Road To Crushing The Blob And Pinching The No.3

[Jüri Sankman]

Good evenig,

Just finished reading too! hehe.

Im slowly starting my grip road and this training log fits me well, because with grip strenght Im in same spot with your few posts in beginning. Here is so much information, so much stuff to learn from you, and not only you, but from those who comment back and share their knowledge. Really so much help to take from here! Thank you for your effort (writing it all down here).

My first gripper was hg200, then #2.5 and then #1, hehehe, strange, I know.

Wishing you the very best in your workouts and thanks one more time!

Waiting your next logs here, will read!

Thank you for your post juri! Im glad you're learning from this log. The guys who help me here are great people with a wealth of knowledge to share and I owe so much of my progress to them. As the saying goes, we are only as good as the people we associate with. Glad to have you here, brother!

Thank you, Anthony!

[PeterSweden]

For you new guys, check out "the grip well" section!

Many of the top guys in grip get their brains picked in those threads!

[Jüri Sankman]

For you new guys, check out "the grip well" section!

Many of the top guys in grip get their brains picked in those threads!

Thank you for information! Will check it tonight or tomorrow.

Have a nice day all!

[Anthony C.]

Full body yesterday

Seated stack leg press

15x260 15x360 8x400

Dumbbell incline press

8x85 8x85 7x85

Fat gripz dumbbell deadlift

7x85 7x85 3/1x95

Underhand lat pulldown

10x180 10x180 10x180

Standing dumbbell lateral

8x30 8x30 10x30

Seated overhand dumbbell extension

6x95 6x95 9x90

Steep angle dumbbell preacher curl

5x35 6x35 7x35

[Anthony C.]

Grip today:

Grippers

Right Hand: 1xBBGM 138, 1xHG300 141, 1x2.5 130, 6xT Rex (7/18'' mount), 1x2.5 125 /w 1inch blockset
Left: 2xBBM 118, 3xT Rex (1/2'' mount), 1xTRex (7/18'' mount), 4xcoc2

Hub:

Right: 1x46.25, 5x40, 6x37.5, Hold with 30lbs

Left: 1x40, 4x37.5, 7x35, Hold with 30lbs

Sledge Curl

Right: 6x11.25, 5x11.25, 9x10

Left 5x11.25, 3x11.25, 6x10

Reverse Sledge levers 3 sets

Wrist curl/Reverse Wrist curl 2 sets high reps

Great workout! First off, too much Fat gripz stuff acts up tendonitis in my left hand and I was battling that throughout. Gonna have to approach thick bar differently than most. PR's on pretty much everything today! Got my 138 grand master which felt so badass, and then my 141 HG300. I think the HG is actually easier than the GM because the spread is only 2.5 inches and its a baby to set. Max hub PR on both hands, and more reps with the same weight on sledge curls. The boost in wrist strength is really helping me setting grippers. Also, that TRex is a goldmine for training my offhand, which refuses to let me set a gripper properly most of the time. And now, ice and rest LOL

[rico300zx]

PRs are always nice good job

[Anthony C.]

PRs are always nice good job

Thanks parris!

[dlewis8589]

Nice brother! looks like MM0 isn't too far off

[jvance]

Good work brother! tendinitis sucks man... everybody's different and you'll have to figure out your own way of keeping it under control... i learned to warm up longer... use lighter but faster lifts while progressing to heavier work.. and ween myself off max gripper closes (only work them in about once every 2-3 weeks - well submax grippers i hit every 2-3 days to keep up technique).. i also worked on static and dynamic wrist strength, there is a huge correlation to wrist weakness and thickbar igniting tendinitis.... since my wrists have improved, i can work thickbar in just about every workout without pain and seeing steady progress.. keep up the good work dude - it's awesome seeing you progressing like a boss!

[Anthony C.]

Nice brother! looks like MM0 isn't too far off

Thanks man! I'm hoping your 3 goes down very soon .

