I'm new to the hook grip, having used it for two months, and after watching a video on Youtube by George Leeman's girlfriend I switched from the left example to the right. The improvement for me was huge, both in gripping power and pain reduction. I have a 7.25" hand. I no longer have to tape my thumbs as well.
[QUOTE=Larfleeze;1409385003]How thick are the bars you guys are using?[/QUOTE]
Just the CAP main.
Not thick
[QUOTE=CROMAGS1985;1409378703]I can't find a video but look out Blaine and Ray...Canada is coming.
[url]www.instagram.com/p/-4WDYPoDag/?taken-by=stinndler[/url][/QUOTE]
First fam thread post here, here's a vid of the squat
[url]https://instagram.com/p/_AxgdUOgPr/[/url]
And the deadlift he missed that would've got him the record total
[url]https://instagram.com/p/_FxwKxyfJP/[/url]
[QUOTE=Larfleeze;1409385003]How thick are the bars you guys are using?[/QUOTE]
I feel like I'm kind of in the middle of the left and right in the pic that was posted. I've hooked on deadlift bars, Texas Power bars, and a Rogue Ohio Bar at my last meet. The Rogue bar was 29mm and I had no trouble at all hooking on it.
I've trained on my Okie deadlift bar at home the last two weeks and I believe it's 27mm and my thumbs actually seem to hurt worse hooking on that thing compared to the thicker bar. Maybe it's because I'm getting more of my thumb under my fingers.
When you hook grip, it's not entirely about getting as much of your thumb under your first two fingers as possible. Obviously that helps, but even with small hands you can make it work. Make sure you turn your knuckles down toward the floor (slight wrist curl) and use your thumb as a wedge to prevent the bar from rolling. Even the tiniest girls that I coach are able to hook effectively.
[QUOTE=zmcdole;1409395983]I feel like I'm kind of in the middle of the left and right in the pic that was posted. I've hooked on deadlift bars, Texas Power bars, and a Rogue Ohio Bar at my last meet. The Rogue bar was 29mm and I had no trouble at all hooking on it.
I've trained on my Okie deadlift bar at home the last two weeks and I believe it's 27mm and my thumbs actually seem to hurt worse hooking on that thing compared to the thicker bar. Maybe it's because I'm getting more of my thumb under my fingers.[/QUOTE]
The worst discomfort I've had from hook gripping was on a 28mm oly bar where I could get my thumb way under, put like all of the weight directly onto it.
[QUOTE=Larfleeze;1409385003]How thick are the bars you guys are using?[/QUOTE]Texas Power Bar thickness.
Anyone else experience pain with DB OHP, but not just presses with a bar?
Benching with DBs is fine, as is benching with a bar.
Any ideas why that might be?
[QUOTE=NorthStrong;1409410263]Anyone else experience pain with DB OHP, but not just presses with a bar?
Benching with DBs is fine, as is benching with a bar.
Any ideas why that might be?[/QUOTE]
DB overhead gives me nasty bicep/elbow pain
cleaning the dumbells up is a pain in the ass
[QUOTE=NorthStrong;1409410263]Anyone else experience pain with DB OHP, but not just presses with a bar?
Benching with DBs is fine, as is benching with a bar.
Any ideas why that might be?[/QUOTE]
where is the pain?
Cross country Rouge Fitness order + holiday season blockage = long wait time.
[QUOTE=JRMoore82;1409439623]Cross country Rouge Fitness order + holiday season blockage = long wait time.[/QUOTE]
I ordered a pair of wraps from powerbelly on October 21st. Still not in my hands.
[QUOTE=Rags85;1409445393]I ordered a pair of wraps from powerbelly on October 21st. Still not in my hands.[/QUOTE]
W8 w8..........
STILL!?!?!
[QUOTE=Daemonium;1409432123]where is the pain?[/QUOTE]
Uhh.
Da shoulder. Sorta like inside of the shouilder joint, at the bottom of the movement where the reversal of the dummbbell happens.
I'm probably just gonna swtich my assistance to include OHP instead of DB OHP but it's weird to me that one hurts and one doesnt.
[QUOTE=dhale0895;1409393033]First fam thread post here, here's a vid of the squat
[url]https://instagram.com/p/_AxgdUOgPr/[/url]
And the deadlift he missed that would've got him the record total
[url]https://instagram.com/p/_FxwKxyfJP/[/url][/QUOTE]
all-time SHW record total? cotdamn that dude came out of nowehere (as far as I'm concerned at least)
[QUOTE=Hamzzza;1409447613]all-time SHW record total? cotdamn that dude came out of nowehere (as far as I'm concerned at least)[/QUOTE]
Bronze at raw worlds this year.
All time IPF SHW record though.
