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Here’s a follow-up to yesterday’s hook grip post. We had a lot of good feedback regarding the information and also had a few questions that popped through enough times that I felt warranted a post in and of itself.

The questions were:

1. Hook gripping with smaller hands — is it possible my hands are too small?

2. Hook gripping while dead lifting — yay or nay?

Here are my responses to both:

The hook grip is the weightlifter’s version of a mini mixed grip providing extra purchase strength throughout the pull while also allowing the arms to stay relaxed for better force transfer.

Learned early, this technique will become automatic and the preferred choice when holding onto a barbell. Applied late in the learning, the athlete will feel reluctant and less confident often having to reduce the weight on the bar to allow the thumb to become better conditioned temporarily stunting the athlete’s progress.

In other words, if you don’t hook grip, start now.

A great advantage of pulling the lifts from different heights allows the athlete to shore up weaknesses and learn how to apply greater speed from a reduced line of action.

The below the knee position is often a pesky problem for most lifters still unfamiliar with how to forcefully push the knees back and negotiate this landmark.

To help remediate this issue, a couple double or triples at a good working weight either before and/or after the main practice session will help pump in some good volume towards building better movement pathways.

Too cute not to reshare. Happy Sunday!

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Waxman’s Gym on a Saturday morning. Lovin’ this place!

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Kristin Newman making a come back debut at the Tommy Kono Open next weekend in Sacramento, CA. Having been away from lifting for a period of time due to an old injury, Kristin is coming back stronger than ever!

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The tempo of a well executed jerk will have the back foot landing momentarily before the front foot finishes grounding. This maneuver acts as an anchor to push the body forward underneath the upward driven barbell.

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Over 100 orders from this past weekend of FuBarbell Ts and tanks ready to go! Thanks to everyone who placed an order. Your support is always appreciated!

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High bar or low bar back squat? Where do you rack?

While tradition and conventionalism favor the high bar back squat in Olympic-style weightlifting. The low bar back squat lends value in developing systemic strength.

While positions can be made for or against either style, any exercise that is not the snatch, clean&jerk is merely a tool. Used intelligently, these tools can all be used to create a well rounded and robust program for the intended athlete.

When I’m old and retired, I’ll be sitting on a bench under a willow tree telling stories of how I used to talk about weightlifting sitting on a bench under a barbell.

Candid shots are the best. Thanks @paddygriffin and @dancefightlift.

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