Hook grip vs. Alternate grip

[Ivan Stepic]

Ok. It was difficult to unpack those qualifications from your original answer. OP seems to be interested in grip strength, and is pursuing it properly by saving hook for the heavy sets.

As mentioned, for sets across, etc, straps are recommended when grip gets in the way of completing one's volume.

Does hook grip not train the "grip strength"? Not trying to be provocative.

OP seems to have powerlifting aspirations.

[JD Keip]

Does hook grip not train the "grip strength"? Not trying to be provocative.

OP seems to have powerlifting aspirations.

No, I'm tracking with you, and you've made me think about how I "know" the recommendation to double overhand through warmups until switching to hook/ alternate. Background information through SS:BBT, and I think someone mentioned the Grip Problem article, matches personal experience. DOH warmups, though, will allow one to coarsely keep track of any improvements in grip strength.

With all hook all the time, I would agree that hook grip strength increases as one's deadlift goes up. My default hypothesis based on the background information though is that the DOH lifter's finger flexion strength would be greater than the all-hook lifter's. And that would carry over into a higher limit grip.

But there could in principle be empirical evidence against that hypothesis.