Grip strength for deadlift is the limiting factor for most people’s personal bests for this lift. Because of this, I recommend numerous grip workouts for increasing your deadlift max.

 

Try these options to increase your grip strength for Deadlift:

• Farmer’s walk/carry – with the same weight that you use to shrug, walk around the gym until your wrists are fried.
• Weighted Pull Ups – a lot of people forget how effective pull ups are at developing grip strength.
• Wrist Rolls – This apparatus can be purchased or made cheaply. Find a DIY wrist roller in the DIY Equipment Tab above.
• Pull Up Attachments – again, adding variation to your pull-ups can have massive effect on your grip strength. Check out how to make your own pull up balls or pull up nun chucks. Or do pull ups with a towel draped over the bar and one positioned for each hand.
• Use Oversized Grips – When performing other barbell based workouts, choose the largest diameter bar possible, or add a bar widener – product listed below.

Interesting Equipment to Increase Your Deadlift Max: