hanslifts Posted June 2, 2020 Share Posted June 2, 2020 Hey guys, new member here and really happy to be a part of this forum! Been out of the gym for a few months due to a injury, and of course, COVID! I purchased my first CoC gripper in late April after watching a bunch of videos about guys closing #3s. I guess between my back injury being on lockdown, I decided to set some radical new goals to start training my grip, and closing a #3 by May of 2021. I know, crazy, right? I figured it would be cool to start with the Guide and work my way up. After receiving my Guide, I banged out 45 reps on each arm, so I immediately ordered the Sport and Trainer. I spent a few weeks warming up with the Guide and Sport and then knocking out reps on the Trainer. At first, I could get like 2 reps on the Trainer.... right about now I can get 20-ish. I ordered the .5 two weeks ago, can get about 10 solid closes, 15 sloppy closes. Just received the #1 on Saturday and got about 5 closes. At this point, I absolutely realize I need to adopt a more formal training plan vs. just banging out reps. I plan on getting back into the gym for some powerlifting here in a few weeks too, so I'm scratching my head as to how I'll train for grip strength while getting my lifts back up. I'll be posting my workouts (both grip-specific and powerlifting) here, but feel free to provide feedback as you see fit! Thanks! – Hans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanslifts Posted June 2, 2020 Author Share Posted June 2, 2020 Thanks @Hopefully!!! It does, I get what you're saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanslifts Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) Training Update – 03 JUN 20 Warmup Guide x 10, 20 Sport x 10, 20 Trainer x 10 .5 x 10 Working Sets #1 x 5,5,5,5,5 .5 x 10,10,10,10,10 T x 20,20,20,20,20 Yellow Extensor Bands Training 25,25,25,25,25 Blue Extensor Bands Training 20,20,20,20,20 Red Extensor Bands Training 10,10,10,10,10 GPP 3 sets of 20 pushups 3 sets of 15 dumbbell rows (40 lbs) 3 sets of 10 dumbbell hammer curls (40 lbs) Felt good! Thinking I will keep a format like this for a while and see how quickly I can move up to #1.5! Edited June 4, 2020 by hanslifts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted June 3, 2020 Share Posted June 3, 2020 Don't waste your money on the #1.5 it's the most pointless gripper (for a male) of all grippers out there. It's way to close to the #1. If you're in the states definitely get a GHP4 instead. It's closer to the #2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanslifts Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, Fist of Fury said: Don't waste your money on the #1.5 it's the most pointless gripper (for a male) of all grippers out there. It's way to close to the #1. If you're in the states definitely get a GHP4 instead. It's closer to the #2. Thanks for the head's up @Fist of Fury!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hanslifts Posted June 4, 2021 Author Share Posted June 4, 2021 Back on here after a very long layoff due to a pec tear! Man, I missed working out, missed working my grippers, missed reading these forums. Glad to be back! Here's my first workout back (all gear is CoC): Training Update – 03 JUN 21 Warmup Guide x 5, 10, 15 Sport x 5, 10, 15 Trainer x 5, 10, 15 Working Sets .5 x 5, 5 #1 x 2, 2 #1.5 x 1, 1 Green Extensor Bands Training 25, 25, 25 Yellow Extensor Bands Training 20,20,20 Blue Extensor Bands Training 10, 10, 10 Red Extensor Bands Training 5, 5, 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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