Blacksmith513 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 8 hours ago, usuallyunusual said: I have done this 2 times before, with eventually going back to a 5 days split. But I always get a lot of improvement with my squats. My deadlift suffers, as right now I'm only doing Axle Deads and mainly for grip strength. My knees are slightly annoyed... But it really is very doable. Just keeping my volume low and using an ssb which saves my shoulder has been key, I believe Thats awesome. I've always been afraid to to something everyday. But i'm sure its fine and beneficial if you go about it like you are. If you want a good "beginners" grip routine, David Horne has a real nice one. You are far from a beginner but just a couple months on it might be good to condition the tendons and then decide where to go from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 16 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: Thats awesome. I've always been afraid to to something everyday. But i'm sure its fine and beneficial if you go about it like you are. If you want a good "beginners" grip routine, David Horne has a real nice one. You are far from a beginner but just a couple months on it might be good to condition the tendons and then decide where to go from there. That's probably the better idea to get my tendons/joints more accustomed to grip work. Of course I always want to jump head first into whatever I'm doing... But I should take a step back and do his beginner routine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted November 25, 2022 Author Share Posted November 25, 2022 Day 49 11/24/22 SSB Squats 265*1 285*1 205*2, 2 Ironmind anvil 50*5, 5, 5 2" block pinch 20*5, 5, 5 Planks 45secs for 3 sets 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Way cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Day 50 11/25/22 SSB Squats 265*1 285*1 205*2, 2 DB Bench 50*10, 10, 10 Bicep curl with fat grips 15*12,12 20*12, 12 Flyes 25*10, 10, 10 Ab Rope 40*10, 10, 10 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Nicely done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 It's been a while since I have posted... Changed up training a little Little Big Horn 110*1 80*4, 4, 4, 4 Lattice Quad Block (deep pinch) 30*3(3 sec holds) 35*3 (3 sec hold) (2 sets) 30*3 (3 sec hold) 25*15 second holds Grippers (new to grippers, never done them before) Guide 10, 10 GG1- 5, 5 HG 150- Heavy hold Wrist curls 20*10, 10// 25*10 Hangboard 30mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups 25mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups 20mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups Random question... Do you guys train grip every day? I have been training grip 3 times a week averaging about 4 exercises per day and always ending with hang boarding. Would it be better to do like 1 thing a day every day? Or just hammer grip 3 times a week? I am still very new to grip training and I appreciate all of the help I can get. I enjoy reading everyone's log and trying to learn from you guys. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C8Myotome Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 33 minutes ago, usuallyunusual said: It's been a while since I have posted... Changed up training a little Little Big Horn 110*1 80*4, 4, 4, 4 Lattice Quad Block (deep pinch) 30*3(3 sec holds) 35*3 (3 sec hold) (2 sets) 30*3 (3 sec hold) 25*15 second holds Grippers (new to grippers, never done them before) Guide 10, 10 GG1- 5, 5 HG 150- Heavy hold Wrist curls 20*10, 10// 25*10 Hangboard 30mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups 25mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups 20mmx 10 secs, 10 secs/ 3 Pullups Random question... Do you guys train grip every day? I have been training grip 3 times a week averaging about 4 exercises per day and always ending with hang boarding. Would it be better to do like 1 thing a day every day? Or just hammer grip 3 times a week? I am still very new to grip training and I appreciate all of the help I can get. I enjoy reading everyone's log and trying to learn from you guys. I train grip less than twice a week. Like every 3-5 days depending on what is going on. Training it every day is not a good idea as it can lead to tendonitis and be counterproductive to strength gains, unless most of it is just really light for active recovery 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttgens Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 I do rolling thunder once a week, pinch once a week and grippers once a week all on different days. Training is weird though lots of people do very different things and get good results so I wouldn’t worry too much about it. Do whatever you like and is fun for you. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 (edited) Tuesdays I do Rolling Grip Thing, and work with inch and 2x5 pinch Napalm Nightmare... Thursdays is bending and levering, Saturdays is loadable inch dumbbell and RGT again. Been going very good, sorta hit a wall this past month but i'm mixing it up rep ranges a little now and I will start eating more than i already do. I'm mainly doing all wrist stuff and sometimes they do get tired. I also screw around with some calisthenics and kettlebells but those aren't my main focus and just go by feeling and how much extra time I have. Grippers can be pretty taxing if you already have a big workload. Overall everything is going good, don't get frustrated when the numbers get stagnant, just revaluate. Do you have Grip specific goals or do you want to just strengthen your grip for your regular lifting routine? Edited February 4, 2023 by Blacksmith513 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Blacksmith513 said: Tuesdays I do Rolling Grip Thing, and work with inch and 2x5 pinch Napalm Nightmare... Thursdays is bending and levering, Saturdays is loadable inch dumbbell and RGT again. Been going very good, sorta hit a wall this past month but i'm mixing it up rep ranges a little now and I will start eating more than i already do. I'm mainly doing all wrist stuff and sometimes they do get tired. I also screw around with some calisthenics and kettlebells but those aren't my main focus and just go by feeling and how much extra time I have. Grippers can be pretty taxing if you already have a big workload. Overall everything is going good, don't get frustrated when the numbers get stagnant, just revaluate. Do you have Grip specific goals or do you want to just strengthen your grip for your regular lifting routine? Thank you for your reply! At the moment I don't really have a grip goal. Eventually I would like to compete but I don't have anything specific I am training for. Just trying to get my feet wet for now and trying to get stronger. I would love to pick a competition and shoot for a goal later this year, after I gain some strength. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 2 hours ago, usuallyunusual said: Thank you for your reply! At the moment I don't really have a grip goal. Eventually I would like to compete but I don't have anything specific I am training for. Just trying to get my feet wet for now and trying to get stronger. I would love to pick a competition and shoot for a goal later this year, after I gain some strength. Just keep doing what your doing if you are recovering and getting stronger then. A rolling handle might be a great addition to what you are doing if you are looking for something new. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Read everything you can listen to everyone who talks to you about grip but only use what works for you 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 2-6-23 Started the 'Clay Edgin' rolling thunder plan today Arm Assassin rolling handle (2") 100*8 (RH Only) Drop sets 90x8, 8,8 then 80x8,8,8 Finger curls @ 105x 8, 8, 8 Wrist curls @ 25x 10, 10, 10 Hangboard 30mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 25mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 20mmx 10 secs for 2 sets The program seems like a ton of volume vs what I am use to. But I am going to stuck with it. I ordered a new handle today @ 2 3/8" so I may revamp and start the program over to the new handle. Does anyone have any experience with the arm assassin vs the RT? Also, I noticed a lot of people have a bent arm while lifting. Is that what you are suppose to do? I tried the bent arm vs completely straight arm and it just feels like it is working your forearm more... Which is great in the end. I just don't know what is right or wrong. Thank you for reading my log! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuttgens Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 20 minutes ago, usuallyunusual said: 2-6-23 Started the 'Clay Edgin' rolling thunder plan today Arm Assassin rolling handle (2") 100*8 (RH Only) Drop sets 90x8, 8,8 then 80x8,8,8 Finger curls @ 105x 8, 8, 8 Wrist curls @ 25x 10, 10, 10 Hangboard 30mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 25mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 20mmx 10 secs for 2 sets The program seems like a ton of volume vs what I am use to. But I am going to stuck with it. I ordered a new handle today @ 2 3/8" so I may revamp and start the program over to the new handle. Does anyone have any experience with the arm assassin vs the RT? Also, I noticed a lot of people have a bent arm while lifting. Is that what you are suppose to do? I tried the bent arm vs completely straight arm and it just feels like it is working your forearm more... Which is great in the end. I just don't know what is right or wrong. Thank you for reading my log! Awesome I am two weeks into the clay edgin rolling thunder program hoping for some good results. I think it’s whatever feels best or how you can lift more you don’t have to bend your elbow if you don’t like it. