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Thanks Guys...think I will stay on the antibiotics a bit longer!!!

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Paul great workout.

One question, there is a statement clamped at parallel. is that for everything after that or just the elite. Sorry if this has been covered.

Great stuff!!!!

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Greg, it is for all that follows unless noted otherwise.

Thanks for the kind words!

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20 Red extensors

8 x 1

3 x Filed 2

#3 OC'd 5 secs

Clamped @ parallel

Elite x 6 parallel continuous reps...PR!

Filed MM3 Dud OC 5 secs PR!

MM4 Dud...missed 1/16"

MM4 Dud...missed a hair

MM4 Dud...missed a hair

Elite opened to 1" x 3 continuous reps

Filed GM x 1

#4 clamped closed to 1/4 then 4 rodeo negs ( now called BFN's )

Filed GM x 4 consecutuive reps

Filed 2 x 12 consecutive reps

#1 inverted ring and baby finger OC 10 secs

6 large banded pony negs

I have only 2 filed grippers left now...when I went to do some reps on the filed 2 I accidentally picked up the filed GM...did 4 reps and said man this filed 2 seems a lot harder than it used to be....how fatigued am I??? I put it down and promptly did 12 full reps on the 2..weird feeling.

Wasn't fully recovered from last workout. Also started doing some hill sprints and plyometrics yesterday..today body was tired and sore.

Monday the MM4 will fall..

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Paul, I have a few things to say to you.

1. I would actually like to see a video of you doing the red extensors. Nobody ever asks for extensor video, but I wanna see some. I even find my yellow ones extremely hard.

2. "Elite opened to 1" x 3 continuous reps" <-- damn good! What is the length of your parallel Elite? I take it about 3/4"?

3. Confusing your GM with your #2 was funny. :P

4. "Monday the MM4 will fall.." <--- :rock

5. What is the hardest gripper you can no set? Or TNS?

6. How big are your hands?

7. Do you still train blockweights? I've seen some blockweight videos in your gallery.

:)

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Hi,

Thanks for your interest.

1)I have no intention of making video of my extensors?? :blink

I can tell you I can do 2 reds...for a partial and have done red and yellow together often.

2)Length? of parallel Elite?? I don't understand? It is clamped at parallel or 1"

5) I have not tried to TNS a gripper in a long time for a max, I focus on MMs. I TNS my filed 2

regularly during my warmups..the stronger your MMS gets the better you become at TNS. There is a

definite transfer there.

6) My hands are 8 1/4"

7) If you look back in my log I have trained Blobs, Thickbar, Sledging, Formulator, ISG and Ponies.

Sold my Blobs so no more of that for awhile. I may go back to Inch training on a thick handled

dumbbell, I have pulled 175 with the other hand stopping rotation.

I will own the MM4 on Monday..just need some rest...gonna "climb the clamps".

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I know asking for an extensor video is weird, but I've never seen one on this board, and I find it amazing that you can do that much, wow.

Thanks for the answers!

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Why thank you! Wasn't too hard wasn't it? :P

It's not like I asked for a shirtless video like some people are doing to the youtube videos of bending, LOL... I just wanted to see how far from your fingertips you place the band, and how much you can open your hand. You're very strong on the extensors. I don't seem to be gaining much. Maybe I should try Brookfield's tip of opening the hand in a bucket of sand. I can do the green bands for 20 reps, but the yellow bands seem hard as hell!

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The key is not as high a rep scheme as you are using. If you can Green for 20 . Try a yellow for a few. You can try to neg with them by using your other hand to help open it up and then let go ....

It is hard to put them too far up your fingers because of thumb length being so much shorter.

I started with Office supply store elastics...before I got these...I could do the red right away...go figure.

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  • 4 years later...

Hi All,

I am back to do this again at 55 yrs old! I could still close the #3 at 53 yrs old in 2008 with no grip training sine 2006, figured someone would ask this question. I am back in the gym and will be logging my gripper efforts here. I am so glad the Gripboard is still here and that my records are still available. Bill Piche is an excellent administrator. I am 6'4" tall weighing 234 with 13% bodyfat and have 8 1/4" hands.

Warmup

25 IM blue extensor band reps BH

25 Lightning no set store gripper closes BH

5 slow no set IM #1 reps BH

10 Lightning IM yellow extensor band reps BH

Filed IM #2 smashed RH/ 5 assisted closes LH

OC

Filed IM# 2 15 sec crush RH / 5 assisted OC's LH

2004 IM# 3 (3.1 rating) Missed 3/16 and turned into 10 assisted reps open to 1/4 and reshut w/LH assist RH

LH See below

Negs

2004 IM# 3 Failed OC turned into 3 Negs against leg LH

Brand new IM 3.5 2 7/8 spread after seasoning 3 smooth negs against leg

Cooldown

IM# 1 25 parallel reps RH/ 6 parallel reps LH

Thumbs,Pinky,Ring,Recovery

BH Store gripper x 10 thumbs only

BH IM# 1 10 Negs thumbs only

BH store gripper inverted ring,pinky x 10 negs

BH 75 lightning IM yellow band extensors

Contrast Baths

BTW if you never tried KTA and are struggling with grippers, and KTA is still around, it helped me nail the 3 the first time in about 3 months at age 49...get it if you can.

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Very nice to see you back at it Paul! Always thoroughly enjoyed reading your log and seeing your stellar progress. Hope you're here for many years to come man.:mosher

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Thnaks Guys,

Its good to be back

Active Recovery

25 Yellow IM bands extensors

10 #1 closes

contrast baths

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BH 25 Red IM Band extensors

BH 25 x store gripper

BH 5 x #1

IM #3 RH missed 3/16 x 5 ass't reps

IM #3 LH 1 SON

RH Filed #2 OC 30 secs

LH Filed #2 OC 5 ass't closes

RH IM #3 Closed w/anchored dog leg x 3 secs

LH Filed #2 OC ass't close x 2 secs

RH IM #3 10 ass't reps

LH Filed #2 10 ass't reps

BH 25 Red IM band exptensors

RH IM #3.5 Neg x 2

LH IM #3 neg x 2

RH filed #2 OC x 15 secs

LH IM #1 OC 60 secs

BH 10 store gripper thumb closes

BH 10 #1 inverted ring and pinky ass't closes

BH 75 red IM Band Thumb curls

BH 75 Store gripper inverted ring and pinky closes

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BH 25 Red IM Band extensors

BH 25 x store gripper

BH 5 x #1

IM #3 RH missed 3/16 x 5 ass't reps

IM #3 LH 1 SON

RH Filed #2 OC 30 secs

LH Filed #2 OC 5 ass't closes

RH IM #3 Closed w/anchored dog leg x 3 secs

LH Filed #2 OC ass't close x 2 secs

RH IM #3 10 ass't reps

LH Filed #2 10 ass't reps

BH 25 Red IM band exptensors

RH IM #3.5 Neg x 2

LH IM #3 neg x 2

RH filed #2 OC x 15 secs

LH IM #1 OC 60 secs

BH 10 store gripper thumb closes

BH 10 #1 inverted ring and pinky ass't closes

BH 75 red IM Band Thumb curls

BH 75 Store gripper inverted ring and pinky closes

Nice to see you back man. I just came back this year myself...you'll slam that #3 in no time :mosher

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