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fencer
Ok so little about me - I'm 79 KG, squat 95-100KG 3x5 and deadlift between 80-90 KG 1x5. As you can see I can't deadlift as much as I can squat. It seems impossible for me to deadlift more as the weight just ends up on my fingers. I tried to grip the bar as hard as possible and push past my deadlift limits. I recall about 1 month ago I did this and the complete the rep but my fingers ached after most the weight ended up on them. It's been 1 month and my fingers still ache. They hurt at the joints and don't feel as strong. As you can see by my name, I'm a fencer and grip strength is actually something I should be good at. Come to think of it my fingers are pretty thin, is it possible to bulk them up? I'm not deadlifting right now but wonder if I should just work on finger exercises instead of deadlifts since all deadlifts seem to do right now is hurt me rather than work the muscles in the way squat, bench or OHP does.
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