As i'm going up in deadlifting weight, i find my grip gives way earlier than any other part of my body, making me lose reps because the bar feels like it's slipping off my fingers. I tried incorporating hook grip into the exercise, and while the bar felt a bit more secure, I felt my middle finger was rubbing against my thumb nail and making it feel like it was pulling it out, and causing a bunch of pain, and no matter what I tried it always came down to that when the bar left the ground.

Any advice?

  • ilyenkov [she/her, they/them]
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    1 year ago

    You have to keep doing it and you'll adjust eventually and it won't hurt as much. Or just use straps. I'm up to 500 lb and I use straps on my top sets, I have no shame that my grip isn't as strong as my posterior chain lol.