Glossary
Grip failure
The moment the hand opens or the bar rolls, whether or not the legs had more to give.
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A deadlift missed because the bar opened the fingers is a grip miss. Chalk is one tool. So are a hook grip, a mixed grip, and actually training the hold. Chalk will not fix a wet bar, a smooth bar with no knurl, or a hand that is bleeding.
In a meet, dropping the bar because your grip went is still a missed lift. Chalk is allowed on the body under IPF rules. Chalk smeared on the bar as a foreign substance is not.
Gymreapers Lifting wrist straps
Wrist straps for deadlifts and pulls. They tie the bar to the wrist when the grip is the limit. They are not chalk, and they are not legal lifting equipment on an IPF platform.
Use them in training if your gym allows straps. Take them off when you are practicing the grip you will use in a meet.
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Liquid chalk whose listing title names the gym, weightlifting, rock climbing, and gymnastics. This is the bottle the old site linked for every article.
The title says it dries in seconds. That is the brand's claim. Wait until the coat looks dry before you pull.
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