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A mirror is a great training tool, it got me from the GHP 6 to the GHP 9 in a single session, highly recommended.

It was rated by Cannon at 127. Didn’t mean to hold my wrist like that

Guys settle down, no need to start a row over this

Went for a new max single last night in Bench. 385# x 1. Haven't benched that since 97'. I went back and checked and most I had done since my 20's was 375 in a push / pull meet 7 yrs ago in 2012. So I am pretty happy with this at 45. Followed up the 385 with a 4x 345# with no liftoff or spotter. That is a rep PR at that weight as well as most I had done on that was a triple. Did a bit of grippers after this and curls worked up to 8x 145#. Dips did 20x BW (291) + 25# - Aaron

Weighed in at 198lbs for these. Have not touched a db over 130 for literally about a decade. Hit 10 with my left before grip started to give. Grip didnt give on right. No chalk at all, had a couple more for sure with chalk. Maybe next time.

Good lifting KC regardless of bodyweight. Strong.

Bench 50x10 70x5 90x5 120x3 135x5 Pauses 122.5x7 PR!

Wiser words couldn’t of been spoken.

Set of 20 with a 25# plate held between my legs and bw was 291 last night. So yeah total weight was 316, not doing dips with 316 hanging from a belt. Elbows and shoulders feeling it a bit, however the sore left shoulder is doing better than it was before I switched from bench to incline for 2 months. I brought my grip in narrower a good bit on the bench once I switched back and that seemed to help. Did first 3 workouts with tip of thumb at inner knurling line. Last night I moved grip out 1" to pinkies just inside ring and it still felt ok. Muscles sore most places upper body today. Thought I would try the dips again as I have been doing overhead tricep extensions and had worked up to 145x6 on that but my tricep tendon at elbow and elbows were really feeling beat up with that. Dips were not as bad on this last night. I really need to stretch the next few days with this soreness and tightness though.

Really? Nobody in history has used cheat reps to overload and get stronger? You find very few form nazis at the elite levels of strongman, powerlifting, arm wrestling, bodybuilding. Probably because 99% use cheat reps at some point.

Jeebus guys. It was a nice set of rows. Perfect, no. But damn impressive for his bodyweight. Btw, I have yet to do a heavy set of 10 with perfect form on any exercise and I've been around the sun almost 52 times. Doubt I ever will.

You could also get a GHP4 instead of the #1.5. I think that is a better option, they are generally closer to the #2 and not so close to the #1 as the #1.5's are.

100%, regular grippers feel off in the left hand and take a different kind of force to close. Last 1 cm of the close is the biggest difference, with way more torsion required.

My 3 YO stole my hat and challenged me to arm wrestle him. Had no answer for his hook game. Smoked me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_ph47c7wQ

It looked better than it sounded. Haha

Used to live in NE WI but currently in MN. I love WI though.

Don’t hate.

Damn skippy

Gonna start calling you PRic Milfeld! Oh. Wait. Never mind.

Religion first

Oooooh. Forgive my rant. Carry on. Lol. Sorry bout dat

He is very strong!

Had to. That dumbbell weighs almost as much as he does. Lol

Congrats on achieving this tough milestone. I remember when I closed the #2.5 for the first time. I was so stoked! Onwards and upwards now. Good luck!

You are very powerful no doubt. Your goal is very close

Nobody said it wasn’t nice set of rows. I was giving him some tips. Glad you think of body weight, lol

well. That, I would say, is pretty special lol

Thanks buddy. Felt like it nearly stalled mid way up when I was doing it. Pretty happy with it though. Form seemed to hold together pretty well as well. Getting closer to my 405 goal. Pretty happy with the 345x4.

Cool beans duder!

Kid’s even got you elbow fouling.

It's always good to have at least one gripper that you can do around 20-30 reps with. I presonally think that the point five gripper is often overlooked. I think it's a good level for most beginners.

When I don't film my closes I use a mirror sometimes to see if the handes are shut or not. All these reps I've done with GHP grippers, never realized it was a GHP9 I could do 12 reps with

Good work. I used the holding wrist technique when I was close to closing my first #3 wayyy back in the day. It gives you that extra little bit. Next you will have it without no problem.

Awesome! The 2.5 is a tough gripper and a huge step to your goal. Nice set, thats the kind of technique you want in your wheelhouse to close bigger grippers in the future. Youll get it without touching your wrist no biggie at all, it was a good max effort. Great job bro.

Nice demonstration. This is an interesting study. In the set position, the handle that the four fingers wrap around (while the opposing handle is sat in the palm), is farther away from the fingers in the left hand than the right hand with regular wound grippers. When the hand is cupped to create a pocket for the handle to sit in the for the ideal set, the fingers almost have to reach over the handle pulling it inward diagonally to the other handle that is mounted in the palm to get to the closed position. The intermediate phalanges of the left hand are moving the handle diagonally to the other handle as opposed to a more straight path with the right hand. The ring and pinky fingers have to drive over the handle the most making the mechanics of the close for the left hand less ideal than the right hand which compromises the line of close. * Causing the handles to slightly cross over one another when closed increasing the range of motion. *just my observation, would like to hear more opinions

I always thought so too

Well done!

