posted August 07, 2000 03:43 PM            

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okay, so i never played ball in highschool...when you deadlift with the straight bar, whats the point of having your left hand palm-forward and your right hand palm-inward....is this still dogma?..

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posted August 07, 2000 03:51 PM         

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When I used to do them, I always used a palms facing in grip with both hands. Many people use the grip with one overhand and one under hand, but for me, it just felt awkward. Whatever works best for you. I concentrate on stifflegged deadlifts now, as regular deadlifts tended to make me injury prone.

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posted August 07, 2000 04:05 PM            

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i was speaking with a guy at the gym the other day..who was helping me refine my squat technique...he began to tell me to do deadlifts....so i asked him how,..while he was showing me ..he used the under over hand grip technique..for what reasoni dont know ....but ..he was big ..so maybe he had a clue

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posted August 07, 2000 04:38 PM            

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I find that I don't get a good grip unless I do the over/under thing. When I'm not going very heavy though, I use straps, because I can keep the set going for longer and get more time under tension when grip isn't a limiting factor. For low reps though, I like the over/under style with no straps. Stiff-legs, I always do with straps since I get a better feel in the hams and glutes from moderate reps and I don't want to turn the exercise into a grip test.

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posted August 07, 2000 04:47 PM         

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The over/under grip is primarily used for bar control. It prevents the bar from rolling or twisting out of your hands on heavy poundages.

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posted August 07, 2000 11:46 PM            

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Try it for yourself. Prepare the bar with 80% of your max and attempt a few reps with over/over. Pretty hard huh? Now try over/under. It's all about control

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posted August 08, 2000 12:04 AM            

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it is a much better grip. spent my first five years of lifting in a power gym, we sent five guys and a couple ladies to world powerlift finals. everyone in there used the over/under.

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posted August 08, 2000 01:36 AM            

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I get a better hold. I don't believe in straps so I find what works. I just alternate which hand points forward/rearward every set to compensate for "uneven" work.

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