I have to say, Omar, the way you reacted so quickly and overcame the tear is highly commendable. Most people would have taken a step back, looked at the tear or even carried on lifting with hookgrip exacerbating the tear even more. Props to you! And give me some damn weightlifting content!!!
Pulled 611 for a single without any grip issues back in January, but more recently low 500's have been difficult due to hookgrip issues. Hookgrip is a skill that needs to be revisited whenever there's a failure. A good rule of thumb for me is the ability to pull 3-5 reps with hookgrip with 80-90% of my estimated 1RM. If I can do that, singles at maximal load aren't typically an issue.
Yo Omar TF bro you look and clarence colibe and the thing is you both look like papa franku you 3 should make a video together and teach our sensei papa franku how to perform powerlifting movements and weightlifting movements I would pay for this to happen DO IT
I'm a hook grip user myself, and i see that you use hook grip for almost everything. That might not be bad at all, but when this happened, although your hook grip might feel okay it might be a little torn out from all the reps. Usually i use straps for the sets where I'm above 4 reps and actually when I know I'm going for a PR that day, I use straps in my warm up sets all the way up till the last 2 or 3 sets leading up to the PR. That's just what I do, hope it helps 😀
Its a one time thing Omar! This has happened to myself, its the way you grip the bar…in this case you gripped the bar higher in your palm – where the bar would roll it applied a large shear force lower down your thumb as a result ripped away the callus/skin
is the tear on the boney part of your thumb? Is that part of your thumb actively pulling when you hook grip? I watched a video about doing the hook grip where only the fatty part of the thumb (the first segment of the thumb finger) is the only part of the thumb that is actually gripping the bar. The video is "PainLESS hookgrip" by Clint Darden.
Out for 16 months b/c of an injury? Was that the SI joint deal? That scares me. I have had SI problems ever since coming back from Airborne training, which was in August. I haven't been able to do anything that puts pressure on the lower back since (squats, DL, cleans, etc.) I have been feeling good not lifting, but every time I load weight on my back or in a front rack position, I def. feel it in my lower back, so I take it easy. Am I going to be a year + out from fully recovering?
Omar can you please tell me what weightlifting belt you're using this video, or one that you have been using these days? i want to buy my first weightlifting belt, but I want to buy a belt that I could use for both weightlifting and powerlifting and not a super wide one that could be good for powerlifting but not olympic weightlifting.
Dont dig the bar so deep into your hand for PLing. I have a whole video on this but cliff notes no matter what the bar is going to slip until a certain point this is what causes tears and pain. This doesnt actually weaken your grip either, if it did the bar would drop out of your hands every time it reaches this point but it never does. Also where ever you train your grip that will become your strongest grip.
Also starting with a looser grip will shorten the ROM (the larger your hands the shorter the ROM will get).
Never had an issue with hook grip on any rep or load. I let the bar hang down into my fingers, instead of squeezing it tight into my palm. I just let the bar go to the place it naturally wants to roll down to, and then I lock in that hook grip’s fangs on the bar.
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why dont u use and actual hook??
That happens when you position your hand in a way that all the weight pulls on one little are of your skin
Wrap your thumb fam
Gratz on the PR manng! Big considering prev was mixed grip
I have to say, Omar, the way you reacted so quickly and overcame the tear is highly commendable. Most people would have taken a step back, looked at the tear or even carried on lifting with hookgrip exacerbating the tear even more. Props to you! And give me some damn weightlifting content!!!
Pulled 611 for a single without any grip issues back in January, but more recently low 500's have been difficult due to hookgrip issues. Hookgrip is a skill that needs to be revisited whenever there's a failure. A good rule of thumb for me is the ability to pull 3-5 reps with hookgrip with 80-90% of my estimated 1RM. If I can do that, singles at maximal load aren't typically an issue.
Hope that helps dude!
Yo Omar TF bro you look and clarence colibe and the thing is you both look like papa franku you 3 should make a video together and teach our sensei papa franku how to perform powerlifting movements and weightlifting movements I would pay for this to happen DO IT
Mixed grip is better than hook
Mint content as always, what shoes are you wearing bruz
try puting tape on your tumb
Omar, are you ever going to do a collab with Scott Herman?
Gnarly. I ripped up my finger last week being lazy with 315.
Bruh :O
cut your grip work in half and use straps for half of your working sets. you'll keep your grip strength up and save your hands.
I'm a hook grip user myself, and i see that you use hook grip for almost everything. That might not be bad at all, but when this happened, although your hook grip might feel okay it might be a little torn out from all the reps. Usually i use straps for the sets where I'm above 4 reps and actually when I know I'm going for a PR that day, I use straps in my warm up sets all the way up till the last 2 or 3 sets leading up to the PR. That's just what I do, hope it helps 😀
Try taping your thumbs before hookgripping
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Its a one time thing Omar! This has happened to myself, its the way you grip the bar…in this case you gripped the bar higher in your palm – where the bar would roll it applied a large shear force lower down your thumb as a result ripped away the callus/skin
This makes me happy
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is the tear on the boney part of your thumb? Is that part of your thumb actively pulling when you hook grip? I watched a video about doing the hook grip where only the fatty part of the thumb (the first segment of the thumb finger) is the only part of the thumb that is actually gripping the bar. The video is "PainLESS hookgrip" by Clint Darden.
Out for 16 months b/c of an injury? Was that the SI joint deal? That scares me. I have had SI problems ever since coming back from Airborne training, which was in August. I haven't been able to do anything that puts pressure on the lower back since (squats, DL, cleans, etc.) I have been feeling good not lifting, but every time I load weight on my back or in a front rack position, I def. feel it in my lower back, so I take it easy. Am I going to be a year + out from fully recovering?
Use some tape on your thumbs or use straps on the warm ups. Good work anyway.
Just tape your thumbs man
Omar can you please tell me what weightlifting belt you're using this video, or one that you have been using these days? i want to buy my first weightlifting belt, but I want to buy a belt that I could use for both weightlifting and powerlifting and not a super wide one that could be good for powerlifting but not olympic weightlifting.
Thanks for the great info and videos these days!
Straps for AMRAP, save your hands
tape
omar is it okay to do heavy deadlifts without a belt?
Dont dig the bar so deep into your hand for PLing. I have a whole video on this but cliff notes no matter what the bar is going to slip until a certain point this is what causes tears and pain. This doesnt actually weaken your grip either, if it did the bar would drop out of your hands every time it reaches this point but it never does. Also where ever you train your grip that will become your strongest grip.
Also starting with a looser grip will shorten the ROM (the larger your hands the shorter the ROM will get).
what shoes are he wearing?
What was the specific injury?
been using hook for 2 years, rips all the time. I've lost countless callouses due to the grip. would never go back though
tape your thumbs if you're going to hookgrip
Omar y u put the plates on wrong
What kind of shoes at you using in this video?
it happened all the time. not a thing to worry about
midway through this video, lip randomly starts bleeding… prefect timing…
So your thumb went on it’s period?
Never had an issue with hook grip on any rep or load. I let the bar hang down into my fingers, instead of squeezing it tight into my palm. I just let the bar go to the place it naturally wants to roll down to, and then I lock in that hook grip’s fangs on the bar.