Thanks. Here is a still of the set

The Meta game is not the achievement of goals but the success of having and chasing them

Mike I think it’s awesome that you are chasing this goal.

I saw that screenshot and thought wait that looks like me lol. Yeah I keep it level until I cant keep it level anymore. If I had chalk on I would have kept it level a lot longer. Level or not it still is hitting the lats, my intended target. Grip is surely my second reason though.

7/10/19 A.M.- Grippers -PR 20 MM closes x3 , DB Rows - 4 x8-20 high 181 x9, 10 (L) (R) Fat Gripz DB tosses 111lb x 23 (Vids below) and yesterday 300 x 4 Close grip my best since 2016. 17% bodyfat as of yesterday- will get lower BWT 225

Great close ! Thanks for sharing Geralt.

A 9.7.19 lift at the Edge hands tore up this week. Doh axle loaded on 25 lb plates 135-3, 185-1, 235-1, 285-1, 335-3, 385-1-3, 405-1, 435-1, 405-1-3, 385-1-2, 335-3 fbbc saxon 2.5” 143-3, 193-1, 243-1-3, 253-1, 258-1, 243-1-7 vertical bar 250-2/2, 275-10, 300-1/1-2, 315-1/1, 275-10 top roll cable set up 70-3/3, 80-10/10, 90-5/5, 100-2/2

I have been known to give people gripper advice. Anyone who wants me help is always welcomed to message me. I enjoy helping people achieve their goals

Well, it's been two years and three months since I posted anything in my Workout Report thread. Today, I just have two words to say for the record: JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY JOE KINNEY Ahhh. Feel better already! I won't wait two more years before I post in here again. Still banging away at the point of this Thread.

May as well introduce myself. I doubt anyone really reads this but still aha. My name is Shaun, 29 years old, about 6ft tall, 100kg, hands are only average, like 7.5 give or take a bit. New to all things grip and strength training/fitness in general. Can't close the #2 but can get it down to about a cm. Going get to #3 asap.

June 1,200 pull-up final report. Ended up with 1,372 total pullups. 1,200 total regular pullups(1,170 stationary bar 30 suspended bar), 172 other types - 77 neutral grip FG(fatgripz), 20 FGX(fatgripzextreme)thumbless, 49- neutral grip, 26 2" Trilobite & RT. I tossed 40ish ( ROM lacking and/or too much stretch reflex) Days worked 22, Days off 8, highest pullup# in day- 125, lowest pullup # in day - 23. Average # per workout 62.3 BWT 6/1/19 228 BWT 6/30 226 BWT average for month 226.8 I started this personal challenge to try something new. IMO, pullups is truly a great exercise but one of the most challenging. Purpose was to get my back looking again like a Cobra and strong not max reps- although I increased from 10 solid pullups to 14, that was not my intent and my training reflected that. Why 1,200 number? 30 days in June x 40( I thought sounded challenging enough). Prior to this challenge 50 total pullups was a big number to me and would give me pause when I would start cranking them out. Midway thru this challenge 50 total was quite easy and anything over 100 was challenging. Cardio was a must prior to doing pullups if I was not doing them after grip workout. Otherwise too much chewing on my elbows. Majority of time I would do my pullups after grip workout. Time range was 10-30 minutes with brief rest but focus on tight, full ROM reps and working the whole unit. Most sets I left something in tank- Example of pullup session would be 10 ish, 8, 6. 6, etc with lowest being 4. I would write down with a mark any pullups I felt was not up to my standards, and toss them when logging final pullups for that session. Like I mentioned, focus was really feeling my lats working and proper elbow function. I did not want to do this challenge with crappy ROM or bunch of reps due to lots of stretch reflex. Benefits- During the month I stopped doing BWT hangs, and all other back exercises except 2 rowing workout. I noticed during those rowing workout(s) that I was beasting which surprised me to some extent. Bicep curls- I rarely do biceps( I do pound the EFF out of my forearms) but my strict curl was very strong- had a friend tell me it was due to all the pullups I was doing- I have to agree with him. My shoulders during military press felt much healthier and snappy. Close grip - I felt my back wide enough to land a Cessna and provided I stable base for close grip. Negatives- I did over 100 plus reps on 4 occasions and it took a toll on my CNS and I was wiped out the following day- too much at this stage and BWT. Other than that I cant think of any drawbacks. Would I do it over again? Sure, but only 1x a year:) For me 400-600 total going forward is ideal and quite manageable. I shared some before and after pics with my IG followers and the results from first 25 days was very noticeable. I feel super strong, posture tad better and proud to do so many solid reps in a month.