Everything You Need To Know About Grip Strength For Powerlifting

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  • @resellworld
    @resellworld 4 года назад +363

    0:37 It looks like the dude hit him with that shirt causing him to drop the bar 🤣

  • @williamlai22
    @williamlai22 4 года назад +249

    Johnnie - “Some people are genetically gifted and the tips aren't going to translate to you, the viewer"
    Me - *holding back tears*

    • @damianperez3649
      @damianperez3649 Год назад

      You mixed the context to it; if you didn’t hear what he was referring to before he stated that, then you’re not gonna experience it

  • @hehehohoism
    @hehehohoism 4 года назад +441

    Grip strength isn't a problem if you don't have any weights to grip :(

    • @mariopalacios9876
      @mariopalacios9876 4 года назад +7

      F

    • @gracefool
      @gracefool 4 года назад +16

      Time to find a neighbour with a home gym... We are out there :)

    • @hatbat1234
      @hatbat1234 4 года назад +10

      I put fat grips on my bucket handles. Fill it with water or sand, and do lots of farmer walks, even go up and down stairs. It has kept me sane so far.

    • @gracefool
      @gracefool 4 года назад

      @@hatbat1234 yup, farmer walks are highly underrated. Or just carrying in general, especially up hills and stairs.

    • @larsp7214
      @larsp7214 4 года назад

      @@hatbat1234
      Fat grips on a pull up bar are great as well if you have a power tower or door attachment

  • @marinodelcarpio3982
    @marinodelcarpio3982 3 года назад +48

    Technique 1:16
    Basic Conditions 4:02
    Basic Solutions 6:04
    My Unique approach 6:42

  • @poisonkiler3
    @poisonkiler3 4 года назад +109

    "I dont have particularly big hands" as you're holding your hand against the dude with the biggest hands in the nba

  • @LummyTum
    @LummyTum 4 года назад +93

    0:37 it looks like you got punched by the guy in the background

  • @NickWright
    @NickWright 4 года назад +22

    The Key to a big deadlift part 3 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼 excellent video homie

  • @phoenixfitness700
    @phoenixfitness700 4 года назад +8

    It’s rare to get original content/advice on RUclips fitness but this actually is! Great video

  • @TunnelVisionAthletic
    @TunnelVisionAthletic 4 года назад +36

    Dave Woolsan's channel is so underrated. Give him a sub boyz

    • @mkl1464
      @mkl1464 4 года назад

      Absolutely love his channel but he just missed his third deadlift on grip, not sure why.

    • @BM-si2ei
      @BM-si2ei 4 года назад +1

      @@mkl1464 Hook grip is a strange mistress. I use it for all heavy pulls. Most of the time it's fine. Then it seats wrong one time, and I can feel my thumb skin tearing. Drop the weight or open a big tear...you gotta make that call.

    • @Soulshacazulu
      @Soulshacazulu 4 года назад

      for real tho

    • @ghfjfghjasdfasdf
      @ghfjfghjasdfasdf 4 года назад

      I concur.

  • @darrellfriesen5328
    @darrellfriesen5328 4 года назад +169

    Are you going to be doing a recap on your Arnold’s comp? I know everyone wants to see it! Thanks!!!

  • @pupper5580
    @pupper5580 Год назад +2

    My gym doesn't allow chalk (which is great for hygiene, and I think it's a great thing for my safety - I'm terrified of stuff that wrestler's get, ringworm etc, because of bad hygiene). You pinpoint answered the problem I was having. Paraphrasing: "If you can't use chalk, you should use straps". Hook grip is great unless I have sweaty hands - and if I have sweaty hands, a pull that feels light will feel dangerous, uncomfortable and difficult because I can feel my grip slipping during the lift. It feels like the bar will roll through my hook grip lock because of the sweat making the friction, which holds the finger-lock, disappear.
    But also because of this issue I had with sweaty hands I was able to spot a lack in my hook-grip technique (Cailer Woolam's hook grip video gave me the clue), which I'm super happy about. You need to twist the hook grip in, not just go straight for it. Also you need to have you index finger behind the thumb joint. I was doing both of these points wrong or not well enough.

