Just switch your grip on mixed each time. Straps aren't cheating, you can pull more without worry but you're not training your grip

is an unbalanced grip worse than not building it at all

>>37936279
hook grip desu senpai

>>37937271
came here to say this

>>37937271
>>37937368
Is hook grip even safe?

>>37937389
what about it seems unsafe?

alan thrall has a video on the hook grip, worth checking out

>>37937389
Just tape your thumbnails if you want to keep them.

>>37937271
the best way to gains
>>37937389
try it after a week or two you dont feel any pain only gain

>>37937411
>>37937426
Looks like a good way to rip your thumbs off. Seriously on heavy deads that seems catastrophic...

>>37937675

They are. If watch this year's IPF world's about 1 out of every 5 lifters pulls with hook grip. The rest use mixed grip.

Is an aggressive knurl good for deadlifting?

>>37937746

Yes but literally every oly lifter uses hook grip for every lift and a lot of them are perfectly fine

>>37937675

Used by a bunch of powerlifters who lift more than you ever will
Used by olympic lifters who lift more than you ever will
Grow a fucking pair of balls, give your body time to adjust and in 2-4 weeks you'll be fine

Also use a standard double over warming up, save the hook for your heavy ones. That way continue to improve grip strength but don't compromise a heavy lift because you can't hold.

>>37937675
George Leeman pulled 900 lbs with hook grip and his thumbs were fine.

>>37937767
Yes

>>37936308
A mixed grip is fine. It's not optimal in my opinion, but loads of great deadlifters use mixed grip. Warm up with regular double overhand and then switch to mixed grip when you get to your main working sets. Or use hook grip

>>37936279
>lmao developing an unbalanced physique with mixed is okay though

can't you just alternate the grip between sets