rico300zx Posted January 29, 2015 Share Posted January 29, 2015 Dam I wish I could pinch my body weight, what's atorque trainer?, oh I got my humidity and temp thong at radio sshak for $20 is good to know what's the best conditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'll have to pick one up when i get some free time, i hate not knowing what the conditions are, it would help me determine if its a bad day for me or just environmental torque trainer: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11262and http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11263 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrs Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 Real cool. Looks like it would be good for bending as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones1874 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'll have to pick one up when i get some free time, i hate not knowing what the conditions are, it would help me determine if its a bad day for me or just environmental torque trainer: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11262and http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11263 how does the torque trainer work? looks like a cool little gadget, just cant get my head round how it works.. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'll have to pick one up when i get some free time, i hate not knowing what the conditions are, it would help me determine if its a bad day for me or just environmental torque trainer: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11262and http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11263 how does the torque trainer work? looks like a cool little gadget, just cant get my head round how it works.. cheers. you grip it like you are pinching a block, there is a hinge in the middle that turns the outside of your hands inward (classic 2hp technique). Additionally, the two hooks that point to the front of the device are where you load up with rubber bands, bungie cords, etc... this is what provides the resistance. I usually only let the hinge turn a few degrees and i load with a very heavy bungie cord. I microload that resistance by pushing the bands/cord farther out to the end of the hooks. Does that make any sense? It explains itself if you see it in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jones1874 Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'll have to pick one up when i get some free time, i hate not knowing what the conditions are, it would help me determine if its a bad day for me or just environmental torque trainer: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11262and http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11263 how does the torque trainer work? looks like a cool little gadget, just cant get my head round how it works.. cheers. you grip it like you are pinching a block, there is a hinge in the middle that turns the outside of your hands inward (classic 2hp technique). Additionally, the two hooks that point to the front of the device are where you load up with rubber bands, bungie cords, etc... this is what provides the resistance. I usually only let the hinge turn a few degrees and i load with a very heavy bungie cord. I microload that resistance by pushing the bands/cord farther out to the end of the hooks. Does that make any sense? It explains itself if you see it in action Think id have to see it working lol. once i understand how it works im more likely to appreciate the ingenuity of it. lots of new homemade or modified training tools uploaded lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 I'll have to pick one up when i get some free time, i hate not knowing what the conditions are, it would help me determine if its a bad day for me or just environmental torque trainer: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11262and http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?app=galleryℑ=11263 how does the torque trainer work? looks like a cool little gadget, just cant get my head round how it works.. cheers. you grip it like you are pinching a block, there is a hinge in the middle that turns the outside of your hands inward (classic 2hp technique). Additionally, the two hooks that point to the front of the device are where you load up with rubber bands, bungie cords, etc... this is what provides the resistance. I usually only let the hinge turn a few degrees and i load with a very heavy bungie cord. I microload that resistance by pushing the bands/cord farther out to the end of the hooks. Does that make any sense? It explains itself if you see it in action Think id have to see it working lol. once i understand how it works im more likely to appreciate the ingenuity of it. lots of new homemade or modified training tools uploaded lately. Ill try and get a video on here as soon as I can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 1, 2015 Author Share Posted February 1, 2015 damn forgot the video.. sorry BW 183.4 dips and L sits w/ flutters, three sets alt till failure grippers 20mm block, 2x5, 1st set speed w/ ghp 5, 2nd set w/ CoC 2.5, 3rd set double w/ vulcan L13, 4 set single left w/ HG300 149/right ghp7 154 1hp kb style swings 83#, left triple, right got five 2hp 2x2 @ 183#, then got motivated and finally nailed 1x5 @ BW, then double @ 193# wide 35s pinch singles, added 10# via loading pin, floated left twice and easy right RT supported wrist curl hold @ 96#, five seconds each hand, then wrist wrench supported curls 2x3 @ 60# finisher 25s pinch around body, thin/rounded CAP plates 30 reps, then 3" wide fitness gear, 25 reps, had much more in tank but tendons were starting to hurt so i stopped both sets short of failure not a bad day for still having a cough and feeling still slightly unwell. hands feel strong but i really torched them good today, long round of contrast baths afterward, feeling good now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 3, 2015 Author Share Posted February 3, 2015 BW 184, at gym Thickbar work w/ FGs, handles wide so the full diameter was around 3". Huge gap in the grips Snatch, singles to 85# both hands Clean, 3 singles at 100# Deadlift, triples at 120#, five reps w/ 110# Strict biceps curls, 50, 2x5 Strict supported one hand wrist curls, triples at 85# Db cleans w/ 120# no FG, one single each hand One hand barbell clean, 135, then 155# single each hand Toes to bar, elbow lever, front lever from chin up bar and a few back lever attempts.. Rusty Tried pinching the 100# iron grip db, rubber coated.. Looked wide but wasn't that bad: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 5, 2015 Author Share Posted February 5, 2015 Tough day, BW 182.8 warmup w/ pushups and wood everlast gripper, 20mm block set grippers, GHP5, 1x5 both hands, SM, 1x5 both hands, tough on left. Quit after that grippers were going nowhere 2hp training, weight loaded on back to emphasize the wrist strength part of the lift, singles w/ one count pause, empty euro 63# +25# on rear, increments of 5# till i had two 25# on the back. axle thumbless, 3x5 @ 285#, this felt decent and i'll continue to push the thumbless stuff as nationals approaches blob drags, 3 sets of 36 foot drags, switching hands each twelve feet, fatman and nexgen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 