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Been training grip hardly at all in the last few months. Had other commitments -work etc. Literally picking up a gripper once a week and giving it a couple of goes.

Decided to work on my weak points in grip -worst is thick bar stuff. So I have a Rolling Thunder handle which i have used for the first time today.

Workouts are going to be like this

Monday -RT & Pinch

Saturday (or Sunday if I am working) Grippers & pinch

Interestingly after the lay off my crush strength has not changed at all!

Ok here is tonights workout

RT

60kg x3

70kg x2

80kg -Miss

60kg x3

60kg x4

60kg x3

2hp

80kg x2

80kg x 2

rested a bit

80kg x 3

Not too over the top for first session back. A goal I want to hit is one hand pinch 2 20kg plates

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

5 attempts MM set RB300

5 negs RB300

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Rolling Thunder

70kg

3 reps

80kg - miss

70kg

3 reps

3 reps

60kg

5 reps

64kg

3 reps

3 reps

60kg

x 4 reps

Pinch

Took a callous of my left hand whilst doing rack pulls so trained right hand 40kg assisted

+1 finger and thumb of lh

3reps

3reps

+ Pinky and thumb of left hand

2 reps

2 reps

Real Name: George Warrington

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Posted (edited)

Sunday

5 attempts MM set RB300

5 negs RB300

Tuesday

My powerlifting buddy Matt came round to train grip. He wants to improve his grip for deadlift so...

Rolling Thunder

60kg x3

70kg x3

80kg - Miss - just broke it off the floor

75kg -Miss

70 - x1

70 x 1

65kg x2.5

65kg x2.5

65 x 1

rested for 5

60kg rh 7.5 lh4.5

Pinch assisted 2 x 20kg plates

Pinky & thumb with the other hand

3 reps

3 reps

2 reps

3 reps

2 reps

Have to get some rubber matting for the garage -got a bollocking from the neighbour from the weights hitting the floor. Woops! :blush

Edited by Geo

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

RB300 attempts 5

RB330 negs 5

Pinch

Tried the plates in the gym for a change - They are better cast and fit together well -mine at home are cheap as hell and dont fit together that good.

Tried one hand with the 2 20 's - I felt it budge of the ground a tiny bit but that was it.

2 X20kg pinky and thumb assisted

3 reps

3 reps

3reps

3 reps

Both hands using just index and middle fingersand thumbs x 5 reps

dumpy 20 kg plate a 1" rim round the edge one hand pinch

3 reps

3 reps

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Nice session mate! keep up the good work.

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted
Nice session mate! keep up the good work.

Thanks Sam , I may try the pinching with the gym plates again. Its a goal of mine to get that done.

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted (edited)

Rolling Thunder - Felt more crap than usual at this tonight!

60x3

80miss

75 miss

70 x2

67x2

65x3

65x2

62x2

60x3

Pinch

Did 1hp wuith pinky and thumb assist. Decided to switch to 2hp

70kg x 3

80kg x 3

90kg x 2

went for 100kg but it was not to be.

92kg x1 PB:cool

94kg It left the floor about 2" but then fell

94kg It left the floor about 2" but then fell

Thinking that this training one hand at a time for pinch is working!

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Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Nice consistent log, be good to see your progress!

Posted

Big pinches. What sort of setup do you use for 2hp?

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted
Nice consistent log, be good to see your progress!

Yeah I would like to see me progress too! especially on that CC set #3 !

Sam - I just use the two 20kg plates together to pinch onto then load up the bar either side. They are crap plates and dont fit together at all well. The width of the 2 plates is about 72mm.

Real Name: George Warrington

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RB300 attempts x5 First one was v close -3mm

RB330 Negs x5

1 hand pinch

2 x 20kg plates - Feeling really strong on pinch with this routine

Pinky and thumb assist - felt super easy 3 reps

just used the pinky of the other hand on this set and got 1 rep out! - Gonna get those 2 plates with one hand v soon! :mosher

P+T 3 reps

rested

P+T 5 reps

P+T 6 reps !?

P+T 2 reps - The 6 reps absoloutely smoked my forearms !

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Great work mate, you'll overcrush the RB300 and lift the 2 20s very soon.

