familia5az Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 What resistance do these compare to with COC? Picked up some at GNC recently and these dont resemble COC anymore per some posts ive read. They have a slightly different handle w/o middle notch. Thx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchapman Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 What resistance do these compare to with COC? Picked up some at GNC recently and these dont resemble COC anymore per some posts ive read. They have a slightly different handle w/o middle notch. Thx My RGC numbers: 200 = 120 lbs, 250 = 145 lbs, 300 = 169 lbs My 250 was in a hose clamp for a couple months before I had it rated, and the spread seasoned narrower. Most other 250s rate above 150 lbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gift2k1 Posted February 29, 2012 Share Posted February 29, 2012 These are the only RGC numbers I've seen on the GNC grippers GNC200 126 lbs GNC250 160 lbs GNC300 160/169 lbs For comparisons sake, here are some average CoC RGC numbers CoC #2 110 lbs CoC #2.5 129 lbs CoC #3 152 lbs You said they changed the design on the GNC grips? I as well as others I'm sure would love to see some pictures if they're different than they used to be. GNCs website still shows them the same as the ones I have. Curiously though, they're listed as $49.99 for each 3 piece set now. They used to be $19.99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Electron Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 As far as I know, they are still $20 per set at stores. Also, bare in mind that the GNC grippers and C.o.C.s feel very different... The spreads are way different, therefore, the feeling of each gripper will differ greatly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gift2k1 Posted March 1, 2012 Share Posted March 1, 2012 After looking at those pictures, clearly they are different from the original versions. No more band across the middle a la CoC. Presumably Ironmind had some "intellectual property" case there. But also, I don't know if it's the lighting or what but the handle diameters look different from eachother too. Can you confirm this familia5az? Are these GNC grippers still steel handles with a smaller diameter than CoC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted March 2, 2012 Share Posted March 2, 2012 After looking at those pictures, clearly they are different from the original versions. No more band across the middle a la CoC. Presumably Ironmind had some "intellectual property" case there. But also, I don't know if it's the lighting or what but the handle diameters look different from eachother too. Can you confirm this familia5az? Are these GNC grippers still steel handles with a smaller diameter than CoC? Bought my 2nd full set of GNC grippers last night, and I can confirm that the new, unbanded ones are still the same diameter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gift2k1 Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 After looking at those pictures, clearly they are different from the original versions. No more band across the middle a la CoC. Presumably Ironmind had some "intellectual property" case there. But also, I don't know if it's the lighting or what but the handle diameters look different from eachother too. Can you confirm this familia5az? Are these GNC grippers still steel handles with a smaller diameter than CoC? Bought my 2nd full set of GNC grippers last night, and I can confirm that the new, unbanded ones are still the same diameter. Thanks for the clarification. I assumed they were identical grippers with the exception of the band. Seems no need for them to redo the whole product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
familia5az Posted March 3, 2012 Author Share Posted March 3, 2012 After looking at those pictures, clearly they are different from the original versions. No more band across the middle a la CoC. Presumably Ironmind had some "intellectual property" case there. But also, I don't know if it's the lighting or what but the handle diameters look different from eachother too. Can you confirm this familia5az? Are these GNC grippers still steel handles with a smaller diameter than CoC? Yes, they are steel. Not sure on diameter though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan Rechsteiner Posted March 3, 2012 Share Posted March 3, 2012 For the buck, the GNC line could be made into useful low-cost stepping stones. Last night I did a few reps with the GNC 300 and it is certainly harder than my #3 by about 12-14lbs its actually about the range I need to work on to build up my reps for the #3.5 as I am only doing 1-3 singles per workout with that. I like the GNC line. -Jordan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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