kelby Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 i was wondering if the ironmind grippers would help me with my pinching because i really suck at pinch gripping. iwas pinch gripping with the older fella about 52 and he never worked out in his life and still he pinched thirty fives, i can only do twenty fives, but i just started two weeks ago.so i don't know how good that is. so two questions will ironmind grippers help with pinching and is pinching to twenty fives for beginners good. thanks. need info and should i train pinching everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ulgrim Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 (edited) No, grippers won't really help. If you want to pinch better, pinch. Two 25s is what I can do, and I don't train plate pinch, so the guy who does 35s is probably a natural, or he did some kind of work that gave him strong hands. Train as often as you can. If you want to train alot, try 4-5 days a week, and just adjust based on how you feel or how fast you recover. You have to experiment and find what works best for you. I'm not an experienced pinch gripper, but I would do negatives with 35s, as well as train hard with the 25s. good luck. Edited September 14, 2004 by ulgrim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt76 Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I don't think grippers help but using a pony clamp or ttk prolly helps. All i know is last year i never did plate pinches a day in my life and I picked up 2 25's the first time I tried. I credit that to the pony clamp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 You can train your pinch using grippers but you won't improve your pinch when training your crush strength only with them. From time to time I'm trying to close a Trainer using my thumb and index finger only. Its like using a pony clamp. (However a but more attention is required since the gripper shouldn't slip off!) Or, I do negatives with it: I force shut it with the other hand and try to hold it with the thumb then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 I'm not an experienced pinch gripper, but I would do negatives with 35s OK, stupid question of the day, how do you do negatives with pinch grip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 (edited) Not a stupid question. I would pick the plates up with two hands and then lower, under as much control as possible, with just the one hand. All else being equal, you can probably pick up plates with two hands and then hold them with one before you can lift those plates from the floor with one hand. Edited September 14, 2004 by The Mac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twig Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Cheers, Mac, I hadn't thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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