Eli5: How do weightlifters’ hands keep up with the increased burden when there’s almost no muscle in them?

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Eli5: How do weightlifters’ hands keep up with the increased burden when there’s almost no muscle in them?

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What makes you think there’s no muscle in fingers/hands?

Part of training to lift weights is that your hands/grip becomes stronger. And a lot of weight lifters specifically train for grip strength so that they can lift heavier weights.