Bill Piche Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 How wide do you practice the pinch grip? 2 inches? 4? Other? Just curious as there seems to be a lot of variation in training the pinch. What do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AghastGrip Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 As far as using plates to pinch, I usually use a width of 2-2.5 inches depending on the plates that i'm using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tou Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I made myself three wood blocks. One is 2 inches wide, another is 3 inches wide and the last one is four inches wide. I train on them in summertime. When fall is coming (and I get back to the school gym), I pinch on York plates. I prefer to do the pinch grip with the plates as it is harder to keep them together than to pinch a wood block. The weight I use on my 2 inches wood block is close to 100 pounds. When I pinch on plates, my best is 80 pounds. For me, pinching plates is more efficient than a wood block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arne Posted August 20, 2001 Share Posted August 20, 2001 I use a width of 62 mm. 1 inch = 25,4 mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest kINGPIN Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 Because it is an isometric contraction I try to vary the width of the stuff that I pinch. Like most other people on here made myself a good, strong pinch block and I also pinch two 10k olympic plates in each hand. When I get stronger i will link some chain through the holes with a carabina and slowly add weight untill I can pinch two 20k plates (two 45lbs). The block I use is about 1 1/2 inches and the plate are about 2 1/2 inches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest scotte Posted August 21, 2001 Share Posted August 21, 2001 I have had an engineering mate of mine make a 55mm wide metal block (with a hook attached to the bottom) for 1 HPG a 45mm block for 2 HPG and a 25mm block which REALLY improves your finger and thumb strength. Having small hands (and David Horne uses 2 inch thick aparatus in his competitions) i find it uncomfortable to use any wider than 55mm. Hand size, in my experience, determins preferable Pinch Gripping widths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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