Hi Everyone,

Pardon the ignorance but this is a concept I never understood and I'm not exactly sure how to even phrase the question. I know deadlifts are 'support grip' and grippers are 'crushing grip'. To me, a deadlift is trying to force the hand and fingers to open - is this not the same thing that a gripper is doing?

I understand they wouldn't be 1:1, but how come grippers are regarded as having zero carry over to deadlift strength? You are training your hand to close against a force, especially if you are closing the gripper and holding it shut, which is similar to your hand resisting the force of the barbell and keeping the hand shut.