Which Gripper Is A Lilttle Higher Than 2.5 Ironmind Gripper

[kelby]

i am almost closing the 2.5. i can close it when i grab my other hand, but not when i extend my arm out and squeezing it. i want something a little stronger than 2.5 for when i can close it. i still can barely move my three. it is very hard that three man. i think it is close to a four. if thats possible.

[gerryg]

This is a tough question to answer due to the fact that grippers vary! I'm going to say go with a RB210 or a Beef Builder Grand Master.

http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/RBGRIPPERS.html

http://www.wwfitness.com/handgrippers.html

[superfeemiman]

i am almost closing the 2.5. i can close it when i grab my other hand, but not when i extend my arm out and squeezing it. i want something a little stronger than 2.5 for when i can close it. i still can barely move my three. it is very hard that three man. i think it is close to a four. if thats possible.

Haha, that's how I feel about my #3... until I try my #4.

[Hubgeezer]

This is a tough question to answer due to the fact that grippers vary! I'm going to say go with a RB210 or a Beef Builder Grand Master.

http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/RBGRIPPERS.html

http://www.wwfitness.com/handgrippers.html

I agree. The IM 2.5 I have is much harder than my RB210, and is harder than my SuperMaster. The only gripper that is guaranteed to be tougher than a 2.5 but easier than a 3 is a Grand Master, and it may not be too much easier than a #3. Some HG300's fill that gap, and some don't. Maybe a RB260Narrow? Not guaranteed either...

[aquilonian]

This is a tough question to answer due to the fact that grippers vary! I'm going to say go with a RB210 or a Beef Builder Grand Master.

http://www.fatbastardbarbellco.com/RBGRIPPERS.html

http://www.wwfitness.com/handgrippers.html

I agree. The IM 2.5 I have is much harder than my RB210, and is harder than my SuperMaster. The only gripper that is guaranteed to be tougher than a 2.5 but easier than a 3 is a Grand Master, and it may not be too much easier than a #3. Some HG300's fill that gap, and some don't. Maybe a RB260Narrow? Not guaranteed either...

I dont really have this problem I use freeweights, or just chrush the woody. Or I crush the grippers from higher in the handle. But if you want something between a #3 and a 2.5 the solutiton doesnt seem so hard

Why not?

1. buy a #3 and see wich of your two is harder

2. take the easiest one and mark it

3. take it and stomp the crap out of it, little by little, until you get what you want.

greg's&dave's experiment proved it makes them easier to close. you cant use them to certify on anything so who cares? if you show the grip community, just say its "easy", narrow, or stomped-seasoned. sience grippers vary anyway....... some claim the 2.5 is almost like the #3 some claim its almost like the #2. Thats why ironmind said they didn't make "tweeners" before. oh and hubgeezer's advice as always seemed about right to me.

aquilonian

[lifesnotfair]

You said you want something for AFTER you can close the #2.5, right? Not for doing negatives or anything right now...

Then the cheapest solution is: After you can close your #2.5, take a file, and file the end of both handles a little bit. There, you just increased it to 2.7 or whatever, depending on how much you filed it.

[Autolupus]

I'd just stick with the #2.5 for the moment and work negs on the #3.

I've MMS my #2.5 but can't get an unbraced close on the #3(can get a braced close though)

See how the #3 feels when you can close the #2.5.

Edited April 11, 2007 by Autolupus

[Alawadhi]

My BBSM is harder than my #2.5

[John Eaton]

My BBSM is harder than my #2.5

Same here.

[CoC#3]

I'd suggest an RB210.

You said you want something for AFTER you can close the #2.5, right? Not for doing negatives or anything right now...

Then the cheapest solution is: After you can close your #2.5, take a file, and file the end of both handles a little bit. There, you just increased it to 2.7 or whatever, depending on how much you filed it.

Good advice. Cheaper aswell.

Edited April 11, 2007 by CoC#3

[kelby]

You said you want something for AFTER you can close the #2.5, right? Not for doing negatives or anything right now...

Then the cheapest solution is: After you can close your #2.5, take a file, and file the end of both handles a little bit. There, you just increased it to 2.7 or whatever, depending on how much you filed it.

doesnt help much with the sweep though. i want the sweep and the finish.

[lifesnotfair]

You said you want something for AFTER you can close the #2.5, right? Not for doing negatives or anything right now...

Then the cheapest solution is: After you can close your #2.5, take a file, and file the end of both handles a little bit. There, you just increased it to 2.7 or whatever, depending on how much you filed it.

doesnt help much with the sweep though. i want the sweep and the finish.

Then just file it AND try TNS'ing it

Ok, just kidding.. I just said it was the cheapest way. If you already have a #3, work your sweep with that I guess!

[kelby]

i think i will. you know i never did work on the sweep on it. i wish they had little gages. tell us how we are improving, or try and beat your previous record. maybe iron mind will put them on the grippers next. who knows. lol

[Scott Styles]

I bet it'd be pretty easy to rig something up between the gripper handles with a hinged stick and a little tape.

[CoC#3]

i think i will. you know i never did work on the sweep on it. i wish they had little gages. tell us how we are improving, or try and beat your previous record. maybe iron mind will put them on the grippers next. who knows. lol

Maybe you'd get on with the ISG? You can go up in very small increments with it!

[pdfk20]

RB210/BBSM/RB240N/RB260N all goof for inbetween 2.5 and 3

[coc3]

My BBSM is harder than my #2.5

mine is too! when i got to where i could close the 2.5, i still had a quarter of an inch to go on my bbsm.

[Mlstrass]

My BBSM is harder than my #2.5

mine is too! when i got to where i could close the 2.5, i still had a quarter of an inch to go on my bbsm.

That's exactly where I'm at. Just got done training and closed the #2.5 1 out of 3 tries. Got the BBSM down to 1/4" then cheated it closed for a NEG.

[antarath]

Just to confuse you even more; my RB240 is pretty much the same as my #2

The RB210N feels like my #1.

Thought #2 was 195 lbs, and he wanted a gripper harder than 2.5. hmm. Wouldn't that be a 240 lbs or tougher?

Mats

Edited April 18, 2007 by Mats Erik

[Autolupus]

According to this ranking list: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=11754&st=60

The RB240 is around a #3, whereas the RB240n is pretty close to a #2.

Edited April 18, 2007 by Autolupus

[terrible20vt]

i am almost closing the 2.5. i can close it when i grab my other hand, but not when i extend my arm out and squeezing it. i want something a little stronger than 2.5 for when i can close it. i still can barely move my three. it is very hard that three man. i think it is close to a four. if thats possible.

How many times can you close the number 2? With out resetting it

I can close my no2 6 times and i have about 1/8 of a inch to shut the 2.5

and i have 3/4 of a inch on my number 3 left THE NO3 IS A STIFF ONE !!

[golgotha]

A Beefbuilder SM is usually around a 2.7

[kelby]

i can close it about five reps.