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted

nice log, remember reading your last one. Youll get the 2x20kgs soon, im at that stage with 2x15kg, i was doing timed holds of lesser weights, but gave that up as i didnt see a great benefit, might have to try repping it. Ive made wooden pinch blocks at different thicknesses, the same as different size plates, i.e. 2x15 and 5x5 so i can practice building the weight up using my loading pin, but you seem pretty close so might not be worth it.

Goals

Get Stronger

Lift what I haven't lifted

Close what I haven't closed

Posted (edited)
nice log, remember reading your last one. Youll get the 2x20kgs soon, im at that stage with 2x15kg, i was doing timed holds of lesser weights, but gave that up as i didnt see a great benefit, might have to try repping it. Ive made wooden pinch blocks at different thicknesses, the same as different size plates, i.e. 2x15 and 5x5 so i can practice building the weight up using my loading pin, but you seem pretty close so might not be worth it.

I did the same thing a ong while back - The only thing to think about is that wood will most times be easier to grip onto so what you can do on a wooden block will not be the same as on metal equipment. Still a good way though.

Sam - Its so close with those 2 20's !

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Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Rolling Thunder

60x3

70x3

75x1.5

72x1.5

70x2

60x7

2HP

80x3

90x1

84x3

86x2

84x2

84x2

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Great pinching.

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted

Cheers Sam

Missed training on Sunday cos I was away

RB300 Attempts x 2 near

Elite x 2 near

RB260 - closed

Negs RB330 x 4

2HP

80 x 4.5

80x4

80x6.5

90x1

Hands felt knackered tonight - been carrying buckets of muck up a ladder all day

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

another good session mate!

How would you rate your RB300?

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted
another good session mate!

How would you rate your RB300?

Cheers - Didnt feel good at the time!

Its very similar to my Elite. However the sweep is easier than the Elite, but the close on the RB300 is harder.

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Sunday

5 attempts RB300 - first 2 were v close

5 negs

1hp 40kg Pinky & Thumb assist

5 reps

5 reps

6 reps

5 reps

5 reps

Tues

#3 no set attempts x 3 - 10mm out - hate these but am gonna throw them into the mix aas a permanent feature because I hate them!

Rolling Thunder

70kg x 3

80kg - Broke off ground

72kg x2

72kg x2

70kg x1

60kg x4

2hp

Utter rubbish tonight every set felt really heavy

80kg x3

80kg x3

80kg x3

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted (edited)

Gym was inexplicably closed today came home and trained grip.

CD - 3 Inches of Blood - good if you like metal

RB300 5 attempts - getting closer each week - the second attempt was 5mm out

SE Negs 3

Elite negs 2

2HP - Decided to swap my 1hp and 2hp days around as I DL on Wednesday and the 2hp on a tuesday night is not ideal for the next days training.

80kg x3

90kg x2

90kg x2

90kg x2

90kg x1

80kg x5

70kg x10 Did these for an experiment!

60kg x10

Pleased with how my pinch is going it is going up steadily which is :cool

Edited by Geo

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Good work Geo. You'll get the RB300. Have you closed the BBE before?

Was the gym closed cos of the flooding perhaps?

real name: Sam Solomi

Posted
Good work Geo. You'll get the RB300. Have you closed the BBE before?

Was the gym closed cos of the flooding perhaps?

Yes I have closed my Elite a couple of times before with a strictly MM set (so quite narrow). Trying to do a bit of a wider set close on the RB300. I found out the reason for the closure of the gym on the Sunday- not the flood - it had been open all week. The owner had gone out on a all night bender on the Sat (with a load of the other people from the gym) and didtn open tll 1230 :angry:

Tuesdays training

5 RB240 table no set atttempts.

Pretty close on these. I think Im going to stick with these for a bit as the really work the hand in ways that a set doesnt - particularly the tips of the fingers.

1hp - 5 sets of 2x20kg with assist - pinch felt weak as, tonight

Real Name: George Warrington

Posted

Nice. Try the RB300 with an MM set you might find you get it.

Got to agree with you about the TNS closes. An RB240 would be a nice no set hope you get that soon. Have you ever tried TNS closes with the gripper upside down?

real name: Sam Solomi

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