Jonathan McMillan Posted February 18, 2007 Author Share Posted February 18, 2007 Sunday am at the Y grippers T,#1, filed #2 all x1 #2.5 x20 assisted closes singles rulerhold HG300: @3.5x1, @4.5 x1 solid hold 5 count xband yer hand bands Red x20 X16 sets hammer strength grip machine 90x5, 135x5, 210x5 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted February 22, 2007 Author Share Posted February 22, 2007 Surprised ot get this one in this week, went smoothly thursday afternoon between barbell work: gripper ladders T,#1 x1 filed M x61 total reps filed SA x5reps X6 sets goreally grip machine 125x5 exband yer hand bands redx30 X10 sets Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 got this in this evening: grippers T,#1,filed #2 x1 #2.5 x10 singles most with a touch or two assist stopped here as my elbows were feeling irritated rulerhold HG300 @5lbsx1, @5.5lbs x1 go really gripmachine 127.5x5 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankyBoy Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 I always had trouble with my elbows during gripper workouts. Since I'm taking them to the gym and using them after my gym warmup (usually at the rowing machine) I never had any pain again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted March 8, 2007 Author Share Posted March 8, 2007 Franky, for the past few months I've been doin my grip work between my barbell work so your excellent advice won't help in this case Gonna lay off the grippers for a couple weeks if I can and start fresh after that. go really grip machine 130x5 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 ive read your workout log over the past couple of weeks, and now i cant remember what ladders are in your gripper workout, could you please remind what they are. thanks. your workout log is inspiring. thanks for posting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superfeemiman Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 ive read your workout log over the past couple of weeks, and now i cant remember what ladders are in your gripper workout, could you please remind what they are. thanks. your workout log is inspiring. thanks for posting it I haven't been following this log so it may be different, but usually when people refer to ladders in weight training it means doing sets of reps like this: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc. all the way up to what ever they want, and then they start at the beginning. Unlike pyramids, they do not work back down to 1 rep. Instead, ladders immediately go back to 1 rep right after the largest set is done like: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, then 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, then 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. I've used these in my gripper training before too, didn't know anyone else used them. They really helped to toughen my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg_uk Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 thanks for that, i remember seeing the reps now. Ive done pyramids before, its a real killer for shaker up bicep training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted March 12, 2007 Author Share Posted March 12, 2007 Yep that's how I usually do my ladders but my grip is so crappy lately the ladders look more like: 1,1,1,1,1, 1,1,1,1, etc. Thanks for the kind words Egg, I wish I had the time to give more input on the rest of the board but my log is pretty much all I have time to put into lately. hammer strength grip machine 90x5, 135x5, 180x5, 215x5 plate wristcurl 25plate x10 X14 sets!!!! think this is a volume pr not sure at the very least its a volume pr for this year. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Thursday after work: 40 hex block surface taped x7 swinging deadlifts 50blob drags x3 go really gripmachine 130x5 still holding off the grippers Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted March 27, 2007 Author Share Posted March 27, 2007 Had some fun at the new gym today. Told Dan I'd bring in some grip stunt stuff so I had at it between sets on my squats to force myself to have some rest time and not rush through everything as per usual. Got him to even bend a timber tie with the hand over hand grip. - Ripped a deck a couple times long ways and 1/4'd one after as well -bent one of the 60d nails I got off of Creason at the first GGC (thanks again dawg!!!!)**I was really happy with this as i haven't bent anything harder then a timber tie in a couple years at that length. -snapped a $store wrench -1/2" bar 3 foot around my neck -deadlifted a 35 and a 45 pinched together Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 Just did a wee bit of grip stuff at the gym inbetween my barbell lifts. A bunch of stuff with my 35hex and 40hex -the 40 has athletic tape on it 35 straight arm to overhead a bunch of times, some curls as well, farmer walk. 40 clean and press x2, 2 finger lift x2 left and right. doh deadlift 135, 225, 315, 405!!!! 455 to just below knee then it rolled out of my fingers. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 Monday after work: grippers T,#1 x1 filed #2 x1 spontaneous close left and right hand light set -this felt so easy #2.5 x2 attempts first was 1-2mm off second was 4-5mm off so I stopped there :lol: cards tuff$ store brand wasn't able to rip a whole deck long ways but got the job down the regular way. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 19, 2007 Author Share Posted April 19, 2007 Thursday morning Grip stuff: 2 hand plate pinch-lbs 90x3, 140x2, 150x1, 155x0, 140x30second+ hold grippers filed M ruler hold @1.5lbsx10count Dan's insanely hard #2 ruler hold@1.5lbsx5count Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 Thursday PM: wrist platecurl 25x10, +c-clampx5, +2.5clampedx5, +5clampedx3, +10clampedx0 25+clamp x10 3x10plates clamped together x4, x4 hammerstrength gripmachine 135x10, 180x5, 205x1, 225x1, 180x10 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 Monday morning: Grip shinannigans: v-bar-kg's 40k,80k,100k,120x0, 110x3 singles RT-kg's 40x1, 60x1, 65x1, 70x1, 75x0, 65x10seconds left only right was sleeping eagle loop deadlift-I do these super strict no part of my fingertips come out the other side of the loops (kgs) 60x10, 100x10, 140x1, 160x1, 170x1, 180x1, 190xpartial only pinky slipped out of the loops on my left hand and my strength left me, then I was too chicken after that wristplate curl -lbs 25x10, +2.5clampedx5, +2.5x2 clamped x3, +2.5x3 clamped x1, +5clamped x5 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted April 27, 2007 Author Share Posted April 27, 2007 Thursday after work: grippers T,#1,filed #2 x1 #2.5x1 attempt then assisted shut and held SM x1 attempt then assisted shut and attempted to hold but popped open 2-3mm #2.5x3 attempts with assist shut and held close bending Tried to do some underhand bending but I think my form is so shitty right now I doubt I could bend 3/16" stock laugh.gif Did bend a few carriage bolts 5/16" shaft all thread so they are much easier then 5/16" stock but harder then 1/4" stock overhand. Gonna have to get some serious practice in before August if I want to hit a PR at a GGC contest. phone book Finally ripped one nicely with zero technique, just grabbed it and pulled with one hand while trying to hold the other hand still. Not a huge amount of pages but thicker then any of the books I have ripped in passing. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 Tuesday: reverse band one hand pinch light bands-lbs 70x1, +20x1, +40x1, +50x0, +42, +44, +46, +48, +50, +52x0 -like this one really happy to do any grip stuff as my arms are still wrecked from Augering for fence posts all weekend. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 bit of grip Thursday am gripper ruler holds filed #2 x5 singles then Ruler hold @6.5lbs x1, x1, x1 Left only right x0, done RT lbs 90x1, 115x1, 125x1, 135x1, 145x1left only right just couldn't do that finaly attempt Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 Friday afterwork totally exhausted didn't get any sleep last night as in zero hours .... Did a bit of experimentin' with deloaded pinching after work: 2 hand using 35's for gripping surface (rounder edges compared to any of my 45's hoping that'll mimic the euro more) Strongest band I have + a woody band @210lbs x10 singles bands at top pin in rack 1 hand 3x25's as grip surface woody bands top pin in rack x5 singles at one pin down x3 singles Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 11, 2007 Author Share Posted May 11, 2007 gripwork: Just for fun gonna use the ed coan calculator to do a peaking cycle on the ISG, already did the first workout on Tuesday but forgot to log it, identical to this session. I am so weak the tension is pretty light at the beginning of it. also using my weaker ISG, the springs on my original one from PDA are a hellof alot stronger then this one. 5,3 (83)x10 8,2(127)x10 1,10(161)x10, x10 right now doing a micro overcrush at the end of each rep Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 14, 2007 Author Share Posted May 14, 2007 grip stuff Sunday isg -ed coan peaking program session #3 3,5 x10 2,8 (127)x10 4,9(168)x8, x8 2 hand pinch 90x1, 110x1, 130x1, 150x1, 160x1, 170x1!!!!! feels good to get some weight on this again backoff 140 xlong hold 20-30seconds not timed so subjective probably only 10 real seconds :lol: Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 16, 2007 Author Share Posted May 16, 2007 grip stuff wed morn at the gym: rt -lbs not including loading pin 90x1, 115x1, 135x8 singles isg coan peaking program session #4 3,5 x10, 2,8(127)x10, 6,8(176)x8, x8 first set felt weak second set had good mini overcrush on each rep Skipped plate wristcurls, hope to get a session of these in and some extensor work and stretching later today. Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 23, 2007 Author Share Posted May 23, 2007 Got session five in on Monday top sets were with 185 tension for 5 reps two sets Today: workout #6 with ISG 3,5x10, 4,7(130)x10, 2,11(193)x5, x5 Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted May 26, 2007 Author Share Posted May 26, 2007 Friday did some grip stuff not as much as I'd like to have: Grippy: ISG session #7 3,5x10 4,7(130)x10 3,11(202)x5 x5 2 hand plate pinch -lbs using smooth edged 35's for surface 70x1, 120x3 X6 sets trying to over pinch these and ripping the plates off the ground so that the momentum makes it harder to hold onto. no v-bar, no thick bar work of any kind bending DUH I am so out of practice in this style I only kinked 1/4" x7" -guess it's time to break out the coat hanger Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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