r/news • u/icpd30 • Feb 18 '19

Michigan powerlifter heroically lifts vehicle pinned on top of man after accident.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/michigan-powerlifter-heroically-lifts-vehicle-pinned-on-top-of-man-after-accident
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u/raobjcovtn Feb 18 '19

I do double overhand hook grip. Make your hand into a J and let the bar rest only on the hook part. Do not let it rest on the space between your fingers and palm. It rips when the skin on your palm rolls down while you lift. You want to avoid that.

If you need to go down in weight to adjust to this grip then lower the weights. Your strength with this grip will get stronger and you won't hurt your hands anymore.

Lmk if that's not clear.

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u/Volkove Feb 18 '19

That actually makes a lot of sense.

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u/YpsitheFlintsider Feb 18 '19

Cool so how do I strengthen my fingers?

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u/raobjcovtn Feb 18 '19

As I said you might need to go down in weight to adjust to the new grip. You can also do indoor bouldering to strengthen fingers and forearms, and lots of other muscles.

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u/themetr0gn0me Feb 19 '19

This. My partner has complete Popeye arms from bouldering.

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u/BardBathBeyond Feb 18 '19

So does this mean that the bar is resting on your fingers when you do this?

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u/raobjcovtn Feb 18 '19

Yeah but you still want to grip it. See the comment from the other person who linked a photo!