[QUOTE=NorthStrong;1409446493]Uhh.
Da shoulder. Sorta like inside of the shouilder joint, at the bottom of the movement where the reversal of the dummbbell happens.
I'm probably just gonna swtich my assistance to include OHP instead of DB OHP but it's weird to me that one hurts and one doesnt.[/QUOTE]
Bring your elbows in a bit
You don't want your arms totally parallel to your torsro
[QUOTE=Rags85;1409445393]I ordered a pair of wraps from powerbelly on October 21st. Still not in my hands.[/QUOTE]
it's amazing how bad some of these companies are. Like I can't fathom running a company and selling a product that doesn't ship for over a month.
that's one thing I have to give Bell credit for. I've ordered a few things from HMYB and it's always in my mailbox in like 2 days and I'm not near CA
[QUOTE=NorthStrong;1409448333]Bronze at raw worlds this year.
All time IPF SHW record though.[/QUOTE]
dude this is powerlifting, if you aren't jacked af nobody knows about you until you absolutely dominate your class
[QUOTE=Rags85;1409133703]I always say I'm going to do some pump bicep work every week, but then end up just ignoring it. Sometimes my biceps hurt when I bench, I really should start doing some curls or some ****.[/QUOTE]you probably need to take a break from benching and bicep work for like two weeks.
[QUOTE=NorthStrong;1409448333]Bronze at raw worlds this year.
All time IPF SHW record though.[/QUOTE]All time? All time raw IPF records are like 3 years old. Still can't touch Sider's raw total, they just didn't have raw back then.
[QUOTE=SPFjudge;1409452673]All time? All time raw IPF records are like 3 years old. Still can't touch Sider's raw total, they just didn't have raw back then.[/QUOTE]
what did that Sider chap lift?
[QUOTE=Hamzzza;1409453023]what did that Sider chap lift?[/QUOTE]
[youtube]hvx_7Uo5qec[/youtube]
EDIT:
Some other stats-
Powerlifting PRs equipped:
Squat: 462.5 kg./1019 lbs.
Benchpress: 362.5 kg./799 lbs.
Deadlift: 392.5 kg./865 lbs.
Lifts total: 1217.5 kg./2684 lbs.
Best in same competition: 1202.5 kg./2651 lbs.
Best PRs raw:
Squat: 356 kg./785 lbs.
Benchpress: 274 kg./605 lbs. x 5 & 285 kg./630 lbs. 8x3
Deadlift: 381 kg./840 lbs.
Militarypress: 200 kg./440 lbs. x 2
SLDL: 250 kg./550 lbs. x 12
[QUOTE=arn710;1409448583]Bring your elbows in a bit
You don't want your arms totally parallel to your torsro[/QUOTE]
I do actually have them in quite close, even with a "hammer" grip (palms facing) I still experience the pain. Just kinda weird.
[QUOTE=Hamzzza;1409450543]dude this is powerlifting, if you aren't jacked af nobody knows about you until you absolutely dominate your class[/QUOTE]
tru tru
[QUOTE=SPFjudge;1409452673]All time? All time raw IPF records are like 3 years old. Still can't touch Sider's raw total, they just didn't have raw back then.[/QUOTE]
Yes, completely agree.
Wish Siders was still around lifting competitively. Watching him bench 600 like an empty bar never ceases to impress me.
Ghd with a band after squats and deads not a smart idea.... think i tweaked the hammy
was overzelous with the new ghd tried th ebands got one set 2nd set felt weird pop feeling/ pain in top of calf back of knee ,but il be good for next squat session
i dont get how the bands are so hard on the GHD
whenevr i try to add resistance to that movement i feel it in my lower back alot not as much in hammys
Was training with some Worlds level athletes last week, they brought up the fact that Kelly Branton went from like a 340 singleply squat 3ish years ago to a 400+ raw squat now.
Dat IPF tho..
Also Siders nuthug crew reporting.
[QUOTE=308smk;1409469713]Was training with some Worlds level athletes last week, they brought up the fact that Kelly Branton went from like a 340 singleply squat 3ish years ago to a 400+ raw squat now.
Dat IPF tho..[/QUOTE]
He must have started DUP dawg.
[QUOTE=dang111;1409477023]He must have started DUP dawg.[/QUOTE]
Das it bb.
Hey at least we have a Canadian guy who's competitive at the top levels of IPF now. Haven't had that for a long time, if ever.
Who ever said load up my CAP and show the end results pics coming soon.
POS barbell isn't worthy of being a beater bar! I should have listened at the start about buy now or later. I've had it for only 5 months. 585 max on it (reverse deads even) and uneven grip trying to dead.
1500. Lol
[video=youtube;U9TdZw02gLE]http://youtu.be/U9TdZw02gLE[/video]