natanelnumber1 Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 what's up guys i been training with my coc grippers Few months i just closet the no.1 now I read the book I received with my gripers It says you should do Two sets with your expand your hand bands for maximum strengh.. 1.So worth it for me to buy them? 2.I want to strengthen the muscle that I do not know What's his name that muscle that i Holding tight with fingers and opened a box of cucumbers the imtug can help me with that ? 3.Worth me buying imtug train with him too? Sorry if you do not understand something I do not know very English Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIGHTYSAXON Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 the expand your hand bands will help your hand recovery and balance the strength so yes you should buy them. The imtugs will help also as they'll target your weak fingers and isolate each finger so buy them they're worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Cucumbers? The bands train your extensors really well. But keep in my any rubber bands will work and will almost certainly be cheaper if not free. IMTUGs have never been my personal favorites. I would train finger pairs with a T or #1 for a while and see if you like that kind of training for dropping the $$$ on IMTUGs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 Pretty much what Matt said. Rubberbands work just as good, and I've never really been nuts about tugs. May work for opening cucumber boxes, but my experience is somewhat limited there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Throwaway449 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I bought the bands. I was using the blue band right away. Within a week I had snapped the blue band, and a month later, snapped the red band. I get 14 reps x 3 sets using the red band. And im not particularly strong. IMO not worth the price, if you're strong you'll probably only find the red band useful, and only for a very short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfin77 Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I like using the bands in the car, I go for high reps with the red band for 50 to 100 reps with a hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macaz Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Ok here is my strange 2c. I like using the rubber bands that come with broccoli bunches. They are tougher that the red bands. It helps that I like broccoli. You can pick up a bunch next to cucumbers . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Ok here is my strange 2c. I like using the rubber bands that come with broccoli bunches. They are tougher that the red bands. It helps that I like broccoli. You can pick up a bunch next to cucumbers . Agreed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischmäc Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 (edited) For me I can say they are quite usefull. But I have to admit, that as i´m living in germany, it´s hard to find an alternative here. The idea with the brocoli bands sounds good and I would probably do it that way if you could find them here, but you can´t. Also I must say that i´m not so far yet to use the red bands, although I´m quite strong otherwise (close the #2 with parallel set left handed, squat 418 pounds or 190 kg for a maximum attempt) my hand extensors seem to be really weak. I hope this will change soon. Edited April 12, 2011 by fischmäc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBKB Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 I bought the bands. I was using the blue band right away. Within a week I had snapped the blue band, and a month later, snapped the red band. I get 14 reps x 3 sets using the red band. And im not particularly strong. IMO not worth the price, if you're strong you'll probably only find the red band useful, and only for a very short time. I really like the Expand Your Hand Bands, but they do seem to be fragile. I snapped one of really easy ones within just a few minutes of opening the package. I've also snapped both of the red bands. You can use more than one band at once for more of a challenge. I'll have to give the broccoli bands a try... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted April 15, 2011 Share Posted April 15, 2011 I must have extremely weak extensors. I never felt I could get a proper workout with anything over the Yellow Band. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Pizzo Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I utilize my bands frequently, and have noticed fast improvement in extensor strength...but they do break VERY easily...I make sure not to open them too wide, and as far as a routine goes, I do 75 reps with each color starting with white up through red with rest time between bands being the time it takes for my other hand to finish the set...I do this twice, usually with about 30 minutes in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I must have extremely weak extensors. I never felt I could get a proper workout with anything over the Yellow Band. Do you open your hand up all the way? I try to keep them very strict to hit my extensors hard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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