What i ve also noticed is that my thumbnails also have these little white warped patterns in them from my hookgrip.
Crossfit hookgrip pain.
When i started learning the hook grip it hurt like hell.
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So for three months i started lifting with the 45 bar.
Learn how to set your hook grip so that it is safer and painless than it already is.
You ll still grip the bar tightly with the hook grip but any crossfit workout with high rep cleans or snatches is bound to do a number on your grip.
Happened to me for a long time.
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For the pull of both the snatch and the clean this method of gripping is an eventual necessity to maintain control of the barbell during the violent explosion of the second pull.
For a workout like grace or isabel you will save a lot of energy and decrease the chances of wearing your grip out in the middle of the workout.
Hookgrip is a method used to grip onto a barbell which is generally utilised by olympic weightlifters in order to improve their grip strength.
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Sorta cool actually haha.
At the end of the day this is why we use the hook.
This grip requires you to wrap your thumb around the bar and then wrap your index and middle fingers over your thumb in order to secure the grip.
All in all practicing the hook grip is the best way to eliminate the pain.
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It is the strongest grip available to you.