Good work brother! tendinitis sucks man... everybody's different and you'll have to figure out your own way of keeping it under control... i learned to warm up longer... use lighter but faster lifts while progressing to heavier work.. and ween myself off max gripper closes (only work them in about once every 2-3 weeks - well submax grippers i hit every 2-3 days to keep up technique).. i also worked on static and dynamic wrist strength, there is a huge correlation to wrist weakness and thickbar igniting tendinitis.... since my wrists have improved, i can work thickbar in just about every workout without pain and seeing steady progress.. keep up the good work dude - it's awesome seeing you progressing like a boss!

Thanks jon! Fortunately i've had a lot of great help along the way from fellas such as yourself. I think you're on to something there...the arm i get pain in after thick bar is the arm that i broke my wrist on years ago and it has never been strong. I'm doing my hardest to get my wrist strength up. After i get the mm0 i'd like to go easier on the grippers for a while and make other aspects of grip higher on my priority list. I'd really like to make a run at the red nail, too.

[Anthony C.]

Full body today:

Deadlifts

3x275 3x305 3x325 Fx345

Machine Chest Press

8x190 8x205 5x225

Dumbbell Rows

6x100 6x100 8x100

Seated Overhead Dumbbell Presses

10x75 10x70

Seated dumbbell curls

5x40 6x40 6x40

Dips

20 20 12

Another great workout. Deadlifts felt very comfortable. I almost hit an all time PR of 345...got air with it, but bailed mid way because I didn't feel confident that my back could be kept straight and just didn't want to hurt anything. I have definitely improved on this exercise, getting 3x325 as my last working set, as opposed to my previous set of 325 when I started with that weight and got about 2 reps, if i remember correctly. My immediate goal will be to pull 365...that'd be really really cool.

[Royz]

You're on a roll! You definitely would've gotten the 345(and more) if you didn't do all the triples before. Have you ever tried a workout of just singles for deadlift?

Let's just go for a cool 400!

[Anthony C.]

You're on a roll! You definitely would've gotten the 345(and more) if you didn't do all the triples before. Have you ever tried a workout of just singles for deadlift?

Let's just go for a cool 400!

Thanks . I haven't roy, but i should. I'm somewhat afraid of the deadlift since that is how i hurt my back almost a decade ago. But i'm gonna be doing lower reps on it from now on!

[Anthony C.]

Full body yesterday

Squats

8x295 8x295 7x295

Standing barbell military press

8x130 8x130

Static holds DO

2 sets 285

Tbar row

8x165 8x165 8x160

Dumbbell flat bench press

8x90 8x90 8x90

Seated dumbbell hammer curls

8x40 8x40 7x40

Cable pushdown

10x80 10x90 10x100

Great workout, pr's still coming. Was so close to getting that 8th rep on my last set of squats, but i called it because i didn't think my form would be good on the way up for the last rep.

[Anthony C.]

Trained grip two days ago but have been too busy to update.

Rolling thunder

Right 8x95 1x115 5x95 2 holds 85

Left 6x95 F115 4x95 2 holds 85

God my RT Sucks

2hp on 2"wooden apparatus

8x75 2x95 12x75

Plate curl using 2 tens

Right 15, 13

Left 15 13

Grippers

35 wide set trainer 30mms reps x trainer

Left 27 wide set x trainer, 30mms reps trainer

Rack mounted wrist roller

Pronated 3 rolls 50lbs, 1 roll 50

Supinated 1 roll 50, 1 roll 50

[jvance]

Trained grip two days ago but have been too busy to update.

Rolling thunder

Right 8x95 1x115 5x95 2 holds 85

Left 6x95 F115 4x95 2 holds 85

God my RT Sucks

2hp on 2"wooden apparatus

8x75 2x95 12x75

Plate curl using 2 tens

Right 15, 13

Left 15 13

Grippers

35 wide set trainer 30mms reps x trainer

Left 27 wide set x trainer, 30mms reps trainer

Rack mounted wrist roller

Pronated 3 rolls 50lbs, 1 roll 50

Supinated 1 roll 50, 1 roll 50

great exercise, will help pinch tremendously

[Anthony C.]

