Guest T-Bear Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 I took a opened tin (can) 3 inch in diameter and mangle down the sharp edge with a screwdriverhandle then I glued a bit saddle-girth just under the sharp edge. I drilled two holes in the botton and knitted a thin rope in it to hang weights at. For me 3 lbs is enough to hold it for 20 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoeQ1966 Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 Thank you for the explanation..I have seen the exercise program that you use and never really knew what you where talking about as far as the tincan was concerned.. Now I understand.. thanks Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 If you are into training your extensors, you can try ironminds outerlimits loops, they are very good for training the extensors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T-Bear Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 They may be good, but I think my tincan work good to. I read John Brookfields book Mastery of handstrength and he use a glasjar that he fills with sand. Besides who want´s to spend 20 bucks when you can made one for nothing, but a little work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted June 28, 2002 Share Posted June 28, 2002 The loops will never cut you, and they have the capacity for adding an infinite amount of weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Hey T-Bear, welcome aboard. One thing that Greg is (modestly) neglecting to mention is that he does extensor work with more weight than some people curl. This being the case, a "tin" would not be acceptable for someone of his strength in this movement. IronMind's Outer Limits loops fit the bill. Incidentally Greg, your success with the loops has made me re-think my own usage of them. I was just keeping a light fixed weight on them and doing multiple holds and such (almost like what someone would do for physical therapy), nothing really serious. Now I know that they can be trained just like other movements, in progressive fashion. I appreciate the info you recently gave on this subject. You should have showed your loop lift to Dr Strossen while you had his attention, he might have put you in the next catalog so others could see that heavy extensor lifts are possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Baldy, I have the picture and I'm going to send a picture to Strossen and Wannagrip soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest T-Bear Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Riot grip. My tincan don't cut me cause I have mangled down the sharp edge and the saddlegirth is glued just under it and is so thick that there are no risk of cutting. But you may have a point when it comes to heavy lifts. As I said 3 lbs is enough for me. I got a little intrested in how much you can lift with your loops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotGrip Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 T-Bear, I can do 60+ lbs in either hand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdwler Posted June 29, 2002 Share Posted June 29, 2002 Awesome weight!! The main advantage, in my opinion, of buying equipment, is comparing weights with others. This is difficult with home made stuff. If you are worried about cutting your hands, wear leather gloves. I have used them with simular extensor movements. Another extensor movement is to put your hands inside both ends of a short pvc pipe, and use is like a wrist roller. (after adding string/weight) I wear gloves doing this. http://www.geocities.com/fightraining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest baldy Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Greg - Cool on the picture, I look forward to seeing it. apdwler - MILO v8 #2 has an article by Fred Hutchinson about wrist roller variations, that one is included (extensor rolling). Incidentally, he also had a neat idea of a pinch-style roller where you use (for example) a 2 * 6 block of wood to roll with. As you roll you would be supporting the entire weight with one hand at a time in pinch style. It would probably help someone with pinching and plate curling motions, but I haven't tried it yet to see what it does for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apdwler Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 Yes, I thought I read/heard it somewhere. Your right it was in Milo. I'll have to revisit the article! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted June 30, 2002 Share Posted June 30, 2002 T-Bear,I can do 60+ lbs in either hand I am still about 20lbs when I do them at the end of my workouts. I can't even fathom 60! :0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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