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9 hours ago, Stephen Anderson said:

If you fixed that set up you could probably close it. 

Yeah I think I am gonna have to work on getting my set better now that I am working with the #3. It’s crazy how much harder the 3 is to close then any other goal gripper up to now.

Are you suggesting a tighter set like parallel or just a better set up ccs?

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Just ask yourself what you think will give you that sense of owning the #3 close. If you are not sure, you could always train parallel sets until you get a close then widen it from there to 30-40mm block set or even ccs if you want to push yourself more. Over all, I think there is a lot to gain from working deep sets (parallel and narrower) especially with hard grippers, as that is the range the spring is the hardest - hence why choked grippers is a thing. 

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3 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

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I think as before that you should just continue what you are doing untill you feel that you hit a Wall. You have made great progress and given the #3 like what? 2 squeezes and have trained for a few months? And you can already take it to about 10mm. There’s nothing to speculate about yet. 

Make an attempt on it giving everything every other workout or something, when you feel that you cant get any further start up some heavy mms closes. 

Yeah. Thanks man I like the sounds of that my big goal right now is a ccs close of my #3 I haven’t plateaued yet I’ll keep working at it and if I feel I need an easier goal for a bit maybe starting working on parallel sets just to get It closed. 
 

Haha yeah that was only the second time I have every squeezed it. Maybe after a dozen squeezes getting no where I will re evaluate.

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3 hours ago, AvgJo said:

What’s your height and weight just out of curiosity?

6’ tall 185 lbs

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3 hours ago, AvgJo said:

Any reason you lost 20lb or so? I’m 6’ and 205lb right now which is you without the weight loss lol.

I dunno gyms were closed and I was working up in dawson creek B.C. from March - May so it was still pretty cold and crappy. Living in a camper trailer with two other guys to save money and I just didn’t eat very much or really worry about what I was eating since I wasn’t doing any strength training and I was kinda being lazy. Cooking in a little trailer you share with two other guys is a bit of a pain. Now I’m up in ft McKay Alberta in a work camp where food is all cooked for you and free so I’m sure I’ll be putting in weight and probably end up close to where I was before I’m usually bouncing around between 195-205. 

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21 minutes ago, Nuttgens said:

I dunno gyms were closed and I was working up in dawson creek B.C. from March - May so it was still pretty cold and crappy. Living in a camper trailer with two other guys to save money and I just didn’t eat very much or really worry about what I was eating since I wasn’t doing any strength training and I was kinda being lazy. Cooking in a little trailer you share with two other guys is a bit of a pain. Now I’m up in ft McKay Alberta in a work camp where food is all cooked for you and free so I’m sure I’ll be putting in weight and probably end up close to where I was before I’m usually bouncing around between 195-205. 

Yep, same as me 195-205lb usually. Although right now I'm making an effort to gain a bit, winter is coming soon too.

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Today’s training

warm up 

coc #1 10 reps

coc #1.5 10 reps

coc #2 5 reps 

work sets

coc #2.5 8 reps right 4 reps left

coc #2.5 9 reps right 2 reps left 

coc #2.5 9 reps right 4 reps left 

coc #2.5 3 reps right 2 reps left 

coc #3 failed right 

coc#2.5 2 reps left

inverted

coc #2 4 reps right 3 reps left

coc #1.5 25 reps right 25 reps left

coc #1.5 25 reps right 25 reps left

coc #1.5 25 reps right 25 reps left

 

 

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Today workout

warm up 

coc #1 10 reps

coc #1.5 10 reps
coc #2 5 reps

work sets

coc 2.5 8 reps right 3 reps left

coc  2.5 7 reps right forced reps left

coc 2.5 7 reps right 3 reps left 
coc 2.5 10 reps right 2 reps left 

coc 2.5 6 reps right 2 reps left

inverted

coc 2 8 reps right 8 reps left 

Coc 2 8 reps right 2 reps left

coc 1.5 30 reps right 30 reps left

Coc 1.5 30 reps right 30 reps left

 

 

 

 

