Random health and exercise thoughts - Page 1224

Originally Posted by Transcendental 

There was, sorta. It was at the Arnold this year. Kendrick Farris and Donny Shankle and a few others secured the US one spot at the 2012 Games, and IMO Donny pulled some indifferent heroism by lifting with a fractured spine to total to send Kendrick to the Games. He maybe just saw it as competition, but I bowed down in front of the computer screen when I saw the PanAm results in May.

Originally Posted by Transcendental 

In other Olympic WL related news, I'm almost finished with the training "facility" that I dreamed up in my parent's garage. Bought a Pendlay NexGen Bearing Bar (wanted Eleiko, but this seemed just as good for 150 less) and some econ Bumpers. In the process of buillding jerk boxes, finishing up cutting wood soon. I'll post a pic next week or so when it should be finished.

Originally Posted by fuji 

As a beginner I don't think you should use straps. I think its fine for more advanced people to use them.
Was miring my bicep peak today. Pull ups are really bringing it up. Dat huge volume hnnnng.
Some really fat girl keeps posting on fb about muay thai and how effective it is for street fighting on fb and how she wants to go to thailand and train for it. Also how spiritual it is and shit. It's like bish your 40lb overweight, can you even raise your leg? I hate when fat people get really into exercising and feel the need to tell everyone about it. I would like to see her fight though. Be like when the Romans got hippos and shit to fight.

Originally Posted by SuperBobo 

i guess this topic has been discussed multiple times, but what about straps for deadlifting? im a noob (do like 4 * 8 at 110 kg), and at the last sets my grip is weak as fuck. Do you do hook grip, reverse grip or straps at that point? or focus on grip strength?

Originally Posted by Greg Everett 
First, when you're first setting your grip, push the webbing between your thumb and index finger into the bar as deep as possible, and then wrap the thumb and fingers. This should help you get a bit more reach with the thumb.

For most people, there is some stretching that needs to occur before the hook grip feels really secure. The best way to accomplish this is to simply use the hook grip every time you're pulling a bar. Your thumbs will stretch out a bit and your hands will become conditioned to the position, and it will eventually start feeling much more comfortable.

You can also stretch directly with what I call the girl punch stretch (no offense intended - none of my female lifters would ever punch someone this way). Make a fist with your thumb tucked tightly inside and ulnar deviate your hand; that is, tilt your hand away from the thumb side. You should feel a stretch around the base of your thumb and probably a little up into your wrist as well. You can also flex the wrist from this position to get an additional and somewhat different stretch.

Originally Posted by jarude 


use straps
unless you are competing in powerlifting, grip strength is not something you should be overly hung up on
with that being said, if you are not deadlifting a lot now could be a good time to get your hook grip down, shit works wonders