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[Cannon]

...in other news, we should have Manus Grips in the store in about a week

[bubba29]

...in other news, we should have Manus Grips in the store in about a week

 

DAMN!  i woulda preferred those and to order from you.  i couldn't find them anywhere in the US several weeks ago.

[bubba29]

Just tried benching with them yesterday.

I've had a puny bench my whole life, and have stalled at a bodyweight/125 bench for the longest time.
I learned how to use correct form from Starting Strength, and tried out the fatgripz for the first time, so not sure which exactly was the cause for my increase. But my bench jumped by 20 lbs yesterday.

My max, which is now 146, even feels a tad easier with the fatgripz because of the ease of control.

Do you guys feel that benching with fatgripz are easier or harder than regular bar?

 

it may have to do with the irradiation effect.  supposedly when you squeeze the bar as hard as possible, it activates the muscles of the lower arm and helps to more efficiently activate other muscles involved in the movement.  that is the theory at least.  could be you were squeezing the handles really hard and this helped you all the way around.  

 

i have only pressed with them a bit and i haven't really formed an opinion yet on how it effects my pressing.