LAHotSauce Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I started grip training in December 2004 and I am really enjoying it. I am trying to keep it simple and am I looking for a little feedback. I jumped into bending too quickly I believe because after 4 days of bending I went to Home Depot and bought a box of Timber Ties. Supposedly rated at around 180lbs. I bent 4 of them and the next week my elbows and wrists severly hurt. So I have decided to lay off the bending and tearing until I can develop some decent wrist strength. I tried tearing a deck of cards yesterday---- NOT. I read Dave Morton's article on developing wrist strength for bending. VERY GOOD. I also like David Horne's post on here. I will probably incorporate some of that into my workout. My equipment is limited. I basically break it down into 3 days of training. Pinch work, crush work, wrist work. On pinch days I do softball holds, baseball holds, plate pinches and hex head block weight work. I have a 40lb sawed in half and a 50lb sawed in half. Will be getting a 60lber soon to destroy. On crush days I work with my Trainer, #1, TDS plate loaded grip machine, and do some plier holds. I do negatives, overcrushes, strapholds, etc. I plan on getting the #2 soon. On wrist days I usually do some homemade lever bar work. I went to Home depot and bought a 1 7/16 piece of round stock pine and cut it off to 30 inches. Then I wrapped enougth duct tape around one end to secure a weight so that it will not slide down the wood any further. Then right next to it I wrapped enough so that an olympic plate fits securely on it and then you can place a clamp on it so you dont have to worry about it falling off. I have an 8 and 10 lb sledge but I will leave them alone for now. I was just wondering how this sounded. I dont want to end up hurt b/c my wrists aren't near as strong as I would like them to be. I dont have a training partner, just my radio. I live in Baton Rouge and there doesn't seem to be any interest in my neck of the woods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Sounds a lot like my early training. Make sure to remember to throw in some hand and forearm health maintenance work. -Jedd- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAHotSauce Posted February 14, 2005 Author Share Posted February 14, 2005 Sounds a lot like my early training. Make sure to remember to throw in some hand and forearm health maintenance work.-Jedd- ← Any suggestions? Thanks for the reply by the way. I really enjoy those video clips on y'alls Diesel website and the training tips. I found great humor in that little dance you did when your friend (Eli?) was doing his MM attempt in someone's home. Looked like something to help kill a little time. RL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deaner Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Since you are just starting out I would focus on just a couple things, it's too easy to get carried away and overtrain. Grippers and sledge levering, or thickbar and sledge, blockweights and wrist roller are just a couple of ideas. Keep it simple, train 2-3 days a week, remember recovery and extensor work. Contrast baths and ice are your friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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