  • @averageadventure6008
    @averageadventure6008 3 года назад +17

    As a rock climber, what you referred to as "finger tip grip" is close to the sort of grip that's generally considered strongest and safest in climbing. We usually avoid closing our hands completely if we want to exert a lot of force. Although I try to close my hand for heavier deadlifts, it will usually roll into this position after so many reps with DOH

    • @danielhenderson762
      @danielhenderson762 День назад

      What? Open hand crimp is the weakest of the 3. Half crimp is the strongest

  • @curlean-x4443
    @curlean-x4443 4 года назад +5

    Love this style of putting together information while linking other vides!

  • @lucavanantwerpen3752
    @lucavanantwerpen3752 4 года назад +14

    I've had great succes at simply improving my double overhand grip deadlift. Even having deadlifts days during the off season where I exclusively deadlift double overhand will do wonders.

  • @freakied0550
    @freakied0550 4 года назад +3

    This is that cerebral training approach I'm here for.

  • @KSizbored4life
    @KSizbored4life 4 года назад +3

    that shot of kawhi hands with yours is insane, kawhi has huge hands even for nba standards

  • @epz1123
    @epz1123 4 года назад +58

    8:45 I felt violated 😟

  • @James_Byron
    @James_Byron 4 года назад +9

    I always trained with straps, and at the start it was starting to weaken my grip strength, I decided to train for a few months with the hook grip and chalk. Now that I know I can pull my max with hook grip and chalk I don't mind using straps for my training, but be careful and don't rely on them too much like I did.

    • @juanmixmv6695
      @juanmixmv6695 Год назад +1

      this is what exactly recently happened to me :/

  • @Jmack7861
    @Jmack7861 4 года назад +3

    I always use straps and have never had issues with a 600 lb deadlift. I always squeeze with straps just as hard as I would without though, the straps are just to preserve my hands. Once you start relaxing your hands with straps or using just your finger tips because the straps will still hold is when you start getting grip issues with straps mostly

  • @djjesusdiedforourspins1838
    @djjesusdiedforourspins1838 4 года назад +203

    Watch me hit a deadlift PR in two weeks after all of the grip training I’ll be doing in quarantine

    • @LewisPC
      @LewisPC 4 года назад +3

      I was literally thinking the exact thing XD

    • @monkeyxpwner
      @monkeyxpwner 4 года назад +28

      *one sided grip training

    • @happzy
      @happzy 4 года назад +3

      You might have better chances with armwrestling

    • @djjesusdiedforourspins1838
      @djjesusdiedforourspins1838 4 года назад +22

      Pedro Jr Nah, man, you gotta keep switching hands to avoid muscular imbalances

    • @pwepwe2378
      @pwepwe2378 4 года назад

      Nice joke and profile picture

  • @brownky3
    @brownky3 4 года назад +36

    I always watch the full ads for Jonnie. Respect.

  • @WarriorFromV4LH4LL4
    @WarriorFromV4LH4LL4 4 года назад +7

    Thanks Candito I look forward to trying this out in 2021 when the quarantine is over

  • @MrRangreat
    @MrRangreat 4 года назад +6

    “The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena...” that speech is always motivational 👍🏼

  • @depthklocke9009
    @depthklocke9009 3 года назад +1

    Im watching this after having watched newer vids. I feel like you've definitely changed your mind on hook grip, to more of an extent more recently around.

  • @gonzalojesusvegavigo6937
    @gonzalojesusvegavigo6937 4 года назад +14

    I thought I had shitty grip strenght. However, with gyms closed due to Covid I ended up purchasing a professional barbell and the thruth was that barbells at my gym just suck ass

  • @rumpelstillkills8036
    @rumpelstillkills8036 3 года назад +3

    Don't say hook grip
    Don't say hook grip
    Don't say hook grip
    Don't say hook grip

  • @bigvicious7317
    @bigvicious7317 3 года назад +2

    Great video. Thank you!

  • @MeharBhogal
    @MeharBhogal 4 года назад +2

    I can't double over more than a couple reds, and don't ever use straps (take very good hand care). Have hooked 550 but found it inconsistent. Mixed gripped 595.
    I've found what nobody has discussed is holding the bar extremely deep in the hand so that the bar lays on the actual meat of the hand and is almost not reliant on the grip itself.
    May only work for meatier hands. But it's a method.

