I always use suicide grip. Ive never even bothered to consider the ‘what if’ factor. I was having wrist issues with a standard grip so my coach suggested I try a thumbless grip, I’ve been using it for every single pressing movement ever since. Actually I would have to drop bench altogether if it wasnt for the suicide grip lol. The damage to my wrists was just too much.
Suicide grip is the way to go. Not once have I ever felt worried or unconfident about a lift due to my grip and my wrists are 100% better.
Been using normal grip since I read an interview with Scott Mendelson where he dropped the bar(using a false grip) with about 500 on it, nothing was broken but he couldn’t breathe right for several months!
i do like to go thumbless on certain lifts but a standard bench just feels better that way. sometimes ill like do a Lego grip (yes i just made that up) but basically i still have my thumb out but it isnt wrapped around the bar.
[quote]LiveFromThe781 wrote:
i do like to go thumbless on certain lifts but a standard bench just feels better that way. sometimes ill like do a Lego grip (yes i just made that up) but basically i still have my thumb out but it isnt wrapped around the bar. [/quote]
Dude that sounds sick lol. I’m trying that for shits n giggles on monday lol.
Don’t some powerlifting feds make you use a standard grip opposed to a suicide grip?
I don’t use it, but you can get a similar effect to a thumbless grip by turning your palms so that the bar runs at an angle from between your thumb and forefinger down to the very bottom of your palm on the outer side.
I use thumbless grip on ALL HS equipment.
Also I (and I suppose most people here) need to use a false overhand grip on rowing and pulling movements to let the back initiate the movement.
I had a nasty injury with the BB overhead pressing 4 years ago…but I haven;t done BB bench or overhead since a loooong time.
[quote]tribunaldude wrote:
I use thumbless grip on ALL HS equipment.
Also I (and I suppose most people here) need to use a false overhand grip on rowing and pulling movements to let the back initiate the movement.
I had a nasty injury with the BB overhead pressing 4 years ago…but I haven;t done BB bench or overhead since a loooong time.[/quote]
i use a hook grip on HS Iso Hi Row
i use a regular grip on most other rows though although sometimes i do it to a hook grip.
I saw this on one of ronnies dvd but didnt know the name of the grip, its defiantly the way forward for tricep presses, fucking frightening on an incline bench press
[quote]olly_g wrote:
I saw this on one of ronnies dvd but didnt know the name of the grip, its defiantly the way forward for tricep presses, fucking frightening on an incline bench press[/quote]
The way forward? what? its not as if this is a new technique.
[quote]Doyle wrote:
olly_g wrote:
I saw this on one of ronnies dvd but didnt know the name of the grip, its defiantly the way forward for tricep presses, fucking frightening on an incline bench press
The way forward? what? its not as if this is a new technique.[/quote]
yer, the way forward for me.
Ive only been working out for like 2 years, never seen it before, dont spend much of my time watching work out dvds…
Lol sorry, it just sounded as if you thought Ronnie had come up with this new, revolutionary grip which bodybuilders all around the world would now adopt because it was vastly superior.
I have an overactive imagination.
I also prefer it on shoulder press but rarely feel gutsy enough to use it on bench presses. Maybe on the next chest day for me.
I’m surprised this topic has made it this far without some windbag with their predictable comments about how we should spend less time posting about details like this and actually get to the gym for once, etc…
i hope to christ i dont jinx myself here, but ive been using suicide grip for over a year now and have never lost confidence in my grip or felt like i would lose the bar. i wouldnt lift any other way honestly.