It is the strongest grip available to you.
Crossfit hookgrip pain.
So for three months i started lifting with the 45 bar.
Sorta cool actually haha.
Hookgrip is a method used to grip onto a barbell which is generally utilised by olympic weightlifters in order to improve their grip strength.
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When i started learning the hook grip it hurt like hell.
For the pull of both the snatch and the clean this method of gripping is an eventual necessity to maintain control of the barbell during the violent explosion of the second pull.
You ll still grip the bar tightly with the hook grip but any crossfit workout with high rep cleans or snatches is bound to do a number on your grip.
What i ve also noticed is that my thumbnails also have these little white warped patterns in them from my hookgrip.
For a workout like grace or isabel you will save a lot of energy and decrease the chances of wearing your grip out in the middle of the workout.
But after those three months i switched back to the 35 bar annnnd the hook grip was a piece of cake.
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At the end of the day this is why we use the hook.
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This grip requires you to wrap your thumb around the bar and then wrap your index and middle fingers over your thumb in order to secure the grip.
The hook grip is a pronated palms facing the lifter grip in which the thumb is trapped between the bar and usually the first and second fingers depending on hand size.
Happened to me for a long time.
