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Dammit in reply to @ChainBreaker

If its for deadlift around the bar because your first hand is literally tied up , that is normal. You learn to fiddle with your fingers and then crank it like a motorbike accelorator handle.

If its for wrist support, try the above and you'll see that that wrist support is easy.

It's for pulls, so deadlifts, bent over row, chest supported row, single arm row and so on.

I don't want grip strength to be an issue, as my forearms can pump up before the major muscle group I'm targeting is out of grunt.

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Nef in reply to @Dammit

Have you tried hook gripping?
Takes a bit of getting used to but is definitely a useful technique.

Essentially, put your palm on the bar, fingers open, then wrap your thumb around the bar, and your fingers over your thumb. Can be a bit sore on the skin of your thumb, taping helps. Takes a lot of the power out of gripping the bar.

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Dammit in reply to @Nef

I can’t see how I’d make this work in the snatch grip for Romanian deadlifts (which I am doing currently).

60kg plates plus 20kg bar for 11 reps and it’s my forearms that go before anything else , hence the straps that I keep forgetting would be handy!

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