Lennix Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Fist of Fury said: No thanks. I've decided to keep this gripper. You should they are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share Posted September 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Lennix said: You should they are awesome. Indeed they are. They have two at the powerlifting gym I used to train at. Maybe I should make them an offer they can't refuse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Fist of Fury said: Indeed they are. They have two at the powerlifting gym I used to train at. Maybe I should make them an offer they can't refuse Lol, just tell them you can buy new fresh not torn and I'm sure they would give them to you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 21/09/15 Have done some exercises on the gym which I forgot to log last time. Face pulls, pull ups, back machine, barbell curls, wide grip bench press. And today i did: 1H barbell deadlifts, close grip bench press and cable chest fly. Did some CCS work with Vulcan gripper, also did 6-7 no set attempts with the new #3. I got it down to around 15 mm as the best result. I think I will abandon narrow set forever and only train my hands to get stronger and not necessarily to be able to close the grippers. I actually noticed that when I try to set this gripper to parallel, my best result is about the same as when I do no set at all. Which means it's lack of open hand strength and setting strength that is the problem for me. Finished with some 1HP with 140 mm block, did 4-5 singles with the implement only. Added 2 kg and did a partial lift but didn't try my hardest. Will try harder next time when I feel like training it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 21/09/17 Back machine face-pulls and wide grip bench press. Sledge hammer F&R holds WD2 Two attempts on level 12, not quite there. Sets of five reps with level 7. I'm pretty sure I'm chronically depressed or something, although it doesn't feel like that but I just don't have any interest for anything in life anymore. I think everything I do is boring. Maybe it's just a mid-life crisis. I dont know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 21/09/19 Did some lifts with the wrist wrench. It wasn't fun. I need to make another one, this one is way too slick. Only way I can get even a decent grip on it is by using water on my hands. Which doesn't give a good grip but it's the best possible solution. Going to make one with knurling. Training will be way more consistent and also way more safe. Also did some sandbag lifts. I've made a very simple training plan I will try to follow for 6 weeks. Only bodyweight exercises and some sandbags and dumbbells. Plus grip training, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 21/09/22 Did some gripper closes. Did no sets with SM spring at max, which feels around 128-130. Sadly this is my max right now and even more sadly my MMS isn't much stronger than my NS. Feels like I've traveled back six years in time to be honest. Another weird thing is that my technique with right hand is completely gone. It feels like I'm trying to close the gripper with left hand, handles doesn't close evenly, the gripper handle just "twists" in the hand like it usually does with left hand if you have bad technique. Really weird, I have not had this problem in at least 6-7 years with my RH. Also did a quick workout at the gym, high reps close grip bench press, worked with only 40 kg then did 45 kg lat pull downs also high reps. Mostly a cardio workout, didn't even get pumped but got a good cardio workout at least. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 24, 2021 Author Share Posted September 24, 2021 21/09/24 At the gym, close grip bench press, incline db press, triceps, back machine, barbell rows, biceps. This will be one of my last training sessions at this gym. It's a waste of money to train at a commercial gym when training as little as I do. I will just go there and pay for each session if I feel like it from now on. I will probably go to a better gym when doing that. Did some sledge hammer lifts, then a few gripper closes. Attempted the double stamped #3 and got it down to around 3-4 mm. And down to around 8-10 mm with LH. Then some lifts with the wrist wrench. Up to 2 large bricks + 2 small bricks + 2 x 1 kg plates + 2 x 0.5 kg plates (around 30 kg in total). Did some db biceps curls now later at night as well up to 20 kg for a few reps. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 27, 2021 Author Share Posted September 27, 2021 21/09/27 Some lat pulls and tricep push downs. DO deadlift - Last time I tried to deadlift, 3 months ago or so I could not budge 140 kg from the ground. Which was a testament to how bad my health is and has been for 1.5 years now. First time I deadlifted I could lift 175 kg and 160 kg is the lowest I ever lifted in training (or the highest weight I never failed at), until I started to feel really bad. Today was a better day and I can at least lift 150 kg now. Which I'm OK with. As long as I can do at least that weight I will feel fine. Close Grip FU Bench - Starting to get some strength back. I can at least press my own BW now. As long as I can do that in this exercise I'm OK with it. I don't really bench for numbers anyways. Funny thing is, when I was at 103 kg BW it was easier to press that weight than it is now at 85 kg. That's not normally how it goes but I guess it's normal when you suffer from dehydration. Finished with some wrist work with kettlebells. Did radial deviation and pronation. Worked up to six reps radial with 22 kg. Not as strong as before but still OK. Actually better than I expected. Did some DB bicep curls and some more trricep push downs. Going to rest my hands from grip for a while. My right hand still doesn't feel good. I don't think I will be able to progress on plate curling as long as it hasn't healed anyways. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 28, 2021 Author Share Posted September 28, 2021 21/09/28 Sandbag lifts - 3x8 Thumbless lifts x 3 Deadhang 60 seconds Extensor work Wasn't going to do anything grip but when I woke up this morning I felt a sudden urge to train grip. I rarely get that anymore so when I actually feel like training I will take the opportunity to do so. I think that plate curling is starting to pay off as well. My thumbless thickbar is almost as strong as it once was despite the fact that I have barely trained it at all. I might be around 5 kg's lower than my best right now, which isn't much at all. Grippers is like 30-40 lbs minus. All other exercises is also very low compared to before. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted September 29, 2021 Author Share Posted September 29, 2021 21/09/29 Last day of my gym membership today. 3 sets of wide grip bench press 1 set T-bar row 1 set scott curl 2 sets of db rows My One arm row is almost as strong as my bench right now From now I have to rely on my BW for exercises and the sandbag and dumbells I have. Sandbag can be filled up to 130-140 kgs so I'm not worried about that. Only have 10 kg db's though. Might have to buy some cheap adjustable db's so I can overload a little bit at least. I still have a bench, so investing in some light cheap db's might be a good idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted October 1, 2021 Author Share Posted October 1, 2021 I give up. It just isn't fun anymore. My time has passed. I just realized that all the goals I have doesn't mean anything to me. I really don't care if I achieve them or not. I have other hobbies in life which I will spend time on instead. Good thing they aren't affected by my deteriorating health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 December 21 - May 22: https://www.gripboard.com/index.php?