Mixed grip

Biomechanics

Short definition

Asymmetric bar grip: one hand overhand, the other underhand (and vice versa).

Full definition

A mixed grip is when one hand takes the bar overhand and the other underhand. Common on the deadlift to balance torque and avoid forearm fatigue from bar rotation. In Samson-fit it does not affect force transmission through the vibrating bar (only grip width and the hand positions along the bar); for the muscle load it averages the overhand and the underhand profiles of the same exercise — each arm works with its own biomechanical profile.

Examples

Conventional deadlift with a mixed grip — right hand overhand, left hand underhand.

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