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Fingers in the Press Grip
I've found that I can squeeze the bar best by rotating my fingers 3-5 inward so that my middle finger sort of "hooks" around the index finger.
Since the bar rests on the palms, is there anything wrong with this? I have pretty large hands if that matters.
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Hey Sebastian. Congrats on your large hands!
Not really following though. You rotate your fingers "3-5 inward"?
Post a pic or video please.
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I'd like to try to solve! Sebastian rotates fingers 3, 4, and 5 (middle + ring + pinky) inward. His large hands make it possible for him to rotate these 3 fingers without significantly rotating his index (2) finger, producing the result that the long middle finger "hooks" around the index.
Alas, my non-large hands prove unable to reproduce the phenomenon and I would second the request for a visual.
I'm confused about the why: is there a reason you don't also rotate your index finger in - or is this perhaps the only way you can crowd all of your fingers around the bar with the barbell in your palm?
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Hi Pete,
yeah, I just realized my description was a bit silly.
I'm actually just crossing my index and middle fingers, but I can grip a bit more secure this way.
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I'm not sure if the grip is correct in the first place. The book says I should press my fingertips at the bar, but it feels a lot worse when I do that.
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Yeah nevermind, my grip was wrong. I got it figured out now after watching some of your videos.
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