Originally Posted by
Jovan Dragisic
I don’t want to dissuade you from the hook grip. It is likely the better option. I can’t do it myself because of short, fat fingers. I just don’t think that there is any real chance of rupturing the biceps if you are following the five step set up. If you do that, you will stretch out your arms before you pull, so the chance of pulling the bar with your arms is really minimal. Look at the guy in the linked video again, he does a jerk instead of a squeeze off the floor. I mean, I can’t presume to give him tips, because his deadlift is 200 pounds ahead of mine, but if he did the five step set up, I don’t think he would have ruptured the muscle.