Pronated/Supinated/Alternated...

[coffee-guy]

I know this has been discussed here before but what's the current consensus on deadlift grips? I can't pull near as much raw with either the pronated or supinated grips as the bar tends to spin. With an alternated grip I can pull as much as I can with straps - I just always feel a strain in the supinated arms bicep/lat....

What's everyone else's take on this? Stay safe and use straps with a pronated/supinated grip or go strapless with an alternated grip?

[beefcake]

I always use a staggered grip, or as you say alternated. Feels better and I have a stronger grip that way. No straps though. I feel it cheats my forearms.

[Shibby]

I have my hands alternated. I just feel like I have it distributed more in the right place.

[Stonecold54]

any type of grip besides a standard BB grip messes with my back...creates an uneven pull on one side.

[coffee-guy]

any type of grip besides a standard BB grip messes with my back...creates an uneven pull on one side.

That's the problem I've always had - I end up straining my underhanded bicep etc - I can pull max weights with an alternated grip and no straps but I'm beginning to think it isn't worth the risk of tearing something???

[Stonecold54]

That's the problem I've always had - I end up straining my underhanded bicep etc - I can pull max weights with an alternated grip and no straps but I'm beginning to think it isn't worth the risk of tearing something???

thats my number one concern ALWAYS in lifting..I never sacrifice what I know to be good form for me in order to "move" more weight. if I can't lift it slow for at least 60 seconds then it aint for me.

[coffee-guy]

if I can't lift it slow for at least 60 seconds then it aint for me.

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[Chadd77]

thats my number one concern ALWAYS in lifting..I never sacrifice what I know to be good form for me in order to "move" more weight. if I can't lift it slow for at least 60 seconds then it aint for me.

60 second deadlifts?? Really?? What about squats?

[beefcake]

I think he means 60 seconds for the whole set, not for one rep.

[Chadd77]

I think he means 60 seconds for the whole set, not for one rep.

That makes more sense but still don't completely understand the logic behind it.

[beefcake]

That makes more sense but still don't completely understand the logic behind it.

Usually he preaches about the amount of time a muscle is under tension to increase hypertrophy rather than the amount of reps and sets.

[Stonecold54]

Usually he preaches about the amount of time a muscle is under tension to increase hypertrophy rather than the amount of reps and sets.

yeah sorry 60 second TUT....45 seconds for a purley fast twitch muscle like my biceps (through a fiber test). sets for most exercises should last at least 60 seconds and for legs it should be upwards of 90 seconds as a general rule. just time yourself someday and see where you fall in the time. and make sure there is no momentum :D