BW 183.2 yesterday 2" axle thumbless, 1x5 @ 300#, then 1x8 power shrugs same weight DO plate curls w/ 35#, left six reps, right ten reps, add little big horn in plate center, left alllmost, right no problem did axle thumbless a few days before yesterday and got 2 sets of 5 with 295#, so marching onward.. hopefully these will contribute to my overall thickbar strength finished with axle fingercurls in the rack, 2x10 w/ 115#, tried to do these ultra strict; rolling the bar down to first finger joint then initiating the curl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 BW 184 alt, 30/30/30m shuttle run and 205# deep squats for 3 reps, 30 sec break 5 rounds 73# 1hp taps, 2x10 each hand RT left 1x9 @ 148#, right 1x10 @ 172# 2" dumbbell suitcase DL 5 reps, rows 5 more, 1 set with 107# and leather wrapped around handle finger curls with 57# db# 1x10 each hand 35# plate curls 3x3 on 30 second cycle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 After the workout, about 20 or so minutes. Left biceps felt really tight and pumped - sorta weak and weird feeling. It was sorta like the last couple wrist and biceps scares I've had in the last year. Not sure what is going on - definitely not an acute injury but if I kick the intensity and volume up on the arms/ forearms this has been the result several times. Anyone else deal with these ghost injuries as I like to call it. At no point in the workout did I feel any pain or discomfort, or push my limits... I'm beginning to think these are some sort of chronic cramping. Please comment if you have any insight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen Heineck Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 While doing incline dumbell curls 3 months ago I started feeling something strange in my left biceps near the high armpit area; I ignored it and wound up tearing something in that area while doing rows. Looked ugly for awhile but things are getting back to normal. You seem to be the very cautious type so getting a proper medical opinion might save some down time in case it's not a cramp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rico300zx Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 if you think it's the cramps try a bananna and glass of water really good for magnesium and hydration it helps for cramps big time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 At this point medical opinion would be tough, no apparent deformity or bruising, not even acute pain. Just a little sore today... I'm gonna start adding dedicated medium intensity biceps training to my routine. The one thing I know is they are now my weak link in thickbar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 14, 2015 Author Share Posted February 14, 2015 Yeah I'm gonna start eating better stuff before I work out... Been slacking on proper preworkout nutrition. So yep, gonna start eating bananas and getting more hydrated, especially with the south texas summer around the corner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Scibelli Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 After the workout, about 20 or so minutes. Left biceps felt really tight and pumped - sorta weak and weird feeling. It was sorta like the last couple wrist and biceps scares I've had in the last year. Not sure what is going on - definitely not an acute injury but if I kick the intensity and volume up on the arms/ forearms this has been the result several times. Anyone else deal with these ghost injuries as I like to call it. At no point in the workout did I feel any pain or discomfort, or push my limits... I'm beginning to think these are some sort of chronic cramping. Please comment if you have any insight. If you massage the biceps and stretch does it loosen up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 After the workout, about 20 or so minutes. Left biceps felt really tight and pumped - sorta weak and weird feeling. It was sorta like the last couple wrist and biceps scares I've had in the last year. Not sure what is going on - definitely not an acute injury but if I kick the intensity and volume up on the arms/ forearms this has been the result several times. Anyone else deal with these ghost injuries as I like to call it. At no point in the workout did I feel any pain or discomfort, or push my limits... I'm beginning to think these are some sort of chronic cramping. Please comment if you have any insight. If you massage the biceps and stretch does it loosen up? eventually yes. Took a while though, a few hours Last two days Wife smoking me with some BW centric crossfit routines Sunday 2/15 overhead presses (40# dbs), curls same weight, pushups, BW squats, burpees, toe touches. rep scheme was ladder style 5/10/15/20/15/10/5, used the 40#s most of the way thru the 20 rep and downward 15 rep cycle, drop setted to 20# db to finish those two sets. then grippers, overcrushed ghp5, SM, and 2.5.. one smooth out negative CCS with GHP7.. some blob work after, various holds.. wanted to pinch but thumb has a nice little split Yesterday smoke session unweighted overhead press, lunges, pushups, squat and hold.. 20 seconds of work, 8 seconds of rest, 8 rounds each exercise.. then abs: plank w/ cross over knees, heel touches, toe touches, flutter kicks, hello dollies, and tic tocs, one minute each 20 seconds rest.. absolutely brutal workout later more overcrushes, same grippers as before no negatives, then two hand pinch w/ thumb savers: 163# one rep with 3 count hold and 10 mini reps, 173# same thing dexterity shots rotations, extensor bucket work and isometrics on the euro contrast baths to finish Today did RT, warmup to 155# five second hold left, 165# 3-4 second hold right wrist wrench device 3x5 w/ 55# each hand overcrush ghp 5/ SM/ smooth out negative with ghp8, for each hand 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony C. Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Arm feeling better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Arm feeling better? Yeah but not overdoing the arm lifts like I was, hopefully it stays good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthar Posted February 19, 2015 Share Posted February 19, 2015 Which part of the bicep is the pain in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvance Posted February 19, 2015 Author Share Posted February 19, 2015 It never was an acute pain. It was a weak feeling accompanied by a crazy pump in both arms, its happened on both side but more often the left. It only happens if a smoke the wrist exercises and thickbar. BW 184.8 SM overcrushes, 3 singles each hand, was crushing down certain millimeter spacers, 1st round was 8mm, second was 4mm, and last was full crush down 2"axle bent over rows, 1x5 @ 185, high pulls, 1x3 @ 235#, thumbless 1x4 @ 305# (wanted 5 but struggled with fifth rep didn't lock out), power shrugs 1x8 @ 305# RT bench supported rows, 1x12 each hand @132# axle finger curls 2x10 @ 125# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canthar Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Do you use compression sleeves for recovery when it acts up? Also you you know the wall stretch to open up the nerve channel down the arm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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