firstmark Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Anyone have any rough estimate on the crushing grip strength in pounds required to close this and keep it shut around a bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strongman2332 Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I am not sure but chicks are using them in the youtube vids... cant be tooooo crazyyy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 The strong ones take a bit of force to close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstmark Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 The chicks in the video are using the regular flex not the stiff flex I imagine. I wonder what the force to close the stiff flex is, I can find no estimate range at all I even asked the manufacturer. Is it 10 pounds, 20 50 100, anyone have any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoggoth Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 I have no idea how it'd rank on a weighted scale. I've got the stiff ones and you have to squeeze pretty good to keep them shut. They won't rip your hands open or make you fight to shut them but they definately add to the intensity of a set if you're holding them plus weight for 30 seconds or so. JAD has used them to hold on to his lawnmower with one hand to cut his grass. That'd blow your forearm up bigtime. They're also good for doing banded/strand AW training. How do you plan on using them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstmark Posted April 19, 2011 Author Share Posted April 19, 2011 Just researching between them and fatgripz. I could use grip4orce for small weight movements like curls or heavier ones like deadlifts. Would be nice to have some idea of weight people can lift in deadlift with regular bar, thick bar/fat gripz, and with grip4orce. Just nice to know how much harder they are to grip in comparision to regular bar for someone with no thick bar training. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apttdwler Posted May 7, 2011 Share Posted May 7, 2011 I got a pair as a gift. I haven't had them long enough to give much of a review. I have the stiff version. As best I could test, they require around 30 pounds to fully close. They may not fully close, depending on the size bar you use. Some of mine they do some they remain open some. I'm hoping they will be useful for me. My sustained grip needs improvement as it is holding my farmers back. That said, as mentioned, I haven't had them long enough to give more of a review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstmark Posted May 14, 2011 Author Share Posted May 14, 2011 . apttdwler thanks for your estimtae on how much it takes to close them. So far with grip4orce stiff flex I only use it on a few things. Curl strength is down just a little with them. Regular barbell curl is at 99 for 8 strict 2 lean back cheats. With grip4orce stiffflex with 99 I coudl only manage 3 reps then 3 more cheaty with it taken off. One arm barbell curls are down a little bit but not much. I did one arm barbell curls with them and like 6 reps or so. Reverse barbell curl I could only manage bar for like 6 reps or so. I was doing like 71 pounds with some cheat methods to assist before. Deadlifts down the most from like 249 for reps double overhand with shrugs at top to 135 only and 7 reps. Doing it at end after regular deadlift does make it harder with grip4orce though. I am curious how grip4orce weights people can use compare to fatgripz or regular 2 inch bars though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Browne Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Sorinex, one of Gripboard sponsors has this item. http://store.sorinex.com/Grip4orce_Thickbar_Wrap_pair_p/grip4orce.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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