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na its an old injury from rugby and then made worse by a mess up on the hack squat, form is good i had a coach for those things when i did powerlifting and he loved my form haha.. Really should get it sorted out though..

CHAPEL wrote: na its an old injury from rugby and then made worse by a mess up on the hack squat, form is good i had a coach for those things when i did powerlifting and he loved my form haha.. Really should get it sorted out though..

Imagine how much stronger you would get if you got it fixed. Belt will always mask that injury. While it's injured, other muscles and areas are having to compensate for that weakness etc etc

Remember mate, this is a long term game

I usually deadlift in socks when going heavy to both decrease the ROM and to get a bitter "grip" to push off of.

@DC when you opening up membership at your Claremont gym, mate of mine enquired but noone's gotten back to him yet

Deadgoat wrote: I usually deadlift in socks when going heavy to both decrease the ROM and to get a bitter "grip" to push off of.

@DC when you opening up membership at your Claremont gym, mate of mine enquired but noone's gotten back to him yet

We're still unsure if we're going to open it up to membership. Special cases we are considering offering a membership to in the next month or so.

We're getting very busy here, which is great, so opening membership could potentially cause us issues.

Your mate wouldn't happen to be a power lifter at UCT? If it's the same guy I'm thinking of then we did get back to him just not had a reply yet.

Yeah that's him, will check with him later. Hopefully we'll make the "special cases" list

I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

beemer wrote: I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

gab wrote:

beemer wrote: I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

I really try to grip with my fingers but doing exercises like deadlifts/shrugs/Tbar row around the end of that days workout causes havoc with my grip. So tired by then that my grip is shit weak. Luckily the lifting straps help but still

ABC01 wrote:

gab wrote:

beemer wrote: I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

I really try to grip with my fingers but doing exercises like deadlifts/shrugs/Tbar row around the end of that days workout causes havoc with my grip. So tired by then that my grip is shit weak. Luckily the lifting straps help but still

he he he. can be a bitch though. i have the same issue. with so exercises if i dont use the straps i dont work the muscle.
having long finger help loads. i have short ones so sometimes holding an olympic bar pulls it open. no problem with thinner bars .work those forearms a bit more.

gab wrote:

beemer wrote: I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

how so?

i was under the impression that weight training without any protection for your palm would cause this.
i find it difficult to hold the bar with just my fingers...

W.Daly wrote:

gab wrote:

beemer wrote: I wear gloves to protect the inside of my hand else the skin hardens and peels. Any tips for that?

hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

how so?

i was under the impression that weight training without any protection for your palm would cause this.
i find it difficult to hold the bar with just my fingers...

gloves makes it worse for me. grip tends to slip more.
the way i grip is as forth. i put the bar where my fingers start at the base om my palm and grip like that.
no more calissis for me.

www.musclejunkie.co.za/products/accessor...Grippers/index.shtml best things ever.

DJ wrote: www.musclejunkie.co.za/products/accessor...Grippers/index.shtml best things ever.

i tried these before dj. just doesnt feel right in my hand. he he.
my friend has them and say its the best choice he ever made.

so i suppose its about personal choice.

bro when u are rowing 65kg dumbells its the best thing,much better than straps.

DJ wrote: bro when u are rowing 65kg dumbells its the best thing,much better than straps.

i suppose. it just feels like the weight is loose. maybe its just me. he he he.

its cos u havent rolled the bar enough to make it tight...

maybe ill give them a shot again.

gab wrote: hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

This could be the reason why the bottom part of my thumb (The 'thenar" I think it's called) hurt so much.

What about using powder? Seen some powerlifters in gym using this.

DJ wrote: www.musclejunkie.co.za/products/accessor...Grippers/index.shtml best things ever.

DJ (and others), would you say that grips are better than straps? I'm buying one or the other this weekend (cos my girly fingers just can't keep up) but never tried either...

Thanks

yup i do...

beemer wrote:

gab wrote: hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

This could be the reason why the bottom part of my thumb (The 'thenar" I think it's called) hurt so much.

What about using powder? Seen some powerlifters in gym using this.

its actually chalk powder.

beemer wrote:

gab wrote: hi beemer. possibly your grip is wrong. wrong grip causes calisis on the hands.
the trick is to grip with your fingers not part of your palm too.

This could be the reason why the bottom part of my thumb (The 'thenar" I think it's called) hurt so much.

What about using powder? Seen some powerlifters in gym using this.

beemer im not sure. when i was younger i did some mountain climbing. used the chalk to keep hands dry. i makes you skin dry as hell. your hands feel like tree bark after a day of climbing. he he he.

i saw a video ones of a guy that teaches power lifting where he teach students to grip the way i said in previous post. i helped allot though.

I'm currently using thse nike grips - see link. Found them to be better than gloves.

reviews.nike.com/9191/GX0057/nike-alpha-...-reviews/reviews.htm

beemer wrote: I'm currently using thse nike grips - see link. Found them to be better than gloves.

reviews.nike.com/9191/GX0057/nike-alpha-...-reviews/reviews.htm

I like using those grips when I do biceps, they make the bar lekker thick and it hits the forearms nicely.

otherwise i gym without gloves, and only use straps when I do deadlifts.

Saw a guy in gym today with toughies school shoes.... :pinch: