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Is icing your hands after bench beneficial for a raw lifter in a meet?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-14T12:37:01+00:00

Of course! Both raw and equipped, if you are gripping the bar like you should be in both the squat and the bench your hands will swell. A few minutes of icing directly following your last bench attempt could improve the odds of holding on to a big deadlift at the end of the day.

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Answer 2 · 2017-03-15T23:34:38+00:00

A fat hand can kill a good grip.

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