i am so close to 1/2/3/4 i can taste it
reckon i could diddly 4pl8 in about a fortnight if i use straps
is there any negative aspect to this?
do you use straps?
discuss
I am so close to 1/2/3/4 i can taste it
Anthony Davis
John Morgan
I guess it depends on what you want really. There's nothing wrong with straps, but you shouldn't use them all the time, and you shouldn't use them on exercises where one of the main focuses is to work on grip strength.
Charles Johnson
In my opinion they are really good equipment for strongman and powerlifting. I madehuge gains in farmers carry when I started using straps on them.
Adrian Nelson
Straps are for traps bro
Juan Powell
dont listen to people who tell you not to use straps
the combined muscle mass of your back/posterior chain/ hamstrings is much greater than that of your forearms, so it has the potential to grow much faster. dont limit the development of one small area effect larger areas
your other options if your grip is failing are hook grip (which might be impossible if you have short thumbs) and mixed (which might lead to imbalances, so Id avoid it in training and just use it if you have a powerlifting meet or something)
if you need to work on grip later to bring it up, its pretty easy to train grip itself
James Butler
>I madehuge gains in farmers carry when I started using straps on them.
You have indisputably defeated the entire purpose of farmers carry by doing that; you are stupid.
Elijah Cook
Use chalk nigga
Easton Taylor
Use straps to hit maxes if you want OP but diddies train grip strength as well so I wouldn't make training with them a regular thing.
>dont limit the development of one small area effect larger areas
>if you need to work on grip later to bring it up, its pretty easy to train grip itself
Jose Williams
OP here
i use mixed grip, alternating between sets
i would use chalk but would feel a bit like a tool.. i squat 3 pl8 for reps but still think im pretty dyel. im a big frame naturally so it only took me a few months.
gonna give pic related a go - didnt know this shit existed. has anyone used and can vouch for it?
Levi Brooks
The purpose is to move as much weight as possible as fast as possible. I don't see why using straps is different from using any other equipment?