I've been avoiding the mixed grip because I don't like the idea of asymmetric exercises but going over 3pl8 I'm finding my grip strenght to be the limiting factor. obviously I'm working on my grip strenght but in the meanwhile I think I should switched to mixed grip.
how does mixed grip work in practice? do you pick one side and go with it for the day? switch hands between sets? switch after reps? should I expect a momentary drop in my lifts as I change grips?
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I do 3x5 mixed-grip at 80% of my max and then 2x12 double-overhand at 60% of my max.
The only thing I'd say is be careful not to pull your arm up at the start of the rep, especially on the side with the inward facing Palm, I did it a couple times when I first started mixed-grip and it's a great way to fuck your shit up, make sure you keep that arm nice and straight.
Other than that there's not many differences between the two, I have friends deadlifting 250+kg and mix-grip all the time.
I pull with the same hand supinated every single time I deadlift anything over 4pl8, have been doing so for 3 years and have absolutely no imbalances.
Whatever minuscule, practically not noticeable imbalances that may arise are ironed out with accessory work. You may not be doing much of that for the moment being, but as you advance to where said asymmetry MIGHT become an issue, you most certainly will have needed to add accessories anyway.
However, there is no shame in training with straps either, for quite a few months I used straps in training unless I was testing my max.
You're not going to wake up with one arm massively bigger than the other unless all you fucking do is mix grip deadlifts and no other upper body exercises. Fucking paranoid retards listening to people fucking with you.
Currently at 4pl8 deadlift, this is how it goes - 135 warmup = overhand, 225 warmup = overhand, 315 warmup = overhand, 405 = mixed one way, rest, mixed other way, 315 cooldown = mixed one way, switch grip no rest to mixed other way, 225 until failure = overhand.
Which hand which way? And which is the dominate one?
I'm not worried about aesthetic imbalance retard.
What grip are you currently using?
I think I'll try this
Double overhand. Up until 315 it feels like I could hold on all day but after that it feels like I'm losing my grip each second.
Try hook grip then.