Originally Posted by
IlPrincipeBrutto
For a lot of people the switch to hook is not immediate, or painless, or indeed both.
If you switch abruptly, you might need a few sessions to adapt, and during those sessions the weight you will be able to move might even go down.
I would suggest that if you think grip might become an issue at some point, you start introducing the hook in your training, starting with the lower-weight warm-up sets.
That way, when you have to switch, you won't have to start from scratch.
YMMV of course.
IPB