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Got Kta a few weeks ago and started doing some heavier Block weights...before I started this I couldnt get my #3 but to within an 1/8 and I layed off of grippers for a few days and just layed heavily on the pinch and I just grabbed my #3's and grabbed a co worker and said watch me cause I havent tried this in a few days and boom it felt like butter and slammed it....it was only one rep but I held it for at least 20 secs....makes you feel awesome!!! now just to get a bit better at it!!! :upsidedwn

By the way it was a MM set....not CC set just to clear that up!

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Whats a MM set?

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To be stronger then I was last week.

I don't mean to be condescending(which means to talk down to)..........

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mm=mash monster set

wow thats awesome man.

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Congratulations!

Block Weights = Hand Strength

Got that right...guess John Brookfield knows whats he is talking about...Ive got to get me some more block weights I love em!

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Never messed w/ block weights, how do they carry over to grippers? And nice job closeing the #3.

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Great job, Troy!! Now to work on that dreaded CC set! :bow:bow

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Got Kta a few weeks ago and started doing some heavier Block weights...before I started this I couldnt get my #3 but to within an 1/8 and I layed off of grippers for a few days and just layed heavily on the pinch and I just grabbed my #3's and grabbed a co worker and said watch me cause I havent tried this in a few days and boom it felt like butter and slammed it....it was only one rep but I held it for at least 20 secs....makes you feel awesome!!! now just to get a bit better at it!!! :upsidedwn

By the way it was a MM set....not CC set just to clear that up!

Nice job!

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Never messed w/ block weights, how do they carry over to grippers? And nice job closeing the #3.

I think that block weights of any kind carry over well to grippers because your hand gets strong as a whole and the kewl thing is that you can train your pinch grip and it doesnt really kill your hand so you can pinch pinch pinch and you will still more than likely be able to close your current gripper.

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Which KTA did you get?The one for grippers or blob?

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Killer work Troy, there's nothing quite like the feeling of closing a big gripper for the first time.

For your first close, you killed it!

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Nice going Troy!

Goals for 2006:

Beef Builder Grand Master - Done 6.27.06

IM #3

Certify on the #3

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Which KTA did you get?The one for grippers or blob?

the one for the grippers is what I got and it does help alot....never thought that if I wanted to close my 3# that I wouldnt touch it for a couple weeks...but it does do the trick.

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Awesome job. I just got the #2 closed for the first time a few weeks ago and that felt good, can't wait until I get the #3. Long way off right now. Time for you to work on repping that thing.

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Whats a MM set?

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mm literally means mash monster set but it means the handles are set to paralell

2006 goals!

Close Grand master( )

Cert with the #3( )

Bend a grade 5 bolt (Done! 2/13/06)

Cert with the red ( )

Lift the 45lb blob (Done! 1/21/06)

Lift the blob( )

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good job buddy, the #3 has fallen :rock

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Been hitting blockweights hard for a few weeks and my wide pinch is waaay into new PR territory beyond my expectations! :rock

Gripper strength is down. :( I do a few singles on grippers to warmup and usually miss the SM I used to absolutely dominate. I focused on wrist work for quite awhile (grip intensive--thick handle stuff) and that seems to have sparked some life into my wide pinch, but not grippers. :blink

Everyone is different: it seems the "conjugate" approach doesn't work for me--I have to put my focus on whatever lift I want to improve. Hopefully after some rest and a cycle on grippers I'll see some carryover (from bringing up the weaknesses)?

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Congratulations!

What a thrilling feeling that is!

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