Getting back into grip.

[mcalpine1986]

Bw 80.5kg

1 Arm 50mm Axle curls(1st time, brutal!)

10kg x 6, 5 L+R

15kg x 5 L+R

20kg x 3 L+R

25kg x 1 L+R

27.5kg x 1 L+R

30kg x 1 L+R * left was with a bit of swing and lean, Minimal.

25kg x 3 L+R

1 arm 50mm Db Hammer curls

15kg x 5 L+R

20kg x 3 L+R 

25kg x 1 L 0 R

22.5kg x 3 L x 2 R

20kg x 5 L+R

15kg x 12 L+R

1 arm 50mm wrist curls

15kg x 10 L+R

22.5kg x 22 L x 23 R

Edited December 22, 2021 by mcalpine1986

[Dylan]

Nice consistency.

[mcalpine1986]

16 hours ago, Dylan said:

Nice consistency.

Thanks. I always train 5-6 days per week and grip normally 3 upto 5 days per week depending on what im doing.

[John Knowlton]

Nice work

[mcalpine1986]

8 hours ago, John Knowlton said:

Nice work

Thanks man. Appreciate that. Im having a week or so break now for christmas but ill be back in training in the new year. Im very motivated to get stronger.

[mcalpine1986]

Back after a few weeks break just doing some light home training only RGT rows and light curls.

RGT

15kg x 5 L+R

25kg x 3 L+R

35kg x 2 L+R

40kg x 1 L+R

45kg x 1 L+R

47.5kg x 1 L+R

50kg x 1 L+R

60mm Steel Block pinch

28.5kg x 1 L+R

30kg x 1 L+R

32.25kg x 1 L + R

33.5kg x 1 L 0 R

35kg x 1, 1 L P.R. 

36kg x 0, 0, good air L

35kg x 1 L P.R Previous 34kg.

30kg x 2, 1 L x 1, 1 R

30kg hold x 6 sec L x 3 R.

 

[mcalpine1986]

Dips

Bw x 10

Bw+10kg x 6

Bw+20kg x 6

Bw+30kg x 6, 6, 7

50mm Axle upright row

10kg x 10

20kg x 5

30kg x 5

40kg x 5

50kg x 5

60kg x 3

50kg x 10

EZ bar upright row

50kg x 11

55kg x 6

IM extensor bands - Thumbless

Blue x 10 L+R

Red x 70 L+R

[mcalpine1986]

Bought myself a new grip tool. A 1/4" or 6mm thin plate from Gods of grip. Ive never tried pinching anything so thin. Its awkward but great. very finger heavy

Pin and plated weighed 2.7kg but ill count it as 2.5kg.

6mm 1 handed.

5kg x 5 L+R

7.5kg x 3 L+R

12.5kg x 2 L+R

15kg x 1 L+R

17.5kg x 1 L+R

20kg x 1 L+R

22.5kg x 1 L+R

23.25kg x 1 L x 0 R* half height

24.25kg x 1 L

25kg x 1 L

26kg x 0, 0, 0 L few inches

25kg x 0 L

6mm 2 handed

25kg x 1

30kg x 1

35kg x 1

40kg x 1

45kg x 1

47.5kg x 1

50kg x 0, 0. 4-5 inches no lockout.

 

 

Edited January 14, 2022 by mcalpine1986

[Bigfoot Grip]

1 hour ago, mcalpine1986 said:

Bought myself a new grip tool. A 1/4" or 6mm thin plate from Gods of grip. Ive never tried pinching anything so thin. Its awkward but great. very finger heavy

Pin and plated weighed 2.7kg but ill count it as 2.5kg.

6mm 1 handed.

5kg x 5 L+R

7.5kg x 3 L+R

12.5kg x 2 L+R

15kg x 1 L+R

17.5kg x 1 L+R

20kg x 1 L+R

22.5kg x 1 L+R

23.25kg x 1 L x 0 R* half height

24.25kg x 1 L

25kg x 1 L

26kg x 0, 0, 0 L few inches

25kg x 0 L

6mm 2 handed

25kg x 1

30kg x 1

35kg x 1

40kg x 1

45kg x 1

47.5kg x 1

50kg x 0, 0. 4-5 inches no lockout.

 

 

Wow that is a thin block lol. I wonder if it would carryover to anything else like grippers or hub? Do you like Gods of Grip? I saw they had 60mm blocks and that seems like a great measurement for pinching  

[mcalpine1986]

2 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Wow that is a thin block lol. I wonder if it would carryover to anything else like grippers or hub? Do you like Gods of Grip? I saw they had 60mm blocks and that seems like a great measurement for pinching  

Lol yeah its crazy thin but a fun lift. I can see this having good carrover to any other pinch, you really have to press your thumb into it and put as much pressure with your fingers as you can. Silarrukov in russia sell on but this is cheaper and delivered fast. Stuff Can take months from russia.

Yes i like Gods of grip, i have this and their hilt and have tried their 76mm/3" block before and they have a good texture. Ive just pre ordered one of their new Elite grippers, the number 5. They look awesome 

All there stuff is well made and the same texture.

[Bigfoot Grip]

8 hours ago, mcalpine1986 said:

Lol yeah its crazy thin but a fun lift. I can see this having good carrover to any other pinch, you really have to press your thumb into it and put as much pressure with your fingers as you can. Silarrukov in russia sell on but this is cheaper and delivered fast. Stuff Can take months from russia.

Yes i like Gods of grip, i have this and their hilt and have tried their 76mm/3" block before and they have a good texture. Ive just pre ordered one of their new Elite grippers, the number 5. They look awesome 

All there stuff is well made and the same texture.

Good to know! I just ordered from SIlarukov so hopefully I can at least get it within 3 months . Yeah those GOG grippers looked nice and I bet the #5 is no joke! Thanks for letting me know about the block texture I was worried it may resemble the Blockbuster one from IM which as we know is crazy slick. I saw you get free shipping if your within the UK that's a more afforable way to get some people into grip on your side of the pond. 

[mcalpine1986]

13 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Good to know! I just ordered from SIlarukov so hopefully I can at least get it within 3 months . Yeah those GOG grippers looked nice and I bet the #5 is no joke! Thanks for letting me know about the block texture I was worried it may resemble the Blockbuster one from IM which as we know is crazy slick. I saw you get free shipping if your within the UK that's a more afforable way to get some people into grip on your side of the pond. 

Hopefully not that long for you. 

Yeah all the GOG grip tools come with the same texture. Not rough but no slick. A nice grip to it.

Funny you mentioned the slick Im BB. Ive just trained it and maxed it with a nice P.R each side. Not touched it since 6th of september.

[mcalpine1986]

*hands smoked from 6mm pinch yesterday but im a bit mad when it comes to training when not recovered.

Ironmind Blockbuster Pinch(1st time since September the 6th)

13kg x 5 L+R

18kg x 3 L+R

23kg x 1 L+R

25.5kg x 1 L+R

28kg x 1 L+R * P.R R

29kg x  1 L+R  P.R L+R

30kg x 1 L* P.R (actual weight 30.3kg on scales)

30kg x 1, 1, 1 L few inches R 3 times.

Previous max 28kg L, 27kg R. A nice 2kg gain.

2 handed Band hammer curls

45kg+25kg looped through x 25, 25

[Nuttgens]

9 hours ago, mcalpine1986 said:

*hands smoked from 6mm pinch yesterday but im a bit mad when it comes to training when not recovered.

Ironmind Blockbuster Pinch(1st time since September the 6th)

13kg x 5 L+R

18kg x 3 L+R

23kg x 1 L+R

25.5kg x 1 L+R

28kg x 1 L+R * P.R R

29kg x  1 L+R  P.R L+R

30kg x 1 L* P.R (actual weight 30.3kg on scales)

30kg x 1, 1, 1 L few inches R 3 times.

