AdamTGlass Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 6 hours ago, Lennix said: Impressive as always. Whats the thought process behind the thumbless axle? Top wrist flexion strength drill 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, AdamTGlass said: Top wrist flexion strength drill Is it to carry over on your normal axle lifts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Lennix said: Is it to carry over on your normal axle lifts? Yes and hugely to Saxon bar pinch set ups, wrestling, and overall useful levels of grip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 (edited) 22.11.19 disgustingly coughing up globs of crud I pressed on training today. Glad I did. Body weight 206.5 lb double overhand axle / thumbless axle - 215-1/1-1, 305-1/1-1, 325-1/1-1, 355-1/1-1, 375-1. 395-1, 405-1 blue fatgripz doh 225-1, 315-1, 335-1, 355-1, 365-1 3”x4” Saxon 192-1, 232-1, 242-1, 252-1-2, 257-1 2”x5” Saxon 226-1, 246-1, 266-1-2, 276-1-2, 281-1 Rolling Thunder 180 lb - 14R/10L PR I think plate curl 35-7/2 hanging for 2.5L Edited November 23, 2019 by AdamTGlass 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 24.11.19 spent Saturday on the couch and slept in til 11 am. Still feeling low from illness. No Team Texas meet up this week as minor pain and illness affects all the crew. Always out numbered, never outgunned I went to play. Body weight 209 lb. orange fatgripz 225-1-2, 275-1, 295-1-2, 305-1-2 blue fatgripz 315-1, 365-1-2, 380-1 2” saxon bar 226-1-2, 276-1 felt like trash rolling thunder 186-6/8, 191-3/9, 201-3/4, 2/5 that’s PR on my competition handle for reps@weight Gold bar pinch 56-4/3, 58.5-2/2, 60-1/1-2, 62.5-1, 65-1, 67.5-1 finnish ball 84.5 -1R cable extension in various ways 5 sets plate curl from hang 35-4 PR Plate curl 45 lb 1/2 rep - 3 so soon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 27.11.19 easy day limited time to lift bw 210.5 lb doh axle 215-1, 275-1, 305-1, 325-1, 345-1, 355-1, 365-1, 375-1, 385-1 2.5” saxon 143-1, 193-1, 203-1, 213-1, 223-1, 233-1, 243-1-3, 248-1, 253-1-3, 258-2-3, 263-1-3 cable extension 3 sets IM blockbuster cable hammer curls 15-6/6, 20-7/7-2, 25-5/5, 30-3-3-5 29.11.19 hand balancing 25 minutes. Oh how poor of a session. I haven’t practiced in months and hip mobility in particular limited. Very easy to balance in a static hold but very challenging to change angles or move through more than one pose in a given balance attempt. Single arm hanging knee bend 8/8-3 human flag on rack 3 sets left arm down felt very strong- easy 20 second press flag 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 30.11.19 hand balancing session at the Edge. Bw 211 lb straight hold, hollowback, and press practice 35 minutes Press flag 3 sets, Meat Hook practice both sides, planche set up, and parallel bar muscle up set up. Total session 45 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 1.12.19 hand balance 25 minutes, hip stretch, neck. Doh orange fatgripz for December online contest 135-1, 185-1, 225-1, 245-1, 265-1, 285-1, 290-1, 295-1, 300-1, 305-1 2.12.19 hand balancing 40 minutes, hip stretch, extensors and supination/pronation 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 4, 2019 Author Share Posted December 4, 2019 3.12.19 two hand pinch 3”x4” Saxon 141-1, 191-1, 201-1, 211-1, 221-1, 231-1-3 2HP 2.5” x 5” Saxon 142-1. 192-1, 202-1, 212-1, 222-1, 232-1, 242-1, 247-1, 252-1, 257-1, 262-1 hand balance 45 minutes 40% smoother than one week ago 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 4.12.19 orange fat gripz double overhand deadlift 225-1, 275-1, 295-1, 305-1-3 hand stand practice 40 minutes moving so much smoother then 1 week ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 5.12.19 45 minutes hand balancing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 The handstand practice looks so damn cool. And hard! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 8.12.19 4 days off lifting and tons of sleep Friday/Saturday. Body weight 212 lb orange fatgripz double overhand deadlift 225-1, 275-1, 295-1, 305-1, 310-1, 315-1-3 feeling good single arm hang on blue fatgripz 35 lb plate curl 3-2 L right side just a few with 25 plate Can you do this? I’ve only seen Sully and Darrin do a hanging rep of any weight (Sully hanging at 270 lb bw!) The fatgripz hang I performed double overhand but if you use a monkey grip that’s cool. I find it a supremely challenging feat when done this way. I would love to see who can do this hollow hand stand practice 30 minutes. Body is remembering to be light as a feather, stiff as a board. Can you hold a handstand? It’s become over the years my favorite total body strength & coordination skill. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennix Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Very impressive Fatgripz lifts. You do conventional up to max weight and swap to semi sumo. Howcome? I have to try the hanging next workout. I will be very very surprised if I manage to even hang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 9.12.19 hand balancing for 45 minutes at the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 10, 2019 Author Share Posted December 10, 2019 16 hours ago, Lennix said: Very impressive Fatgripz lifts. You do conventional up to max weight and swap to semi sumo. Howcome? Thom I find my leverage for torsion changes during the workout. Some days I get good wrist angles with a wider grip some with narrow. My best fatbar lifts all in the semi sumo position but surprisingly my best saxon lifts on all 5 bars I own was conventional. I recommend adjusting grips throughout and seeing what happens. