Straps are a good way to keep skinny forearms
anyone agree with me? ive tried lifting with straps on my back day and i get a much better back workout but my grip and forearms suffer for it. anyone have big forearms and a good grip even if they use the straps on back day..and would u say that the straps are neccessary for a bigger back. i just want sum opinions.
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06-11-2006, 10:14 AM #1rusty hands make me happy
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Straps are a good way to keep skinny forearms
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06-11-2006, 10:15 AM #2
thats why you work your forearms/grip on another day....problem solved
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06-11-2006, 10:23 AM #3Registered User
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go strapless for warmups, then once your grip fails wear straps
"There's a fine line between being fearless and being stupid" Indian Larry
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06-11-2006, 10:25 AM #4
Only use straps for your last set of deadlifts and shrugs when your grip will just giveway anyway..
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06-11-2006, 12:13 PM #5a twisted one...
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Do not use straps at all, "you are as strong as your weakest link"
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06-11-2006, 12:42 PM #6I Got Dat Purple Drank
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why would u want skinny forearms
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06-11-2006, 12:57 PM #7Lickin' tits.
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I've been lickin' f*ckin' tits, and I used straps forever, but I don't even have to anymore. Six hundred deads, no problem. Four hundred pulldowns, nunca. Just f*cking use them. Bodybuilders shouldn't go without them. Are YOU a bodybuilder? Are your tits fat? Exactly, *sshole.
FAT tits. Lick 'em good.
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06-11-2006, 12:58 PM #8Gettin Back In It
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i agree. if you can't hold the weight your using then you have work to do.Originally Posted by Scientist.......
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06-11-2006, 02:31 PM #9
DO NOT USE STRAPS, PERIOD.
straps are for recovering from injury (forearm/tendon/hand related), nothing more than that. I have seen kids get a back injury from using them (he was lifting above what his WHOLE BODY was capable of doing).
if you can't hold onto the bar you have what i technically call a piss poor grip. You need to read this stuff www.ironmind.com
if your grip is weak work it, don't be gay and cover it up by using straps.
i have never used straps (lol, to be fair i used 1 strap on right hand for 3 weeks after slicing my finger at work... but well) and i can hold onto, make sure you get this right 660lb shrugs, 400lb ONE HAND DEADLIFT, 370lbs rows, etc... (vids on demand...)
bottom line... you don't need them, PERIOD.Sam Parker
First British lifter to total 1000kg raw
420kg squat/260kg bench/340kg pull
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06-11-2006, 04:36 PM #10Registered User
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straps should be used in bodybuilding, shouldn't go near powerlifting or strongman
if you want focus on your back, don't worry about your forearms"There's a fine line between being fearless and being stupid" Indian Larry
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