John McCarter Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 I'm dealing with tennis elbow right now but using Jedd Johnson's Fixing Elbow Pain and some gripper information from Aaron Corcorran. I was done with grippers but it looks like I may still have the chance of hitting a #4 one day. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTHOS Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Very strong close at that GHP8 brother! It took me about 2 years to fix my tennis elbow at my right arm and now I'm starting to have some productive workouts with grippers again. I wish for a quick recovery and yes, much potential there for a future #4 close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 You closed a GE. The coc 4 won't be a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCarter Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 You closed a GE. The coc 4 won't be a problem I'm at mid 180's right now on grippers. If I get the #4 I'll have to build back up and make sure the tennis elbow doesn't flare up before it happens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 "Beast" ly man. Hey John...got a couple of questions about BTW grippers. First off, it looks like the handle twists out of "even" the closer you get. Have you tried to accommodate that twist (so the handles actually "meet" evenly) while filing...on any other grippers? Also...how much of an RGC increase do you think say a 1/8" filing adds to the close? I do realize that BTW is more about training the actual crushing distance...but I'm curious about your opinion. (any guess off the hip is cool) Hope this clears up quick man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John McCarter Posted December 10, 2015 Author Share Posted December 10, 2015 "Beast" ly man. Hey John...got a couple of questions about BTW grippers. First off, it looks like the handle twists out of "even" the closer you get. Have you tried to accommodate that twist (so the handles actually "meet" evenly) while filing...on any other grippers? Also...how much of an RGC increase do you think say a 1/8" filing adds to the close? I do realize that BTW is more about training the actual crushing distance...but I'm curious about your opinion. (any guess off the hip is cool) Hope this clears up quick man. Thanks! Answers to the questions For question 1: I didn't notice the twist until you pointed it out. Any gripper I've filed, by hand, has it where it's not even. For question 2: There was about a 3-4 lb increase from what I could feel. I based it from a 184 Super Elite, both grippers are almost the same in terms of strength. For question 3: I don't train much btr but when I do it's about making any type of close/rep/hold I'm attempt to be more challenging. I want to be able to work in a range that's harder than what would be encountered in any normal gripper. I don't want to just be able to close a gripper, I want to know that when I've gone beyond a certain point on a filed gripper, no matter the level of strength, I attempt it on a gripper of the same level I'll be grinding the handles together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Strong close! Keep the good work up and you will get to the #4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted December 10, 2015 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Glad I could help John and I look forward to many more discussions on training and equipment. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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