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 13.12.19 spent 3 days in Babylon. Returned late and was able to sleep in a little. 1/2 day at work. Lift at the edge in the evening blue fatgripz 225-1, 315-1-3, 335-1, 355-1, 365-1, 375-1 orange fatgripz 225-1-3, 275-1, 285-1, 295-1, 305-1 2.5” x 5” Saxon 143-1, 193-1, 213-1, 233-1, 243-1, 248-1, 253-1, 258-1-3, 263-1, 268-1, 273-1 2” x 5” Saxon 226-1-5, 275-1-3 felt not so great thin 3” x 4” Saxon 143-1, 193-1, 203-1, 213-1, 223-1, 233-1, 243-1, 248-1-3, 253-1-2 thumbless doh axle 305-1, 325-1, 345-1, 355-1 hand balance 20 minutes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 14, 2019 Author Share Posted December 14, 2019 (edited) 14.12.19 morning hand balancing practice 60 minutes. Edited December 15, 2019 by AdamTGlass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 15.12.19 practice with Robert Nejedly & Tanner Merkle at the Edge. Body weight 211 lb Orange fatgripz 225-1, 275-1, 295-1, 315-1, 320-miss at hip 3” x 4” Saxon 143-1, 193-1, 233-1, 243-1, 248-1, 253- miss inch Dumbbell thumbless and overhand lifts for a few minutes in drive way 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamTGlass Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 On equipment the group of us who lift together weekly laugh at the geekiness of the dozens of handles we lift on. At any given moment there is something like 30 world champion record holders. Hey it’s fun. I’ve lifted on a bunch of handles at a bunch of contests...but how many do you need to get competitive? As i begin heres the deal. I’m not talking about saving money. I’m talking about spending time. If you want to use your hard earned dollar to buy every handle on the market because that’s what you like than rock on im about to rap on what you may or may not need to get better month by month. Over this year I found that with access to dozens of equipment options I lifted on 3 particular bars 90% more than all the others. The three you need- If you want to have a kick ass grip for ArmLiftingUSA, GSI, any of the European leagues or and strength sport — double overhand lifts using a fatbar Best option for anyone is Blue Fatgripz. Best option for someone wanting to ever do well in competition the 2” Ironmind axle. You can stop reading here if you’re a show me the 1 thing to get better now guy. Double overhand deadlift, clean, row, snatch, press, pull up, farmer walk, get up, bent press- the list goes on. One or two hands a 2” bar or greater plus weight on said bar equals strength — some kind of Saxon style pinch set up. In the trunk of my car at any given day is 12 different pinch grip handles, plus the 5 Saxon bars at my gym. I have found the barbell style pinch set up superior to the top loading plate pin set up. I believe the Saxon bar more interesting than the Euro- I crush it on both sets up but I’m certain Saxon better for overall power. One and two hand pinch lifts on these bars allow precision loading and programming with tremendous options for movement. The top loading pinch set up is far limited in practical application of full body training. The the final of the 3 is a thick diameter spinning handle. Used for single hand deadlifts (best overall exercise imo) they fight all fingers and thumb plus wrist. In a standard commercial gym you can get fine results putting your blue fatgripz on a typical cable cross over station “D” handle which usually is a 1” spinning handle. I’ve kept this log accurately for the better part of the year. You will plainly see what I’m lifting and what the long term results. It certainly hasn’t sucked to reap the reward. Grippers - only gets better when doing the specific gripper. Doesn’t translate particularly well to much else. I hope you get the bug but I hope you get the cure too any handle where the record is under 100 lb - you are trash kill it with fire. Weird little grips where 1 kg jump separates wr from everyone else - stop hosting these. I don’t care much for events that pay off low in the time invested vs overall benefit. Stub life for real but not if you actually want to ever say add muscle or get a stronger back. There’s a 100 ways to show you’re a grip master but don’t think that the best hub lift is anything compared up the heaviest axle pull. The strongest axle lifters historically rock on all Grip challenges it’s no accident. In closing get a $40 pair of slip on grips and a Saxon bar. Lift that for 1 year and be amazed. I own equipment from a number of companies and much of it is excellent but in my hands typically Ironmind axle, fat bastard Saxon and fatgripz. Super useful 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, AdamTGlass said: On equipment the group of us who lift together weekly laugh at the geekiness of the dozens of handles we lift on. At any given moment there is something like 30 world champion record holders. Hey it’s fun. I’ve lifted on a bunch of handles at a bunch of contests...but how many do you need to get competitive? As i begin heres the deal. I’m not talking about saving money. I’m talking about spending time. If you want to use your hard earned dollar to buy every handle on the market because that’s what you like than rock on im about to rap on what you may or may not need to get better month by month. Over this