Deadlift Grip

>Alternate grip
You'll end up like a juiced up cuasimodo

I guarantee I look better than you AND deadlift more than you.
I can prove it if you care to post a pic of yourself, but I know you won't.

HOOK GRIP
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oh dom, classic

Literally a meme

I've always used alternate grip and I'm fine

H o o k. G r i p

I don't really see the reason using alternate grip unless you compete. If your grip strength falls behind just use straps or versa grips or liquid chalk or even fucking gloves. It's not like doing alternate grip would yield better gains.

do you not feel the difference in your lats though when you pull?

point of deadlifts is to use your posterior chain to lift as much as possible, not your fucking forearms

I fell for the over under grip meme.
My left bicep is half an inch bigger than my right now. I switched every other set.

Do double overhand. I beg you to learn from my mistakes

Bicep tear

well thats what im afraid of and thats why I dont do it. I honestly dont care if i cant pull 4 plate if it means being unbalanced

Nope. It's fine.

I have to disagree with the under over technique.
YES you can lift more weight. So?
Stand up and place your hands down to your side and suppinate/ pronate. Watch your anterior delt and see how it moves? In addition to that, you're not truly straight. If you start to teeter to one side, the underhand side tends to squeeze harder leading to the possibility of injury in the ligaments below the bicep brachii short head.

I personally recommend double overhand for grip strength. If you want to beat a PR or go HEAVIER than you normally can, grab some straps for THAT day, not every.

Best of luck, hope that sheds some light.

>It's not like doing alternate grip would yield better gains.

It is compared to double overhand.
Chalk and double overhand still wouldn't equal mixed grip strength.
But of course straps would be another option.

just switch which hands you do over and under hand with each workout? MAN HOW ARE YOU SO STUPID

I use double overhand grip for the warm up, alternate grip for the working sets

That being said, should I deadlift on pull or on leg day?

I deadlift 6plate using mixed grip. I have no noticeable imbalances or anything. Just adding my shit to the fray.

Don't try to curl the weight then

I pull doh 455 for reps but once I get to 5 pl8 I have to pull over/under anything beyond or hook grip but I don't recommend you doing that. You still train your grip when it's over under. I only ever use straps for amrap deadlifts and barbell rows.

Everyone crying about imbalances are weak shits who don't know what they're talking about

bro i got too much on my mind to keep track of what hand was over/under last time I deadlifted

pull day fa sho

If you're afraid of creating imbalances from mixed grip, start learning using hook grip. Chances are you don't deadlift very much at this point, so you'll get used to the pain in your thumbs by the time you get to respectable weights.

It's superior to mixed grip in the long run anyway.

i use double overhand because i like my biceps

Can't you just alternate your alternations?

>implying you'll ever be strong enough to tear a biceps

Why do people love mixed grip but hate straps? I don't use either rn (Beginner, only pull 2.5pl8s) but I want to start using straps once my grip starts hindering me

Neither of these work your grip, but one keeps you safe from injury/imbalances

I tried hook grip a lot of times but I'm probably doing something wrong since my grip gives away faster than on double overhand

You can do double overhand if you want but you're just gimping yourself if you don't do O/U or hook. You won't have muscular imbalances, but even if you did they would be very slight and only noticable if you were a bodybuilder who deadlifts every other day for a decade with O/U and goes up on stage.

Tl;dr do O/U you'll be fine and you will be able to pick up a hell of a lot more weight which means more progress

you mean like alternate each set? Id have to add an extra set to even it out then

People hate on things because they are insecure.
Also common theme is that people who hate on stuff tend to be weak and also have no proof whenever they do claim to have decent stats.

I sometimes use straps when my grip is really struggling, but I prefer mixed grip purely because I don't like the time it takes to set up with straps, I like to grip and rip.

I tend to do all my warm ups as double overhand grip until I get to my max where I'll use alternate.

Truth be told I find double overhand the most comfortable but as others have said, when grip strength will limit your new PR alternate will have to do. A side got progressively stronger, my double overhand has gotten stronger.

Tldr: alternate when grip strength dictates how much you can pull.

Chiming in to agree that this is a meme. My lats and traps look completely fine, and I have no functional imbalances either.. I've pulled with the same hand supinated on heavy sets for years. I'm now at a 585 lb deadlift weighing 193. Unless you do some really goofy irregular shit when pulling, you shouldn't have any noticeable imbalances.

As I not a side, fuck you autocorrect.

Of course it can yield better gains. I've pulled 445 double overhand, but I've pulled 585 with a mixed grip. Are you saying that pulling 4 plate for DOH triples is going to have the same training effect on my body as pulling 5 plate triples with mixed grip?

Mixed grip certainly works your grip. The reason you don't think it does is because you're a beginner that's never done a heavy deadlift in his life.

It carries over between workouts

Meant for

Use both, it's not fucking rocket biology. I pull 450x1 and 400x8 double overhand, but I also do a lot of axle deadlifting which you need to mix grip for.

it's impossible for me to use the left one after a certain weight.

ah

I CHALK MY HANDS AND SEIZE IT

I CLENCH MY FISTS AND LIFT IT

I RAISE MY BAR AND PUSH IT

I AM THE BEAST I WORSHIP

Says the guy worrying about how his grip makes him look in the gym

That's not anecdotal evidence lol. I've heard it a lot both from Veeky Forums and from other sources.

>but why would/should I pull that way
You probably shouldn't as it isn't the best grip, but it's better than double overhand and the answer is because you can lift more weight.

Correct answer

Imbalances only become a concern after around 250kg+ or 3x bodyweight+ in my general experience. At that point you're way past using over/underhand grip anyway so it doesn't really matter.
ITT: People argue over which is better of the two shitter grips.

Train proper grip as early as you want and you don't have to mess around with overhand and overhand/underhand

I'm pretty tired as I'm reading this, but

>Train proper grip

Which one is this? The alternate one?

EVERYONE

JUST READ
stronglifts.com/deadlift/

>not using grip strength clamps on off days

LOL not gonna make it

Hook grip

>off days
Talk about not making it

If your grip is limiting your deadlift and you're not at least 5 plates harden those forearms the fuck up.

If above 5 plates, use straps

Unless you don't want to have biceps anymore, go for that alternate grip with the rest of those who will never make it

>Alternate grip
>Tear bicep
>??????
>$$$$