Call Me An AssHole… I Don’t Really Care… I’ve Been Called Worse…
I Keep Asking/Telling You To Use The Hook Grip & Why…
It’s The SAFEST… STRONGEST & Most EFFECTIVE Grip To Use While Lifting…
Some Of You Listened… Some Of You Didn’t…
YOU HAVE TO HOOK GRIP WHILE OLYMPIC LIFTING!!!
Simple Solution & An Easy Way To Make A Lot Of Enemies…
If We’re Olympic Lifting… And You’re Not Using The Hook Grip… And I Catch You…
Everyone EXCEPT You Will Perform 5 Burpees… To Start…
Next Time… Goes To 10 Burpees… Then 15… Then 20…
While You Stand There & Get Used To The Hook Grip…
“But Coach… It Hurts!!!”
Better Get Used To It…
“But Coach… My Thumbs Are Too Small…”
I Don’t Know How Many Times I’ve Said It… HAVE YOU SEEN MY THUMBS?!?!
I Have The Smallest Thumbs In The World… And I Can Hook Grip…
I Didn’t Used To… Because It Hurt… Because I Thought My Thumbs Were Too Small…
But It Wasn’t Until My Coach Flat Out Said He Wouldn’t Coach Me Anymore If I Didn’t Use The Hook Grip…
Did My Lifts Go Down @ 1st??? Hell Yea!!!
It Does Take Some Getting Used To…
But Now… And I Know I Can Speak For A Lot Of People… Its Just Automatic To Hook Grip… It’s Natural… Hell… Sometimes I Find Myself Using The Hook Grip On The Steering Wheel Of My Jeep As I’m Driving…
Again… It’s The Safest & Most Effective Grip & The Trademark Of A True/Experienced Olympic Lifter…
I’ll Repeat… Just In Case You Chose To Block What I Just Said Outta Of Your Mind…
Simple Solution & An Easy Way To Make A Lot Of Enemies…
If We’re Olympic Lifting… And You’re Not Using The Hook Grip… And I Catch You…
Everyone EXCEPT You Will Perform 5 Burpees… To Start…
Next Time… Goes To 10 Burpees… Then 15… Then 20…
While You Stand There & Get Used To The Hook Grip…
Think I’m Just Talking Out Of My Ass?!?!
Well…
From Coach Mike Burgener…
“I Am The Hook Grip Nazi…”
From Josh Everett…
“It Scared Me Straight…”
“We Only Hope That’s The Extent Of Our Kids Rebellion…”
From Catalyst Athletics…
“It’s Catalyst Athletics… No Quotes Required…”
From Camille Leblanc-Bazinet…
“I Didn’t Understand Anything She Said… But… She’s Cami…”
From Chad Vaughn…
“Its’ Necessary… You’re Gonna Have To Learn It…”
From Drew Dillon…
“A Contracted Muscle Can’t Contract Twice…”
From Stephane Rochet…
“It’s Like Having A Strap On There But Your Thumb Is The Strap…”
From Taylor Gish…
“That’s The Beauty Of The Hook Grip… Even Mid Set… I Can Just Re-Latch Right In & Clean Up My Reps…”
Hook Gripping While DeadLifting?!?!
From Alan Thrall…
“Doesn’t That Hurt?!?! Yes… But So Does A Set Of 20 Rep Squats… “
From Omar Lsuf…
“Hand Size Is Not An Issue… Don’t Worry About It… Even If You Have “Trump” Size Hands…”
From Cailer Woolam…
“Even With Smaller Hands… You Can Still Hook Grip & Have Success…”
And For Pull Ups?!?!
From Kelly Starrett & Carl Paoli…
“People Don’t Like This Because It Exposes A Hole In Your Mobility…”
Lift Genie Tape Is Amazing!!!
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ALRIGHT… HERE WE GO!!!
Active Rest Day… Get Out & Do Something!!!
Or…
Get A PVC Pipe… Or A BroomStick… And Practice That Hook Grip!!!
Don’t Forget… 3 Classes On Monday… 6AM… 8:15AM… & 10AM…
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3…2…1…GO!!!
Mando
CJ Cummings & The 2018 Arnold Classic…
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