Re: Squats and Deadlifts
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I have this problem big time and it's pretty much why I stopped doing dead lifts. After a while I felt like the limiting factor was more my grip than my muscles.
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Use straps! There is no reason in the world to let grip strength limit the amount of weight or number of reps you do on any pulling exercise.
I understand that people want their grip to get stronger so a lot of folks don't use straps. But, if the choices are between my grip failing before I can fully tax the muscles I'm actually training or using straps so my grip doesn't give out prematurely, I'm using straps 100% of the time.
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Yeah, IMHO the most sensible thing is to go with bare grip up to as much weight as possible and then switch to straps.
I've been trying to find a place that sells those little pieces of rubber you put in your palm. Again IMHO that's the best way to help your grip, better than gloves or straps.
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