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Training log

Sept 17

squat 4 sets 5 reps 255lbs

GHR 3 sets 5 reps

Step up 3 sets 8 reps 35lb dumbbells 

ab wheel 4 sets 18 reps
 

sept 18

bench press 4 sets 5 reps 205lbs

DB row 4 sets 12 reps 80lbs

overhead press 3 sets 6 reps 105lbs

Pull ups 3 sets 8 reps 27.5lbs

DB hammer curls 3 sets 12 reps 35lbs

tricep pulldowns rope  3 sets 12 reps 80lbs

 

sept 19

overhead press 3 sets 8 reps 95lbs

Close grip bench 3 sets 8 reps 165lbs

Skull crushers 3 sets 10 reps 75lbs

Cable flies 3 sets 15 reps 60lbs


sept 20 grippers

warm up

coc1 10 reps

coc 1.5 10 reps 

coc 2 5 reps

work sets 

coc 2.5 11 reps right 4 reps left

coc 3 forced closed right and left

Coc 2.5 8 reps right 2 reps left 

coc 2.5 6 reps right forced closed left 

coc 2.5 5 reps right 1 rep left 

inverted

coc 2 5 reps right 4 reps left 

coc 2 4 reps right 5 reps left

coc 1.5 30 reps right 30 reps left 

coc 1.5 30 reps right 20 reps left 

 

sept 21

deadlift 4 sets 10 reps 305lbs

front squat 3 sets 8 reps 165lbs

GHR 3 sets 5 reps

DB split squats 3 sets 12 reps 45lbs

ab wheel 4 sets 20 reps

Worked up to a max deadlift DO with fat grips ended up getting 255 and failing 275 not sure if that is decent or not think I might start messing around with that lift a bit. The GripBoard is getting me interested in different grip exercises.

 

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24 minutes ago, coffeegrip said:

Impressive volume on the grippers!

Thanks. Right now I basically do 5 sets max reps with the hardest gripper I can close then just mess around getting a good pump doing some inverted stuff for high reps. If I had a gripper I could work with that was closed to my 3 for less reps I think that would be better but right now I just have my 2.5 and my 3 and reps on the 2.5 are getting pretty high now while the 3 is still feeling like a brick.

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4 minutes ago, Hopefully said:

File the 2.5 and/or buy the bumper 😁

I was considering buying another 2.5 to file for some reason it just feels wrong filing my only 2.5. What is the bumper?

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1 hour ago, Hopefully said:

I think you should consider getting one of those too, because filing the gripper only makes the end stronger, while strength through the whole motion is important. 

https://cannonpowerworks.com/products/bumper

 

Yeah man that is perfect.

Thanks.

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Today’s training 

warm up 

coc 1 10 reps 

coc 1.5 10 reps

coc 2 5 reps

WORK SETS

coc 2.5 7 reps right 4 reps left

coc 2.5 8 reps right 3 reps left 

coc 3 forced closed right and left

coc 3 forced closed right and left

coc 3 forced closed right and left

INVERTED

Coc 2 10 reps right 10 reps left

Coc 2 10 reps right 8 reps left
coc 2 6 reps right 3 reps left

Coc 1.5 30 reps right 30 reps left 

everything felt hard today.

 

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2 hours ago, Hopefully said:

Have you noticed any benefit with the inverted closes when it comes to conventional closes? I really like them myself but I don't train them. 

I don’t know if it helps my closes or not. I like how it feels gives me a good pump and I just throw them in after my hands are pretty much don’t from regular closes.

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Today’s training

warm ups

coc 1 10 reps

coc 1.5 10 reps

coc 2 10 reps

 

work sets

coc 2.5 10 reps right 4 reps left

coc 2.5 11 reps right 5 reps left

coc 2.5 9 reps right 3 reps left

coc 3 fail right and left forced closed 

coc 3 fail right and left forced closed 

inverted

coc 2 8 reps right coc 1.5 30 reps left

coc 2 30 reps right 30 reps left

coc 2 30 reps right 30 reps left

Coc 2 30 reps right 26 reps left 

Video is 3rd attempt with 2.5 barely missed a 10th rep.

