Emsquared Posted January 31, 2003 Share Posted January 31, 2003 Just curious as to anyone who trains on the V-bar lift on a regular basis, how often do you train on it? What is to much? And how often is to often. I went from 225 lbs to 300lbs which i just pulled up 2 weeks ago in 6 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongmitts Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Was that 300 lbs done with or without a hook grip? Is that on a 1" smooth bar? If that was done without a hook on a 1" bar, I think you should be telling us how to train it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tou Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 I trained on it last winter for a few weeks. I pulled 290 lbs on a 2" non-knurled chrome bar, no hook. Actually, it was the rotating sleeve of a barbell. I did it twice a week after my deadlift. The guys to talk to are Jim Wylie and David Horne. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strong Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 What is a V-bar lift ?? ( sorry for the stupid question ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ray Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 2strong http://www.cyberpump.com/gallery/album33/aal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsquared Posted February 4, 2003 Author Share Posted February 4, 2003 (edited) Strongmitts, yes it was done with a hook grip on a 1" smooth bar the most I can lift at this time without a hook is a little more than 200 lbs Matt 2Strong the v-bar lift is a lift done with one hand on a 1" bar Edited February 4, 2003 by Emsquared Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strong Posted February 4, 2003 Share Posted February 4, 2003 Thanks for clarifying that ! I'm new to grip training, and I have much to learn I see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongmitts Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Tou, that's some might impressive poundages! Emsquared, thanks for clarifying. I've done 250lbs on my 1" vert bar without a hook. Doing this lift once a week yielded good results for me. I train other things usually 4-5 times a week but always did vert bar very last in my routine on the first workout of the week. I would add ten pounds a week and do five reps. Just one top set usually very little warm up if any. At other times I did singles one week alternated with an 8-10 second holds the other day. Again, just one top set. I made good gains with this, so don't be afraid to try something as basic as that. I asked Mr. Wylie about his vert bar training in the past, do a search and you can probably find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 If you look at comments by people like Jim and David, the one thing you will learn is that it is tough on the hands, particularly the fingers. I have tried this lift on a 1" square bar (actually a cross-brace from a leg extension unit) and can confirm it does hurt. This lift is definitely on the list of things I want to get good at - it looks so cool pulling up that big stack of plates.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gripper42004 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Can someone tell me the length of the v-bar,I forgot what it is. Thankx,Tommy...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom of Iowa2 Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 Tommy, Ours is 30 inches. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted February 5, 2003 Share Posted February 5, 2003 The pic of Jim Wylie pulling over 500 lbs on the vertical bar lift is as impressive a grip feat as any I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emsquared Posted February 5, 2003 Author Share Posted February 5, 2003 yes pulling over 500lbs is an awesome grip feat and I am working towards that as a goal As with all my other grip improvements the v-bar may be my most impressive in time, but I can only see that in time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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