Web Page Update

[Guest Monkey Paws]

I made some updates. Check it out: http://tahoebouldering.tripod.com/ . There really isn't much about Tahoe bouldering but I did add some grip training information to the page.  Probably nothing GripPage members don’t already know about but oh well, enjoy.  The link might not work right away because I am too cheap to pay for bandwidth.  You can always check back later if you get the bandwidth exceeded message.

There is a video of me attempting a onearm pullup a couple of nights ago.  Not really grip specific but probably of interest to some here.  Before the other night I hadn’t worked on them for a long time (more than a year) so don’t blast me too much for it only being a partial.  I’m going to train specifically for them again, probably just doing about five singles each arm once a week until I can add weight.

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[Guest Monkey Paws]

More than 100 views and not one comment. ???

[Nathan Say]

I'm training to do a 1 arm chin up (actually just started today) too. What are those exercises under #'s 4 & 5 (like frenchies ?) & #14 heavy finger rolls. I think lots of the guys (& girl) on this board would want to do those, it sounds like it might help close grippers.

[Guest Monkey Paws]

What I meant by "frenchies" is pullups where you lockoff and hold in different positions.  For instance, do a pullup, lock and hold for a ten count at a quarter of the way up, then at half way, then at the top postition, and do the same thing on the way down.  These can be tough, especially if you combine traveling pullups (typewriters) and frenchies together.  Typewriters are when you travel back and forth between your hands, for example, pullup, hold your chin over the bar and then shift your body until your chin is over your left hand, pause, then shift over to the right.  These don't train grip much, unless you have a hard time holding on to a pullup bar or you do them from a smaller hold.

Heavy finger rolls are done by holding a heavy barbell in your hand, opening your hands to let the bar roll down to your finger tips and then closing your hands until the bar is gripped tight.  It is a good idea to do these in a power rack with the saftey bars set to catch the barbell should it slip.

[Nathan Say]

Climbing or some of those climbig training exercises would probably be good for increasing induvidual finger strength. That site looks good.  

[Guest Monkey Paws]

Hard climbing demands special grip strength.  Climbing develops the grip strength needed for climbing but not all types of grip strength.  For instance, I have tested some excellent climbers with my grippers and none have close even the #2.  

Thanks for the compliment on the web page.