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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
thats not uncommon, i use straps for alot of shit if ever i feel my tendonitis kicking in. It acts up whenever i grip the bar to tight with my hand, so using the straps takes that bad habit away and helps ease the pain. keep in mind only on heavy sets.
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I see the same guy every couple weeks at one of the local gyms. Uses straps on everything. Even military press and bench press. If I have to ditch the weight for what ever reason the last thing I want is to be strapped to the bar.
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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
STRYDOM used to use them for bb and db curls.
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thats not uncommon, i use straps for alot of shit if ever i feel my tendonitis kicking in. It acts up whenever i grip the bar to tight with my hand, so using the straps takes that bad habit away and helps ease the pain. keep in mind only on heavy sets.
um, if you grip the bar too tight, thats where the tendonitis comes from, so why don't you quit doing that and avoid tendonitis.
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like i stated earlier, it's not abnormal to use straps to ease off an injury or prevent a strain.
you want stupid?
this takes the cake:
Montrous latino guy squatting a masive 2plates and 20, and get this, rather than have a towel on the bar, or the foam padding, (i hate those pussies) this guy has....get this: a fuckin yoga mat, rolled up around the bar to cushion his upper back! what a queer! lol
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um, if you grip the bar too tight, thats where the tendonitis comes from, so why don't you quit doing that and avoid tendonitis.
trying to, bad habit, when i go heavy i just tense up everything and it's just an instict to grab as tight as possible. trying to adapt.
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Fuck staps be a man and grip that shit with your hands, if you can't grip the shit don't lift it. Doesn't anyone have pride in being a man anymore ??? Let me guess you are all also the guys who use fuckin gloves so you don't get rough hands ::)
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Fuck staps be a man and grip that shit with your hands, if you can't grip the shit don't lift it. Doesn't anyone have pride in being a man anymore ??? Let me guess you are all also the guys who use fuckin gloves to you don't get rough hands ::)
I like the feel of iron but I need straps for Deadlifts
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I like the feel of iron but I need straps for Deadlifts
That's understandable but I tend to not use straps cause if I can't hold it I am likely to end up hurting my lower back. My lower back isn't the strongest out there and I have strained it twice pretty good in the last 6-9 months.
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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
I thought it was a mirror you saw....
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I once saw a guy using straps to grip 15 lb dumbells when he was doing side laterals.. hahaha ;D
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I once saw a guy using straps to grip 15 lb dumbells when he was doing side laterals.. hahaha ;D
FFS lol ;D
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The dumbest thing i have ever seen in a gym is a guy doing squats on a swiss ball while trying to do cable crossovers at the same time....
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That's understandable but I tend to not use straps cause if I can't hold it I am likely to end up hurting my lower back. My lower back isn't the strongest out there and I have strained it twice pretty good in the last 6-9 months.
Yeah man, I only use straps for my heaviest deads cos I dont want my grip going to failure before the muscles I am training
My back and arms can pull over 300 pounds, but my hands get fed up after a while! ;D
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Fuck staps be a man and grip that shit with your hands, if you can't grip the shit don't lift it. Doesn't anyone have pride in being a man anymore ??? Let me guess you are all also the guys who use fuckin gloves so you don't get rough hands ::)
There are a lot of people with extremely deficient grip strength who have to supplement their grip with straps. I've noticed that there is a tendency for people with naturally decent grip to assume that this is the case across the board but I can assure you some (including myself) have shitty grip that doesn't really get *that* much better with more training.
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There are a lot of people with extremely deficient grip strength who have to supplement their grip with straps. I've noticed that there is a tendency for people with naturally decent grip to assume that this is the case across the board but I can assure you some (including myself) have shitty grip that doesn't really get *that* much better with more training.
I guess I am a genetic freak!!!!! HAHAHAHA J/K but let me ask you this...... would you say those with poor grip would be the same people who specific train forearms to ad size to them. I havn't trained my forearms since when I first began lifting and found them worthless as they gain size in proportion to my arms just gripping for all my lifts. I have heard people say before that you can do more pullups with straps but I never lose my grip before I get to failure, sometimes I even hang 1/2 way through a rep to fully exhaust my back after a set. One thing straps might help me with though is gripping the big DB's (over 100lbs) cause they are mostly all bent.
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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
Sorry, but at the gym i work out at, we have this guy who uses straps when doing bench presses ;D
And no, i am not kidding! I have to try to get a pic of that.
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Sorry, but at the gym i work out at, we have this guy who uses straps when doing bench presses ;D
And no, i am not kidding! I have to try to get a pic of that.
Same at my gym, one guy uses straps for bench pressing.
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Same at my gym, one guy uses straps for bench pressing.
I can't believe that shit.
Also, don't really understand the point using belt while doing seated dumbbell curls with 20lbs, like this guy wearing a white t-shirt is doing on this video ??? (yes, this has been posted here before):
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Only things straps should be used for:
HEAVY deads
HEAVY weighted chins
HEAVY shrugs
Basically anything that goes 5 reps and below on back...if your focusing on the BACK not the forearms then use straps.
the end....
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I can't believe that shit.
