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Ivanko Vs Vulcan Adjustable Grippers


truth1ness

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I'm going to go the adjustable gripper route rather than individual ones initially and trying to decide which one to get. I've seen a number of threads about each of these grippers but none directly comparing both. I'm curious if anyone has both and your thoughts on how they compare.

The Ivanko is definitely quite a bit cheaper, ~$40 compared to ~$130 for the vulcan with shipping. In the Ivanko's favor are lower cost, it looks like you can close it deeper due to thinner handles, and the more straight on crushing motion rather than angled like most grippers seems like it might be a bit more 'functional' for things like gripping a straight bar/deadlifting, but not as good if I eventually got into actual grippers in the future.

In the Vulcan's favor are the ability to start at different set widths and practice setting (not sure whether setting works with Ivanko's design, it seems like everyone does only no-set closes with them), add-on's for pinch strength with the thumbscrews (I really like this feature, can the Ivanko be used for pinch somehow? that might cinch it for me), the round handles seem more comfortable (I see some people adding tape/padding to their Ivanko's, not sure if it digs into the hand too much?).

One thing I'm curious is how the resistance curve compares in these two. I understand extension springs are much smoother than torsion (do they actually get easier at the end or does it just seem like it?) but is there a big difference between these two extension spring models?

While there's a few things I like better in the Vulcan, on paper it seems like at 3 times the cost I'm not sure they're worth it for me right now. However, in searching old threads it seems like almost everyone that talks about their Ivanko is pretty "meh" about it, so I'm still looking for input especially from anyone that has both.

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I have both. Both are nice pieces and both are smooth and work well. The ISG handles close down to about the same outside measurement as regular Grippers just as information. You covered the two pretty well in your post. To me it all boils down to one thing - how important do you think closing Torsion Spring Grippers is going to be to you in the future? If all you care about is improving your strength levels, either one will do the job just fine and if it was me I'd go with the ISG and use the money you save for another grip piece. The ISG will not be as specific to learning the set etc. you will need if you want to close the COC or BB grippers in the future as you mentioned. I think the more parallel handles of the ISG do have more carry over to other things. I use my ISG a lot more than any other gripper but I think I am in the minority here by a large margin. I think that's because I have no interest in TSGs.

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I dont own a ISG, but I have a vulcan. I can't say with certainty that the vulcan is better than the ISG - but I think the vulcan is worth the extra money spent. For one, it extremely well constructed and designed. Two, it doesn't ramp up in tension like TSG; instead it makes you work the hardest during the set. Finally, throw in some of David Horne's thumbscrews to go along with it - and you essentially have a titan's telegraph key (you'll need some lighter springs to work full ROM; or rubber bands).

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