  • @nxoliver
    @nxoliver 4 года назад +5

    I see a Candito upload, I like.

  • @soaringvlogs
    @soaringvlogs 3 года назад

    limiting posterior chain when you don't use chalk or straps
    1st and 2nd meet ask for the bar to be wiped down.
    6:20 IS problemed solved if grip messed up
    -Dont do fat grip and rubber stuff train your hand skin!

  • @svmuscle7677
    @svmuscle7677 4 года назад +4

    problem I have with grabbing the bar deeper in my hand, is I tear calluses more often when I use slightly shittier bars, so I like to grab it real low typically

  • @wazzup105
    @wazzup105 4 года назад +9

    I didn't know other grips then the "fingertips grip" in my first meet. It's what made sense to me and comes naturally. My first meet did gave me a brand new bar to pull with and boy was that thing sharp (could even be considered painful if it hadn't been for the adrenaline). It rewarded me with a PR on my third attempt though :-)

  • @LewisPC
    @LewisPC 4 года назад +8

    When i get back to lifting after this rona, finally PR on sumo and dont fail on grip, I will owe you a thanks 😊

  • @jater10
    @jater10 4 года назад +6

    Used to do alternating grip which made progress. Then I tried and got used to hook gripping.
    Another thing is I also never use straps when training. It also helps to train for a supertotal (incorporate cleans) along with pullups as an accessory.

  • @Ableseamansainz
    @Ableseamansainz 4 года назад +4

    Small hand 🖐 deadlift brothers unite!!!

    • @SaritaKumari-fy7co
      @SaritaKumari-fy7co 3 года назад

      How much length is known has small hand ?????please tell me I wanna know my lower hand to my wrist to middle finger length measures 7.5 inches is it big or small?

  • @WillJM81280
    @WillJM81280 3 года назад

    Plate pinches are for pinch grip, which is different than crush grip which is what the handles are for. IMO I wouldn’t say it’s a waste, it’s just a different type of grip strength to work on.

  • @whitebelt2905
    @whitebelt2905 3 года назад

    Man I needed this video! Great content

  • @tjcogger1974
    @tjcogger1974 4 года назад +34

    Good video! Ive always had the grip strength of a 12 year old girl lol

    • @garrettbaratheon567
      @garrettbaratheon567 4 года назад +1

      Thomas Cogger dude grip is the hardest thing for me to make progress on

    • @tjcogger1974
      @tjcogger1974 4 года назад +1

      @@garrettbaratheon567 same.

    • @OneDerscoreOneder
      @OneDerscoreOneder 4 года назад +2

      Garrett Baratheon you can do climber style stuff to help your grip. Hangboard is good

  • @thisisphilchan
    @thisisphilchan 2 года назад

    super helpful - thank you!

  • @LarsRyeJeppesen
    @LarsRyeJeppesen 4 года назад +13

    My DL is too weak for my grip to be an issue

  • @Dankdalorde
    @Dankdalorde 2 года назад

    Thank you buff David Hogg

  • @MickyMike11
    @MickyMike11 3 года назад

    Fingertip grip is awesome. No more calluses on the hand, instead you'll get barely visible mini calluses below the top finger joint. If it doesn't work for you on DL I'd still use it on other pulling exercises like cable rows, pull ups etc.

  • @bryanhogan4314
    @bryanhogan4314 3 года назад +2

    i deadlift 600 lbs, never been limited by my strength, but straps feel super weird so ive never used them, done rack pulls with 700/800 so hopeful!

  • @hollywoodcmccain3764
    @hollywoodcmccain3764 4 года назад

    Great video def going to implement this into my training soon

  • @fraternovaeres
    @fraternovaeres 4 года назад +10

    Are you going to do a video covering your performance at the Arnold?

  • @alanlawson6669
    @alanlawson6669 4 года назад +20

    Can you do audible and just tell me how your week has been ....

  • @andrewtanczyk4009
    @andrewtanczyk4009 18 дней назад +1

    9:45
    So should I deadlift with my FATGRIPZ tm ?

  • @Ivan4n09
    @Ivan4n09 4 года назад +1

    Pinch work can halp, but only if you have exceptionally weak thumbs, it's definitely not for conditioning. And you would have to lift a lot more. TBH pinching is just fun on its own, it's unrelated to powerlifting, more to grip sport.

