I have tiny hands and have tried a lot of different programs and methods to bring my deadlift up over the last several years. It’s very funny, so have a good laugh (they are smaller than many women’s hands), but any suggestions on how to overcome this would be most appreciated.
Dave
Legions of the functional fit are alive and kicking on the Internet. This realm proudly disavows anything short of a loin cloth during training. Olympic shoes? They train barefoot. Belts? They stabilize their core. Clothes? If their mom’s garage wasn’t on a busy street they would train naked. Straps? Shit, they masturbate with a hook grip. Strength? Depends on who is asking. Condoms? They use a rattlesnake.
If the limiting factor for increasing your deadlift is small hands, use straps. Regardless of what the guy with 31,012 posts says, there is no shame in using straps. I use straps when I snatch, do rack pulls, power shrugs and heavy one arm DB rows. During most weeks, the volume of pulling on this program is 3:1, pull to push. Sometimes your grip gets tired and straps allow your body to do more than your grip will allow.
Even Lincoln Hawk had to strap up.
[youtube]http://youtu.be/txUIq2O3wPE[/youtube]
I love the cynicism.
Amen. Gear up, the world isn’t gonna meet you halfway!
John,
All this talk about hands lately has got me thinking about grip strength. Grip strength is obviously a much needed, and often overlooked, trait of athletes involved in any sport that requires the manipulation of an opponent. For law enforcement and other tactical operators a strong grip is even more important. So, what type of stuff do you do, or have you done, to improve grip strength?
HE WENT OVER THE TOP!
Jay Grizzly is the man.
If you do not have a grip/forearm trainer to use as you drive around like Mr. Hawk, maybe you can emulate Lincoln by turning your hat around. This should help your hands because it makes you feel like a machine. It makes you feel like a truck.
Seriously, every deadlift pr I have ever pulled was with a backwards hat.
Word! Straps are great, I love the kinds like this with the ends sewn together. Way better than the “noose” type.
http://ironmind-store.com/Sew-Easy-Lifting-Straps153/productinfo/1437/
Here’s the ones I was looking for, these are awesome! Get two pairs, give them to your children someday.
http://www.robroeder.bizland.com/prod08.htm
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve had a horrible workout because my grip was so fatigued from prior days in the week. Afterwards I’m frustrated and feel like an idiot for overlooking the fact that my grip is too tired to do more grip intensive work, at least for time.
None the less with this guy talking about his deadlift plateauing I would look to other reasons and not the size of his hands.
awesome.
well, that’s the best fucking video ever posted on a site devoted to stength.
Masturbating with a hook grip? ROFL