I should have said it in the video, but use your competition stance for the holds. If you pull conventional, do these with that stance.

The lighting is just so good

Just get weaker and grip isn't an issue

Definitely going to give these a go next prep!

this dude drops absolute gems

I love heavy holds, however, I know myself and some clients just struggle at the end of a session to go load up a bar super heavy in the rack and actually do them to the right intensity. My solution so far has been to a) do all top sets strapless, on straight set accessory days atleast the first set strapless and b) one those sets hold the bar at the top for the same time in seconds as the reps you did +1 e.g. 1x3, 2x6 - the set of 3 hold for 4s up top, straps on back offs. On low rep accessories like 3x2 pause deads I try to do it on all sets. I just find it allows me to get 3-5 heavy holds in across the week without having to load up an extra bar and progresses linearly with the weekly increase in load. But thats just me!

Hmmm... Im gonna try this. I use Hook for very Heavy singles only. Straps for rep work above a certain weight. And I had a very strong grip to begin with. Holds could be a great benefit. Good video Brother.

What a great video. I’ve been wondering what I could do! Hook grip never worked for me, and I’ve always loved mixed grip

as usual, great content. thanks

Thank you for your tips. How many times per week you recommand ? Before or after what kind of training ?

Throughout Heaven and Earth, I Alone Am The Gripping One

when i first tried rack pulls, i realized I wedge so hard but when i removed my wedging, i couldnt rack pull that much! it was surprising how hard it was.

Great video! I’ll also never go hook grip. Never even came close to losing a dl in comp yet (in the 600’s) my go to’? Heavy db fat grip carries,hex holds,fat bar dead hangs and sometimes dropsetting from either of those rt into a dead hang it’s brutal! But myself never use straps except heavy bb rows and mabi heavy rdl’s. I also hold the bar at the base of my finger not in my hand. Oh and I do like those heavy rack pulls as well I did them a lot early on and they did help my lockout for sure.

Heavy weighted single arm deadhangs 15-20 seconds, works really good for me. No CNS wear, great for shoulder mobility/health.

Great tip. I'd love to see a video of how you incorporate straps. Im also a fan of them for rep work, but have recently switched back in the final stagea of my current block because I find I have a lot of trouble with setup. I setup top-down, and fins that I can't brace and keep my breath/core tight while setting up the straps. Plus, I find I get uneven length (sometimes the strapsmare tighter, sometimes the bar is highing slightly lower, etc.).

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My biggest issue with grip is the pain from the bar's knurling digging into my hand. I use straps for pain relief in higher rep work lol

How do you program this? Do you do it on the same day as your deadlift work? After? On a different day? Would be great to know!

I know you are not a proponent of hook grip (you say as much in the video), but how would you implement this for a hook gripper? I find that grip is still a major limiting factor on third attempts even with the hook. Only really do it because i helicopter with mix..

If I’m 4 weeks out, do you think I would see the benefits of these by meet day? And should I just do them after my regular deadlifts?