MurrayStrongman Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 At the request/recommendation of @WestSlope here is the link to the video of my CoC #3 cert. Next goal is to cert on the #3.5. Thanks again to Mark Lacina (I'd tag you but I'm not sure what your handle is, sorry) for making the trip out and reffing and for telling me about Grip Board. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Dude you KIIIIIIILLLLLEEEEDDDDDDFFFSDDFDSSFSDDDDD that. My god. Well done. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 Thanks @Cannon. Very excited for my 3.5 to come in and see how close I am and to get on the Mash Monster pyramid once I'm eligible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Congrats dude. Destroyed. I'm also training for the 3.5 cert. good luck in your training 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 @Chez you as well. How long have you been training? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shatterer Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 That was straight beastmode. Well done to you sir! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Congrats. Strong close, looked easy for you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royz Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Congrats man. You could've at least made it look like it was kinda hard... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Crazy easy. You are now eligible after being certified by IronMind. Here the total requirements for the MM ladder: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 58 minutes ago, Wannagrip said: Crazy easy. You are now eligible after being certified by IronMind. Here the total requirements for the MM ladder: @WannagripJust to clarify on the "10 post" rule, is that 10 new threads or is that threads+replies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 11 hours ago, MurrayStrongnan said: @Chez you as well. How long have you been training? Too long. I started training July 2011 and certed the #3 back in April 2012 I believe. I was close to certing the #3.5 years ago (closing average 3.5s under cert conditions in training) but I got side tracked with other goals (steel bending, certing other grippers, grip competitions etc.) I have also had injuries which set me back. I'm just back to peak strength now after my most recent injury (bicep tear). Now that I am finally healthy, I'm pushing big time for the COC #3.5 and MM7 certs. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 24 minutes ago, Chez said: Too long. I started training July 2011 and certed the #3 back in April 2012 I believe. I was close to certing the #3.5 years ago (closing average 3.5s under cert conditions in training) but I got side tracked with other goals (steel bending, certing other grippers, grip competitions etc.) I have also had injuries which set me back. I'm just back to peak strength now after my most recent injury (bicep tear). Now that I am finally healthy, I'm pushing big time for the COC #3.5 and MM7 certs. Well best of luck and good health! I'd certainly be interested in seeing a video when you do cert. I'd be interested to hear about your training methods as you've been at it much longer then me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) 15 minutes ago, MurrayStrongnan said: Well best of luck and good health! I'd certainly be interested in seeing a video when you do cert. I'd be interested to hear about your training methods as you've been at it much longer then me. Thanks bud. This is my log that I have kept since 2 weeks into training: I also recently made a video detailing how I train grippers which is embedded in this topic as the 6th post by Westslope: Edited August 8, 2017 by Chez 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alawadhi Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Duuuude you did it as if it didn't matter to you. WTF!? Very strong 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryt3o3 Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Strong Close man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Ruby Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 (edited) Congratulations on the cert you made it look too easy. Due to your Achilles injury are you able to do any pulling such as pinch lifts or thickbar lifts? I imagine your thickbar and pinch is pretty strong also with your strength background. Good luck with your goals and I hope to see you competing in grip you have some serious potential not many are able to cert the #3 that quickly and easily. Edited August 8, 2017 by Stephen Ruby 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kashtan Posted August 8, 2017 Share Posted August 8, 2017 Congrats! Masterful close. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 8, 2017 Author Share Posted August 8, 2017 1 hour ago, Stephen Ruby said: Congratulations on the cert you made it look too easy. Due to your Achilles injury are you able to do any pulling such as pinch lifts or thickbar lifts? I imagine your thickbar and pinch is pretty strong also with your strength background. Good luck with your goals and I hope to see you competing in grip you have some serious potential not many are able to cert the #3 that quickly and easily. I'm on the mend now. Able to do everything except for running and jumping. Keeping the weights a little lower on my squat and deadlift for now. As I was wirking on the 3 I was also working on CTD. I can hit 45-50 on the hub and 200-220 on RT fairly consistently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Piche Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 10 total. So, you have 12 which is fine. 13 hours ago, MurrayStrongnan said: @WannagripJust to clarify on the "10 post" rule, is that 10 new threads or is that threads+replies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forever Posted August 14, 2017 Share Posted August 14, 2017 Awesome close! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Congrats again dude, I reacted on FB already. Thumbs up! What did your training routine looked like, as in frequency and sets/reps? Thnx! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 3 hours ago, Geralt said: Congrats again dude, I reacted on FB already. Thumbs up! What did your training routine looked like, as in frequency and sets/reps? Thnx! Thanks, I typically train 6 days a week with the occasional deload week. The bulk of my training is (sets x reps) Warm up: #1x2x1 #2x2x1 #3x1x1 Working sets (3x through, rest 1-2 min in between closes): #4 Negative 1x1 #2 Overcrush (10-15 sec) 1x1 #4 Negative 1x1 #2 Strap Hold (8-10 lbs, 10 sec hold) 1x1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fist of Fury Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 Basically low volume KTA, interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MurrayStrongman Posted August 23, 2017 Author Share Posted August 23, 2017 10 minutes ago, Fist of Fury said: Basically low volume KTA, interesting! Ya took many cues from KTA. Lowered the volume based on my abilities at the time and it seemed to work for me. The efficacy of the program seems to have run its corse though so I'm now looking at other options to train for the 3.5. Not sure if I'll simply add more volume or try to find a different program entirely. Right now I'm leaning towards a new program as I've been following this in different variations for over a year and I'd like to change it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geralt Posted August 23, 2017 Share Posted August 23, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, MurrayStrongnan said: Thanks, I typically train 6 days a week with the occasional deload week. The bulk of my training is (sets x reps) Warm up: #1x2x1 #2x2x1 #3x1x1 Working sets (3x through, rest 1-2 min in between closes): #4 Negative 1x1 #2 Overcrush (10-15 sec) 1x1 #4 Negative 1x1 #2 Strap Hold (8-10 lbs, 10 sec hold) 1x1 Thanks for taking time to explain. That is a pretty much balls to the wall approach for me ha! Specially with the #4 negative in it. I do like the pretty straight forward approach. What kind of sets do you do for the warm ups? I saw you didn't set the gripper that much for your certification, you just the pushed to handles a bit in place without squeezing it deeper down first, like most do. Do you do parallel sets for instance? Or just the width that feels easiest. Last question, what do you see as a negative? Asking this because they can be executed in many ways, like resisting opening and trying to fight it closed, which is different than just let it open in a controlled way for 2 seconds or so. Yeah...it can be hard to find a new approach when you are stalling. For ideas, Carlos Rivera Pagan, a very strong guy over here (not active atm) certed the 3.5 pretty easy and he trained with a gripmachine, as in plateloader. Maybe that can give you a complete different approach for gripper training? If you want I can give you his training approach for that. He also used grippers btw in that approach. Edited August 23, 2017 by Geralt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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