bencrush Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Any results gathered from this experiment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norden Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I'm interested. Grippers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 I had to mess with the volume enough that it no longer resembled the program, but have made decent gains. Almost 11 pound gain in 1RM over the last 2 months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cabrera Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wow, thats a solid gain there Chops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Wow, thats a solid gain there Chops! Yeah. I'm not following it as strict as I should to say it's all that program. It's more a combination of things that work for me and also things I enjoy. Unfortunately I think I'm still getting noob gains. Almost had an offhand three close today. I am maxing out around 146. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cabrera Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Sheesh, my best at a comp was 108, grippers really fry my elbows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Sheesh, my best at a comp was 108, grippers really fry my elbows Mine too, I've all but cut them from my routine. I've averaged one session per week at about 70% 1rm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Not sure why, but my elbows feels better than they have in years. I've battled tendinitis for about twelve years. Cortisone shots and everything. I hit extensors until I can't take it any more, I think it helps. For grippers I have been doing chez's program to pyramid up slowly, then I shoot for as many max singles as I can. Today I did about 10 at my max. I do clapping push-ups before my attempts since I don't lift weights. This really fires your CNS. Then I do five heavy negatives(173#). Then pyramid down doing doubles or singles like chez. I do one day a week practicing my set with heavy grippers. And the in between days I use a .5 to pump blood into my arms for rehab. I don't feel like it's as much volume as it sounds. It's worked really well the last two months. Haven't yet been at it 6months so still a noob trying to figure it out. John helped a buch, and bencrush has helped plenty as well. His suggestion to go to a pinch style set has saved my some pain, and also increased my thumb strength a ton. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Oh, and tons of stretching! I complained about pain in my setting hand, everyone said to stretch!!! I finally started stretching before, after, hell!! I stretch all day now. My hands arms wrists elbows fingers biceps feel all the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I hit extensors until I can't take it any more, I think it helps. Really glad you are doing this. Very important when hitting grippers hard. Keep it up so you stay in balance. Contrast baths are also great to help speed up recovery time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I hit extensors until I can't take it any more, I think it helps. Really glad you are doing this. Very important when hitting grippers hard. Keep it up so you stay in balance. Contrast baths are also great to help speed up recovery time. Yeah!! Hand x bands are awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I hit extensors until I can't take it any more, I think it helps. Really glad you are doing this. Very important when hitting grippers hard. Keep it up so you stay in balance. Contrast baths are also great to help speed up recovery time. Yeah!! Hand x bands are awesome!!! They are, I had the heavy one but it broke. I wish they made them harder and tougher to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've been using the hard handxband and putting the IM band over it. Works awesome!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellswindstaff Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've been using the hard handxband and putting the IM band over it. Works awesome!! Sand digging is great... there is no eccentric so you can basically to a high volume of recovery work with virtually no little tissue damage... it's basically grips version of sled dragging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chops Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've been using the hard handxband and putting the IM band over it. Works awesome!! Sand digging is great... there is no eccentric so you can basically to a high volume of recovery work with virtually no little tissue damage... it's basically grips version of sled dragging. Thanks, I will try this. I've passed it over because the bands are so easy to use and keep in a pocket, but this sounds way more beneficial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Cabrera Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 Thanks for postong all them tips fellas, ima give em a whack! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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