  • @4KNatureandCityWalks
    @4KNatureandCityWalks 4 года назад +10

    Any collabing with Blaha??

  • @mathewselin8704
    @mathewselin8704 4 года назад

    I do all warmup sets with a double over hand. I complete one working set with a hookgrip. Then I use straps for the remaining sets. I tend to use straps less when working sets become doubles and singles.

  • @Ahmad-qx6pg
    @Ahmad-qx6pg 4 года назад +1

    ive always used the "finger tip grip" and this is the first time hearing that its a thing lol i just did it naturally and noticed i dont develop much calluses on my palm because of that, so you were right in assuming that jonnie

  • @bryanhogan4314
    @bryanhogan4314 4 года назад +1

    thankfully ive gotten to 495 with no grip issues conventional with mixed grip

  • @metalrocks999
    @metalrocks999 4 года назад

    Great content

  • @oscarestoa8796
    @oscarestoa8796 4 года назад +3

    the one and only disadvantage of hook grip is "pain" which goes away after using hook grip for a while. Man up people.
    BTW: the hook grip is also the strongest mechanically

  • @toanvo427
    @toanvo427 4 года назад +8

    The jokes start now, thanks for great powerlifting content and programming.

  • @makaan699
    @makaan699 3 года назад +1

    I started using only double overhand grip because I was scared of a bicep tear and it actually completely fixed my grip issues. I can literally pull my max with it, which is now 30kg more than I've ever done with mixed grip. Double overhand trains your grip so much, beginners shouldn't switch to mixed grip once they can deadlift like 130kgs or whatever lmao, that transition literally marks the start of grip strength problems.

    • @Moloch6666
      @Moloch6666 Год назад

      yeah same, pulled 190kg with double overhand on a shitty normal worn out gymbar where we are not allowed to have chalk. I love using double overhand for everything, rows, RDLs, deadlifts etc

  • @ecnumber1fan
    @ecnumber1fan 4 года назад

    Dude doesn't even look that big but pulling some hefty weight. I got to give him my props, impressive.

  • @AkMcDichael
    @AkMcDichael 4 года назад +5

    Hey bro I’ve been starting look up to you throughout my strength training journey! Your content is about as real as it can get. Just out of curiosity, are you going to make any updates on your website or programs? And can you post a video explaining your main take away‘s throughout your lifting journey for getting stronger?

  • @DIPPEDNBLK
    @DIPPEDNBLK 2 года назад

    8:42 Great technique!! 😉💪🏾✨

  • @Jason5267
    @Jason5267 3 года назад +3

    I have relatively big hands and it feels like a massive disadvantage to me, when I deadlift I can't hold the bar against my palms because my fingers are too long so basically I am forced to hold the bar with hooked fingers if that makes sense... I'm not very strong but after 315lb it becomes quite difficult to hold the bar

    • @Ryuzenski
      @Ryuzenski Год назад

      I came here just to find someone with the same problem

  • @resellworld
    @resellworld 4 года назад +10

    1:48 I think Jamal Browner and his 1,003lb Deadlift would disagree with this statement.

    • @jordanpike5816
      @jordanpike5816 4 года назад

      Has he ever done that in comp on a regular bar though? Without straps? Genuinely curious cause I dont follow him too closely

    • @Cin9999
      @Cin9999 4 года назад

      isnt he heavier than 225lbs?

    • @resellworld
      @resellworld 4 года назад +7

      @@jordanpike5816 Yes he has done over 1000lbs on a regular bar (in a gym). He did 971 at an official meet. He did it so fast he could have done it for 2. My point is he's the best right now. Not to take anything away from Dr. Deadlift.

    • @Jmack7861
      @Jmack7861 4 года назад

      Jordan Pike his hook grip is improving, he has hit around 975 in a meet now, and it was fast af. He will have over 1000 in a meet soon

    • @markusl6412
      @markusl6412 4 года назад

      Hafthor is number 1 at the moment

  • @shawnb50
    @shawnb50 4 года назад

    Man, I can’t wait to get my first barbell and home gym stuff... hopefully rogue picks up their output... all I’m going to get is a bar and bumper plates. No rack, no bench, just a barbell. Everything you need to improve standing athletic movements. I will be able to do dips and pull ups too, but other than that, all I have is the basic lifts and will get good at overhead press, power clean and jerk, front squat, and deadlift. I’ve been looking at the cerakote training bar, looks nice.

