paul valpreda Posted September 10, 2007 Share Posted September 10, 2007 (edited) Is it considered cheating when lifting the Inch DB using a thumbless grip? Or less of a feat? Edited September 10, 2007 by paul valpreda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingsrule92 Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 No I'm pretty sure that's considerably harder. But I could be wrong to be honest I'm no where near an expert on this subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 A one handed hook grip lift of the Inch would be MUCH harder than a normal lift! Normally the thumb is there to push the DB back into the fingers, without the thumb it all comes down to your finger holding strength. I don't really know how many have done it but I've heard Magnus Samuelsson lifted it with a hook grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerHouse Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 The picture i've seen of magnus lifting the inch was thumbless grip with a cocked wrist. So it wasn't a hook grip. Would take some serious wrist strength to lift the inch with a thumbless grip. A hook grip is when you wrap your fingers over your thumb. It's the opposite of what you would do with a DO grip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florian Kellersmann Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 For some people this lift is harder, for other it's easier. IMO opinion it's a regular lift, although on the rolling thunder according to the Ironmind rules a thumbless lift is not a regular lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 Nothing wrong with a thumbless lift, and as Flo says some find one easier than another. I can lift it both ways, and used to find thumbless easier, but not anymore, I find a normal grip easier now. Maybe I have strengthened or gone weaker in some area. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 I've done it both ways and it depends on the width of your hand and being able to widen this by adding the thumb at the end (so both ends are tight against a globe). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARKR Posted September 11, 2007 Share Posted September 11, 2007 .I did it with only a 56k globe bell and it puts alot of pressure on the wrist , i think its a great feat with a 78kg inch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul valpreda Posted September 12, 2007 Author Share Posted September 12, 2007 Thanks for all of your responses. I feel more comfortable using the thumbless grip and I'll probably continue to practice the lift in this fashion until I feel stale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted September 13, 2007 Share Posted September 13, 2007 David once challenged me to a contest lifting the inch with a thumbless grip and I was never able to do it. For me, it is so so so much harder. I think I have poor flexibility in my extensor muscles, which disallows me to cock my wrist under tension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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