Which exercise Jon? rt?

[Anthony C.]

Which exercise Jon? rt?

Oh, I get it now LOL. Slow much?

[dlewis8589]

Trained grip two days ago but have been too busy to update.

Rolling thunder

Right 8x95 1x115 5x95 2 holds 85

Left 6x95 F115 4x95 2 holds 85

God my RT Sucks

2hp on 2"wooden apparatus

8x75 2x95 12x75

Plate curl using 2 tens

Right 15, 13

Left 15 13

Grippers

35 wide set trainer 30mms reps x trainer

Left 27 wide set x trainer, 30mms reps trainer

Rack mounted wrist roller

Pronated 3 rolls 50lbs, 1 roll 50

Supinated 1 roll 50, 1 roll 50

Mad respect for the volume in this workout, i'd of had to tap out after the 2hp lol. Keep up the good work

[Anthony C.]

Trained grip two days ago but have been too busy to update.

Rolling thunder

Right 8x95 1x115 5x95 2 holds 85

Left 6x95 F115 4x95 2 holds 85

God my RT Sucks

2hp on 2"wooden apparatus

8x75 2x95 12x75

Plate curl using 2 tens

Right 15, 13

Left 15 13

Grippers

35 wide set trainer 30mms reps x trainer

Left 27 wide set x trainer, 30mms reps trainer

Rack mounted wrist roller

Pronated 3 rolls 50lbs, 1 roll 50

Supinated 1 roll 50, 1 roll 50

Mad respect for the volume in this workout, i'd of had to tap out after the 2hp lol. Keep up the good work

Thanks man! I'm loving the extra work I've been doing aside from grippers. This was a tough workout but I grinded through!

[Anthony C.]

Yesterdays session

Fat gripz dumbbell deads

Right 7x90 5x90

Left 5x90 2x90

Getting better!

Leg press

15x823 15x913 10x1003

Incline dumbbell press

8x85 8x85 10x85

Vbar chin ups

15 15 15

Seated dumbbell lateral

3x10x25

Seated overhead dumbbell extension

6x95 6x95 5x95

Dumbbell preacher curl

7x35 7x35 8x35

Great workout. Need to hydrate and eat more because I lost two pounds this week.

[Anthony C.]

Grip today

Grippers:

Right Hand 1xCOC3 choked (143), 1xCOC3 choked (143), 6x2.5 (125) mms, 4x2.5 (125) 20mm block set, 1x2.5 (130) 20mm block set

Left: Just miss xcoc3 choked 143, Just miss xcoc3 choked 143, 1xTRex 7/18'' mount mms, 3xTRex 7/18''mount mms (got a better set)

Sledge Curl

Right: 7x11.25, 6x11.25, 5x11.25

Left 7x11.25, 6x11.25, 3x11.25

Rear Lever

Right 10x11.25, 8x11.25, 7x11.25

Left 10x11.25, 7x11.25, 7x11.25

Rack mounted wrist roller

3 rolls 50lbs, 1 roll 50 pronated superset with supinated, 1 roll 50 pronated, 1.5 rolls 50 supinated, 3/4 way up 70lbs pronated

Yeah baby! Made the handles of a 3 touch. The 143 3 felt extremely easy from a choker. I just need to get my setting strength up to par and this bad boy is going down. Here is the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5iE3BR3tRE

Btw: this video was not taken underneath a helicopter. That buzzing noise is my air conditioner.

Edited July 3, 2014 by Anthony C.

[jvance]

Nice crushing!

[Frank Pizzo]

Nice job closing that choked 3 man.! Your whole gripper workout looks strong!

[bencrush]

Very nice! There's nothing like the first #3 close.