rolf Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 Wide pinching seems to be all the rage now. How many of you guys do thin pinching (under ½" or 1 cm)? I do it occasionally just for a change, I use a Baraban .8 cm pinch plate with a loading pin. I pinch between my thumb and the side of the index finger (with my hand clenched in a fist). I don't know if there are any actual benefits to this other than not getting bored to tears. This is one weak grip! There isn't much gripping surface and the index finger isn't much good sideways. I can use less than 50 % of my 5 cm (2") or 10 cm (4") pinch weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 We had it as an event at a Michigan Grip contest. I think it was 3/4 of an inch. It is an interesting movement. Doesn't involve the thumb as much, seems to be lots of finger strength. Especially if you do it in the way that lets you lift the most weight. Jedd and Ryan (and maybe Thorton) were in the 175-195 range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NailBender Posted April 15, 2008 Share Posted April 15, 2008 I use narrow pinching a lot. Ryan Pitts with strongergrip.com made me a device that looks like a popsickle and it's a 1/2" wide. I pinch it like normal pinch lifting and there's a certain exercise I use with it for card tearing. If someone could do a normal straight up pinch of 200 lbs. with this device, it would be the greatest pinch feat of all time. It's been my experience that you can do only 30% of what your normal wide pinch is. NailBender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolf Posted April 15, 2008 Author Share Posted April 15, 2008 It is an interesting movement. Doesn't involve the thumb as much, seems to be lots of finger strength. Especially if you do it in the way that lets you lift the most weight. I've tried a regular pinching grip on mine too, I switched to thumb (almost) only for the exact reason you state: I felt a regular grip just put most of the pressure on the fingers. Jedd and Ryan (and maybe Thorton) were in the 175-195 range. Those are incredible numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NailBender Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 We had it as an event at a Michigan Grip contest. I think it was 3/4 of an inch.It is an interesting movement. Doesn't involve the thumb as much, seems to be lots of finger strength. Especially if you do it in the way that lets you lift the most weight. Jedd and Ryan (and maybe Thorton) were in the 175-195 range. Bob, just for clarification. Are you saying they pinched 175-195 lbs. as rolf described with one hand or both? I'll wait for your response before going further. I don't won't to assume. Thanks, NailBender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Sorry, they did two hands. Just like a regular two handed plate pinch, except the plates were narrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pawel r Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I pinch 50mm and 18mm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 David Horne still has a thin set up which was used before the current one. It consists of 2 x 5-kilo flat plates. Even 5 years back I was getting 90-kilos on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest NailBender Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 David Horne still has a thin set up which was used before the current one. It consists of 2 x 5-kilo flat plates. Even 5 years back I was getting 90-kilos on that. 1/2" thick, one hand, can you regular pinch 180-200lbs.? Thanks, NailBender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobsterone Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 Lord no. As per Bob's reply it was two hands for use as well. In fact I think David Horne's site records show my one hand was bloody awful (37.5-kilos I think to David's 60++). The set up was thicker than a half inch though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I used a thin piece of slick particle board to train for the MGC event and concentrated on my thumb too much and bombed the event but I will say that after working with that thing for a couple of weeks, my blobs felt like toys. It really gets your fingers activated for pinching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAN PRAYDIS Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 I use narrow pinching a lot.Ryan Pitts with strongergrip.com made me a device that looks like a popsickle and it's a 1/2" wide. I pinch it like normal pinch lifting and there's a certain exercise I use with it for card tearing. If someone could do a normal straight up pinch of 200 lbs. with this device, it would be the greatest pinch feat of all time. It's been my experience that you can do only 30% of what your normal wide pinch is. NailBender how about posting up a pic so i can make one to try thanks dan p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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