Grip training

[crazyfacials]

Generally when doing things like shrugs/dead lifts etc I find that even though the weight doesn't seem to be too heavy, my grip always is bound to fail me, what do you guys do to strengthen your grip?  There is straps but I would love to not rely on them, I guess I can try working with chalk but that's not really the best answer to my crappy grip problem now is it?

[Skeletor]

I used to pinch to 10kg plates between my fingers and work my hands around the plate smooth side out and see how long I could last then move up in weight. Chalk also helped heaps though cause a lot of the problem was my hands sweat a lot and the bars lost or the gripping so slipped out .

[fng]

try changing to rope handles on some of your accessory work

also when you pick up any dumbell try and hold it with your fingers like hooks before you actually grip it for your exercise

[reddog]

i do one hand deadlifts and static holds for time with 4in block and hang the weights off the chain, also have 6in one, works wonders

[Realtalk]

Just use straps.

whats point doing multiple reps of shrugs with no straps, it's a back exercise no matter how strong your grip is will always fail before ur back.

same goes for rows, deadlifts, pulldowns.

[maccaz]

Try chalk first.

Grip don't mean shit if it's slipping.

I can't deadlift more than 100kg double over hand but add chalk and grip hasn't failed yet..

[Gym rat]

Just use versisa grips or power straps what I use and there good for anything like when one is doing rows or chins etc

[crazyfacials]

Thank you for helping me out General Bibby especially when you're biking on low carbs these days, this is why you're going to represent Gymnation in the nats, I am going to vote Bibby this week

[M.T]

Hook grip with chalk and the bar is going no where. 

Big fan of building the strength 1st. Lots of heavy rows will get it up there in no time, if your gym has fat bars switch that in on the reg. Unless you have small hands (srs) then switch grip or "versisa" grip for deads would help.

Also on the plate hold thing for grip strength it's a good way to test your CNS fatigue levels. i.e you will hold it longer when well rested than after a heavy weeks training. True story.

[Pseudonym]

M.T wrote:

Also on the plate hold thing for grip strength it's a good way to test your CNS fatigue levels. i.e you will hold it longer when well rested than after a heavy weeks training. True story.

Really? I've decided I'm probably suffering a bit of CNS fatigue. It'd be cool to have an empirical way of measuring it.

Any idea why you use this to test, as opposed to any other exercise?

[crazyfacials]

Sadly MT I do have very small hands lol, don't choose me to get a handful of lollies for you, because you'll end up with like 3 or 4 haha

[Kalidane]

Sadly MT I do have very small hands lol, don't choose me to get a handful of lollies for you, because you'll end up with like 3 or 4 haha

 

But it would make the candy look big