to sumo. Definitely takes time to build back to same strength as my conventional but I’m just about there.
I did have a bicep tendon shredding and chose to completely sever the tendon and screw into my shoulder. I didn’t tear the tendon during pulling but messy bench press that went over my head.
It was suggested to go hook grip after the surgery, I have very small hands but it was doable once my double overhand couldn’t handle the weight. But I am having an issue when getting over 300# off the ground the bar is rolling forward and I can’t grip it…so I reversed my over/underhand for max pulls. Worked like a charm.
Hook grip can be painful, oly lifters often tape their thumbs with white atheletic tape. But it is definitely not a grip for pulling reps.
Just learned, raise toes to get the hamstrings activate at the beginning of pull, I’m still trying this out but certainly makes sense.
Ammonia caps, I like nose tork better, more intense…I’ve used for a big pull, and big squat, clears my head out of that nonsense talk I give myself sometimes…