  • @mlpreiss
    @mlpreiss 4 года назад

    Wrist curls, both regular and reverse, have always helped my grip strength. Of course, I'm not a competitive powerlifter.

  • @romeostandings7528
    @romeostandings7528 4 года назад +5

    CANDITO I LOVE YOU THAT IS ALL

  • @michaelkarayan6652
    @michaelkarayan6652 4 года назад

    You said arbitrary. Welcome to the simulation, Mr. Anderson-we’ve been waiting for you for sometime now.

  • @lifeisgood070
    @lifeisgood070 4 года назад +1

    Hey, I really like you and appreciate all your content over the years like the dunk video and this grip training. So this is nothing personal, but I found it a bit hard to follow your train of thought around 8:20. Maybe number your points and then the sub-steps within each point, so there is a more cohesive story? Maybe add a into: "We're talking about X, Y, and B today. A conclusion might be a bit much, but you could play around. I appreciate everything you said, and I know you have more to share. I just wanted to help you come across to a larger audience. Thanks for sharing. I'm going to try these, especially the first part with the 30-second holds. Thanks again.

  • @illiyo3832
    @illiyo3832 2 года назад +1

    My hands are really above average esp for my height. I can deadlift around 190kg (419lbs) with a hook grip for a one rep max but I can't really get past 5 reps on 140kg or 150kg without having to drop the bar and rest my grip before picking it back up again to finish my set.

    • @isaacc3162
      @isaacc3162 Год назад

      Hace you tried mixed grip yet

    • @illiyo3832
      @illiyo3832 Год назад

      @@isaacc3162 no A lil update I'm finding hook grip much easier now because I would rush the setup, dont plan on trying mixed again

  • @다랑-d8e
    @다랑-d8e 4 года назад

    I want to lift such weight where my grip strength can even be a problem. Alternative grip just below my fingers works well by far

  • @stuckmannen3876
    @stuckmannen3876 4 года назад +2

    God bless ✝️

  • @bradbuckinghamhandsomeprin6027

    A half round file works wonders for the calluses I get on my right hand from gripping the bar. My half round file keeps the palm of my right hand smooth as a babies bottom... Your welcome.

  • @alexwilliams5587
    @alexwilliams5587 4 года назад

    The GOAT 🙏🙏

  • @facundozapata7364
    @facundozapata7364 4 года назад

    Right when I need it.

  • @Diegozijnyoutube
    @Diegozijnyoutube 4 года назад +1

    I had a thumb accident at work a long time ago, can't bend my dominant hands thumb anymore and it's 0.5 cm shorter. removes a lot of power :(, i'm not affraid to wear straps tho. casual lifting is casual

  • @Emp6ft10in
    @Emp6ft10in 4 года назад +2

    Did the Arnold's happen?

  • @mundilmao
    @mundilmao 4 года назад +2

    Hookgrip is the only grip that you need. Just get over the pain and join the master race. Proof of its effectiveness see oly weigthlifters

    • @liftingiq8658
      @liftingiq8658 4 года назад

      Agreed! Though my thumbs never seem to recover from hookgrip no matter how much I do it. When I was doing weightlifting competitions I'd always use straps on snatches up until ~6 weeks before a meet

  • @eeervin3
    @eeervin3 4 года назад

    Pls could you do a powerlifting specific home workout video? How to train at home w nothing but bands?

  • @danstafford5977
    @danstafford5977 4 года назад

    Using too much grip strength over taxes the nervous system... that means overtime your grip becomes weaker... hence the fat grip... it makes you use less grip strength and to not over tax the nervous system... this holds true in bodybuilding overtraining causes a weaker grip!

  • @baishya775
    @baishya775 4 года назад +4

    0:38, I thought you got hit in the back of your head

  • @yoshi4980
    @yoshi4980 4 года назад

    was thinking about switching back to mixed grip..gonna have to get used to the supination, which was the main reason why i tried out hook and stuck with it until now

  • @Indiana_Jesus
    @Indiana_Jesus 4 года назад +1

    Is there like a trick to hook grip or do you just get used to it? cuz like been trying to integrated a lot for a couple months but whenever I get past 350 it feels like my thumbs are going to explode

  • @UltimateHibz
    @UltimateHibz 2 года назад

    My grip strength is abnormally weak.
    Sometimes even it gets so weak I can't take a plug out of a socket with 1 hand

  • @mhxxd4
    @mhxxd4 Год назад +1

    Can you pull heavy double overhand tho?

