Jeff Parker Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone that has a 2" crusher and is also training the 1 hand axle deadlift, how close are your numbers? I dont have an axle and will not have one before Gripmas so I need to get an idea of what I might open at. Im pulling up 155 in plates on the crusher right now, not sure how much the loading pin and crusher weigh. The closest I have is a 4 foot section of 1.5" ID pipe. OD is slightly smaller than 2" and the pipe is shorter than the bar so not as much to balance there. I pulled about 195 on that but couldnt put any more plates on. It was close to my limit though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone that has a 2" crusher and is also training the 1 hand axle deadlift, how close are your numbers? I dont have an axle and will not have one before Gripmas so I need to get an idea of what I might open at. Im pulling up 155 in plates on the crusher right now, not sure how much the loading pin and crusher weigh. The closest I have is a 4 foot section of 1.5" ID pipe. OD is slightly smaller than 2" and the pipe is shorter than the bar so not as much to balance there. I pulled about 195 on that but couldnt put any more plates on. It was close to my limit though. Jeff - I don't know about the Crusher but 1 1/2" pipe is what I think most people are training on for Gripmas - it measures 1.9" versus the 2" IM Axle. In my experience the .1" difference equals maybe 5 pounds. So I would guess you could figure 190# "might" equal the 195# you did on your bar (which is a real big lift). You will be able to do warm ups on the actual Axle when you get here. For me and for most others I have talked to - it's ring finger on the center bar line for balance. The length isn't going to matter much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Anyone that has a 2" crusher and is also training the 1 hand axle deadlift, how close are your numbers? I dont have an axle and will not have one before Gripmas so I need to get an idea of what I might open at. Im pulling up 155 in plates on the crusher right now, not sure how much the loading pin and crusher weigh. The closest I have is a 4 foot section of 1.5" ID pipe. OD is slightly smaller than 2" and the pipe is shorter than the bar so not as much to balance there. I pulled about 195 on that but couldnt put any more plates on. It was close to my limit though. I've been using a 7' section of pipe similar to what you have. 1.5" inside / 1.9" outside. I pulled 195 too, and that was my max. I think that will give you a better aproximation of the axle than the crusher or RT will. It felt very similar to Chris's IM 2" axle. For comparison, I pulled 165 on Jedd's 2.25" axle toward the end of a hard workout. At Gripmas, I think I will start about 10 lbs lighter than my best consistent pipe axle lift. You should start 10 lbs heavier though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Lipinski Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I am training on the pipe that Chris describes. I think my best axle is about 10 pounds better than my best 2" crusher, 180 vs. 170. I think the ROM evens out the rolling action a little. You could make a pipe DB super cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 I guess I will grab a section of pipe at the hardware store tomorow. Thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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