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 6, 2023 Author Share Posted February 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, Nuttgens said: Awesome I am two weeks into the clay edgin rolling thunder program hoping for some good results. I think it’s whatever feels best or how you can lift more you don’t have to bend your elbow if you don’t like it. Thank you for the advice. I hope to get decent results from this... But it does seem like a lot of volume. I actually have no clue the 'best' way to train, so doing this seems like fun. I'll keep up with your log and good luck with your training! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, usuallyunusual said: 2-6-23 Started the 'Clay Edgin' rolling thunder plan today Arm Assassin rolling handle (2") 100*8 (RH Only) Drop sets 90x8, 8,8 then 80x8,8,8 Finger curls @ 105x 8, 8, 8 Wrist curls @ 25x 10, 10, 10 Hangboard 30mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 25mmx 10 secs for 2 sets 20mmx 10 secs for 2 sets The program seems like a ton of volume vs what I am use to. But I am going to stuck with it. I ordered a new handle today @ 2 3/8" so I may revamp and start the program over to the new handle. Does anyone have any experience with the arm assassin vs the RT? Also, I noticed a lot of people have a bent arm while lifting. Is that what you are suppose to do? I tried the bent arm vs completely straight arm and it just feels like it is working your forearm more... Which is great in the end. I just don't know what is right or wrong. Thank you for reading my log! This is something i've asked around lately. I've heard from some very strong grippers that they prefer to lift with bent arm as they can pull more weight. Adam T Glass recently told me, its fine as long as you know what your doing. If you don't train that last bit of ROM, someday when the weights get real heavy you have a better chance of tearing something. So you gotta remember to work that last ROM, which you do with the hangboard. So now I do warm up sets with a straight arm and as I get to a heavier weight I bend my arm slightly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 8, 2023 Author Share Posted February 8, 2023 Napalm Nightmare 3*4 block 90x3 80x 3, 3, 3 70x 3, 3, 3 Lattice Quad Block 20x 15 sec hold 22.5x 15 sec, 15 sec, 15 sec hold Grippers Guidex 10, 10 GG1x 8, 8 HG150x 5, 2 (hand must be fatigued) Couldn't even close the hg150 last week... So I guess I either figured out how to get it set correctly in my hand or an incredible strength boost happened lol 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 nice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 10, 2023 Author Share Posted February 10, 2023 2/10/23 Ironmind Anvil 80*3, 90*1 75*3, 3, 3, 3 These felt super weak today... Lattice Quad Block 10pdsx15 secs deep block Shallow pinch 10pdsx3 sets of 5 with 7 second holds Finger curls 105*5, 5, 5 Top roller wrist curls 10*10, 10, 10 Hangboard 30mmx 10, 10 seconds 25mmx 10, 10 seconds 20mmx 10, 10 seconds 15mmx 16, 8 seconds Felt pretty weak on Anvil today... Hangboard was incredibly better today. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Way cool 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 13, 2023 Author Share Posted February 13, 2023 2/13/23 Napalms Nightmare (2 3/8") 80x8 75x8, 8, 8 65x8, 8, 8 Just received this handle today...definitely humbling vs the 2" handle Lattice Tool Shallow set 25 pds x 5 reps, 5 reps for 5 second holds each Grippers guide x 10, 10 GG1 x 8, 8 HG150 x 5 COC .5 x 1, 1 PR!!! I can't believe I even closed this. I know that's weak but...I'm a girl sooo.... Super jacked about this Hangboard 30mm x 10, 10 secs 25mm x 10 secs 20mm x 10 secs 15mm x 10 secs 14mm (micro) x 5, 4 secs (pretty tough) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted February 13, 2023 Share Posted February 13, 2023 great work Squats and Grip that would look good on a t-shirt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 54 minutes ago, usuallyunusual said: 2/13/23 Napalms Nightmare (2 3/8") 80x8 75x8, 8, 8 65x8, 8, 8 Just received this handle today...definitely humbling vs the 2" handle Lattice Tool Shallow set 25 pds x 5 reps, 5 reps for 5 second holds each Grippers guide x 10, 10 GG1 x 8, 8 HG150 x 5 COC .5 x 1, 1 PR!!! I can't believe I even closed this. I know that's weak but...I'm a girl sooo.... Super jacked about this Hangboard 30mm x 10, 10 secs 25mm x 10 secs 20mm x 10 secs 15mm x 10 secs 14mm (micro) x 5, 4 secs (pretty tough) Very strong not weak at all. Most guys these days probably can't close a .5. Yeah that 2 3/8 handle is crazy hard. You should try the pinch blocks someday too. Its a great piece of equipment. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usuallyunusual Posted February 14, 2023 Author Share Posted February 14, 2023 42 minutes ago, John Knowlton said: great work Squats and Grip that would look good on a t-shirt Yea that would be cool... We need more grip board shirt options! That would be a good one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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