kyleec Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hello, I signed up here ages ago and forgot to start posting. I'm 26, 6'1 and 165#. Been working with the IM grippers on and off for a while now and did a pass through KTA. My current status is closing an IM #2 with my left hand and closing an IM #2.5 for 5 seconds with my right. I'd like to hit the #3 and I welcome any advice or critiques you have to get me there. I currently train my grip an average of 3 times per week, and I mix strapholds with severe negatives, usually 3-4 singles of each. I also do 3 sets of sledge levering per hand, at anywhere from a 2-5RM. At the end of my workout, I'll use a little spring clamp which I cannot close with either hand. I close it as far as I can, finish with the other hand, then do a severe negative for 3-5 singles per thumb. For the strapholds, I use the #1.5 for my left and the #2 for my right, and move up the gripper as soon as I can get a 5 second overcrush on the next gripper without a strap (though I'm sticking to the #2 for my right hand strapholds despite having just performed a 5-sec crush on the #2.5). For severe negatives, I use the #3. It's still more than adequate for my left, but I'm worried I might need a new gripper for my right, since the #3 is now my goal gripper. If that's the case, which one would you recommend? As far as setting the gripper for these closes, I don't measure the set, I just sink it in until I can get my fingers around it. Definitely more than a parallel set, probably somewhere around a CC set or slightly less for all these pulls since I have long fingers. Anything else I should be doing, or tweaks that will help me out? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 " usually 3-4 singles of each" Is this it?! You need to up the volume IMO if this is all you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyleec Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 What would you recommend as a target volume? The reason I do only 6-8 total (plus sledge levers) is that my grip is generally shot by the end and I can't even close the gripper I had been using to perform strapholds just minutes before. What do you do if you're going for a certain volume but start failing reps? Should I move down to a lower gripper that I can still close, or just get as close as possible on the normal gripper? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Savage Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Hello, I signed up here ages ago and forgot to start posting. I'm 26, 6'1 and 165#. Been working with the IM grippers on and off for a while now and did a pass through KTA. My current status is closing an IM #2 with my left hand and closing an IM #2.5 for 5 seconds with my right. I'd like to hit the #3 and I welcome any advice or critiques you have to get me there. I currently train my grip an average of 3 times per week, and I mix strapholds with severe negatives, usually 3-4 singles of each. I also do 3 sets of sledge levering per hand, at anywhere from a 2-5RM. At the end of my workout, I'll use a little spring clamp which I cannot close with either hand. I close it as far as I can, finish with the other hand, then do a severe negative for 3-5 singles per thumb. For the strapholds, I use the #1.5 for my left and the #2 for my right, and move up the gripper as soon as I can get a 5 second overcrush on the next gripper without a strap (though I'm sticking to the #2 for my right hand strapholds despite having just performed a 5-sec crush on the #2.5). For severe negatives, I use the #3. It's still more than adequate for my left, but I'm worried I might need a new gripper for my right, since the #3 is now my goal gripper. If that's the case, which one would you recommend? As far as setting the gripper for these closes, I don't measure the set, I just sink it in until I can get my fingers around it. Definitely more than a parallel set, probably somewhere around a CC set or slightly less for all these pulls since I have long fingers. Anything else I should be doing, or tweaks that will help me out? Thanks in advance. First thing i would say is stop training grippers and focus on things like thick pinch, thickbar, and general strength training, i would recommend a powerlifting based programme. For you i would also recommend doing your grip work for higher reps / timed holds of longer than 30 seconds for a while (months not weeks). Then when your much stronger, with bigger/stronger hands & forearms, come back to the grippers and try to deep set close the #3 and go from there. Also, try to train with people who can close #3 easily, this way you wont think of it as being so tough. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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