  • @sn0lder
    @sn0lder 4 года назад +3

    i tore a callus pretty bad once, i could barely deadlift for a week

  • @guyfrowny
    @guyfrowny 4 года назад

    I thought I had a grip issue for a while, then realized I was excessively fatigued

  • @MichaelWarrenPerform
    @MichaelWarrenPerform 4 года назад

    Hello. I just smoked a J so just rambling. I've watched your channel off and on over many years. It's not super catchy, but it will keep the attention of serious PLers. I think you need to do something more catchy once in awhile. Anyways, good shit bro.

  • @alexwilliams5587
    @alexwilliams5587 4 года назад

    Devon larratt wrist curls in my experience are way better than normal wrist curls. Also weighted chin ups have helped my grip

  • @danielvazquez6691
    @danielvazquez6691 6 месяцев назад +1

    If you’re having grip problems just stop dating

  • @folk_sound
    @folk_sound 4 года назад

    Mr. Candito, do you have any suggestions about bracing for a heavy deadlift with straps? It seems that for singles being bent over with straps before the lift makes you far less efficient...

  • @LummyTum
    @LummyTum 4 года назад

    Will you be at the IPF Worlds in Stavanger?

  • @jihming7270
    @jihming7270 4 года назад +11

    Wait did you actually get a picture with Kawhi Leonard?

  • @NaturalHypertrophy
    @NaturalHypertrophy 4 года назад +7

    *laughs in straps*

    • @mundilmao
      @mundilmao 4 года назад +2

      Natural Hypertrophy never touch straps if you want to get stronger. If you cant pull it without then you are just not strong enough. Unless ofcourse your deadlifts are >800lb

    • @chrism45
      @chrism45 4 года назад

      @@mundilmao I train with straps and just hookrip my PRs. I don't train hookgrip cause it's too painful but for a single it's always not even an issue. Edit: I also warm up double overhand until I can't and have seperate grip training, farmers and frame carry.

  • @tavastian3288
    @tavastian3288 3 года назад

    My grip is the only limiting factor I have, which I also hate. I'm kinda big guy in relation to my peers. 182cm and 98kg pretty lean too. But my hands are small as fuck.
    I cant use hook grip, because I cant even grip my thumb at all.
    What most griefs me is that my grip by itself is not weak, I have pretty strong grip, but my hands are so small its hard to properly grip the barbell.

  • @fko1
    @fko1 4 года назад

    The holds and wrist curls are you doing them weighted? Or are you using a death grip on the empty bar?

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 4 года назад +7

    I need to get a grip on my life during quarantine first ;)

  • @TopDoggyRobby
    @TopDoggyRobby 4 года назад

    Do you still incorporate bodybuilding exercises or do you solely focus on specificity for powerlifting?

  • @CB7F22a
    @CB7F22a 4 года назад +1

    Learn the hook grip, it’s painful for a while, you get over it.

  • @shawnb50
    @shawnb50 4 года назад

    I’m getting a cerakote training, Olympic bar. Is the grip really that much different on this bar, I actually prefer less aggressive knurling but I am not lifting nearly as much as you are so would I start noticing difference in the mid 500s? I also wanna do power clean and stuff so I like this bar better for that and I would want to get better at a neutral grip. I’ve neutral gripped 405 without hook grip but am wondering if you really need that much knurling if I will be learning hook grip for when I start getting really strong on deadlift?

  • @justinliberman3970
    @justinliberman3970 4 года назад +1

    Johnnie need some explanation on that Kawhi photo!

  • @williambrinkmeier1772
    @williambrinkmeier1772 3 года назад

    I got kinda large hands have closed a 2.5 captain of crush but dead lifting has always felt odd to me I have failed a 540 lift cause of it.

  • @RickyBobby2169
    @RickyBobby2169 3 года назад

    So whats best if you got long fingers and small palms.