EmilBB Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) I am still fairly new, so my progress is still pretty fast. However this was my best gripper session by a mile, best before was 1½ closes with the number 3 in one session. Today I got what I wanna call 4½-5 closes. I got too cocky in fourth set though, trying to get 2 reps in one set. Should've saved the energy for the two last sets instead, oh well. I'll leave a link to a youtube video of this session, if anyone has an interest in watching. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8VOlRPFmbc Edited October 25, 2022 by EmilBB 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Nice workout grippers are very addicting. Once you start you can’t stop. It’s not a bad thing though. cool car in the background 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 They're definitely very addicting, I have to hold myself back so I don't end up overtraining. Goal is becoming the first from Denmark to get certified, so it's hard to hold back when I don't know if someone else is training for the same goal. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 You will get in no time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 Definitely hope so, just need to get comfortable closing it with a CCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Are you using chalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/19/2022 at 8:32 PM, John Knowlton said: Are you using chalk I guess I missed this comment but yes I do use chalk. Maybe not enough? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share Posted October 25, 2022 (edited) CCS session today, 3 attemps with the CoC #3. I think I got it the first two sets, definitely not on the third set though. Had some pain so I cut the session short, still happy with the result though. I'm getting closer to my goal. Video of my session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBzN2PZrW0Q Edited October 25, 2022 by EmilBB 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted November 15, 2022 Author Share Posted November 15, 2022 Had a small break to get rid of some knuckle & wrist pain. Definitely did the trick because my hands felt great today, even after the session. I have to find a #3 with a rating of 155+, because I think my #3 is a low rated one. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3uS-A_c-jg 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted November 15, 2022 Share Posted November 15, 2022 nice one 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted February 25, 2023 Author Share Posted February 25, 2023 (edited) Did this goldengrip challenge about a week ago, which is really worth it if you're in europe and able to CCS close a #3 or something of similar strength. You get the gripper refunded and 30% discount on your next order. So I ended up getting the RGT (clone?), a pinch block and the lvl 6 gripper for a total of 77 euro. The gripper is nothing special it's a chinese spring gripper, however the pinch block has a good texture & the RGT clone is really well built and spins much better than the rolling handle I have from strengthshop. Very much recommend trying the challenge, if you need anything from their shop and want it cheaper. Edited February 25, 2023 by EmilBB 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted February 25, 2023 Share Posted February 25, 2023 Nice work dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted March 13, 2023 Author Share Posted March 13, 2023 Did this armlifting greece challenge/cert, first time I TNS in a long time. The block reps portion is more up my alley, I wanna improve on that later on. I seem to be doing all these challenges here in europe instead of going for the #3 cert, I'll go all in on training for the #3 cert now though. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 nice work that was easy for you . you should not have a problem with the # 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilErik Posted March 13, 2023 Share Posted March 13, 2023 2 hours ago, EmilBB said: Did this armlifting greece challenge/cert, first time I TNS in a long time. The block reps portion is more up my alley, I wanna improve on that later on. I seem to be doing all these challenges here in europe instead of going for the #3 cert, I'll go all in on training for the #3 cert now though. Congrats dude! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Good workout today, gonna do the GHP 7 cert next monday. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmonster268 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 @EmilBBNice wide set work! That TNS work will serve you well on the #3 cert. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Knowlton Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 NICE WORK, KILLER GRIP 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 18 minutes ago, Mashmonster268 said: @EmilBBNice wide set work! That TNS work will serve you well on the #3 cert. For sure, I plan on training it more. I'm not gonna dedicate a whole workout to it but I'm definitely gonna include it in my workouts at least once a week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubyagrip Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 For CCS work, TNS is a requirement in my opinion. If you can start doing TNS on GHP grippers, that will help even more since they are so wide. Keep it up man 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilBB Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 4 minutes ago, dubyagrip said: For CCS work, TNS is a requirement in my opinion. If you can start doing TNS on GHP grippers, that will help even more since they are so wide. Keep it up man My hands aren't the biggest, so to TNS a GHP would be quite a challenge. I also only own the GHP 7 & 8 which is way beyond my TNS ability at the moment, however I plan on doing TNS work with my 2.5 and then go from there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dubyagrip Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 8 minutes ago, EmilBB said: My hands aren't the biggest, so to TNS a GHP would be quite a challenge. I also only own the GHP 7 & 8 which is way beyond my TNS ability at the moment, however I plan on doing TNS work with my 2.5 and then go from there. ah yes, fair enough. the #2.5 will serve you plenty well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmonster268 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 1 hour ago, EmilBB said: For sure, I plan on training it more. I'm not gonna dedicate a whole workout to it but I'm definitely gonna include it in my workouts at least once a week. You won't regret it. It just makes the CCS close less stressful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mashmonster268 Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, dubyagrip said: For CCS work, TNS is a requirement in my opinion. If you can start doing TNS on GHP grippers, that will help even more since they are so wide. Keep it up man Totally agree! I did quite a few workouts of only TNS closes (warmup through work singles) before certifying in 2005, and took the volume (of #3 closes) over 100+ singles on both hands. At the cert, I had no doubt about being able to TNS it with both hands, which I did. Back then (2005), you could use your own gripper. My cert gripper was a 146lb #3. I would have been fine on pretty much any #3 into the low 160lb range back then. I was always glad I spent a bunch of time on TNS work though. Edited March 27, 2023 by Mashmonster268 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Super strong. Keep it up man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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