JasonL Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 What is a reasonable amount of weight to be considered strong on a 2 finger deadlift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Quick question: When you say a 2 finger deadlift, what exactly do you mean? One-Hand? Which two fingers??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonL Posted October 27, 2003 Author Share Posted October 27, 2003 2 FINGER DEADLIFTS: 1. Right or Left Hand 2. Middle/Index fingers 3. Little/Ring Fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen aish Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 (edited) i can 2-hand deadlift 250lb using my middle fingers with the eagle loops. not sure how good a lift it is though. stephen Edited October 27, 2003 by stephen aish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrannosaurus Dave Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 My impression is that finger deadlifts in competitions are done on an Olympic bar with both hands, grip reversed. So, for 2 fingers only, I think there are not many who can deadlift their own bodyweight with their index fingers. For middle fingers, bodyweight + 1/2 would be pretty good. The number of men who have deadlifted double bodyweight with their middle fingers only is very small. To an extent, it depends on the length of one's fingers. My pinkies won't even go around an Olympic bar, but I think Kevin Fulton has lifted 200 lbs that way. Needless to say, with both palms on the same side of the bar, it gets a whole lot harder because the rotation of the bar works against you. And the same would be true of dumbbell lifting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roark Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 Any thumbs? Or just fingers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted October 27, 2003 Share Posted October 27, 2003 My best official lifts (actually IAWA recs) done in my crazy past were; Middle fingers deadlift 182.5k (402.3lb) 29/6/94 Middle fingers Hacklift 190k (418.8lb) 29/11/94 (Hacklift performed with barbell behind legs) (Middle finger of each hand only, and olympic bar used for both lifts) It's a tough lift, and I've seen some great skin loss, so be careful. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisJames Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 MASSIVE weights David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) Goals for us all, definitely....!!!! I assume that these lifts were done with an over/under grip?? Edited October 28, 2003 by The Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Yes, they were done using a reverse (Under/over) grip. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gripmaster316 Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Fantastic lifts Dave. Do you still do finger lifts?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 One of our competitor in Löddeköpinge Grip Challenge named Johan Albrektsson (second in our last competition) has a personal record of 190 kg! in a fully deadlift using only his middle finger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 gripmaster, No I don't really do them anymore. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 Finger lifts seem very dangerous to me. I would advise usng eagle loops if people want to train and test individual fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 (edited) Actually, OldGuy, I think the Eagle Loops make the lift even more unsafe. Reason being is that when using the loops, all the stress is concentrated on an area on your finger as wide as the loop. But when you use your entire finger to loop around the bar, the stress is more evenly distributed on the entire finger (or at least that portion of the finger that is holding the bar). I don't know if I'm being clear. But on the whole, I agree with you. Finger lifts can be very dangerous. Edited October 28, 2003 by ClayEdgin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted October 28, 2003 Share Posted October 28, 2003 I understand what you are saying. To be honest, I would say stay away from finger lifts of any kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 David, Thanks for the confirmation. As for finger lifts, I have had some limited experience with them in the past and they are an area I intend to pursue in the future (at least until my first major skin tear, anyway!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 Chris, Good luck and be careful. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 David, Thanks. I unfortunately have a habit of doing silly things until they become a problem. I don't imagine I will have serious finger problems until I get into some decent weights, which will be quite a while away. Any further info you could give (technique, weights lifted with strange finger combo's etc) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Horne Posted October 29, 2003 Share Posted October 29, 2003 I mostly did Middle fingers only and this seemed the safest of them, for a few reasons. My skin split big time on a little finger lift requiring 4 stitches. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted October 30, 2003 Share Posted October 30, 2003 If anyone is considering strengthening the fingers doing finger lifts... may I suggest using the Claw Curl? Your using all the fingers -- it's a much safer lift but you get the benefit of still using your fingers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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