Cannon Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 The GripBoard Proudly Certifies: Heath Sexton As having closed the Mash Monster Elite Gripper (Level 6) with one hand under strict and uniformly ethical and authenticated conditions. The certification is granted by the GripBoard as an independent third party with no ethical or commercial conflict of interest. The Mash Monster Gripper was one of a limited number supplied by, rated and qualified by, and controlled by the Board. This momentous feat was demonstrated on video to assure it will be valid for historical posterity. Heath mashes the GripBoard Mash Monster Gripper - Level 6 Name: Heath Sexton Location: USA Height: 6' Weight: 230lbs Date of Feat: March 31, 2010 VIDEO: Grip Training Info: I have done about everything imaginable for gripper training and it has all worked at some point or to some degree. I really think I was at my highest peak around 2001-2003 and it was because I trained so little. I have noticed over the years that when I ramp training high volume with KTA for example I will gain and gain and then regress in a couple weeks and I think it is because I don't recover well and the volume/load is too high. I got great results from KTA the first time through and still use a lot of the info. After reading a Dan john article on the power of 10 I started noticing in my gripper training I had the same thing going on, I had 10 working reps in my, doesn't matter how I do them I got 10 and that's it. When I cross that line I backpeddle. I also looked at how Kinney did things, gripper 2x per week - crazy volume only Joe could handle - and wrist/thumb on seperate days than grippers. When I did the Ditillo plan I used, if I went over 10 reps for more than a couple weeks I was in teh tank, I had to stop at 3x3+1 or else. My old routine was just that. Instead of trying for a max close this time around I substituted choker work and I added strapholds back in. So it looked like this: Day One Warm-Up tx10 1x8 2x4 3x1 Work Reps Heavy Choker Heavy Choker Heavy Choker Negative BBEx1 Straphold Straphold Straphold That is 8 good reps with high intensity, I don't count the 3x1 on the workload. Sometimes I would try to double the 1st or 2nd choker close, add a negative, whatever just don't go over 10. I always try to finish on a completed rep also, if I miss the 3rd straphold I just finish with an overcrush on a 3. 2 days later I will do wrist work - plate wrist curls, rolling thunder wrist curls, something. 2 days later I will do 3-4 negatives with a heavy gripper, close a 3 for a single and that's it. The same thing has worked for pinch or whatever else. I got in to the mindset of the more work I do the stronger I will get and it just does not work like that for me. I was overtrained badly. This has pretty good carryover because when I was trying to figure out how I was going to do the mm6, I trained Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday/Tuesday/Wednesday and was still strong enough to close the gripper Wednesday night. Paul Knight made a great point about having your biceps and triceps strong also, I hate to curl, but I have been working arms, along with everything else hard and my strength has came up. Heath Sexton is the 4th man in the world to close the Mash Monster Gripper - Level 6. Back to the Mash Monsters Main Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glengoodwin Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 wooh way to go heath, congrats on such an amazing feat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat 74 Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 Thanks guys and thanks to the people here who keep the MM certs up and working! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 That was pretty sic Heath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showlarson Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joefrey Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Huge congrats Heath !! Awsome job !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benedikt Farsmann Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 A really great close! Congratulations, Heath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tja Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Very strong, congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lifesnotfair Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Wow, that is strong. And from what I understand, you're not at your peak!? Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Congrats Heath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 No surprise there Heath! Excellent crush my friend...keep it up! -Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat 74 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 way to go! ... I wanna try that workout program of yours .. looks good Congratulations Heath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemery Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Congrats ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glengoodwin Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 so heath when u gona go for the mm7 anytime soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat 74 Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 Glen, don't really know if I am ready for that step yet. Going to need to see some gains in the next couple weeks to decide. I on'y have a few more weeks of gripper training before football takes over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glengoodwin Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 well good luck with the football and the mm7 im sure u got what it takes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nockowt1 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Any plans of a #3.5 cert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IROC-Z Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Congratulations on a job well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat 74 Posted April 14, 2010 Share Posted April 14, 2010 Any plans of a #3.5 cert? Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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