Hello Community.
currently i’m stagnated at 90kg deadlift. I’m going twice the week to the gym.
My main issue is that the grip is difficult and shortly after that i’m not able to hold the bar.
I’m wearing gloves because after at some point the hand inside skin got so open that on the next train it began to hurt, so that I’m not able to do the workout clean.
Should i focus to do some training for the hand or try it without gloves so that the hands get trained?
So, as many have said, there are short term and longer term things to try. Short term:
- Use chalk/magnesium to improve the grip
- Use grips instead of gloves, like these ones
- Mixed grip
Longer term:
- Improve grip strength
Improving the grip will improve your game overall, so it’s highly recommended. Some exercises for that could be doing Farmers Carry, Pull-ups hold, and so on.
Edit:
A warning on mixed grip, is that although it helps to lift more weight, it will worsen your technique. So you have to improve that technique as well. I only use it for the heaviest loads. I don’t go to mixed grip until 85 or even 90% my 1RM. Before that, the standard one, so I can improve my grip too.
These grips what are the difference to the gloves? The inside hand is still protected?
The difference between grips and gloves is that usually because of sweat, looseness or whatever, gloves tend to slip. Grips don’t, and at most they’ll do a wrinkle which sometimes I feel it improves my grip.
The insides are still protected, with a rugged surface maybe, but still better than barehand.
