Adaptation to Hook Grip

[Bryan Dobson]

You learn to block out the sensation of pain, but like Robert said. If you are doing a lot of work it can wear you down and cause an inhibition. That's when the straps are needed.
Time isn't really a factor after a few weeks you develop some work hardening on the friction areas of the hand. Mine is more sensitive to volume than load for example 25-30 work reps..sometimes it is achievable hooked..sometimes I have to strap it. Things just start to get raw with a competition type knurl and after a set or two you have done enough to improve the grip for the day. Straps remove the pain and the lifts get easier without that noise.

[bustermonkey2]

I've been working on my hook grip for the 1st time in training for about a month so I thought I'd chime in now. I started with just hooked warmups and have been adding an additional hooked workset per session (I'm currently doing 6 lighter worksets of 2-3 reps/set). It is definitely getting better but still painful at 4 worksets. I've noticed that each successive set seems to be more painful, so I'd say that so far I seem more sensitive to volume than anything else. I'm hoping that I'll just get used to the pain and numbness enough that I can regularly get through the whole session hooked. Like some of the others here it seems that hook grip does keep my form a bit better than mixed grip, so long as I'm not in agony from the hook grip itself.

[Christopher Anderson]

I've found that when I ust the hook/double overhand grips that my form does seem to improve but I still use the switch grip when getting in to my main working sets.

[Meshuggah]

No need to brutalize your thumbs, just use straps when you reach the point where you cant pull double overhand on your own.
Throw in a little grip work to keep your grip up to par.

[Cody]

No need to brutalize your thumbs, just use straps when you reach the point where you cant pull double overhand on your own.
Throw in a little grip work to keep your grip up to par.

This is excellent advice. Goggins agrees, too.

[Meshuggah]

This is excellent advice. Goggins agrees, too.

Pete Rubish also uses this approach. Pete is an amazing Deadlifter.

[kins]

I've recently switched to the hook grip. It's awkward at first, not really painful, but can get uncomfortable. Dead lifts.