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Best Way To Train With A New Rolling Thunder Handle


Anthony C.

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Hello all,

Noob question...with a brand new rolling thunder handle, is it best to not use chalk and instead use liquid grip? I have read that this is better than using chalk but I'm not sure if that was only with the old model RT. Thank you!

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Chalk is great. Just don't use too much of it.

I have as new model and use it every day. (Increasing the work capacity in my hands.)

As long as you chalk your hand and not the RT, you should be good for a long time.

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My forearms are sometimes sore for 4 days after using this equipment. I've noticed it destroys your gripper and hub if you do it first in the same workout so I'd advise to work it in slow but I'm no expert on it either. Good luck bud! I look forward to seeing your progress in the logs.

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Thanks for the words guys! I'm gonna take it easy on it and see what I can do with this sucker. Chalk it is!

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High numbers on RT go farther in terms of strength than hub or grippers IMO.

Just chalk enough to keep your hands dry but don't chalk the RT.

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Chalk makes it slip!

A small amount to get the moist off is Oki but dont chalk up!

Also you can kill the spin on the handle if you gunk it up with chalk

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Chalk makes it slip!

A small amount to get the moist off is Oki but dont chalk up!

Also you can kill the spin on the handle if you gunk it up with chalk

This

Its similar to pinch events too much chalk makes the lift a lot harder. I know the world record holder has a towel to wipe down the handle between attempts also since chalk can make it slip. I know juha has mentioned that brand new handles can differ wildly also not to mention the environment-weather- makes a big difference also. So just focus on getting stronger and don't worry too much about what others might have lifted in your weight class. I think higher reps on the rolling thunder helps more then going for big lifts on it all the time.

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Like Stephen said; Do higher reps.

I start my programs at ~75% of my current 1rm.

warmup to one all out set;

6@50%

4@60%

2@65%-70%

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1xMax reps@75%

Next session I do the same but every session i increase the maxset weight

by 5 lbs.

I do this for 8-12 weeks.

Then I take ~one week of rest before maxing out.

Often times I have to Do two maxweeks in a row to get the real max.

Remember to train your body before doing grip. Always.

With squats for exempel.

And also remember to think about squeezing the RT hard.

Dont just hold it static.

Kill it!

This isnt something Ive dreamt up hoping it will work.

This is done by atleast 3-4 athletes that pull over 200 lbs easy and Im

about to join that crew any day now.

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Like Stephen said; Do higher reps.

I start my programs at ~75% of my current 1rm.

warmup to one all out set;

6@50%

4@60%

2@65%-70%

---

1xMax reps@75%

Next session I do the same but every session i increase the maxset weight

by 5 lbs.

I do this for 8-12 weeks.

Then I take ~one week of rest before maxing out.

Often times I have to Do two maxweeks in a row to get the real max.

Remember to train your body before doing grip. Always.

With squats for exempel.

And also remember to think about squeezing the RT hard.

Dont just hold it static.

Kill it!

This isnt something Ive dreamt up hoping it will work.

This is done by atleast 3-4 athletes that pull over 200 lbs easy and Im

about to join that crew any day now.

Solid advice bro

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Thanks man!

This approach worked for you too?

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I don't do a lot of RT but for the times I did, I got good results working in the 6-10 rep range and slowly increasing the working weight

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Great advice in here, thank you guys! I want to get better on this lift as i'd love to one day get crushed to dust. I trained with it yesterday and let's just say I have a long way to go before I'm pulling 200 lol

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I too want to gét the CTD on vid :)

When I can pull 20kg on the hub I'll get it.

TNS coc2 both hands and then rip the RT and hub so fast and hard that the carabeener snaps:)

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RT also helped me get stronger on wider sets on grippers

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Anybody have an opinion on reps vs holds/over-crushes? For example it would seem that a 10-15 sec hold would have the same time under tension as ~10 reps, but without the hassle of re-gripping and/or taxing non-grip related muscles.

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Anybody have an opinion on reps vs holds/over-crushes? For example it would seem that a 10-15 sec hold would have the same time under tension as ~10 reps, but without the hassle of re-gripping and/or taxing non-grip related muscles.

Consider that when doing a hold, the RT will slide into a more disadvantageous position as the time increases.

Although the time under tension is the same, when doing reps with a regrip your time spent will be in your stronger positions.

That being considered, holds do seem to have a place in training.

I'm currently experimenting with long holds for reps every single day with 3/4 of my max.

I'm trying to increase strength by simulating a taxing manual job.

We'll see if it does anything in a month.

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I'm trying to increase strength by simulating a taxing manual job. We'll see if it does anything in a month.

Gripping bags of coffee beans at starbucks is not a taxing manual job?

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I'm trying to increase strength by simulating a taxing manual job. We'll see if it does anything in a month.

Gripping bags of coffee beans at starbucks is not a taxing manual job?

I'm trying to increase strength by simulating a taxing manual job. We'll see if it does anything in a month.

Gripping bags of coffee beans at starbucks is not a taxing manual job?

You've got a great memory Martin! And nope. I just sit around and sip cappuccinos all day 8)

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thanks for the great advice guys i will try that the only program i have done with the rolling thunder was

training twice a week doing 9sec holds for5 sets and then the other day doing 18 sec holds for 5 sets

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Little bit of chalk and I rub my hands together creating friction. Makes them kind of tacky.

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Back on the chalk versus no chalk issue, I am not sure I have ever seen such a wide variety of habits as exists with the RT.

Felix, large hands, chalks like crazy.

Alex, average hands, obsessively wipes the device with his personal rag he carries with him. There is a photo of me in the latest MILO suspiciously inspecting his rag at the Fit Expo. It was just a rag, nothing unusual about it.

I go into the bathroom and rinse my hands with water, no soap, and dry them off before I start. HATE chalk on the RT. In competitions, it is frustrating, because there is chalk residue on the device, so you can't control it.

I think it is a very personal thing for which it is impossible to make the call for anyone else. Experiment and see what works best for you. Whenever I was shooting for a garage PR, I would go in the house and run my hands through water. I think I even carried a bottle of water with me to a contest once and poured some on my hands, dried off with a towel before I pulled.

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Back on the chalk versus no chalk issue, I am not sure I have ever seen such a wide variety of habits as exists with the RT.

Felix, large hands, chalks like crazy.

Alex, average hands, obsessively wipes the device with his personal rag he carries with him. There is a photo of me in the latest MILO suspiciously inspecting his rag at the Fit Expo. It was just a rag, nothing unusual about it.

I go into the bathroom and rinse my hands with water, no soap, and dry them off before I start. HATE chalk on the RT. In competitions, it is frustrating, because there is chalk residue on the device, so you can't control it.

I think it is a very personal thing for which it is impossible to make the call for anyone else. Experiment and see what works best for you. Whenever I was shooting for a garage PR, I would go in the house and run my hands through water. I think I even carried a bottle of water with me to a contest once and poured some on my hands, dried off with a towel before I pulled.

This ^^ sound advice.

Alittle Chris Rice'ish advice :)

Whats your best pull on the RT? :)

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