Log

[acorn]

Trained a little last night for the first time in ages. Having some back trouble still that I picked up on vacation starting about 3 weeks ago (never ending spasm between shoulder blade and spine that radiates pain and tightness through whole left side front and back). Last night pain levels were down some though and I thought some stretching and light rows might help.

Grippers

#1 x a bunch in 5 sec

LH - 117# x 1 - 12sec hold shut

RH - 142# x 1 - 15sec hold shut

Inch loadable handle bent over rows w/ stretch at end

LH 90# x 12

RH 90# x 17

Back stretching - 10min

Lacrosse Ball rolling

Thumb work on custom thumb trainer

LH 10# x 8 acc ecc 

RH 10# x 4 + 6 acc ecc

[acorn]

Tonight 

Grippers 

#1 x a bunch

LH 117# × 1, 134# #2.5 x 1 - 10 sec hold

RH  117# x 1, 134# x 1, 149# #3 x 1 - 10 sec hold

Inch loadable handle bent over rows

LH 95# x 10

RH 95# x 15

Thumb work

LH 10# x 10 acc ecc

RH 10# × 12r + 3 acc ecc

Back stretching 

[acorn]

Training tonight 

Grippers 

#1 x a bunch 

#2 x 5

LH 117# x 3, 134# x 2

RH 117# x 3, 134# x 3, 149# x 9 small reps

Saxon Bar 2HP

130# x 4, 174# x 4, 218# x 4

Inch DB Loadable bent over rows 

95# x 13 LH, 95# x 20 RH

Gripper OC

LH #1 - 15sec, RH #1

Stretching and foam rolling

[acorn]

Yesterday evening

Grippers (disadvantaged set against thumb pad and block set reps)

LH #1.5 x 10

RH #1.5 x 16

Later 

iso wrist work, multiple planes

Stretching

 

This morning

Thumb work

LH 10# x 3 + 5 acc ecc

RH 10.5# x 10 + 4 acc ecc

foam rolling

[acorn]

Sunday 8/26 did some grippers and phone book ripping with the kiddos.

[acorn]

Just finished up some training tonight. 

16kg KB swings - 20x per hand

Grippers

#T, #1.5x5, #2x5, #2x5

1x Filed adj bbgm RH

2H saxon bar pinch DL

5x 130, 4x 174, 5x 220#, 3x 220#

Inch loadable handle rows

95# × 3 LH, x5 RH

Thumb work

Grippers block set reps

LH #2 x 6

RH #2 x 20

 

[acorn]

9/4/2018 Last night

I did a little gripper work while making springs and assembling some keychain grippers.

Worked up to Filed adj BBGM for a long hold. Nearly shutting this one now (1/4" cut and filed off for that much beyond the range). Missed full close by a hair.

- Aaron

[acorn]

Last night did a little training while working on a new winding jig. Home sick as well yesterday and today with the man flu so I didn't go too hard last night but needed to do something.

9/6/2018

Grippers warmup

Saxon Bar Pinch DL

5x 130, 5x 174, 3x 220, 4x220, 8x 174

Inch Handle DB Bent over rows

LH 95# x 7

RH 95# x 15

- Aaron

[acorn]

Brought a few grippers into work today

Worked up to a RH full close on the 1/4" BTR Filed adj BBGM today. Then some worksets at 117# BBM RH and 105# #2 LH.

- Aaron

[acorn]

After work yesterday added a couple of rate controlled Accentuated Eccentrics per hand with the enigmatic tool without yet a name.

- Aaron

Edited September 11, 2018 by acorn

[acorn]

Did a little training yesterday and did some gripper testing to see where current 1RM is approximately.

9/16/2018

Grippers

#T x A bunch, #1.5 x 5, #2 x 3

LH 134# #2.5 x 1, 138# #3 x 1, 149# #3 to 1mm

RH 134# #2.5 x 1, 149# #3 x1, 165# adj BBE x 1 (solidly)

2HP Saxon Bar

5x130#, 4x174#, 2x 220#, 1x 220# (6sec hold)

Grippers workset - reps

Thumb work 

LH 10# x 4 + 3 N

RH 11# x 12 + 1 N

- Aaron

 

[acorn]

Yesterday

Grippers 20mm BS reps

LH #2 x3, x3, x3

RH 117# x3, x3, x3

- Aaron

[acorn]

Gripper training last night

9/20/2018

KB Swings - 20kg x 20/arm

Grippers

#Tx10, #1.5x5, #2x3

LH - 134# #2.5 x 1 ~ 5sec hold, #2x5 - Blockset 20mm, Filed #2 x 3 - 20mm (not fully closing after first one), Filed #2 x 5 - 20mm (not fully closing after first one)