Previous max 28kg L, 27kg R. A nice 2kg gain.

2 handed Band hammer curls

45kg+25kg looped through x 25, 25

Nice work on the  blockbuster! Strong lift man.

[Bigfoot Grip]

lift on the IM BB! You got me beat lol. That's got to be the weirdest device I have in that no matter how much everything else improves(even other 3" blocks) my PR stays the same(59lbs). I'm giving up on the thing for now haha. 

[mcalpine1986]

On 1/15/2022 at 7:59 PM, Nuttgens said:

Nice work on the  blockbuster! Strong lift man.

Thanks man. Really appreciate that. Its a tough block for sure. I was pleased to hit 30kg left but more pleased about my right hand hitting 29kg and getting 30kg off the ground a few times. My left is always better at pinch.

[mcalpine1986]

On 1/15/2022 at 8:42 PM, Bigfoot Grip said:

lift on the IM BB! You got me beat lol. That's got to be the weirdest device I have in that no matter how much everything else improves(even other 3" blocks) my PR stays the same(59lbs). I'm giving up on the thing for now haha. 

Thanks man. Lol i never train it tbh only test it out every so often. I think using my 60mm is having carryover to this. Im at 35kg on that and getting 36kg off the ground.

What other pinch blocks do you have?

[mcalpine1986]

*Hands thumbs and extensors still sore from pinch 2 and 3 days ago.

Ironmind Rolling Thunder(1st time in 3 months)

20kg x 5 L+R

30kg x 4 L+R

40kg x 3 L+R

50kg x 2 L+R

60kg x 1, 1 L+R

63kg x, 0, 1 L+R *left hand P.R.

64kg x 1 R * Right hand P.R.

65kg x 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0* good air on all but not quite high enough.

Grip Genie RGT(P.R. 52kg)

45KG x 1 L+R

50kg x 1 L+R

52.5kg x 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 L+R*

*all very good air, especially left as ive never got 52.5kg off the floor before. Very good progress as i was fatigued from the RT

Im extensor bands thumbless

Blue x 10 L+R

Red x 85 L+R

Edited January 17, 2022 by mcalpine1986

[Bigfoot Grip]

12 hours ago, mcalpine1986 said:

Thanks man. Lol i never train it tbh only test it out every so often. I think using my 60mm is having carryover to this. Im at 35kg on that and getting 36kg off the ground.

What other pinch blocks do you have?

Good to know! Yeah I'm fairly interested in the 60mm range it seems like it might be somewhat of a natural width for my hands. I've always wondered if around 70mm would be my strongest  one thing I don't like about living in North America is we use inches for the measurements so the jumps tend to be 2"-3"-4" etc. 

I currently own the IM BB, Arm Assassin 2H 2" & 2H 3" block. I just did an order from Silarukov and I have a 50mm & 80mm pinch block on the way, along with the 60mm rolling handle. I may scoop up a 60mm pinch block from Gods of Grip at some point. I'm hoping the 80mm silarukov has good carryover to the 3"(76mm) saxon bar & other pinch blocks. 

It's too bad there isn't more 70mm options from these companies overseas from me like SIlarukov, Robert Baraban, Gods of Grip etc. 

 

Edited January 17, 2022 by Bigfoot Grip

[mcalpine1986]

11 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Good to know! Yeah I'm fairly interested in the 60mm range it seems like it might be somewhat of a natural width for my hands. I've always wondered if around 70mm would be my strongest  one thing I don't like about living in North America is we use inches for the measurements so the jumps tend to be 2"-3"-4" etc. 

