Jawamac Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 New to the board, however, have been training grip lightly for about 6 years. Looking to soak up a lot of knowledge, ideas, techniques, etc. from you guys! I'm a competitive pistol shooter, so my workouts will be a lot of grip related things- Friday 1/20- Imtug 2- warmup index & middle and ring & pinky fingers. Also worked the thumb imtug 3- ring & pinky-20 reps. Thumb negatives imtug 4- ring & pinky-15 reps. Index & middle- 20 reps imtug 6- index & middle- 3 reps Ironmind Little Big Horn- 100x1 120x1 155x1 165x1 extensor work with rubber bands, some blob lifts, and dexterity balls. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Juncker Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 That is some pretty serious little big horn action. 165# is no joke. How do you think it helps with shooting? Or is it just for fun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Ever try imtugs one finger at a time? Especially ring or pinky? I get a unique soreness when I do that, especially high reps, so I figure it's doing something. 2 and 3. I also like to close the imtugs with just thumb against palm, sets of 6-10 with 3 and sets of 40-50 with 2. That and sledgehammer fingerwalks have made my thumb pads disproportionately large, and helped mostly with hub lifting I think. Should make a good backdrop to set a gripper against, but haven't been doing much gripper work lately so we'll see. You may or may not be interested in that, but thought I'd mention it. Welcome, lots of good stuff here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thanks, Adam. I'm not 100% sure the LBH has any affect on shooting, but it sure is a Fun and challenging little guy! I'm also addicted to the imtugs as you can see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 2 minutes ago, wobbler said: Ever try imtugs one finger at a time? Especially ring or pinky? I get a unique soreness when I do that, especially high reps, so I figure it's doing something. 2 and 3. Wobbler, I occasionlly work my trigger/index finger by itself with the #6 , and #4 for reps; I need to breakdown and buy the #5. In reference to the ring and pinky, I Get a "good" soreness after my tug workouts on these digits! I never got that soreness from anything other than the tugs! I love these things! 2 minutes ago, wobbler said: I also like to close the imtugs with just thumb against palm, sets of 6-10 with 3 and sets of 40-50 with 2. That and sledgehammer fingerwalks have made my thumb pads disproportionately large, and helped mostly with hub lifting I think. Should make a good backdrop to set a gripper against, but haven't been doing much gripper work lately so we'll see. You may or may not be interested in that, but thought I'd mention it. Welcome, lots of good stuff here. Never tried thumb against Palm; Gonna give it a shot. I usually just rest it on my index finger. Do you happen to have the tug 5? I wanted to get an expert opinion to the 4 and 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 I have 2-7. 5 to 6 is a good jump, 5 is much closer to the 4. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 10 hours ago, wobbler said: I have 2-7. 5 to 6 is a good jump, 5 is much closer to the 4. Excellent, Wobbler! The jump from 4-6 was massive! I was a bit concerned that the #5 would be too much for my ring and pinky. Curious how the #7 is...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yan_Wei Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 1 hour ago, Jawamac said: Excellent, Wobbler! The jump from 4-6 was massive! I was a bit concerned that the #5 would be too much for my ring and pinky. Curious how the #7 is...? The #7 is like grabbing a CoC 2.5 or GHP6 and trying to tns that with 2 fingers in terms of strength, I almost closed it with my index/middle, but I ended up selling all my tugs because I prefer my RBA with negative handle and my GD Iron Grip 80 adjustable grippers. I had all the tugs except for #1 and 3 and closed all of them except #7, #6 for 6 reps only with my index/middle, everything else I could close with ring/pinkie (though with great effort if I recall correctly for the left digits for minimal reps). The tugs can work great for negatives as that's how I grew some using them. I've got a few grippers for sale if anyone is interested, though they're quite spread far apart from a CoC .5 (difficulty wise) to a GHP10. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Yan_Wei said: The #7 is like grabbing a CoC 2.5 or GHP6 and trying to tns that with 2 fingers in terms of strength, I almost closed it with my index/middle, but I ended up selling all my tugs because I prefer my RBA with negative handle and my GD Iron Grip 80 adjustable grippers. I had all the tugs except for #1 and 3 and closed all of them except #7, #6 for 6 reps only with my index/middle, everything else I could close with ring/pinkie (though with great effort if I recall correctly for the left digits for minimal reps). The tugs can work great for negatives as that's how I grew some using them. I've got a few grippers for sale if anyone is interested, though they're quite spread far apart from a CoC .5 (difficulty wise) to a GHP10. Thanks, Yan! I have closed the #2.5, but been a long time since I've tried, and NOT with only two fingers! Gonna skip on the #7. Thanks for your input! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Can't find the 7, I can barely close the 6 index and middle so my opinion on that wouldn't do you much good anyway. Try sledgehammer fingerwalks if you haven't yet. I'm all about dex balls and extensor bands but if I had to pick one exercise for overall grip strength and dexterity, it would be fingerwalks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 8 hours ago, wobbler said: Can't find the 7, I can barely close the 6 index and middle so my opinion on that wouldn't do you much good anyway. Try sledgehammer fingerwalks if you haven't yet. I'm all about dex balls and extensor bands but if I had to pick one exercise for overall grip strength and dexterity, it would be fingerwalks. Wobbler, never heard of 'fingerwalks'. Gonna have to check those out! I do some levering, etc with my sledgehammers just to keep the wrists strong. I broke down and bought the #5 tug yesterday. Still need to strengthen my ring and pinky a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Sunday 1/22/17 Stretching KB strict presses 16kg- 2x15 24kg- 1x10 Sledge levering 8lbx5 12lbx1 16lbx1 Sup & Pro with 8lb More stretching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 1/24/17 Stretching and roller work IMTUG 3- warmup all fingers IMTUG 4- ring and pinky 3x12-15 reps IMTUG 5- ring and pinky (rh only) 3x1. Wow, just got this today and realized just how weak my ring and pinky are! IMTUG 6- 5x1 (holds) The Stirrup- 1x67lbs 1x102lbs 1x122lbs 1x147lbs quit due to lower back pain. More roller work and stretching. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 1/26/17 Did some high rep work ( I really enjoy high rep V. low rep/high weight) IMTUG 2- 4x25- ring and pinky IMTUG 4- 2x10- ring and pinky; 2x25- index and middle. IMTUG 5- 3x1- index and middle Extensor work, Dexterity balls, sledgehammer sup and pro work, and sledge levers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 27, 2017 Author Share Posted January 27, 2017 1/27/17- KB Strongsport LongCycle 24kg- 52 reps (26r & 26l) clean and jerk-4min Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 1/28/17 SS Biathlon- Jerks- 24 reps each r&l-4min- 24kg cleans-24 reps each r&l-4 min-32kg I'm certainly not in the shape I used to be, but proud I was able to complete. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted January 30, 2017 Author Share Posted January 30, 2017 (edited) 1/30/17 SS Longcycle- 16kg- 46 reps (23L&r)- 4min. IMTUG 2- Warmup all fingers and thumb IMTUG 4- Ring and Pinky- 4x15 IMTUG 5-Index and middle 3x5 COC Zenith 3- Ordered it and received today- 5x1-RH, 3x1-LH. As you can see, I don't work grippers often (hence my putrid set), but I try. Finished off with extensor work, Dex balls, and roller work for back. Edited January 30, 2017 by Jawamac 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 1, 2017 Author Share Posted February 1, 2017 2/1/17 SS Longcycle- 24kg- 36 reps-4min IMTUG2 3x25- ring and pinky IMTUG4 3x15- ring and pnky IMTUG5 3x10 index and middle KB BUP 16kg-3x10 extensor work and some COD Black Ops II Zombies (works your fingers great after a two hour long game!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 2/2/17 Pinch hub lifts, Half penny Lifts, blob, shot puts! Pinch Hub Lifts- 1x31lbs 1x41lbs 1x51lbs 1x61lbs Half Penny Lift- Some Blob lifts and played around with my 12 & 16lb shot puts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 6, 2017 Author Share Posted February 6, 2017 1/6/14 KB SS Longcycle- 32kg-32 reps-4 min! (Very excited I was able to do this). IMTUG 2- 3x25- ring and pinky IMTUG 4- 3x12- ring and pinky IMTUG 5- 3x8- index and middle extensor work and dexterity balls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 8, 2017 Author Share Posted February 8, 2017 1/8/14 stretching lbh- 50lbsx3 100x2 135x1 155x1 (missed LH) 165x1( missed LH) 165x1 (missed LH) 165x1 (missed LH) After last miss LH, I'm pretty sure I tore a tendon in my knuckle, so I might back off and just do KB's for a bit. IMTUG 2- ring and pinky 5x12 dexterity balls and stretching to close out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 1/10/17 Stretching and roller work SS KB Biathlon Cleans- 48reps-4:00-40kg (one hand switch) Jerks- 48reps-4:00-24kg (one hand switch)- was so tired after using the 40kg bell, I'm surprised I did the jerks. Stretching and roller work. Dex balls for hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 1/12/17 Longcycle-24kg-32reps-3:03 Bent two pieces of 6x1/4" crs in imps, reverse. Some blob lifts. IMTUG2-2x25- ring and pinky IMTUG4-4x8- ring and pinky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 13, 2017 Author Share Posted February 13, 2017 1/13/17 KB Work Cleans- 24kg- 6:00-90 total reps Strict Press-16kg- 6:00- 102 total reps. dex balls, sledgehammer levers to finish off. Going to transition to the RKC ladders soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jawamac Posted February 15, 2017 Author Share Posted February 15, 2017 1/15/17 Monster mini band stretching KB clean and press ladders 3x3 rungs- 32kg IMTUG2-3x5- ring and pinky IMTUG4-3x5- ring and pinky IMTUG5-3x5- index and middle dex balls, extensor work, roller, and more stretching. COD III on Xbox One S for fingers and hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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