Jeremy Sipple Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 hi i was wondering how many reps should i perform to maximize my gripping power> i currently do 4x3 with a trainer and 4x3 ,with a 1. I perform this rotine once of twice a week but my gains are slow. i was wondering if anyone has any advice? thanks Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 (edited) There are a lot of good workouts and ideas in the 'Workout Reports" section. Check there and see if you can get some more ideas. You can also try KTA. Edited December 16, 2004 by pdoire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towser Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 to gain strength you need to make your workouts progressivly harder. performing the same number of reps as last time will maintain your strength. try to increase the number of reps or sets, add negatives into your programme, use strap holds and increase the weight you use, but do something that makes each workout harder than the last. cheack out some of the training journals on the board if you are still stuck for ideas hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooinabc1 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 get the KTA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooinabc1 Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Gains are slow to no gain just doing reps. Gain however are made with strenght training like the Strap hold,KTA program if want strenght gain in record gain and no BS grip training. I can customize your strap hold that if want strenght gain to go to the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Is your goal to close a harder gripper or be able to do X number of reps on a gripper you can already close? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 Low reps (1-5) with LOTS of sets, and far from failure proved to be very efficient during my gripper training. KTA worked very very well too. I went from barely being able to close the #1 to the #3. Be open minded and try to find what works for you AT THE MOMENT (something may not work now but work later in your training). But there's a lot more to gripper training tahn just reps: you can do sweep work, inverted work, last two fingers work, strapholds, overcrushes, beyond the range training, no set and so on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king crusher Posted December 16, 2004 Share Posted December 16, 2004 yeah, you need to progressivly add more workload to your rotine. and when you can rep the 1 with ease get a #2 or beter yet get it now. then you can do negitives with it. and welcome to the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkbone Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Repping grippers is a waste of time IMO unless that is your goal. Do single rep negatives on a harder gripper. When you get the #2 closed, give the KTA program a try. Build up the volume and intensity, don't just go nutty with it or you might injure yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotenmyoou Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Multiple sets of single is the way to go. Both for strength & size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooinabc1 Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Get the beef builder super advance. It is stronger then the #1 ironmind gripper. And force close the bbsa. Question how many rep can you do with the #1 ironmind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLK Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Would you reccomend KTA to a very new begginer? Or build a base and then start it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdoire Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I had only 2 weeks gripper training when I started if you follow the volume jumps exactly as outlined you should be OK...Do flexor work and learn about active recovery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLK Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Ok thanks pdoire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ishred Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 not a single person answered his question.... the number of reps to gain strength on coc grippers is as many as you can do. then do more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanna Be Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Low reps (1-5) with LOTS of sets, and far from failure proved to be very efficient during my gripper training. KTA worked very very well too. I went from barely being able to close the #1 to the #3. Be open minded and try to find what works for you AT THE MOMENT (something may not work now but work later in your training). But there's a lot more to gripper training tahn just reps: you can do sweep work, inverted work, last two fingers work, strapholds, overcrushes, beyond the range training, no set and so on... ← And since you are a celebrity(i.e. closed the #3), what is your name? We can look it up, ya know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darco Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 (edited) And since you are a celebrity(i.e. closed the #3), what is your name?We can look it up, ya know. Quit being a jerk. Alot of people here can close the three without getting certified. Edited December 17, 2004 by Darco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 (edited) Just two weeks ago I changed my workout on my CoC's and I already see a huge improvement. Powerball on each arm for 5 minutes as a warm up. #1 2 sets of 10 reps #2 2 sets of 5 reps #1 2 Sets of negative as long as I can. #2 2 Sets of negative as long as I can. Sunday to Tuesday, then Thursday & Friday. My only issue with some of those books is that their recommendations require so much gear, more than I want to put into this. Then there are others that are hardcore. Do what works for you; as long as you squeeze hard, and stay consistent you will see improvement. Edited December 17, 2004 by Iman74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Repping grippers is a waste of time IMO unless that is your goal. Do single rep negatives on a harder gripper. When you get the #2 closed, give the KTA program a try. Build up the volume and intensity, don't just go nutty with it or you might injure yourself. ← Thank you Steve for providing a direct and intelligent answer. It is almost exactly what I would have said (ya beat me to it!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amaury Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 And since you are a celebrity(i.e. closed the #3), what is your name? We can look it up, ya know. LOL That was one of the best newbie post so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 Milk, and Syber, Looking at my workout schedule (scroll up a bit), do you think that is a waiste of time? Repping grippers is a waste of time IMO unless that is your goal. Do single rep negatives on a harder gripper. When you get the #2 closed, give the KTA program a try. Build up the volume and intensity, don't just go nutty with it or you might injure yourself. ← Thank you Steve for providing a direct and intelligent answer. It is almost exactly what I would have said (ya beat me to it!). ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdawg Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 No program is a waste of time as long as you are working hard and making gains. The only thing I would say is that you want to perform negatives with a gripper than you cannot currently close. Most would call what you have listed "timed holds", also very effective for developing crushing strength but easy for me to go stale on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Sipple Posted December 17, 2004 Author Share Posted December 17, 2004 hI thanks every one for all of the advice!!! My goals with the gripper is to move onto a #2 ,3, etc. I had no idea about beef buiders. I will look into that also. On a good day i can crush the #1 about 3 times. Recently i have had to do forced reps to even do that my problem is with the last 1'2 inch or so. Any advice for that weakness Thanks , Jeremy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedy Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 I thought negatives were holding the gripper as long as you can till you can't. That is what I do with #1 and #2 two sets with each and with a minute break between doing with each hand. No program is a waste of time as long as you are working hard and making gains. The only thing I would say is that you want to perform negatives with a gripper than you cannot currently close. Most would call what you have listed "timed holds", also very effective for developing crushing strength but easy for me to go stale on. ← Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdawg Posted December 17, 2004 Share Posted December 17, 2004 A negetive is taking a gripper that you cannot close with one hand and force closing it and fighting the opening for as long as possible. This way you only perform the negetive portion of the close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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