Poll- Favorite 2 Hand Pinch Thinckness

[madss]

I would like to see what everyone likes and uses as a width when you pinch. If you use multiple thickness during training, pick your favorite in the poll but tell us why use different thicknesses.

If you pinch plates or homemade implements for your equipment then measure it and let us know. If you only do blobs then hit the I go wider then 2.5"

Ok I think I covered everything if not tell us what you do.

[madss]

I choose the small hand 54mm mainly because the thinner stuff hurt the fingers and the wider stuff I can't pull as much weight. I like blobs a lot but thats another thread.

[jad]

I'm 7 5/8" and like 48mm best. I thought I was pinching on 50 but after talking to Scott and remeasuring it's 48. I tried 44 for a while and that was too narrow and 54 felt huge when I tried it a couple weeks ago. I don't know how I ever got use to pinching on 65 (my plates)

[climber511]

I think I have 6 or 8 pages of notes (or more) as I have experimented with the 2 HP. In the beginning I settled on 52 or 54mm (both are possible on David's Euro setup). As I learned better how to use my hands instead of just my fingers - I have come to use 48mm and a quite different pressure than before. I never dreamed there might be so much involved in simply pinching something but the more I learn about it, the more I lift, go figure. I haven't had a skin tear on my thumb since I switched either - and that means I can train harder and more often.

[PowerHouse]

I use two 35lb plates that measure 2.5 inches. And my hand size is 7 1/4".

Seems comfortable since that is all I have been pinching on... I wonder if thinner plates would help my pinch out.

[madss]

I think I have 6 or 8 pages of notes (or more) as I have experimented with the 2 HP. In the beginning I settled on 52 or 54mm (both are possible on David's Euro setup). As I learned better how to use my hands instead of just my fingers - I have come to use 48mm and a quite different pressure than before. I never dreamed there might be so much involved in simply pinching something but the more I learn about it, the more I lift, go figure. I haven't had a skin tear on my thumb since I switched either - and that means I can train harder and more often.

Yea Chris you have shown great gains on the 2hand pinch since you switched styles and thinner setup. I still have not figured out that voodoo magic grab you learned from Dave Horne. great stuff.

Powerhouse

I think you would have a large gain by switching to a thinner plate setup. i don't think many large hand guys pull 64mm anymore.

[crobb1320]

I like 54mm.Just feels more comfortable than thinner,any bigger and I feel as though my hands are stretched out to far.I am no expert on it and really don't have as much experience as most of you on it.My best pull was 170 and one hand slipped off just as it was nearing the stick,I was still pleased since it was 20 lbs over my body weight.Anyway I voted for 54mm.

[verdigriz]

I have only used a euro pinch set up once (owned by gripmaniac now) and used 48mm then, I use a 50mm steel blocks for my OHP and 2hp, I dont know if its my optimal or not but I have hit a 40kg OHP recently so it cant be a bad width for me.

[Martin_Arildsson]

My favorite is 44 mm, but I think I will try to go up to 48 to see what happens there I still get skin tears...

[Jedd Johnson]

Funny you brought this up because I just tested 3 widths last workout - 44, 48, and 54 mil. By far 54 still feels the best after all these years. That is the width I have used since 2005 and my hands are 8.5 or so. I also get good ROM on my thumb.

[Bob Lipinski]

I just switched to either 42 or 44, three of the big rubber inserts on Horne's device.

Like Chris, I studied Horne's stuff a bit and going really narrow seems to be the fit for my handsize. Also, twisting the hands when pinching seems to make a big difference for me. No amazing results yet, but I haven't tried anything heavy.

[climber511]

Somewhere David wrote an article with pictures explaining the hand size measurement to take to use as a guideline when starting on the 2HP. Index finger knuckle to thumb sort of. Part of doing better on the lift is learning to use not only the fingers but the palm of the hand to squeeze with. I can pick up a fairly good weight without my fingers really touching anymore - in fact I train some that way.

And round the edges on your steel plates (and do a good job of it) - some I have seen are like razors - I certainly wouldn't consider that a "modification" of the equipment - just a common sense safety issue.

Jedd - I believe you can also get 52mm out of a Euro setup - you might give that a try as well. It's the smallest differences that have helped me the most.

[barbe705]

this thread brings up something I've thought about before. As more and more people pull on different widths what will be the affect on competitions? It seems like there will either have to be a much longer time frame as people switch the equipment back and forth or, there will have to be a lottery to determine which width goes last. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

brent

[climber511]

this thread brings up something I've thought about before. As more and more people pull on different widths what will be the affect on competitions? It seems like there will either have to be a much longer time frame as people switch the equipment back and forth or, there will have to be a lottery to determine which width goes last. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

brent

Brent - Yes I have given this a lot of thought - as well as how the weight of the empty implement itself changes - meaning 200# on 54 might be 200# but 200# on 44 might be 195#. Small plates will have to be added to make up for fewer rubber disks used or the called for weights will not be correct. It does complicate things. Using a setup like we had last year at Gripmas makes for pretty quick changes in width and or weight but of course it does take longer. I have a plan worked out I think will help - and there are some other things that can make a big difference. New people who don't know their width etc. It the end I think most people will decide on maybe 3 different widths for the most part - with planning - I think that it can be managed.

But what value is there to an adjustable pinch if each person isn't allowed to use the width that allows them to lift the most weight possible? The Euro Pinch is one of the fairest events we have in grip as the hand size issue has already been addressed pretty well in the design. But only if we use it.

[rico300zx]

yea what he said

[BroodingMoon]

this thread brings up something I've thought about before. As more and more people pull on different widths what will be the affect on competitions? It seems like there will either have to be a much longer time frame as people switch the equipment back and forth or, there will have to be a lottery to determine which width goes last. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

brent

Brent - Yes I have given this a lot of thought - as well as how the weight of the empty implement itself changes - meaning 200# on 54 might be 200# but 200# on 44 might be 195#. Small plates will have to be added to make up for fewer rubber disks used or the called for weights will not be correct. It does complicate things. Using a setup like we had last year at Gripmas makes for pretty quick changes in width and or weight but of course it does take longer. I have a plan worked out I think will help - and there are some other things that can make a big difference. New people who don't know their width etc. It the end I think most people will decide on maybe 3 different widths for the most part - with planning - I think that it can be managed.

But what value is there to an adjustable pinch if each person isn't allowed to use the width that allows them to lift the most weight possible? The Euro Pinch is one of the fairest events we have in grip as the hand size issue has already been addressed pretty well in the design. But only if we use it.

How about putting all the remaining discs with the weight plates on the end, then they would be out of the way and the setup would weigh the same for all thicknesses.

[barbe705]

How about putting all the remaining discs with the weight plates on the end, then they would be out of the way and the setup would weigh the same for all thicknesses.

a lot of guys tilt the device. the huge plates on the end would make that impossible.

[jad]

this thread brings up something I've thought about before. As more and more people pull on different widths what will be the affect on competitions? It seems like there will either have to be a much longer time frame as people switch the equipment back and forth or, there will have to be a lottery to determine which width goes last. Does anybody have any thoughts on this?

brent

Brent - Yes I have given this a lot of thought - as well as how the weight of the empty implement itself changes - meaning 200# on 54 might be 200# but 200# on 44 might be 195#. Small plates will have to be added to make up for fewer rubber disks used or the called for weights will not be correct. It does complicate things. Using a setup like we had last year at Gripmas makes for pretty quick changes in width and or weight but of course it does take longer. I have a plan worked out I think will help - and there are some other things that can make a big difference. New people who don't know their width etc. It the end I think most people will decide on maybe 3 different widths for the most part - with planning - I think that it can be managed.

But what value is there to an adjustable pinch if each person isn't allowed to use the width that allows them to lift the most weight possible? The Euro Pinch is one of the fairest events we have in grip as the hand size issue has already been addressed pretty well in the design. But only if we use it.

Exactly. If any promoter had 2HP as an event but made everyone pinch on the same width, that would be a deal breaker for me. I wouldn't attend the contest if it was across the street.