/topic/51438-bending-log/&page=3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 22-05-12 Reverse Bending M6x150 mm Grade 10.9 bolts 1: to 39-39 deg in single corduras 2: to 38-39 deg in single leathers 3:. Same as second 4: Same as second and third 5: To 20'ish deg in single corduras (wasn't trying hard enough on this one) Grippers Vulcan Filed Light Set Practice Up to 2 reps on 6-6 in my left hand and almost 1 rep in right hand (got it in the normal range tho). I think it's about the same as my best level when I trained this. However that was not during my peak on grippers. Maybe 7-7 should have been my max when I could set any 3.5 gripper consistently. 22-05-13 Grippers Vulcan Filed 3-3: 2x20 5-5: 1x10 7-7: 1x5 adj SM 135~: 5x2 LH / 2, 2, 3, 3, 3 RH Vulcan Filed 8-8: 2x30 pumps Already feel improvements on grippers from training the set. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 15, 2022 Author Share Posted May 15, 2022 22-05-14 Reverse Bending M6x150 mm Grade 10.9 bolts 1: to 35 deg in single leathers 2: to 25 deg in single leathers 3: same as first Extreme pain in my arm. Actually too much, I have to go slower. Will order some other type of steel in the meanwhile. Maybe A4 bolts. 22-05-15 Grippers Vulcan filed 2-2: 1x20 4-4: 1x10 6-6: 1x5 adj SM 135~: 5x2 LH / 5x3 RH Vulcan GHP 1.5" Block Set Lvl 6: 3x12 Vulcan filed 9-9: 1x10 seconds 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 17, 2022 Author Share Posted May 17, 2022 22-05-17 Grippers Vulcan filed 3-3: 1x20 5-5: 1x20 7-7: 1x10 adj GM 145~: 5x1 LH / 1, 0, 1, 1, 1 RH Thumbless Hold 36~kg: 3x10 seconds Leverage Block Wrist Curl 1 kg plate: 1x20 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 18, 2022 Author Share Posted May 18, 2022 22-05-18 Could feel some slight golfers elbow pain when I woke up. I'm really getting old Good thing it went away quickly. Grippers Vulcan filed 3-3: 1x20 4-4: 1x20 5-5: 1x20 6-6: 1x20 7-7: 1x15 DO Bending Finished 4 10.9 bolts I've reverse bent. Got reminded of why I will never DO bend again. On top of being very unpleasant and high risk for injury. It really f u c k s up my grip strength in my right hand. Grippers Vulcan 30 mm Block Set Lvl 9: 3x10 Couldn't quite get all reps RH (because DO has destroyed that hand, will probably take at least half a year before I get back where I should be). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 20, 2022 Author Share Posted May 20, 2022 22-05-20 Radial & Ulnar Deviation Superset 10 lbs Sledge hammer R @20 U @30 3x8 Grippers Vulcan filed light set practice 1-1: 1x10 2-2: 1x10 3-3: 1x10 4-4: 1x5 5-5: 1x5 6-6: 1x5 (almost got the fifth rep in RH, got it in the normal range) Thumbless Lift 23 kg 1x20 36 kg 1x10 OHP 90 mm Block 16 kg 1x1 21 kg 3x1 Leverage Block Wrist Curl 1 kg plate 1x20 Pronation & Supination Superset 10 lbs Sledge Hammer P @ 20 S @ 20 3x6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 22, 2022 Author Share Posted May 22, 2022 22-05-21 Arms very sore from levering, haven't trained that in a long time. Flat Fingertip Deadhang Tried two sets of 20 seconds then one set for 5 seconds just using the outer tips, felt like my fingers was going to snap. I will not try this again. I will try to do it slowly in some way until I can do it safe. I really need to condition my fingertips in order to get better at grip. It might take a long time. 22-05-22 Still very sore and fatigued in my forearms. Dynamic Pinch 1x20 Grippers Vulcan filed 3-3: 1x30 4-4: 1x30 5-5: 1x30 adj SM 135~: 10x1. 2, 2 LH / 3, 2 RH (failed triple on last) Hammer Curl 10 lbs sledge hammer @10: 1x10 @20: 1x10 @30: 1x5 LH / 1x3 RH @25: 1x5 @30: 1x5 LH / 1x4 RH Also some tricep extensions with the hammer. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 22-05-23 Grippers Vulcan filed 1-1: 1x50 22-05-24 Dumbbell Bicep Curl 10 kg 2xamrap Dumbbell Tricep Extension 10 kg 2xamrap Grippers Vulcan filed 1-1: 1x50 3-3: 1x30 5-5: 1x20 7-7: 1x10 adj SM 135~: 6x2 LH / 6x3 RH Vulcan filed 8-8: 1x10 sec 9-9: 1x10 sec 10-10: one attempt, forced shut and held for 10 sec Radial & Ulnar Deviation 10 lb Sledge hammer R: @20 3x10 U: @30 3x10 Pronation & Supination 10 lb Sledge hammer 3 sets, don't remember exactly what I did but it was 3 sets each of 3-10 reps, plus one warmup set for pronation for 20 reps. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 26, 2022 Author Share Posted May 26, 2022 22-06-25 Dynamic Thumb Pinch 4x20 Reverse Wrist Curl 3 kg 1x70 Extensor Bands 1x50 22-06-26 Grippers Vulcan filed 1-1: 1x50 2-2: 1x30 3-3: 1x20 4-4: 1x10 5-5: 1x8 6-6: 1x6 7-7: 1x4 8-8: 1x2 adj SM 135~: 1x2 LH / 1x3 RH adj GM 145~: 1, 0, 1, 1, 0 LH / 1, 1, 1, 1, 0 RH Wrist Developer 2-2: 1x20 3-3: 1x10 4-4: 1x5 Lvl 6: 1x5 Lvl 10: 1 rep and one attempt weak side, not much movement. Strong side only: Lvl 11: 1x1 Lvl 12: one attempt, to around 35 degrees. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 27, 2022 Author Share Posted May 27, 2022 22-05-27 Leverage Block Wrist Curl 1 kg plate: 1x20 Reverse Wrist Curl 3 kg: 1x50 Dumbbell Bicep Curl 10 kg: 2xamrap Dumbbell Tricep Extension 10 kg: 2xamrap Radial & Ulnar Deviation Superset 10 lbs Sledge hammer R @ 20: 3x8 U @ 30: 3x8 Supination & Pronation Superset 10 lbs Sledge hammer S @ 30: 2,3,2 P @ 20: 3, 3, 10 Grippers Light set practice with filed Vulcan 2-2: 1x10 4-4: 1x10 6-6: 2 LH / 0 RH (got it in the normal range) 1HP 90 mm Block 16 kg: 1x9 21 kg: 3x2 1H Sandbag lift 80 kg: 1x5 Thumbless Lift 23 kg: 1x10 36 kg: 1x3 42 kg: 2x10 seconds Flat Fingertip Deadhang 2x20 seconds 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 30, 2022 Author Share Posted May 30, 2022 22-05-30 Wrist Developer 1-1: 1x30 3-3: 1x10 4-4: 1x5 Reverse Bending M6x150 mm grade 10.9 bolt in 2/3 suedes to 36 degrees 8x180 mm Rebar (HRS) in single horrido leathers to 23 degrees Wrist Developer Level 9: 2x2 Grippers Vulcan filed 3-3: 1x30 6-6: 1x10 8-8: 1x5 Vulcan GHP 1.5" Block set 3x10 Radial & Ulnar Hold Superset 10 lbs Sledge Hammer R: @30: x 20 seconds LH / 10 seconds RH, 2x10 U: @40: 3x10 Pronation & Supination Hold Superset 10 lbs Sledge Hammer P: @20: 3x10 S: @30: 7 seconds LH / 10 seconds RH, @25: 2x10 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted May 31, 2022 Author Share Posted May 31, 2022 22-05-31 Grippers Vulcan filed 3-3: 5x10 4-4: 5x8 5-5: 5x5 6-6: 5x3 7-7: 5x2 8-8: 5x1 Leverage Block Wrist Curl 1.5 kg plates: 1x20 2.5" Wrist Wrench Wrist Curl 15 kg: 3x15 Leverage Block Curl 4 kg plates: 3x2 Flat Fingertip Deadhang 3x20 seconds 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 22-06-01 Grippers Vulcan 20 mm block set Level 6: 1x20 Level 9: 1x10 Level 15: 1x1 attempt L&R. Close on left, couldn't set in RH. Felt very tired, probably from wrist wrench the other day. Not gonna lie though, this is making me doubt. A year ago when I trained grippers last time. I felt very weak and I could still close level 17 with left and do a few reps with level 15 with right. I will try some other time when I feel stronger. But I have to be honest, s h i t like this really brings me down. 22-06-02 Wrist Developer 2-2: 1x20 3-3: 1x10 4-4: 1x5 5-5: 1x2 Level 6: 1x1 (5-5 orange spring is harder than this) Reverse Bending Isometric training 8 mm rebar (HRS) 172 mm - 3 hits 180 mm pads touching - 3 hits 155 mm pads touching - 2 hits (this length feels so much better for me but is obviously much harder) No movement, 100% iso and 100% effort. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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