Mephistopholes Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Like just about everybody, I've long used heavy singles to train all types of grip lifts, and experienced some great gains. However, recently, I've really hit a wall,and have actually started to lose weight on my Rolling Thunder lifts. I'm thinking that if I lower my weight a bit, and employ a rest-pause routine, I might start gaining momentum again... I'm thinking of either going for one set of 7 in this fashion, or three sets of 5,3,1. Has anybody tried rest-pause training with grip? Any advice or comments? Thanks, Bobby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wojo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Rest pause routines typically still use near maximal weights, right? I never really employed that type of training with any of my lifting, so I'd be curious if it works for you. I've come to the same conclusion in my own grip training that I've been focusing on max efforts for so long, that I've neglected any type of real repetition work. I've decided to really reduce the weight on things like RT and work on sets of 10. I've been basing my RT and Hub workouts on 5x10....so I will do 4x10 and then on the 5th set I'll do as many reps as I can. I go up 5lbs each week on RT and 1-1/4 to 2-1/2lbs each week on the Hub and do the same thing. This super basic approach has worked in all areas of my training before, so I think it will help things like my RT and Hub greatly over time. It also mirrors Laine Snook's approach to his RT training in that I'm doing more volume with higher reps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm1swm Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 Like just about everybody, I've long used heavy singles to train all types of grip lifts, and experienced some great gains. However, recently, I've really hit a wall,and have actually started to lose weight on my Rolling Thunder lifts. I'm thinking that if I lower my weight a bit, and employ a rest-pause routine, I might start gaining momentum again... I'm thinking of either going for one set of 7 in this fashion, or three sets of 5,3,1. Has anybody tried rest-pause training with grip? Any advice or comments? Thanks, Bobby What about sticking with your normal routine but wearing an oven mitt and backing the weight down a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wojo Posted October 8, 2012 Share Posted October 8, 2012 What about sticking with your normal routine but wearing an oven mitt and backing the weight down a bit? That's a pretty interesting suggestion....never heard of that before.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted October 8, 2012 Author Share Posted October 8, 2012 Like just about everybody, I've long used heavy singles to train all types of grip lifts, and experienced some great gains. However, recently, I've really hit a wall,and have actually started to lose weight on my Rolling Thunder lifts. I'm thinking that if I lower my weight a bit, and employ a rest-pause routine, I might start gaining momentum again... I'm thinking of either going for one set of 7 in this fashion, or three sets of 5,3,1. Has anybody tried rest-pause training with grip? Any advice or comments? Thanks, Bobby What about sticking with your normal routine but wearing an oven mitt and backing the weight down a bit? Or better yet, I could shove my hand in a big bucket of ice before every lift, so it's all slippery and the muscles refuse to cooperate fully. But seriously, I'm gonna try the rest-pause... Rest pause routines typically still use near maximal weights, right? I never really employed that type of training with any of my lifting, so I'd be curious if it works for you. I've come to the same conclusion in my own grip training that I've been focusing on max efforts for so long, that I've neglected any type of real repetition work. I've decided to really reduce the weight on things like RT and work on sets of 10. I've been basing my RT and Hub workouts on 5x10....so I will do 4x10 and then on the 5th set I'll do as many reps as I can. I go up 5lbs each week on RT and 1-1/4 to 2-1/2lbs each week on the Hub and do the same thing. This super basic approach has worked in all areas of my training before, so I think it will help things like my RT and Hub greatly over time. It also mirrors Laine Snook's approach to his RT training in that I'm doing more volume with higher reps. Yeah, it uses near maximal weight, but that is going to be a bit less than what I've been using for most of my training, so I'll see how it goes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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