ironorr Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Just curious as to what you guys feel would be considered wide for block pinching. I have small hands, only 7", and I made a wide block out of wood that is 3.75" wide. I was planning on using this with a loading pin to help me train for the Blob. Do you guys think this is wide enough for MY hands or do I need it wider? By the way, if you guys want to see the block, check out my gallery as I posted a lot of new pics! Comments most welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sybersnott Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Make it as wide or as narrow as you want. I would say rule of thumb... the width of two 25 pound Oly plates or 45 pound Oly plates, as a start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zevich Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 I use a 4x4 wood block and with 8' hands it is still a hard bugger to handle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 If you can't span your palm across the surface, then you could call it wide, in my opinion. This of course will be different for each athlete, given the differences in hand size. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcham Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 (edited) Not sure if I've posted it before, but I tend to classify pinch grip widths based on the joints of my fingers I can get onto the side of the block/plate. Thin pinches are when you can to get all three joints of your fingers onto the side of the block.... medium pinch you can only get two joints... and the widest pinches you can only get the last joint. There's obviously a good bit of range in each of these classifications (like an inch or so). Edited November 25, 2004 by mcham Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggymountainmuscle Posted November 25, 2004 Share Posted November 25, 2004 Mark's concept is a pretty good guideline if you ask me. I usally classify wide pinches when my thumb is no longer pressing towards my index finger, but more towards the base of my pinkie. For normal pinch, it's when my thumb moves towards the middle of my middle and ring fingers. I tend to work my normal pinch at widths thinner than alot of my narrow pinch training, so I don't consider the width of the object itself in my pinch classification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Good point, Mark. I never thought about it that way. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Edgin Posted November 26, 2004 Share Posted November 26, 2004 Not sure if I've posted it before, but I tend to classify pinch grip widths based on the joints of my fingers I can get onto the side of the block/plate.Thin pinches are when you can to get all three joints of your fingers onto the side of the block.... medium pinch you can only get two joints... and the widest pinches you can only get the last joint. There's obviously a good bit of range in each of these classifications (like an inch or so). ← Well said. I think we can all agree that this is a good way to classify the different widths of pinching without depending on hand size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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