Guest Squat More Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Chris Rice asked me if I had a training log anywhere, I told him just on Juha's forum - after our conversation I thought I'd start one here. I am undergoing a new experimental program on the Europinch, today was my first session so I figured why not start one now.Some notes: I always wear protection when training on the Europinch, the protection is the thumb webbing protectors from David Horne's World of Grip - these allow me to not worry about tearing my webbing and make training slightly tougher, when time comes for me to want to test a max, I know I can count on a bit more weight and feeling more comfortable with my grip on the euro. The Squat More Euro Program V1.0 December 14, 2013 - Week 1, Session A - Volume, Reps @ 48mm width 2HP 1x3 - 142# 1x3 - 153# 1x3 - 164# 1x3 - 174# 3x3 - 186# Auxiliary work Single hand TTK 4x12 - 5# 2" Wrist Roller - Reverse for Extensors x 3 (20 mini reps for pump) - 80# 6# shot put dexerity ball work 3xfailure (dropping)Contrast baths to follow.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I will also be using a 5 week version of my Rolling Thunder program, using a harder Swedish made rolling handle and posting those training sessions here too. Edited December 14, 2013 by Squat More 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSweden Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 *FOLLOWING*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaswicks Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Cool its good to see what else is working for people on the Euro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) Week 1, Session B - Tension management and technique Singles, 50mm Width 2HP133.5# x 1141.5# x 1152.3# x 1163.9# x 1174.7# x 1185.9# 3x1(decided to post exact weights)Auxiliary workEuro Wrist Curls - 61# - 3x8Reverse Wrist Roller - 111# - x3Single hand TTK - 10# - 3x12Contrast baths.Notes: Really focusing on tension, being tight in my lats, triceps and chest, really using my legs and hips more to bring the weight up. Also paying extra attention to position of my thumbs and hands, trying to use my palm / callous pads as much as possible. This was my low volume pull day, so assistance was a bit higher in intensity. Edited December 19, 2013 by Squat More 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Week 2, Session A - Band resistance work @ 50mm Width Two hand Europinch + Resistance bands 1x3 - 112# 1x3 - 131# 6x3 - 154# Note: Bands average slightly over 16lbs of resistance at the top of the Europinch 16.5" standard. I measured this with the bands and my digital post office shipping quality scale. Auxiliary work Reverse Wrist Roller - 80# 5x1 (30) Training notes: this was my first real session using the bands, as suggested by Jedd Johnson in his Napalm Pinch dvd. They seriously taxed my grip and forced me to continuously squeeze harder through the entire range of motion. Because of this I limited my assistance to just wrist roller for my extensors this session. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinslater Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looking forward to your log. Like your pinch template so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 Thanks Austin, honestly looking forward to finishing my two 5 week pinch cycles I promised myself I'd get through before going back to working on thickbar and working towards lifting the Inch dumbbell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Today was Cube bench explosion day, so I thought I would mess about with some grip stuff. I have not touched a gripper since early October (the 3rd) and wanted to see where my crush strength was with TSGs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Jon, you've turned into quite the thinking man's gripster. The gains you have made the past 6 months have been very impressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 25, 2013 Share Posted December 25, 2013 Thank's Ben, means a lot coming from you buddy. P.S. Merry Christmas! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Week 2, Session B - Tension management rep work @ 48mm 2HP 1x2 - 132.5# 1x2 - 145.4#1x2 - 156.3#2x3 - 163.6# Notes: Working on tension, improving hand placement and getting some low volume rep work done at a narrower width. Fingers and palms feel it more at this width than the thumb as it is narrower. This is why I like to switch between narrower, optimal, and slightly wider than optimal widths in training. They hit my hand in different ways - similar to how many powerlifters like to use specialty bars for the main 3 movements, it is the same movement with a variation I.E. SSB, Trap bar deads, Buffalo Bar, Axle bench etc. My optimal width as it stands is 50mm, I use 48mm to hit my fingers and palms more, and 54mm which works my thumb a lot more. Auxiliary work Single hand Titans Telegraph Key - 5 x15 - 8#Reverse Wrist Roller x 3 (20) - 75#Smaller 2" Chrome Dexterity Balls 3x50 rotationsContrast bath hands this evening.No video today, not really worth the trouble to edit and upload, just reps training. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Week 3 - Session A - Holds @ 50mm 2HP 1x2 - 130# 1x2 - 140# 1x2 - 155# 1x2 - 165# Hold - 175# - 5 seconds Hold - 187# - 5 seconds Hold - 187# - 13 seconds Notes: It was my birthday today and I kinda had to force myself to train so my last hold was not what I was shooting for, any other day I feel I am good for 20 to 25 seconds. I was lazy, full and tired from the day so I skipped assistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Happy birthday Jon! Tried to tell you that on Facebook and it crashed. Did the same for my brother yesterday, so that sucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Haha thanks brother, I appreciate it! It was a good day, my girlfriend and her little girls made me a cake, then she cooked me a bunch of Mexican food, then I saw Anderson Silva get retired because of his weak, zero density bones. Today was a good day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Wow...saw the gruesome photo of Silva's leg. That doesn't even look remotely physically possible. Again, wow... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Had a go with this today just for the hell of it after benching and doing some wrist crimp work. How it will affect tomorrow's Europinch training remains to be seen. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odin Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jon, very Impressive hold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thanks Bob, I added 10 lbs and attempted another but my grip was shot after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Jon are you going to start working thick bar and 2hp at the same time or switch back and worth between them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Hi Tom. No, not really... but kind of? I find I make my best gains when I specialize. I have tinkered with some thickbar stuff here and there but the Europinch is still my #1 focus right now. I want to dedicate most of 2014 to thickbar (Axle, Rolling Thunder, Adjustable thickbar, working towards lifting the Inch) and wrist strength to supplement and boost said thickbar goals, but that is after I meet a few more europinch goals that I have set for myself first. When I go back to focusing on thickbar, I will not totally dump europinch training. I will for 4-5 months train exclusively thickbar and some grippers (training grippers before thickbar stuff does not affect me negatively, its actually helped my thickbar lifts in the past) but then slowly ease myself back into training on the Euro along with thickbar stuff, to do that I will lower the frequency of my pinch training to once a week (from the 2x a week now and the 3x a week I had begun at) and work in volume waves - high, medium, low - with progressively heavier weights (week 1 = work up to a 3rm that day, week 2 = work up to a 10 second hold max that day, week 1 = work up to a 1rm for that day) and tailor my thickbar training to that as well - on the week I do heavier Europinch work (work up to the days max in week 3) the rest of the week would be reps with thickbar stuff and no max effort type weight on any implement (RT, Adjustable thickbar, Inch attempts, axle etc).When I talk about volume, I talk about total weight moved/lifted in a training session more than the weight used for individual lifts I.E. singles.For someone with hands my size, thickbar stuff over 2" is kind of like a wide pinch to begin with because I do not have enough wrist strength at the moment to keep locked into a crimp position. I also honestly think all my high volume Rolling thunder training from the past is what has been a major factor in my quick 2hp gains. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterSweden Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 I dont understand what you mean by "crimp". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 It is a secret that the English thickbar masters have shared with me and for me to tell you about it would mean certain death.Sorry brah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hmmmm missed my europinch session today, had new years dinner with the family, layed down with the girlfriend and girls to watch a movie and fell asleep. Tomorrow is heavy squat day so I think I will make it up then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squat More Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Week 3 - Session B - Tension work @ 50mm Width2HP143.4# x 1152.8# x 1165.3# x 1175.7# x 1186.1# x 1194.9# x 1220.1# x 1 - 2lb PR227# x 1 - 9lb PR229.4# x 1 - 11lb PR Notes: Wasn't planning on maxing today but the weights just felt so damn light I couldn't resist taking advantage of a good day, honestly felt a bit more in the tank but didn't want to risk a tear or anything, Today was also my heavy squat day in week 8 of the Cube method, so I was really fired up today. Controlled rage I guess, no screaming or yelling or cussing just keeping it all in and taking it out on the Iron! Going to eat, then contrast bath the hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Awesome job Jon! You're killin it with the 2HP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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