year I found that with access to dozens of equipment options I lifted on 3 particular bars 90% more than all the others. The three you need- If you want to have a kick ass grip for ArmLiftingUSA, GSI, any of the European leagues or and strength sport — double overhand lifts using a fatbar Best option for anyone is Blue Fatgripz. Best option for someone wanting to ever do well in competition the 2” Ironmind axle. You can stop reading here if you’re a show me the 1 thing to get better now guy. Double overhand deadlift, clean, row, snatch, press, pull up, farmer walk, get up, bent press- the list goes on. One or two hands a 2” bar or greater plus weight on said bar equals strength — some kind of Saxon style pinch set up. In the trunk of my car at any given day is 12 different pinch grip handles, plus the 5 Saxon bars at my gym. I have found the barbell style pinch set up superior to the top loading plate pin set up. I believe the Saxon bar more interesting than the Euro- I crush it on both sets up but I’m certain Saxon better for overall power. One and two hand pinch lifts on these bars allow precision loading and programming with tremendous options for movement. The top loading pinch set up is far limited in practical application of full body training. The the final of the 3 is a thick diameter spinning handle. Used for single hand deadlifts (best overall exercise imo) they fight all fingers and thumb plus wrist. In a standard commercial gym you can get fine results putting your blue fatgripz on a typical cable cross over station “D” handle which usually is a 1” spinning handle. I’ve kept this log accurately for the better part of the year. You will plainly see what I’m lifting and what the long term results. It certainly hasn’t sucked to reap the reward. Grippers - only gets better when doing the specific gripper. Doesn’t translate particularly well to much else. I hope you get the bug but I hope you get the cure too any handle where the record is under 100 lb - you are trash kill it with fire. Weird little grips where 1 kg jump separates wr from everyone else - stop hosting these. I don’t care much for events that pay off low in the time invested vs overall benefit. Stub life for real but not if you actually want to ever say add muscle or get a stronger back. There’s a 100 ways to show you’re a grip master but don’t think that the best hub lift is anything compared up the heaviest axle pull. The strongest axle lifters historically rock on all Grip challenges it’s no accident. In closing get a $40 pair of slip on grips and a Saxon bar. Lift that for 1 year and be amazed. I own equipment from a number of companies and much of it is excellent but in my hands typically Ironmind axle, fat bastard Saxon and fatgripz. Super useful Yes To all of this, and I’m so tired of the stupid gimmicky little lifts That constantly come out that no one cares about And are a waste of training time, Stick to the meat and potatoes lifts, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 6 hours ago, AdamTGlass said: On equipment the group of us who lift together weekly laugh at the geekiness of the dozens of handles we lift on. At any given moment there is something like 30 world champion record holders. Hey it’s fun. I’ve lifted on a bunch of handles at a bunch of contests...but how many do you need to get competitive? As i begin heres the deal. I’m not talking about saving money. I’m talking about spending time. If you want to use your hard earned dollar to buy every handle on the market because that’s what you like than rock on im about to rap on what you may or may not need to get better month by month. Over this year I found that with access to dozens of equipment options I lifted on 3 particular bars 90% more than all the others. The three you need- If you want to have a kick ass grip for ArmLiftingUSA, GSI, any of the European leagues or and strength sport — double overhand lifts using a fatbar Best option for anyone is Blue Fatgripz. Best option for someone wanting to ever do well in competition the 2” Ironmind axle. You can stop reading here if you’re a show me the 1 thing to get better now guy. Double overhand deadlift, clean, row, snatch, press, pull up, farmer walk, get up, bent press- the list goes on. One or two hands a 2” bar or greater plus weight on said bar equals strength — some kind of Saxon style pinch set up. In the trunk of my car at any given day is 12 different pinch grip handles, plus the 5 Saxon bars at my gym. I have found the barbell style pinch set up superior to the top loading plate pin set up. I believe the Saxon bar more interesting than the Euro- I crush it on both sets up but I’m certain Saxon better for overall power. One and two hand pinch lifts on these bars allow precision loading and programming with tremendous options for movement. The top loading pinch set up is far limited in practical application of full body training. The the final of the 3 is a thick diameter spinning handle. Used for single hand deadlifts (best overall exercise imo) they fight all fingers and thumb plus wrist. In a standard commercial gym you can get fine results putting your blue fatgripz on a typical cable cross over station “D” handle which usually is a 1” spinning handle. I’ve kept this log accurately for the better part of the year. You will plainly see what I’m lifting and what the long term results. It certainly hasn’t sucked to reap the reward. Grippers - only gets better when doing