Also, don't really understand the point using belt while doing seated dumbbell curls with 20lbs, like this guy wearing a white t-shirt is doing on this video ??? (yes, this has been posted here before):
I don't wear a belt for anything, even deadlifts and squats.
Monster range of motion on those bench press... :D
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I don't wear a belt for anything, even deadlifts and squats.
Monster range of motion on those bench press... :D
Me neither. Yeah that video is a gem, two morons in one video :D
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Only things straps should be used for:
HEAVY deads
HEAVY weighted chins
HEAVY shrugs
Basically anything that goes 5 reps and below on back...if your focusing on the BACK not the forearms then use straps.
the end....
Agreed..............
I don't wear a belt for anything, even deadlifts and squats.
Monster range of motion on those bench press... :D
Only time I use a belt is day after leg day (which involves lower back workout) when I do my second back day (all rows) which sometimes inlcudes bent over BB rows. Other then that I only use my belt when my lower back feels sore or strained which has happened twice in the past 6-9months. I forgot that I also use a belt when I go below 6-8 reps for squat which isn't that often.
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Ok I promise you I am telling the truth...
I have seen a guy that is using straps yes straps for Olympic Bar Curls :-X :-X
That's a bit bizarre.
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I guess I am a genetic freak!!!!! HAHAHAHA J/K but let me ask you this...... would you say those with poor grip would be the same people who specific train forearms to ad size to them. I havn't trained my forearms since when I first began lifting and found them worthless as they gain size in proportion to my arms just gripping for all my lifts. I have heard people say before that you can do more pullups with straps but I never lose my grip before I get to failure, sometimes I even hang 1/2 way through a rep to fully exhaust my back after a set. One thing straps might help me with though is gripping the big DB's (over 100lbs) cause they are mostly all bent.
No I wouldn't say people with poor grip are the ones who train forearms. I don't see the correlation.
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No I wouldn't say people with poor grip are the ones who train forearms. I don't see the correlation.
Well many people I see at my gym who use straps on what I see as pointless lifts tend to also train forearms which I also view as pointless...
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I once saw a guy using straps to grip 15 lb dumbells when he was doing side laterals.. hahaha ;D
That's hardcore.
p.s.
straps = forearms like Adonis
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Well many people I see at my gym who use straps on what I see as pointless lifts tend to also train forearms which I also view as pointless...
If they would lose the straps on all lifts they wouldn't need so much forearm work IMO
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I have a barbell on mats that I use for deadlifts and rows.
As I am at home, I just use a big spongebob Beach towel to assist with grip/slipping bar.
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I guess I am a genetic freak!!!!! HAHAHAHA J/K but let me ask you this...... would you say those with poor grip would be the same people who specific train forearms to ad size to them. I havn't trained my forearms since when I first began lifting and found them worthless as they gain size in proportion to my arms just gripping for all my lifts. I have heard people say before that you can do more pullups with straps but I never lose my grip before I get to failure, sometimes I even hang 1/2 way through a rep to fully exhaust my back after a set. One thing straps might help me with though is gripping the big DB's (over 100lbs) cause they are mostly all bent.
well, im guilty of this! lol...
i didnt used straps for years, but i have genetically weak forearms...Do you mean that its just Kamali dont use straps on nothing that in months he will have Lee Priestīs forearms??? im sure you will see this isnt the case...
If your forearms grow from indirect work, congratulations...you are one of the few that has this...Im cases like mine, direct forearm training is a must AND using straps is good because im my case, my back was prepared for a LOT more heavier weights but my hands would give up a lot sooner...
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well, im guilty of this! lol...
i didnt used straps for years, but i have genetically weak forearms...Do you mean that its just Kamali dont use straps on nothing that in months he will have Lee Priestīs forearms??? im sure you will see this isnt the case...
If your forearms grow from indirect work, congratulations...you are one of the few that has this...Im cases like mine, direct forearm training is a must AND using straps is good because im my case, my back was prepared for a LOT more heavier weights but my hands would give up a lot sooner...
No but I think using them and gripping tightly for each set is a workout in it's own.
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I have a barbell on mats that I use for deadlifts and rows.
As I am at home, I just use a big spongebob Beach towel to assist with grip/slipping bar.
Try a Johnny Bravo towel instead. That dude is jacked. Just don't train legs with it.
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Sorry, but at the gym i work out at, we have this guy who uses straps when doing bench presses ;D
at mine too. today this douchebag (monster ILS syndrome, tough guy look, around 20% fat) was doing decline benches with 155 with straps wrapped around the bar. what next, using wraps on a stationary bike so you can hold on to the handlebars??? ???
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My back and arms can pull over 300 pounds, but my hands get fed up after a while! ;D
over 300 pounds!!! :o you're a beast!!! ;D
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I use straps on:
Deads
Chins
Heavy BB rows
Anything else, I don't see the point.
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lolllll, last week, truth, i'm doing my things......
a friend come up to me and say, look at this guy doing lateral raise 15 pounds each side with straps and a belt!
a fucking belt for lateral raise and then he did dumbbell curls 25 pounds and kept his straps on! :-\
the guy was about 6 feet tall maybe 190 pounds.
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I use straps when working palms...If I don't,sometimes I get carried away and get going too fast and fly right off the end,risking a shoulder injury.