JHenze646 Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 (edited) Somewhere over the rainbow, er, the internet the r/griptraining group on Reddit is running another challenge for the month of December, Blockweight Feats! The judging is going to be subjective so it’s not gonna be just about absolute weight and they are allowing all kinds of objects like blockweights, blobs, stacks of small plates, and even weighed rocks to be considered for the challenge. I would encourage you to folla, folla, follow the yellow brick road link over to the challenge page to get the details and submit an entry or two. If you don’t have the courage or your heart is just not in it, you can always use your brain to think of some creative feats and post in this thread for fun. I will be posting some of mine here too. Now if you will excuse me I am going to click my heels together three times and try to bring victory home. Let the shenanigans begin. Edited December 3, 2018 by JHenze646 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucasraymond Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Awesome...im going to start to get more involved with Reddit, there seems to be a bunch of grip stuff happening there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 I was apart of that group. They trashed my hammer videos. Strong dudes on there though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 6 hours ago, KapMan said: They trashed my hammer videos. Not everyone will appreciate your art but you have to make it anyway. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 “Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” - Dorothy You may want to turn the sound off before viewing. I covered the static and interference from the gym radio with some horrible “holiday favorites”. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KapMan Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 13 minutes ago, JHenze646 said: Not everyone will appreciate your art but you have to make it anyway. Amen. Nice lift bro! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVE101 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 That is the strangest video experience I've had in a looong time. Looking forward to part 2. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankD Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Great pinching, coordination and dexterity. I liked the double hex toss. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Flesher Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 @Anton.Torrella needs to post his juggling. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 1 hour ago, Tom Flesher said: @Anton.Torrella needs to post his juggling. Yes, @Anton.Torrella does. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Flesher Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 19 hours ago, JHenze646 said: “Toto, I've got a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.” - Dorothy You may want to turn the sound off before viewing. I covered the static and interference from the gym radio with some horrible “holiday favorites”. Damn. The feats were as good as the sound was bad. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 11 minutes ago, Tom Flesher said: Damn. The feats were as good as the sound was bad. I aim to please. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 That much blobing this close to gripmas?! You mad man! - Great bunch of lifts, especially in sequence - yea we were doing a bunch of block weight work this spring, gotta bring it back before year's end 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 5, 2018 Author Share Posted December 5, 2018 11 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: That much blobing this close to gripmas?! I won’t be competing at Gripmas so I will be fine. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton.Torrella Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Not competing?! Who are you, @anwnate? Is this the new trend at grip comps? Jeeze....well atleast it'll be one less person who beats me then 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminal Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I guess I'm weird but I appreciated the music. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Anton.Torrella said: Not competing?! Who are you, @anwnate? Is this the new trend at grip comps? Jeeze....well atleast it'll be one less person who beats me then Damn these "no compete" clauses! Seriously though @JHenze646 I bet I can out noncompete you this weekend. Oh wait...I just lost. Damn. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 6, 2018 Author Share Posted December 6, 2018 Meteorological conditions and hand recovery were not cooperating for me to try and throw down some more feats. However I grabbed a lighter blob and worked on my moves. “If we walk far enough," says Dorothy, "we shall sometime come to someplace.” 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedDoc Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Howdy, I have made the trip back down the yellow brick road from reddit to here! I was just wondering how you guys program blocks/blobs into your training, like what kinds of sets/reps/# of times per week/etc? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 7 hours ago, BigRedDoc said: Howdy, I have made the trip back down the yellow brick road from reddit to here! I was just wondering how you guys program blocks/blobs into your training, like what kinds of sets/reps/# of times per week/etc? Welcome to the ‘board! Training routines for blocks/blobs very as wildly as any other kind of training. Most often it depends on the goal(s) you hope to accomplish. If you have a specific goal you want to share, post it. Myself or others will either help you or direct you to the person who can help you most. For general hand strength, a once weekly workout with block/blobs would be a good starting point. A few warm up sets with a light weight is never a bad idea. I usually do way to many lifts/attempts when I train blockweights. I tend to get carried away(like a house in a twister). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wobbler Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Do them after everything else, unless you are really close to lifting something for the first time. If you can't lift it, drag it across the floor or up an incline. Dragging towards your thumb is more difficult than towards fingers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedDoc Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 11 hours ago, JHenze646 said: Welcome to the ‘board! Thanks! I guess my goal is just to increase my open hand pinch strength. I have a loadable blob coming as a Christmas gift from my lady so for now I am going to try to increase my strength on that, on a 50lb hex DB, and a stack of 5-10s so that if I get the chance at some real blobs I’ll hopefully be ready for them. 6 hours ago, wobbler said: Do them after everything else, unless you are really close to lifting something for the first time. If you can't lift it, drag it across the floor or up an incline. Dragging towards your thumb is more difficult than towards fingers. Thanks for the advice, I’ll give that a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 4 hours ago, BigRedDoc said: Thanks! I guess my goal is just to increase my open hand pinch strength. I have a loadable blob coming as a Christmas gift from my lady so for now I am going to try to increase my strength on that, on a 50lb hex DB, and a stack of 5-10s so that if I get the chance at some real blobs I’ll hopefully be ready for them. Check out “Grip Rush” training. It makes a good blockweight finisher when you have limited equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JHenze646 Posted December 16, 2018 Author Share Posted December 16, 2018 “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” - Wizard of Oz I was able to make it into the gym both during the day and it wasn’t raining. Score! I was only able to pull off one of the blockweight feats I am trying to snag for the challenge though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dube Posted December 16, 2018 Share Posted December 16, 2018 1 hour ago, JHenze646 said: “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” - Wizard of Oz I was able to make it into the gym both during the day and it wasn’t raining. Score! I was only able to pull off one of the blockweight feats I am trying to snag for the challenge though. Awesome! Though I know, that you know, that I know what one of the other feats is. Good hunting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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