Jeff Parker Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 How about a new contest to keep everyone motivated? This has always been a favorite of mine to finish off a pinch or blob workout, the 25lb plate hula. Rules: 1. Deadlift two 25lb plates smooth side out. 2. Start passing them around your body either in clockwise or counter-clockwise formation. 3. Each time the plates return to center 1 rep is completed. 4. No resting of the plates on any object or body part. Not sure that video proof is going to be feasable here as someone getting 50,60 100 etc reps would be a long video. We'll see. I'll start. Had a new PR today of 40 I can't pinch two 45's so I know someone will be getting around 100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedd Johnson Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Be careful with these. They can heat up the thumb big time. I did these when I first started gripping and got huuuuuuuuge blisters on both thumbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I've done 63 before, just started playing again recently. Heed Jedd's words, they'll chew you up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jad Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 They'll heat up your achilles tendon too if you drop them. I experienced this first-hand, at the first BBB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 I have some faint blisters on both thumbs. Its usually just a once a week thing for me and only for one try. Not related to the hula, but I hear you on the achilles Josh. I dropped a 10lb right there tonight while loading my crusher and it split the skin open big time. Doesn't help that I usually train in flip-flops in the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MalachiMcMullen Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 I have some faint blisters on both thumbs. Its usually just a once a week thing for me and only for one try. Not related to the hula, but I hear you on the achilles Josh. I dropped a 10lb right there tonight while loading my crusher and it split the skin open big time. Doesn't help that I usually train in flip-flops in the summer. Shoes suck. I've done these but never counted the reps, just the time and I only ever timed them by songs. If I remember right, this is an event for the next BBB and I've been training it as such. I think it was a few weeks before MGC that I managed to pass them round and round almost for the full duration of Eiffel 65's "Living in a Bubble". It's a 5 minute song and I dropped them at 4:20ish thanks to my sharp-edged plates digging into my thumb webs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) Jedd would you experience the same blisters if you increased the weight and did less revolutions .......... say with 35's? This is a great challenge - seems it would help your pinch alot (minus blisters). It would be cool to have 3 lists: One for most turns w/25's and another w/35's and last w/45's. Great idea! all these challenge thread are why the GB is cool Edited May 20, 2009 by Paul Knight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Knight Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Maybe the pinned section should be cleaned up and all the real old pinned subject should be replaced with the challenge threads - hub challenge, blob + weight, this one, etc.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 Jedd would you experience the same blisters if you increased the weight and did less revolutions .......... say with 35's?This is a great challenge - seems it would help your pinch alot (minus blisters). It would be cool to have 3 lists: One for most turns w/25's and another w/35's and last w/45's. Great idea! all these challenge thread are why the GB is cool I think 3 lists is a great idea paul, and doing more weight for less reps would bring down the blister factor for sure. Ive done it with 35s, not sure of my rep count, maybe just 5 or so and there was no heat from friction at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 20, 2009 Share Posted May 20, 2009 Jedd would you experience the same blisters if you increased the weight and did less revolutions .......... say with 35's?This is a great challenge - seems it would help your pinch alot (minus blisters). It would be cool to have 3 lists: One for most turns w/25's and another w/35's and last w/45's. Great idea! all these challenge thread are why the GB is cool I think 3 lists is a great idea paul, and doing more weight for less reps would bring down the blister factor for sure. Ive done it with 35s, not sure of my rep count, maybe just 5 or so and there was no heat from friction at all. This is a dumb question probably but are you holding one 25 in each hand to start or are you basically pinch lifting 2-25s smooth out and then going from there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted May 20, 2009 Author Share Posted May 20, 2009 (edited) pinch lifting 2 25's smoth side out. I do the initial lift with one hand, but I don't think it would matter if you started with 2 hands and then started going around your body. Here is Wade doing 2-45s for 12 reps Edited May 20, 2009 by Strongmantobe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lukeamdman Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Dang, Wade is a freak... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Dang, Wade is a freak... yea that is sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow. That's all. Just wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamil1km Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow. That's all. Just wow. We gotta try this with 25s bullitt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 Wow. That's all. Just wow. We gotta try this with 25s bullitt I'm in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubthewonderscot Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 (edited) i remember trash talking a friend of mine who was a non gripster about this with 25's, and he promptly whipped me by like 20 something reps. I have since stopped trash talking of any kind. i do like this lift though, exposes any weakness of one hand over another. You really try to hurry on that hand Edited May 21, 2009 by dubthewonderscot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumpster Posted May 21, 2009 Share Posted May 21, 2009 I don't know if this guy is on the board but I just stumbled across this video of him doing 35s for 23 reps. Very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Did 60 reps with the 25's yesterday after benching. I wanted to get 64 for a PR, but both forearms cramped. Perhaps a bit of warmup next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 Did 60 reps with the 25's yesterday after benching. I wanted to get 64 for a PR, but both forearms cramped. Perhaps a bit of warmup next time. Damn nice performance John! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted May 30, 2009 Share Posted May 30, 2009 I found it works your coordination, too. Like, if you accidentally let go with one hand before you actually grab it with the other, you'll tend to drop it on your foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Big PR today. John I'm comin for ya! 51 on the last 2 my left dropped past me knee and my right had to shoot out to catch it. My imbalance was very evident here as when I finished I carried them with my right around my garage for almost a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAU1985 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 (edited) Ready for this guys? I got... ... NINE!!!!!... time to get my arse cracking and work more pinch. I almost didn't even want to post it but in the spirit of the forum, I thought I'd show how weak I am now to show how much stronger I will get later. Edited June 2, 2009 by JAU85 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 Ready for this guys? I got...... NINE!!!!!... time to get my arse cracking and work more pinch. I almost didn't even want to post it but in the spirit of the forum, I thought I'd show how weak I am now to show how much stronger I will get later. Never be ashamed of what you can lift. When I first started training grip I could not lift 2-25's with my left hand. Now I can break 3-25's off the ground about 4 inches with my left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Beatty Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 I'm a lot better narrow like this than wide. No idea why. I'd bet plenty I can't even get air with 3-25's. Nice work guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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