mds6387 Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 How long does it take you guys to recover from gripper training? I swear it only takes me 24 hours. I didn't want to believe it, but my hands are stronger every next day. I'm already millaneters from closing my HG350. My #3 feels like a normal gripper; it's tough but not hard to close. Anyone else have this kind of thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Matney Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 about a week for me. I was late to the game though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Matney Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 but occasionally, I have this thing where I hit PRs the day after a heavy workout. pretty seldom though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I was doing grip everyday but then I started getting some aches in my knuckles as well as some elbow pain. I've taken 3 days off and still feel my hands are sore. Going to see how it feels after 7 days though. I'd say your recovery ability is above average. Though I heard the KTA program is everyday also with near max effort and many people have gotten great results from that program so maybe there is a science to everyday grip training also. I've heard of everyday squat training that the Bulgarian weightlifters used to do. Now some might think this is impossible to do yet they produced many of the best weightlifters of all time doing heavy max effort squats everyday sometimes 3 x a day-along with max effort in the olympic lifts- despite being a very small and poor country. This technique is still used by some weightlifters particularly with ilya ilin who set multiple world records this year in the 94kg class-totaling more then even the 105kg class- this past Olympic games. I know little off tangent but I think the point is the human body is a miraculous machine and can adapt much better then you might give it credit for. Do you plan to climb the MM ladder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anwnate Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 How long does it take you guys to recover from gripper training? I swear it only takes me 24 hours. I didn't want to believe it, but my hands are stronger every next day. I'm already millaneters from closing my HG350. My #3 feels like a normal gripper; it's tough but not hard to close. Anyone else have this kind of thing? I think this depends on how long you've been training grippers, how close you are to your "level strength" (a phrase I use for the point at which you stop making incredibly fast gains) and how heavy the grippers you are using. I do believe it's pretty universal on the upper end of the echelon (3.5-4) to only be training once every seven to ten days for maximum gains. The "4" really provides an unnatural challenge to your tendons and muscles. It should be interesting to see how long you can keep up the nice progress without tapering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellswindstaff Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 How long does it take you guys to recover from gripper training? I swear it only takes me 24 hours. I didn't want to believe it, but my hands are stronger every next day. I'm already millaneters from closing my HG350. My #3 feels like a normal gripper; it's tough but not hard to close. Anyone else have this kind of thing? I think this depends on how long you've been training grippers, how close you are to your "level strength" (a phrase I use for the point at which you stop making incredibly fast gains) and how heavy the grippers you are using. I do believe it's pretty universal on the upper end of the echelon (3.5-4) to only be training once every seven to ten days for maximum gains. The "4" really provides an unnatural challenge to your tendons and muscles. It should be interesting to see how long you can keep up the nice progress without tapering. 1++... Gains aren't linear they are wavelike. So at some point in the next .5-2months you'll probably get weaker and achey... just listen to your body and don't be afraid to taper or deload when necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mds6387 Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yeah, good point about plateauing. I give myself a full week off every 10 weeks to avoid overtraining. I applied this method to bench press and I started making big gains again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I can manage 2 training days a week right now. 1 Gripper focused pretty high intensity low volume, and 1 Pinch focused with a gripper warmup of low intensity. Thats about all I can recover from at the moment. - Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 i used to see gains constantly, even on a day after day routine like KTA.. however, its beginning to catch up with me and I have been struggling to close stuff that i've consistently closed what i've learned is don't be afraid to have a light workout - you dont have to PR everyday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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