I’m still pretty new to lifting and have, after 6 months of lifting, just run into grip strength issues. I’m starting week 2 of the Bridge and struggled yesterday with rack pulls. I did my set at 250 double overhand just fine. At 265 I had a little trouble and had to do the set mixed grip. At 280 I barely did it with straps. I feel like the rest of my body could lift more, but my grip just won’t allow it at this point. Should I add some grip exercises at some point during the week? Or just keep with the program knowing that eventually my grip will get stronger? If I did add some grip stuff when would I do it, at the end of a workout or on a non workout day? Suggestions for supplemental exercises for grip if I were to do that? I know it’s a lot of questions. Thanks for reading.
Don’t know if this helps you, but Jordan has mentioned that he and Austin will add in some grip work by just holding their last deadlift set/rep for several seconds. I’ve never tried it myself though. I typically use mixed grip on my heaviest deadlift set and sometimes use straps on the backdowns if they’re too heavy, but usually just DOH.
Depends on your goals. My fitness goals don’t have any need for a powerful grip, so I don’t do any specific grip training. If I was into strongman that would be different. I use straps when deadlifting so not as to be held back in performance by weak grip/small hands. I peripherally train grip via rows, pull ups ect.
If I were going to do some grip-focused work, I’d probably plug it into an upper back slot for GPP with some cannonball grip pull-ups. You can find them here if your gym doesn’t have them: https://www.rogueeurope.eu/cannonball-grips-eu
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I use crossfit hand grips like these https://healthygymhabits.com/equipment/best-crossfit-hand-grips/ to improve my grip strength. They work wonders and also protect my hands from rips and tears.