JoshW Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 To start off with I haven't been eating as much lately due to a heavy work load and have lost a bit of weight maybe due to stress as well and I am wondering whether this will affect my grip strength when doing my grip workouts? Anyone who has had this in the past or something similar maybe can help here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 EAT man your body needs the fuel, and far as stress try to release some of that in your workouts. But far as losing your grip ability it takes more than that just hang in there man, dont let anything bring you down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Just worried that when I try again, I wont be able to do as many reps or close my bigger grippers. Will try eat more I guess and update on the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1stCoC Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Bodyweight and food energy does plug right into the grip equation but it is more about an ideal functioning body weight and are you keeping enough fuel in the tank and the stress level down to be able to focus. All you have is what you have ...a positive attitude with a plan is the key. Barring injuries which again you can overcome in an organized manner have faith and go for it. The rest will follow.Best of luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mephistopholes Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Stop worryin' and start grippin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbe705 Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I lost a lot of weight and no grip strength. energy levels and motivation can be an issue though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 To be honest, some of my best grip workouts are when i'm in the lower 190s... and i seem to struggle more if my weight is closer to 200... could be coincidence though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I hear you, it's tough to worry about food and training when you have family issues, work, bills etc weighing you down. I've found that a good way to get calories in without having to make a whole big deal of it is by having a huge shake in the morning with oats, milk, ice cream peanut butter and protein. As for losing grip strength, you may lose a little bit but I think it would be from more so not training then from not eating as much. Muscle memory kicks in fast when you start up again, however. So don't sweat it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 I agree i do best at 195 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Im a lean 195 and i do much better vs being 205 and not so lean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Im a lean 195 and i do much better vs being 205 and not so lean. It might have to do with all the body weight training I've been doing... Lots of levers... One hand push-ups, bridging etc.... Seems to be a great supplement to my grip training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Im a lean 195 and i do much better vs being 205 and not so lean. It might have to do with all the body weight training I've been doing... Lots of levers... One hand push-ups, bridging etc.... Seems to be a great supplement to my grip training Same here i do alot of lever and bending seems to of realy helped with my gripping! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 3, 2013 Author Share Posted October 3, 2013 Motivation has also been a key part but having all this support does help. Would like to try bending at some point but not sure where to start and what to get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 Try some hot rolled steel 60penny nails Ironmind nail, Just make sure to use the proper wraps. Sued is good i would suggest Ironmind wraps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 cheers will look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Autolupus Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Im a lean 195 and i do much better vs being 205 and not so lean. It might have to do with all the body weight training I've been doing... Lots of levers... One hand push-ups, bridging etc.... Seems to be a great supplement to my grip training When you say levers you do mean front and back levers and not sledge hammer levering? Some people get levers and levering mixed up but as it was in the context of BW exercise you must mean levers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Im a lean 195 and i do much better vs being 205 and not so lean. It might have to do with all the body weight training I've been doing... Lots of levers... One hand push-ups, bridging etc.... Seems to be a great supplement to my grip training When you say levers you do mean front and back levers and not sledge hammer levering? Some people get levers and levering mixed up but as it was in the context of BW exercise you must mean levers! correct, front levers... too chicken at this point to try a back lever.. I lever hammers from time to time as well but i was referring to BW training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted October 5, 2013 Share Posted October 5, 2013 To start off with I haven't been eating as much lately due to a heavy work load and have lost a bit of weight maybe due to stress as well and I am wondering whether this will affect my grip strength when doing my grip workouts? Anyone who has had this in the past or something similar maybe can help here. I feel ya, I lost 25 lbs since I started my new job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 sucks doesn't it.. Going to try a workout today and I will let you all know how it goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Had my grip workout today and managed to get my new coc#3 to just past parallel so its not all bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 Nice dude maybe you should think about working up to the MM0 cert? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 Is that on par with coc#3? would be good to be cert on that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshW Posted October 6, 2013 Author Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11186 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 It is the coc3 or the ghp7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh O'Dell Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=36147 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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