 

 

 

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Training log

Wednesday sept 30

grippers 

warm ups

coc 1 10 reps

coc 1.5 10 reps

coc 2 5 reps

work sets

coc 2.5 10 reps right 2 reps left

coc 2.5 7 right forced close left 

coc 2.5 6 right 3 left

Coc 2.5 6 right 1 left

coc 2.5 6 right forced close left 

inverted 

coc 2 8 right 8 left

coc 2 8 right 8 left

Coc 2 8 right 5 left

coc 1.5 30 right 26 left  

Work out was tight for time and some rests were rushed. Not a great workout 

 

Thursday October 1

Squat 4 sets 5 reps 260lbs

Hip thrust 3 sets 8 reps 155lbs

GHR 3 sets 5 reps

 

Friday October 2

bench press 4 sets 5 reps 205lbs

DB row 4 sets 12 reps 80lbs

Overhead press 3 sets 8 reps 100lbs

Pull up 3 sets 8 reps 25lbs

DB hammer curls 3 sets 12 reps 35lbs

tricep rope push downs 3 sets 12 reps 90lbs

 

Saturday October 3

lever arm OHP 3 sets 8 reps 35lbs

Close grip bench 4 sets 8 reps 165lbs

Cable flies 3 sets 15 reps 60lbs

Skull crushers 3 sets 10 reps 50lbs + curl bar

reverse grip curls 3 sets 10 reps 50lbs + curl bar

ab wheel 4 sets 20 reps 
 

Sunday October 4

Warm up

coc 1 10 reps

coc 1.5 10 reps

coc 2 5 reps

work sets 

coc 2.5 9 reps right 5 reps left

ghp7 CCS failed 5mm short of closing right a bit more left

ghp7 parallel set missed right by 1mm left about the same 

ghp7 parallel set right 1 left missed by about 1mm 

coc 2.5 9 reps right 2 reps left 

inverted

coc 2 10 reps right 7 reps left 
coc 2 9 reps right 9 reps left

coc 2 10 reps right 8 reps left

coc 1.5 35 reps right 35 reps left

 

Bought a GHP 7 and it is a little bit easier than my COC 3. I think it’s a gripper to work on before I go back to my COC 3 because the jump from the 2.5 to 3 big for me. I hope once I feel comfortable with the GHP7 the 3 won’t feel as hard.

Videos are my parallel set ghp 7 right and left.

 

 

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8 hours ago, Hopefully said:

Strong. Would be interesting to know rgc

Thanks. Yeah it would be nice to know how hard they are.

2 hours ago, AvgJo said:

Looking strong man. What do you think of GHP? Personally, I really like the feel over CoC.

Thanks. I think I like the feel of the ghp more but that could be just because I can close the ghp.

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Today’s training 

deadlift 310lbs 4 sets 10 reps, 10, 8, 8

front squat 3 sets 8 reps 170lbs

GHR 3 sets 5 reps

DB split squat 3 sets of 12 reps 45lbs

ab wheel 4 sets 20 reps

worked up to 265lbs Fat grip deadlift 

deadlift video 

 

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1 hour ago, Nuttgens said:

Today’s training 

deadlift 310lbs 4 sets 10 reps, 10, 8, 8

front squat 3 sets 8 reps 170lbs

GHR 3 sets 5 reps

DB split squat 3 sets of 12 reps 45lbs

ab wheel 4 sets 20 reps

worked up to 265lbs Fat grip deadlift 

deadlift video 

 

Cute spotter. Pretty solid double overhand DLs too :D. 

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12 minutes ago, AvgJo said:

Cute spotter. Pretty solid double overhand DLs too :D. 

Haha thanks man yeah dog just want me to throw toys for it my whole workout.

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Today’s training

gripper warm ups coc 1,1.5,2,2.5

work sets 

coc 3 fail set wrong right and left

Ghp 7 1 rep right not even close left

ghp 7 1 rep right forced closed left 

Coc 3 about 6mm from closing right forced closed left

coc 3 maybe a little bit better than last attempt right forced closed left 

Coc 2.5 9 reps right 6 reps left 

inverted

Coc 2 10 reps right 10 reps left

coc 2 10 reps right 10 reps left

coc 2 10 reps right 5 reps left

coc 1.5 35 reps right 35 reps left 

video is 3rd attempt of my coc 3

 

 

 

 

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