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Old 06-23-2009, 10:38 AM   #17 (permalink)
soonermark99
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Originally Posted by blooey View Post
I also disagree (strongly!) with those who think that you should avoid chalk to train your grip. In my experience, my grip strength has increased substantially since I started using chalk. Before chalk (and the mixed grip), I had trouble holding on to 315 mixed grip because of sweaty palms; now, I can hold on to 365 with a double overhand. Without chalk, I wouldn't even have been able to move to the heavier weights necessary to increase my grip strength.
I agree with this. I started to use chalk last year.
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