I currently own the IM BB, Arm Assassin 2H 2" & 2H 3" block. I just did an order from Silarukov and I have a 50mm & 80mm pinch block on the way, along with the 60mm rolling handle. I may scoop up a 60mm pinch block from Gods of Grip at some point. I'm hoping the 80mm silarukov has good carryover to the 3"(76mm) saxon bar & other pinch blocks. 

It's too bad there isn't more 70mm options from these companies overseas from me like SIlarukov, Robert Baraban, Gods of Grip etc. 

 

Nice haul, The 80mm one will be brutal i bet. Yeah there is not much out there at 70mm. My 10kg and 15kg plates i use for pinching are 70mm total and i find that a good with. Im strongest at between 60 and 70mm i find. Something like 64-65mm may suit me very well i just dont have anything at that width. My 20kg plates are 66mm total though so once im up at 40kg on the 60mm block ill be working on pinching 2x20kg. 

I find any pinch carryovers over to other pinch. Its best to train a variety of widths to get your hands strong all around.

Im sure if you get the GOG block you will love it.

[mcalpine1986]

*forearms smoked from RT yesterday.

Before christmas i tried 1 arm axle curls and they were brutal but i loved them. You really have to squeeze the bar. A total grip, wrist and arm lift. Today i though it try them against the wall strict.

Strict 1 arm 50mm Axle curls

10kg x 5 , 5 L+R

15kg x 3 L+R

20kg x 2 L+R

22.5kg x 1 L+R

25kg x 1 L+R

26kg x 1 L+R

27.5kg x 1 R 0 L

28.5kg x 1 R. 

25kg x 2 L+R

20kg x 5 R x 4 L

 

Edited January 18, 2022 by mcalpine1986

[Bigfoot Grip]

12 hours ago, mcalpine1986 said:

Nice haul, The 80mm one will be brutal i bet. Yeah there is not much out there at 70mm. My 10kg and 15kg plates i use for pinching are 70mm total and i find that a good with. Im strongest at between 60 and 70mm i find. Something like 64-65mm may suit me very well i just dont have anything at that width. My 20kg plates are 66mm total though so once im up at 40kg on the 60mm block ill be working on pinching 2x20kg. 

I find any pinch carryovers over to other pinch. Its best to train a variety of widths to get your hands strong all around.

Im sure if you get the GOG block you will love it.

Thanks for all the great info bro! I agree about the 80mm it will be brutal but hopefully will help with wide pinch and maybe lifting a smaller blob someday(if I find someone who has one lol). My Arm Assassin blocks are adjustable so I gave the 4" width a shot when I first bought them and man does it not feel safe. It felt like if I pushed the lift at all I would injure my thumb. The width was so huge for my hand size(roughly average) it put me in the danger zone. I can't even fathom attempting my 5" LOL! I saw some guys here can do the really wide pinching and I'm jealous as it feels like a one way trip to snap city for me haha. Hence why 80mm interested me. I find I can pinch 3"(76mm) safely and it feels like I could handle up to 3.25" safely and hopefully get great transfer over to the 3" without injury. 

No doubt your 60mm will help get you there to pinching 2x20kg. Interesting about your optimal pinch width because it puts you right around the 2.5" area which sort of splits the difference between thin and wide. 2x20kg plate pinch is a very huge milestone in grip no doubt. I hope to join you someday  I feel like alot of us who get into grip aspire to lift 2-45lb plates or 2-20kg plates. 

[mcalpine1986]

9 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Thanks for all the great info bro! I agree about the 80mm it will be brutal but hopefully will help with wide pinch and maybe lifting a smaller blob someday(if I find someone who has one lol). My Arm Assassin blocks are adjustable so I gave the 4" width a shot when I first bought them and man does it not feel safe. It felt like if I pushed the lift at all I would injure my thumb. The width was so huge for my hand size(roughly average) it put me in the danger zone. I can't even fathom attempting my 5" LOL! I saw some guys here can do the really wide pinching and I'm jealous as it feels like a one way trip to snap city for me haha. Hence why 80mm interested me. I find I can pinch 3"(76mm) safely and it feels like I could handle up to 3.25" safely and hopefully get great transfer over to the 3" without injury. 

