Hook grip on Hercules Hold

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Wayne_Cowdrey		Hook grip on Hercules Hold	13-04-2013 @ 03:05
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22054 posts	I have almost zilch experience of both of these things, but I'm aware that opting for a hook grip on a Hercules Hold is generally a bad move. Why doesn't it work? I'm curious.

adamdutton		...	14-04-2013 @ 18:28
Member 3694, 281 posts SQ 260, BP 172.5, DL 280 712.5 kgs @ 132kgs UnEq	id say it depends on your pain threshold, a hook grip is going to hurt more than any other grip so that might be why people dont use it, but it is a stronger grip when deadlifting so probably a stronger one on hercules hold, one thing i would say is dont use a bloody thumbless grip.

Ramsay777		...	14-04-2013 @ 18:31
Member 3942, 1107 posts SQ 200, BP 160, DL 315 675.0 kgs @ 102kgs UnEq	I think someone tried it at the Giants Live qualifier the other week, Adam Bishop maybe? Im interested in this also as my standard grip's pretty s**te but I can hook grip not bad.

jt		...	14-04-2013 @ 18:53
old age traveller Member 332, 7866 posts	it was ben k hh is a pain event adding in hook grip is just wrong pain pain pain

Ben_Something		...	14-04-2013 @ 19:02
The legendary Discus Ben Member 1550, 476 posts	As JT says, I did hook grip last Sunday at the euro's qualifier. It ended really badly for me in the comp, but it had previously felt very strong in training. It's not painful in anyway, in fact its probably less painful that a standard grip. I believe it could work really well, I never set my left hand up properly and it started to slip as soon as I took the full weight, which ruined my chances. It's a gamble, if set up perfectly I believe it could work, possibly even better than a standard grip. But any slight error in hand/thumb positioning and your f**ked. So to summarise, it's a big gamble, one I won't be taking again.

adamkeep		...	15-04-2013 @ 11:17
a dork Member 1023, 846 posts	I've tried this as well and same reaction as Ben, it ended badly. Although you can hold on, the pain is brutal and I felt that when the thumb let lose, so did the rest of the grip and the handle slipped out of my hand. With a regular grip, the pain is managable and you can let the grip slowly release buying you a couple of seconds which might mean a few placings in the grand scheme of things. hook grip=bad on grip/pain endurance events.

bigwmd		...	15-04-2013 @ 11:27
Member 1695, 126 posts SQ 180, BP 162.5, DL 240 582.5 kgs @ 94kgs UnEq	Can someone please explain a hook grip


CJR		...	15-04-2013 @ 14:13
Member 4145, 1331 posts SQ 172.5, BP 115, DL 220 507.5 kgs @ 100.4kgs UnEq	bigwmd said:Can someone please explain a hook grip Same as a regular grip except you place the thumb first, then wrap the remaining fingers around it, as opposed to the other way round. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_grip

Funky_monkey		...	15-04-2013 @ 16:47
403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225 552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq	For some reason I don't hook grip as much for regular deads/rack pulls, but I ALWAYS use hook grip for farmers. Never done Hercs but there could be some relevance.

macroth		...	15-04-2013 @ 17:10
no longer the Swiss Deadlift record holder Member 3517, 3368 posts SQ 182.5, BP 122.5, DL 255 560.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	Funky_monkey said: I ALWAYS use hook grip for farmers I've done at least one comp where the hook grip wasn't allowed for farmers (and maybe for a car DL hold). Is it usually allowed?

Wayne_Cowdrey		...	15-04-2013 @ 17:16
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22054 posts	I've never heard of a "no hook grips" rule. Surely a lot of farmer's handles are too chunky to do a properly locked hook grip?

WILLSAN		...	15-04-2013 @ 17:18
Trump will get another four years Member 126, 16707 posts SQ 160, BP 110, DL 225 495.0 kgs @ 75kgs UnEq	never got hook to work for farmers although I use it for deadlift. I wouldnt have thought it could work for farmers given that the handles dont rotate?

DeanW92		...	15-04-2013 @ 19:12
Member 4496, 1446 posts SQ 240, BP 200, DL 300 740.0 kgs @ 112kgs UnEq	WILLSAN said:never got hook to work for farmers although I use it for deadlift. I wouldnt have thought it could work for farmers given that the handles dont rotate? It can still work on farmers but I tend to tear my calluses when I hook grip on farmers and so opt for a normal grip, I always use hook-grip on all deadlift sets and never have too much issues with my calluses on them.

Funky_monkey		...	17-04-2013 @ 17:02
403 forbidden message Member 160, 5121 posts SQ 190, BP 137.5, DL 225 552.5 kgs @ 86kgs UnEq	macroth said: I've done at least one comp where the hook grip wasn't allowed for farmers (and maybe for a car DL hold). Is it usually allowed? I've only done a couple of novice level comps, and was never told anything about hooking/no hooking.

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