Usage of Deadlift straps

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Terminator		...	15-11-2011 @ 00:05
jerking is obviously great, Member 2521, 4722 posts SQ 235, BP 160, DL 290 685.0 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	Wayne_Cowdrey said: Straps that aren't put on correctly will still be much better than without using them at all! If you put them on correctly (the other way) you won't lose the bar! Lol, ok. I'll try wrapping the opposite way , this will hopefully see to some beastly deadlifting tomorrow

VanillaGorilla		...	15-11-2011 @ 00:06
the UK's leading expert in bio mechanics Member 1973, 7379 posts	Terminator said: No, I don't think I am wrapping them the opposite way to my fingers as it were. I put them on my wrist and then put my hand by the bar (but not on the bar) then I point the long piece of strap away from me and over the top of the bar (away from me) and then thread it under the bottom of the bar (towards me)until the whole strap is wrapped round the bar. Then I grip the strapped area of the bar. Would it make a significant difference if I wrapped them the other way round then? Christ. Put them on the opposite way to your fingers you spanner. How else would they work?! You'll quickly realise double overhand with straps is strong as a motherf**ker. I'm a firm believer in it putting you in a more beneficial position for a pull than a mixed grip too.

TravisFandango		...	15-11-2011 @ 00:25
Member 1093, 5446 posts SQ 160, BP 105, DL 225 490.0 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	The only times I've used them I've had to get a grown up to put them on for me.

Shaun		...	15-11-2011 @ 00:32
Member 1668, 1499 posts SQ 186, BP 102, DL 211 499.0 kgs @ 93kgs UnEq	Terminator said: I can't find any specific examples on youtube, but I have seen 300 kg + pulls performed with straps and mixed grips. So? I've seen 1000+ half squats.

Wayne_Cowdrey		...	15-11-2011 @ 00:34
Still got a little bit of strength Member 400, 22063 posts	Gerrit Badenhorst used a strapped mixed grip for his 410 dead lift in WSM 1996

Cuddles		...	15-11-2011 @ 07:10
Eat.Cycle.Sleep.Win Member 2, 12511 posts SQ 190, BP 150, DL 280 620.0 kgs @ 99kgs UnEq Administrator	I use straps and a double overhand grip to protect my right shoulder/SC joint.

davycummings		...	15-11-2011 @ 07:55
he's got betty davis eyes Member 1684, 6001 posts SQ 250, BP 186, DL 291 727.0 kgs @ 118kgs UnEq	I did try straps on mixed grip as I almost always train mixed grip, but it was hard to get them as tight, and it didn't feel any more secure than strapping doh, infact it felt less so. Try not to rely on straps too much at this stage of your training, or you will have difficulty when you arrive at a comp that doesn't allow straps


Simeon		...	15-11-2011 @ 10:19
tight in the hole Member 2057, 3121 posts SQ 205, BP 140, DL 260 605.0 kgs @ 95kgs UnEq	f**k this straps/mixed grip b/s. Hook grip is where it's at!

GATES		...	15-11-2011 @ 11:10
What's your thoughts on one legged drills? Member 1725, 4343 posts SQ 250, BP 125, DL 272.5 647.5 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	Wayne_Cowdrey said:I reckon if Andy Bolton put straps on for some crazy weight he'd still use a mixed grip, because that's the technique that he's mastered. He uses double over with straps

DomRedshaw		...	15-11-2011 @ 11:25
Uk limbo dancing champion Member 2666, 6551 posts SQ 202, BP 170, DL 255 627.0 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq	glad i read this, i just got some straps n will be testing their ability tomorrow hopefully. i was unsure which way to wrap them, n also i am used to mix grip but have a very bad habbit of bending my elbow slighty putting strain on my bicep so it sounds like doh/straps could be a blessing for my biceps.

leeboy		...	15-11-2011 @ 12:40
do i love snipers? hellyeah Member 2025, 883 posts	just to clarify. when you grab the bar double over hand the straps should go straight down between you and the bar then forward and up back toward you and so on.

Terminator		...	15-11-2011 @ 13:52
jerking is obviously great, Member 2521, 4722 posts SQ 235, BP 160, DL 290 685.0 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	VanillaGorilla said: Christ. Put them on the opposite way to your fingers you spanner. How else would they work?! You'll quickly realise double overhand with straps is strong as a motherf**ker. I'm a firm believer in it putting you in a more beneficial position for a pull than a mixed grip too. Ok, I did it your way today, straps felt weird at first, but that's probably due to me being used to mixed grip. Video here if anyones interested: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVk0R1QgRv4

Terminator		...	15-11-2011 @ 14:29
jerking is obviously great, Member 2521, 4722 posts SQ 235, BP 160, DL 290 685.0 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	davycummings said:I did try straps on mixed grip as I almost always train mixed grip, but it was hard to get them as tight, and it didn't feel any more secure than strapping doh, infact it felt less so. Try not to rely on straps too much at this stage of your training, or you will have difficulty when you arrive at a comp that doesn't allow straps I found them hard to get tight too and it did feel less secure than mixed grip. And definetly, I do all my deadlifting with mixed grip, but thought I'd better get a couple of practise sessions with straps before my comp (which allows straps).

Paul_D		...	15-11-2011 @ 14:34
Hey mate, my name is Paul Dudley Member 632, 3628 posts SQ 200, BP 155, DL 282.5 637.5 kgs @ 77kgs UnEq	Cut all that rolling bo***cks out for a start, you're really setting yourself up for a nasty injury with this current technique. Get that back flat too (or at least make some attempt to).

Terminator		...	15-11-2011 @ 14:37
jerking is obviously great, Member 2521, 4722 posts SQ 235, BP 160, DL 290 685.0 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	Paul_D said:Cut all that rolling bo***cks out for a start, you're really setting yourself up for a nasty injury with this current technique. Get that back flat too (or at least make some attempt to). I feel much stronger off the floor when I roll the bar towards me, and its easier than getting my feet closer to the bar. Thanks for the advice though, do you mean my lower and upper back?

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