the specific gripper. Doesn’t translate particularly well to much else. I hope you get the bug but I hope you get the cure too any handle where the record is under 100 lb - you are trash kill it with fire. Weird little grips where 1 kg jump separates wr from everyone else - stop hosting these. I don’t care much for events that pay off low in the time invested vs overall benefit. Stub life for real but not if you actually want to ever say add muscle or get a stronger back. There’s a 100 ways to show you’re a grip master but don’t think that the best hub lift is anything compared up the heaviest axle pull. The strongest axle lifters historically rock on all Grip challenges it’s no accident. In closing get a $40 pair of slip on grips and a Saxon bar. Lift that for 1 year and be amazed. I own equipment from a number of companies and much of it is excellent but in my hands typically Ironmind axle, fat bastard Saxon and fatgripz. Super useful I disagree with you saying stop lifting the little grip lifts under 100lbs. Why stop? Because Adam Glass says so? LMAO. NOBODY says the smaller lifts are equal in importance to axle, flask, etc nor do people suggest doing them solely will get you a great base of grip strength. However, the guys who lift well on the smaller lifts(fun lifts)can kick freakin ass on many other lifts. You don’t mention anything about sledge training- more to strong wrists than wrist flexion. How boring if everyone lifted axle, Saxon and some shitty inconsistent RT handle. part of anything in life is trying new things and having fun instead of same after same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Kluv#0 said: I disagree with you saying stop lifting the little grip lifts under 100lbs. Why stop? Because Adam Glass says so? LMAO. NOBODY says the smaller lifts are equal in importance to axle, flask, etc nor do people suggest doing them solely will get you a great base of grip strength. However, the guys who lift well on the smaller lifts(fun lifts)can kick freakin ass on many other lifts. You don’t mention anything about sledge training- more to strong wrists than wrist flexion. How boring if everyone lifted axle, Saxon and some shitty inconsistent RT handle. part of anything in life is trying new things and having fun instead of same after same. Yes, he forgot sledging. But for the most part, I agree with him and have always said that about the little gimmicky lifts and how a new one seems to come out every comp that one must purchase . It’s cool if someone wants to do them, no doubt, but in my opinion for a competition it isn’t as exciting as something bigger like a Saxon, axle, vertical bar etc, especially to the general public to come and spectate. Everyone has there opinion and yes it’s about fun for sure, but I myself also would rather do lifts that maximize my time and energy for most “bang for the buck” as time is limited to train. No one is taking anything away from those who love these lifts. I can’t speak for Adam, but I would do not think he is as well. My take was he was saying “minimum things that cause the greatest bang for the buck”. Correct me if I’m Wrong , Adam. Joe. Also, would never endorse the RT as a choice for rolling handle. Edited December 16, 2019 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terminal Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 9 hours ago, Kluv#0 said: I disagree with you saying stop lifting the little grip lifts under 100lbs. Why stop? Because Adam Glass says so? LMAO. NOBODY says the smaller lifts are equal in importance to axle, flask, etc nor do people suggest doing them solely will get you a great base of grip strength. However, the guys who lift well on the smaller lifts(fun lifts)can kick freakin ass on many other lifts. You don’t mention anything about sledge training- more to strong wrists than wrist flexion. How boring if everyone lifted axle, Saxon and some shitty inconsistent RT handle. part of anything in life is trying new things and having fun instead of same after same. I really enjoy the Griptopz (plus I think that David Horne is the coolest guy) and I will continue to lift the stub and half-penny, etc. but I don't think that they are making me an all around good grip guy. I enjoy the fact that there are a lot of different implements and feats to pursue in the grip world - it certainly keeps it fun. Narrowing my focus to thick handles of various types, however, would do a lot more for my overall hand strength. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kluv#0 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 15 minutes ago, terminal said: I really enjoy the Griptopz (plus I think that David Horne is the coolest guy) and I will continue to lift the stub and half-penny, etc. but I don't think that they are making me an all around good grip guy. I enjoy the fact that there are a lot of different implements and feats to pursue in the grip world - it certainly keeps it fun. Narrowing my focus to thick handles of various types, however, would do a lot more for my overall hand strength. I agree with everything you posted. Obviously, KP or other small lifts are NOT foundational grip lifts-99.5% understand that. I do them for fun with family and at certain times I will train a certain lift with seriousness. I enjoy grippers and really like watching massive closes by the best. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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