maidenfan Posted April 16 Author Share Posted April 16 41 minutes ago, CruxGripman said: I’ve never heard of this thing before, keen on getting your thoughts once you’ve spent some time with it, looks rad Haven’t gotten too many real workouts yet, but it’s solidly built and unturnable for me at max resistance. Apparently, Mighty Joe has done a review here. I haven’t read it yet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 3 minutes ago, maidenfan said: Haven’t gotten too many real workouts yet, but it’s solidly built and unturnable for me at max resistance. Apparently, Mighty Joe has done a review here. I haven’t read it yet pretty sure this is the video I’m thinking of where he demonstrates some things he does for AW. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared P Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 12 hours ago, CruxGripman said: I’ve been super keen to start arm wrestling, been training risers and pronations for awhile now but no table time yet, got a club nearby I wanna go check out. how often to get table work in? I was in the same boat as you last year. I had been training rising and pronation lifts with a belt for a while, and finally joined the local practice group. It's a lot of fun, and I'd love to do it more, but I had to put it on the back burner for a while. Table time comes with major soreness, often debilitating. After my first practice, I couldn't lift much with my left arm for a few weeks, and my left hand was numb for a week. I had to decide between grippers and armwrestling, because armwrestling was hurting my gripper and weight training performance. But I do plan on returning to it, maybe even soon. The change I would personally make the next time around is that I would take it easy at practice, only pull for about 30 minutes, and not go 100% or to failure. Previously I was going full-tilt for 1-2 hours at practice, which had too great of an impact on my body. I still train rising and pronating lifts with the belt, and it doesn't effect my gripper performance at all. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGripman Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 1 hour ago, Jared P said: I was in the same boat as you last year. I had been training rising and pronation lifts with a belt for a while, and finally joined the local practice group. It's a lot of fun, and I'd love to do it more, but I had to put it on the back burner for a while. Table time comes with major soreness, often debilitating. After my first practice, I couldn't lift much with my left arm for a few weeks, and my left hand was numb for a week. I had to decide between grippers and armwrestling, because armwrestling was hurting my gripper and weight training performance. But I do plan on returning to it, maybe even soon. The change I would personally make the next time around is that I would take it easy at practice, only pull for about 30 minutes, and not go 100% or to failure. Previously I was going full-tilt for 1-2 hours at practice, which had too great of an impact on my body. I still train rising and pronating lifts with the belt, and it doesn't effect my gripper performance at all. Woah, damn… okay, by the sounds of it I will definitely have to take it very easy then if I try to start, I definitely do t want to negatively affect my gripper training or my lifting , on top of that I teach and train jiujitsu most nights which comes with a similar soreness, but except whole body lol. If arm wrestling is as to interfere this much I’d would have to put it on hold for a few years atleast I reckon. Thank you for the heads up 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith513 Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 6 hours ago, CruxGripman said: Woah, damn… okay, by the sounds of it I will definitely have to take it very easy then if I try to start, I definitely do t want to negatively affect my gripper training or my lifting , on top of that I teach and train jiujitsu most nights which comes with a similar soreness, but except whole body lol. If arm wrestling is as to interfere this much I’d would have to put it on hold for a few years atleast I reckon. Thank you for the heads up It sucks. then there is me who wants to get into both BJJ and AW so badly. But will just make my grip goals take longer. But one day. I'd imagine you could "dabble" for lack of better words in AW until your routine allows for more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted April 17 Share Posted April 17 (edited) 7 hours ago, Blacksmith513 said: It sucks. then there is me who wants to get into both BJJ and AW so badly. But will just make my grip goals take longer. But one day. I'd imagine you could "dabble" for lack of better words in AW until your routine allows for more. Grip training fits in nicely with weights for Bjj . You won’t regret starting Bjj. Edited April 17 by SOCK BOY 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruxGripman Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 6 hours ago, SOCK BOY said: Grip training fits in nicely with weights for Bjj . You won’t regret starting Bjj. Absolutely, I don’t feel that Jiujitsu and grip training have affected one another at all, but I think that would depend on how extensive you’re grip training is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 On 4/16/2024 at 11:36 PM, Jared P said: I was in the same boat as you last year. I had been training rising and pronation lifts with a belt for a while, and finally joined the local practice group. It's a lot of fun, and I'd love to do it more, but I had to put it on the back burner for a while. Table time comes with major soreness, often debilitating. After my first practice, I couldn't lift much with my left arm for a few weeks, and my left hand was numb for a week. I had to decide between grippers and armwrestling, because armwrestling was hurting my gripper and weight training performance. But I do plan on returning to it, maybe even soon. The change I would personally make the next time around is that I would take it easy at practice, only pull for about 30 minutes, and not go 100% or to failure. Previously I was going full-tilt for 1-2 hours at practice, which had too great of an impact on my body. I still train rising and pronating lifts with the belt, and it doesn't effect my gripper performance at all. In that boat now. Makes it even harder as I’m 54 not 24, like may of the guys I wrestle. I’ve been told after several months to a year (lol) that goes away. It’s no surprise all the pros have stem cell, etc treatments 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted April 19 Author Share Posted April 19 A few of the last workouts. todays was 850 calories of bike, treadmill, and wrist/hand work (cable multi spinner, 3” wrist curls, sidewinder, pony clamp 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted April 22 Share Posted April 22 On 4/18/2024 at 2:07 AM, CruxGripman said: Absolutely, I don’t feel that Jiujitsu and grip training have affected one another at all, but I think that would depend on how extensive you’re grip training is. I’m upping my grip training slowly . I’m on 3 sessions a wk working comp events . I train Bjj 5-6 times a wk . Haven’t noticed any issues yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:56 PM Haven’t been posting (or reading y’all’s logs) much. Still working out, just busy. Going have to stop the arm wrestling competitions for now as they’re tearing up my arms/shoulders and directly affecting my ability to workout. Training isn’t bad, but full going at it on a table has been tough. Daily training is more important as it directly affects my happiness and the wife has t been pleased lately In my quest to refine my gym to the least amount of good equipment, I picked up two of Rogue’s 24” x 18” x 9” rubber blocks. 70lbs each w built in handles. Over the years I’ve built many platforms out of 2x4s and stall mats. Just bit the bullet and got two (they’re so good I might buy two more). Very versatile pieces - platform, step ups, carry, c&p, etc. Today’s workout: 750m bike (DF130) & partial pull-ups/chins (all I can do right now w the elbow pain) x 10. 750m bike and max sets of ez bar curls and RT wrost curls x 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted Wednesday at 08:33 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 08:33 PM Man, just missed this one 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorOfCrush Posted Wednesday at 09:10 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 09:10 PM 35 minutes ago, maidenfan said: Man, just missed this one Dang..... Based on how their other plates are priced, those would be ~750-900 a piece new. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 04:18 PM 19 hours ago, DoctorOfCrush said: Dang..... Based on how their other plates are priced, those would be ~750-900 a piece new. 50kg plates have been a “want” for years. $300 for 2x50kg Eleiko plates is a steal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maidenfan Posted Thursday at 04:21 PM Author Share Posted Thursday at 04:21 PM Walking with a hammer and some bike/treadmill intervals (with a lot of sidewinder, Vulcan gripper, RT wrist curls, pony clamp while on both) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOCK BOY Posted Thursday at 05:59 PM Share Posted Thursday at 05:59 PM The commercial gym where I train some times has a few plates that I’m trying to get him to sell. I’ll just keep plugging away at him . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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