thumbless grip necessary?

[_CrossroadS_]

Agreed....

I think that also has to do With the way a fals grip allows your wrist to turn out slightly.... This in turn helps to keep the elbows in closer to the body and IMO will help you to contract the lats optimally....

When I row I like to think about pulling the weight using my little finger as a hook... This will also help if you struggle with hitting lats (which a lot of people do)

I was told a while back to use a J Hook grip (thumbless) on pulling motions, and to imagine pulling from your elbow, not with your hands. This helped big time on pullups, lat pulldowns, and rows...

[brad1986]

I was told a while back to use a J Hook grip (thumbless) on pulling motions, and to imagine pulling from your elbow, not with your hands. This helped big time on pullups, lat pulldowns, and rows...

Yup exactly!! The thumbless grip imo is personal preferance.. I def prefer a thumbless grip myself but to each his own.. Pulling from the elbows is an awesome que to get the target muscle to do the work

[baseline_9]

I was told a while back to use a J Hook grip (thumbless) on pulling motions, and to imagine pulling from your elbow, not with your hands. This helped big time on pullups, lat pulldowns, and rows...

Yes agreed!

And if you try the pull with you little finger method you will get a similar feeling