Old Dax Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 I was wondering if there is agreement on how to train for the rolling thunder or similar. As I see it you could hold for time, lift off floor for reps at a certain weight, add weight until failure or a combination of all three. I currently do grippers 2-3 times a week and wrist curls / forearms (leverage) twice a week. I'm not looking to specialize but would like to train the rolling thunder (or my equivalent) to improve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 Be careful with high reps. RT is very taxing on the bicep and as reps go on you're setting yourself up for a strain or tear. This happened to me and three years later it still nags me sometimes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 What worked for me back in the day was many singles with a very small weight increase each time, until the weight was too heavy to lift. I did this one day a week. I have no doubt that timed holds would work very well. Reps has cearly worked for Laine Snook. I never trained that way myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Dax Posted March 21, 2012 Author Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Yeah, finding a good training approach for this has been something I've been struggling with too. Lately I think I found something that works, at least for me. I train it once a week, and take a 5/4/3/2/1 approach. Do 5, rest; add 10lbs, do 4, rest; etc. I only did singles till I saw Laine Snook pulling 300lbs for reps, and got inspired to change things up. In the last month, ive gone up 5lbs on it, so I think it's helped me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six Barrel Shotgun Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 Here's som tips: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=10414 Pinned in the FAQ Section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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