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Old 08-04-2008, 02:33 PM
Andrew.cook Andrew.cook is offline
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I will throw in my two cents on the grip issue as well. I think we have covered this pretty well all over the place, but here we go:

I'm not totally convinced that over/under puts you at more risk than otherwise. I suppose there is some tendency to try to flex the elbow, but I would say you see that more in people that simply never practice over/under. Truthfully, most people simply can't approach a true 1RM over/over without hook gripping. You may feel like you can't pull more, but that is more about proprioceptive feedback from a failing grip than your true capacity for force output.

I have also heard a lot of talk about "windmilling" on a lift, and I've never encountered that either.

Anyway, the biggest deadlifts in the world are made using a mixed grip. If you have never had the pleasure of seeing Benedict Magnusson (Benny) lift, this absolutely sends shivers up my spine watching this guy get psyched.

Or Andy Bolton if you like the "down to business" approach...

Either way, you have to train like this to get used to it. If you don't train mixed grip you are as likely to injure yourself using it as you might be to injure yourself benching one way, then switching up your grip ONLY when you max. I, myself, mix grip anything over about 300lbs. Can I hold more than that over/over? Sure... without a problem, but not having to worry over my grip is something I prefer when working heavy. I always mix the same direction too, I don't try to flip flop because I am not conditioned for that.
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