No doubt your 60mm will help get you there to pinching 2x20kg. Interesting about your optimal pinch width because it puts you right around the 2.5" area which sort of splits the difference between thin and wide. 2x20kg plate pinch is a very huge milestone in grip no doubt. I hope to join you someday  I feel like alot of us who get into grip aspire to lift 2-45lb plates or 2-20kg plates. 

Agreed that 80mm will be a great width without being dangerously wide, 100mm or 4" is wide and i can manage on my 100mm block but its a real stetch and im always careful. 

A while back i did a 90mm 3 plate pinch with a 5kg sandwiched inbetween 2 10kgs what was difficult. Only left though.

Yeah a medium width seems best for me but everyone will be different..its not just about hand size but hand anatomy, how your thumbs spread and i think pinkie length plays a part with pinch. Mine are short proportionately compared to the others, especially on my right hand.

2x20kg has always been a big goal of mine. Its the most accessible elite lift and one of the most impressive i find. 

You can have giant basketball players who have lifted the inch first time as their hands are huge and engulf the handle but pinch strength needs trained regardless of hand size. You will get it one day no doubt, as long as you want it bad enough. It just takes time. Grip is a marathon not a sprint for most unlelss you have mark felix sized hands. 

[Bigfoot Grip]

Good point about huge handed individuals. I find for thick bar it has the biggest advantage. Example being Tanner Merkle's brother who is or was a spanish teacher with no grip sport experience but lifted the inch on his first try. There is another vid I watched on yt of a middle aged man who lifts the inch and seemed genuinely confused as to wether it was a big deal or not. I think I recall his profession as being a truck driver or something. Yet guys like us can train a lifetime and still fall short. I love thick bar but after training grip seriously long enough it has become aparent to me it can be severely limited by not only hand size but the structure of ones hands(small vs large thumb. finger length vs palm length etc). Not trying to make excuses either just being honest. 

I love grippers for this reason, at least smaller handed people can do the MMS style or a smaller set block than the IM credit card which I find quite wide. I never thought of thin and medium pinch needing more dedicated training but it makes sense. I study guys like Jerome Bloom and Matt Cannon's grip history and both are quite talented at 2H pinch yet neither have large hands. So I think your on to something here. I have no doubt you can pinch the 2x20kgs based off how strong your flask and 60mm pinch are. 

Edited January 20, 2022 by Bigfoot Grip

[mcalpine1986]

3 hours ago, Bigfoot Grip said:

Good point about huge handed individuals. I find for thick bar it has the biggest advantage. Example being Tanner Merkle's brother who is or was a spanish teacher with no grip sport experience but lifted the inch on his first try. There is another vid I watched on yt of a middle aged man who lifts the inch and seemed genuinely confused as to wether it was a big deal or not. I think I recall his profession as being a truck driver or something. Yet guys like us can train a lifetime and still fall short. I love thick bar but after training grip seriously long enough it has become aparent to me it can be severely limited by not only hand size but the structure of ones hands(small vs large thumb. finger length vs palm length etc). Not trying to make excuses either just being honest. 

I love grippers for this reason, at least smaller handed people can do the MMS style or a smaller set block than the IM credit card which I find quite wide. I never thought of thin and medium pinch needing more dedicated training but it makes sense. I study guys like Jerome Bloom and Matt Cannon's grip history and both are quite talented at 2H pinch yet neither have large hands. So I think your on to something here. I have no doubt you can pinch the 2x20kgs based off how strong your flask and 60mm pinch are. 

Totally agreed on all points hand anatomy plays a big part fof sure.

I like 2 hand pinch and im decent enough at it but i think working to keep pinch strength between left and right hands is the most important thing of all.

I think people who do well at 2HP are fairly equal side to side.