- Dec 3, 2012
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I'll preface this by saying that I don't deadlift anymore because of multiple back injuries, and I would like to avoid having back surgery in the future.
Has anyone here gone to using a double overhand grip when deadlifting? I read an article a while back that said that the new "correct grip" for deads is double over, instead of the traditional over/under. There were several reasons, but the 2 main reasons were that it doesn't cause left vs right side imbalances like using an over/under grip can if you don't switch hands regularly.
The other reason, and the main reason I'm even posting this, is that it helps prevents bicep tears during heavy pulls. I just watched a 5 minute YouTube video of bicep tear compilations, and that shit was gruesome. And ever single time, it was the arm with the underhand grip that popped the bicep. A couple were from atrociously bad curl form, and one from arm wrestling, but primarily from deadlifting.
When I did deadlift, I always used a double overhand grip. The over/under always felt wrong to me, and i could feel the imbalances in my body when I was pulling with it. Because this board has more vets and focuses more on long term health, I would highly encourage anyone that still deadlifts to try switching their grip to a double overhand grip. Biceps tears can be truly catastrophic injuries that many never truly recover from. Some injuries are going to happen no matter what, but if we can make small changes that can help prevent them, it's foolish not to try.
Has anyone here gone to using a double overhand grip when deadlifting? I read an article a while back that said that the new "correct grip" for deads is double over, instead of the traditional over/under. There were several reasons, but the 2 main reasons were that it doesn't cause left vs right side imbalances like using an over/under grip can if you don't switch hands regularly.
The other reason, and the main reason I'm even posting this, is that it helps prevents bicep tears during heavy pulls. I just watched a 5 minute YouTube video of bicep tear compilations, and that shit was gruesome. And ever single time, it was the arm with the underhand grip that popped the bicep. A couple were from atrociously bad curl form, and one from arm wrestling, but primarily from deadlifting.
When I did deadlift, I always used a double overhand grip. The over/under always felt wrong to me, and i could feel the imbalances in my body when I was pulling with it. Because this board has more vets and focuses more on long term health, I would highly encourage anyone that still deadlifts to try switching their grip to a double overhand grip. Biceps tears can be truly catastrophic injuries that many never truly recover from. Some injuries are going to happen no matter what, but if we can make small changes that can help prevent them, it's foolish not to try.