RH - Filed adj GM x 1 (solidly closed)  ~ 5sec hold, 117# BBM x 5 BS 20mm, Filed #2 x 11 - BS 20mm (first 10 fully closed), Filed #2 x 3 - BS 20mm

Inch Handle bent over rows - 95# x 3 / arm

Thumb work

LH - 10# x 8 + 3N

RH - 11# x 16 + 3N

Enigmatic tool without a name -  Plyometric gripper like controlled rate accentuated eccentrics - LH x 4, RH x 5

Forearm wrist work - Extension, Flexion, radial and ulnar deviation

 

Sore today

- Aaron

[Cannon]

5 hours ago, acorn said:

Enigmatic tool without a name -  Plyometric gripper like controlled rate accentuated eccentrics

Love it. 

[acorn]

9/21/2018

Inch loadable handle DB bent over Rows

LH 95# x 16

RH 100# x 20

9/23/2018

At the park with the kids

BW 280

Pullups x 8

Dips x 8

[acorn]

Had to get a bone marrow biopsy last thursday 9/27 so been taking it a little easy for a few days. Trained a little last night and sore today.

10/1/2018

Grippers

#T, #1.5x8, #2x5

LH 134# #2.5 x 2, 134# x almost 3, 134# x 4, Filed #2 x 5, #1.5 x 5

RH 134# #2.5 x 2, 149# #3 x 3, Filed adj BBGM x 2, Filed adj BBGM x 1, Filed #2 x 10 (20mm BS), #1.5 x 7 (20mm BS)

Thumb work

LH 10# x 9, x 8

RH 12.2# x 12, 11.1# x 9

TheraBar Tennis Elbow Prehab work

RH x 10, LH x 10

Forkulator Wrist curls - 10# x 20

Forkulator Wrist Extensions - 10# x 8

 

[Shoggoth]

I hope it’s not anything too serious 

[acorn]

2 hours ago, Shoggoth said:

I hope it’s not anything too serious 

Don't know yet. Been tracking an enlarged spleen for a few years and now working with a specialist to find root cause.

- Aaron

[Shoggoth]

9 minutes ago, acorn said:

Don't know yet. Been tracking an enlarged spleen for a few years and now working with a specialist to find root cause.

- Aaron

Here’s hoping for good news bud. Getting older sucks lol

[acorn]

Trained a little last night. 

Some one hand pinch pulls against short heavy band with new crane scale. 

Then 2H Saxon bar Pinch DL

4 x 220#

Hands sore today.

- Aaron

[acorn]

13 minutes ago, WestSlope said:

I require video of the following or it didn't happen:

1. rate controlled Accentuated Eccentrics per hand with the enigmatic tool without yet a name

2. one hand pinch pulls against short heavy band with new crane scale

3. enlarged spleen

Haha, lemme see what I can do. I will have to get video of the new crane scale in use. Just came in yesterday. This is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GCG6BPE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This was a couple years back with the tool before I built the current control box. Thinking of calling it The Last Word Gripper System.  Will grab some more video next time I use it. Have done a good bit of work on an adjustable tension air spring system to use with it too. 

 

 

Edited October 4, 2018 by acorn

[Boulderbrew]

11 minutes ago, acorn said:

Haha, lemme see what I can do. I will have to get video of the new crane scale in use. Just came in yesterday. This is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GCG6BPE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This was a couple years back with the tool before I built the current control box. Thinking of calling it The Last Word Gripper System.  

 

 

Such a great idea Aaron! Have you incorporated any gripper plyometrics lately? 

[acorn]

1 minute ago, Boulderbrew said:

Such a great idea Aaron! Have you incorporated any gripper plyometrics lately? 

I think once in the last couple of weeks. Was using the above tool and doing explosive close and immediately triggering the eccentric. Totally brutal. Have not done Kettlebell bouncies in awhile though. Those would be my other go-to for gripper based plyometrics

[Climber028]

Wow, that thing looks amazing and I'm jealous. I'm not even the biggest gripper fan but I feel like I need that in my life.

[Chez]

1 hour ago, acorn said:

Haha, lemme see what I can do. I will have to get video of the new crane scale in use. Just came in yesterday. This is the one I got: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GCG6BPE/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This was a couple years back with the tool before I built the current control box. Thinking of calling it The Last Word Gripper System.  Will grab some more video next time I use it. Have done a good bit of work on an adjustable tension air spring system to use with it too.