I have no problem with that for anyone who wants to train their grip. As a bodybuilder, there are other things I'd like to train besides my grip's strength, especially when I won't be asked about it, nor would it contribute to building muscle size...
It's about being practical here vs. lifting monstrous weights (which is not the ultimate goal of a bodybuilder).
Fadi.
I'll just go through quickly what I think of each "aid"
1. Belts - I use belts alot and most of my lifters will use belts - great tool for supporting the core and also adding kg's to ur lift....saying that I dont get beginners straight into a belt seeing as though I think you need to train without one when your starting off to help strengthen core/lower back.
2. Straps - as a bodybuilder I think this is a great aid to help focus on the muscle being worked - i.e back - alot of the time your grip will fail before your back does - even ronnie coleman uses straps. As a powerlifter I think you should stay away as much as possible.
3. Lifting shoes - never used them - never really been around guys who do use them - can not comment.
4. Knee/wrist wraps - Again great for support and if used right adding kg's to ur lift! - great aid!!
5. Gloves - gay
I have no problem with that for anyone who wants to train their grip. As a bodybuilder, there are other things I'd like to train besides my grip's strength, especially when I won't be asked about it, nor would it contribute to building muscle size...
It's about being practical here vs. lifting monstrous weights (which is not the ultimate goal of a bodybuilder).
Fadi.
Ronnie uses gloves and straps!
Moral of the story....
SOme people use somehting some people use nothing..
IT was mentioned before do what the **** you want to do and forget what people think... Because you train for YOU not them...
But know why you are using things...Im sure ronnie colman knows why he uses gloves and wraps... Im sure the 80kg deadlifter does not.
Anyone advanced enough to know what they require wont be asking alot of questions on forums generally..
Top post Fadi. At the end of the day, who gives a shit - really? Like with most things in life, there'll always be a rift - which doesn't matter, as long as you lift.
How about that, i'm a poet and didn't even know it.
But seriously, i've had clients who like to use gloves, straps (women particularly, 90% have used gloves.. they don't like callous') likewise, some men (particularly those who were in it for mass) liked the fact they could lift more, and hence grow more. Purely aesthetic.
Make your choices for the right reasons, and don't give two shits about what anyone else says or thinks. (Only listen of course, when they're genuinely trying to help and have the knowledge and experience to back it up - and not just being condescending about the choices you make with whether you use straps, or don't, for example).
I saw a guy the other day, in fact a trainer, not gripping at all while demonstrating a bench press. His fingers were quite loose on the bar, which basically just rested on his palm. I thought this was odd. But the guy's been involved in boxing, so perhaps he actually can't close his fists from previous breaks, I'll have to ask him.I still see guys not even gripping a bar when they press, overhead or on the bench.
In my experience, when my grip strength improved, my forearms grew. Get stronger, get bigger. Bodybuilders want bigger forearms along with everything else being big.Fadi said:It would always pay to compare apples with apples. I'm not a weightlifter anymore but a bodybuilder, so from this sport's point of view, (where the main focus is on building muscles above all else), I see straps as a very valid tool to help the bodybuilder achieve his or her aim.
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