truth1ness Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I was doing some fat handle work and towel hangs and my grip was super fatigued. For a finisher I grabbed a very light gripper and obviously it took everything in me to close it a bunch of times getting my muscles to respond. It made me curious, though, are these 'fatigued closes' actually beneficial in any way? I know it's probably not doing much muscle wise, but is there any benefit to the neural side of strength here? It definitely felt like I had to focus my mental energy hard to close the gripper and would like to think this is somehow strengthening my neural pathways but I have no idea if there's any actual science that has been done on this to back this idea up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ Livesey Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 No. Training to failure and beyond is bad news. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave murray Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 No. Training to failure and beyond is bad news. i agree, i think 80% is the best way. well, that's my opinion. once a month i go for a max. just to see my progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 I do this sometimes. I'll rep out on a #1 at the end of a gripper workout. This got me thinking though--is it still considered "beyond failure" if they are all full closes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted July 6, 2014 Share Posted July 6, 2014 Not much strength -wise happens after fatigue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 I have done high rep gripper work since the beginning. I have always loved to max out on reps. It helps pump the heck out of your forearms too. When I first got my grippers it was a 1 and 2. And I worked reps all reps. Then I got a 3 and worked up to closing the 3 with lots of rep work on the two. There was no half grippers then. So I got to the 3 from the 2. That's a big gap but reps got me there. I think it helps with recovery too. Now I don't do as many reps and try for big single closes but I built up from reps. And still like to go for them sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wook Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 When I was 18 I had a couple sports store type easy grippers, one i could do 100 plus reps and one almost 200 reps. I would take these to work when I wasn't doing much and do various things like go to failure on the harder one then immediately grab the lighter one and go to failure or squeeze them fast for a minute then hold for a minute or etc. These very high reps would make me feel pain from the lactic acid build up then it would go away and your still pumping the reps. My forearms felt like baseball bats after these sessions. Then I found out about the COC's and ordered the trainer and the No.1 coz it said most guys wouldn't be able to do it. Fresh out the pack I did 5 or so reps with the 1 and was dissapointed thinking it wasn't as hard as advertised., till I took it to work and no one else could do it. So you can get some benefit from high reps at least when starting out if you have basic equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 When I was 18 I had a couple sports store type easy grippers, one i could do 100 plus reps and one almost 200 reps. I would take these to work when I wasn't doing much and do various things like go to failure on the harder one then immediately grab the lighter one and go to failure or squeeze them fast for a minute then hold for a minute or etc. These very high reps would make me feel pain from the lactic acid build up then it would go away and your still pumping the reps. My forearms felt like baseball bats after these sessions. Then I found out about the COC's and ordered the trainer and the No.1 coz it said most guys wouldn't be able to do it. Fresh out the pack I did 5 or so reps with the 1 and was dissapointed thinking it wasn't as hard as advertised., till I took it to work and no one else could do it. So you can get some benefit from high reps at least when starting out if you have basic equipment. Wow, that's amazing, you're probably right...so if I rep out 200 I might be able to close a #1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul valpreda Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This high-rep workout can be beneficial if training for endurance. Endurance obviously has its place in many activities, so it mostly depends on what your goals are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bravestarr Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I haven't gone passed fatigue, I usually just rep out with as many honest closes as I can. I do forced closes on my goal gripper sometimes, if I am close, and I think that that helps my mindset and focus, by visualizing or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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