dianabolman" pid='11056' dateline='1525288447:
Okay so this is something thats never made sense to me, is this like dependent from person to person because of like their genetics/skin strength, so im not like boasting but i can deadlift pretty heavy im coming up right under 700lbs, and during some of my last reps the bar will start to slip and its as if all the weight is resting right on my calluses, but then you have smaller guys or smaller lifts i should say like 225-315 and these guys hands are bleeding because the calluses are ripping right off their hand, what is the cause for this as its never happened to me.
So remember when you first started pulling and your mechanics were shit and you’d grab the barbell like you were gonna curl it? That’s what the dudes ripping calluses in the 300’s and 400’s are doing.
If you pull mixed grip at some point on the way to a 700lb deadlift (I’m over 650, under 700) you probably started subconsciously grabbing the bar closer to your actual calluses and holding it more in the crook of your fingers than the palm of your hand. The pad of your hand doesn’t fold under the bar on its way out this way.
Hook grip the problem fixes automatically, goddamn thumb will rip off first.
I should probably speak more to my own experience than others - but this would be my guess. They don’t know how to deadlift heavy.
RememberThePassword" pid='11077' dateline='1525295595:
I think its how long they’ve been there. They go from being superficial that can be ripped off to deep that cant be ripped off.
Wish this was the deal but go Youtube the Animal Cage deadlift battle between ForsakenWarrior (Steve Johnson( and WorldBreakerSavage (Rob Hall) - they went rep for rep in a deadlift battle with 600 pounds and they both got over 60 reps. Steve’s hands look like they were put on a deli slicer and served as cold cuts. The man has a 900+ pound pull, I promise his calluses were as developed as they come.
Link:
(warning - it’s an hour long)