Rick Walker Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 arrived today-you were tright, it is in excellent condition and of course, as soon as I am done typing i will have to take it outside and see how heavy I can go I also discovered what you did with all your old piled up newspaper :p :p :p :p That is going to be one heck of a fire starter- Rick Walker :hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bunkbunk Posted March 20, 2002 Share Posted March 20, 2002 I wanted to make sure it arrived in PERFECT condition so I had TONS of newspaper and foam to protect that baby! It was my baby first ya know. :) Glad it got there in one piece. Remember, it is about a 4.3 to 1 ratio so 100 pounds would be about 430 in-lbs fully closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Whoops. Bunkbunk was a test username I just used since someone emailed me they could not get into the board. The registration obviously is working. I was logged in after running the test under bunkbunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted March 21, 2002 Author Share Posted March 21, 2002 It was just funny as heck to see all that news paper flying through the air. I felt like the dad on "The Christmas Story" searching for his great prize ! Yes, it is extremely hard. I put 50 pounds on and was stunned as I had to bust a nut to get it!!! I then put 100 on and did some holds. No problem holding 100 shut, I just can't budge it with one hand closed ??? Which is better-timed closed holds with heavy weight or actually using weight to squeeze it shut? I feel like such a puss with this thing. Rick Walker :hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Timed holds. Or just, try and hold and let out as best you can. 100lbs in a total hold is excellent by the way. You should be close to closing a 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Load that puppy up and see what makes your hand open up. That's how I typically used it -- in that range of only a few seconds and my hand opened up. It really gets you used to a LOT of pressure such that the grippers (with the exception of the 4) don't feel nasty. And, you don't have to bust a gut to cheat something shut with that high of a pressure (gripper that is). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Oh yeah, make sure you don't torque your wrist to cheat. Also, it was the key piece for me as I saw in my training log how my closures gained with the grippers as I went up in weight with the Atlas. I had dropped it on and off and once I correlated that, I kept it in consistently several times per week. Then, the 3 went down. No sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Walker Posted March 21, 2002 Author Share Posted March 21, 2002 I am very close to the #3-less then half an inch. You used the atlas several times a week?? I am just trying to get a feel on how to use it and incorporate it into my workouts. Rick Walker :hehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted March 21, 2002 Share Posted March 21, 2002 Yeah, I did. Only 1-3 singles though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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