Mate, I pointed out you answer it. I didn't say a bad thing at all. You say that you are doing it for hip strength. It's flawed thinking because that's what your back squat is for in weightlifting. Anything clean position related (front squat) should be done in your weightlifting stance. You were just using the wrong assistance exercises for their purpose at the time.
Bla bla bla am not gonna read. Have a nice day
He said it was tiring and extra cardio after calling out powerlifters for being overweight and unfit in your Rippetoe thread. Same thing, representing himself as being superior to powerlifters following a basic program, when the reality was he hits the random bag a few times a month and lifts randomly whilst calling most members in the thread fat and overweight before saying he would kick peoples heads in.
I think these days I would use them more, but I don't lift heavy enough to need to. I have never felt that grip was the reason I missed a lift, but I would definitely use them if weight on the bar or mass was my goal.
Prior to the British Empire Games at which he lifted 370 press, 300 snatch, and 370 clean and jerk for 1,040 total, Doug placed great emphasis on heavy pulls to waist height and attempted to learn the squat clean and squat snatch. In the pulls he copied the Paul Anderson method of strapping his hands to the bar and worked up to the point of pulling 500 pounds waist high for a single. During one training session in which he warmed up and just worked to his limit in the squat snatch, Doug succeeded with 320 pounds. Although unofficial, this is one of the best snatch lifts ever made.
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Prior to the British Empire Games at which he lifted 370 press, 300 snatch, and 370 clean and jerk for 1,040 total, Doug placed great emphasis on heavy pulls to waist height and attempted to learn the squat clean and squat snatch. In the pulls he copied the Paul Anderson method of strapping his hands to the bar and worked up to the point of pulling 500 pounds waist high for a single. During one training session in which he warmed up and just worked to his limit in the squat snatch, Doug succeeded with 320 pounds. Although unofficial, this is one of the best snatch lifts ever made.
Train for Strength - Doug Hepburn/Jim Murray (1954)
Doug Hepburn says "Train for Strength" as told to Jim Murray (1954) "If a man's temperament is suite...
I recall seeing both him and Paul Anderson linked to the use of straps with metal hooks. Neither claim the lifts but there is mention of old time strongmen using straps for years. See below.
I recall an article somewhere back in the day where it talks about him and Paul Anderson specifically recommending straps as a means to break through training plateau. He also has a Deadlift record with straps attributed to him (740lbs) listed as a strength accomplishment. He wasn't necessarily shouting about straps from the roof top, but using them would suggest he was supportive of their use. You usually lean into one camp with strap use.
