Goals & Gains Devil's power/strength training log

Awesome, thanks. I registered at gripboard a little while ago, I think from your suggestion actually. Either way, same user name over there, but I haven't posted much yet. Maybe once I get the grippers and have my ego crushed when I can't close them.
 
I also believe Brookfield has some daily grip exercises.

Also keep in mind that grippers only work 1 aspect of grip despite their fun factor. Aside from crush grip, you want to focus on some aspect of pinching(To strengthen your thumb), some support grip(thickbars), levering for wrist strengthening.

To progress in grippers it comes down to:
Forced Closes
Negatives
Low rep high intensity closes
Time Holds/Overcrushes

Higher rep training can help with recovery, initial strength base, high volume approach.
 
No you dont fatass.

I think I am about to close my #3 left hand. The least u can do is shut the fucking #1. Pussy hands causes teh AIDS. it's a fact.

It sucks but it seems like there's more ROM with left hand.

On the brightnote I got 50# hex which is about ~45lb blob difficulty(or so i was told) and I got 35# hex on ebay....with my current magnetic plates that i can attach...I am set to train my pinch/hand strength...
 
i still have yet to have grip be a factor in any of my lifts. im ok until something happens.
 
DEVILsSON said:
I also believe Brookfield has some daily grip exercises.

Also keep in mind that grippers only work 1 aspect of grip despite their fun factor. Aside from crush grip, you want to focus on some aspect of pinching(To strengthen your thumb), some support grip(thickbars), levering for wrist strengthening.

To progress in grippers it comes down to:
Forced Closes
Negatives
Low rep high intensity closes
Time Holds/Overcrushes

Higher rep training can help with recovery, initial strength base, high volume approach.
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I plan to start doing pinch work, and wrist strengthening, but I don't have a thickbar, any other recommendations for support grip?
 
wrap a towel around a bar...or use athletic tape to make bar progressively thicker in a specific place....this way u can use bar for many purposes without taking the tape off...
 
ON a sidenote I am sore as all hell. It's a weird experience. Not only is it muscular but my forarms/hands are CNS burned out....I can feel the beta-alanine helping with muscular recovery but the CNS is fucked up. Yet I got a week free membership so I am inclined to go today after yesterday off. 750$ for 3 years seems like too much of a commitment. 99$ per year after those 3 years. Eh. Cant make that kind of a financial commitment with a solid job. Also if I join academy and they got a gym then it will be wasted money. So...tough decision..

The 24 hour i went to has 1 decent powerrack. The barbell is somewhat short and shitty. The plates have been replace with hex(from 2-3 years i been ther ebefore). The gym got 3 benches, 1 incline, they do have pull up bar/dip bars and chain belt but not enough room to do muscle ups....tho that's not a big deal.

I saw a notorious curl monkey inside a powerrack curling...it was weird..>I almost wanted to point and laugh like a little kid....was a big guy too...made me sad..
 
Should I just do all deadlifts with a towel wrapped around the bar (I'm not doing very much weight yet, still working on my form)?
 
I think wrapping athletic tape is a better idea. Workout to workout add a little bit more....

To train support grip you dont necessarily need thickbars. You can do these exercises with regular bar also and continually try to hold on to more and more weight....
 
Alrite, thanks for all of the info. I'll let you know how the grip training goes.
 
Devil -

I threw a big can of cissus onto my BA order and it seems they've been reading your posts. Bulk Nutrition's product is completely different now... it's about 5 shades darker than the cissus I have left over from my last order and it's got that trademark cissus taste now -- even more powerful than CNW's.

I also got a small container of chocamine based on your mention of it. Any recommendations on dosage, timing, stacks, etc.?
 
I think 100-200mg of chocamine in your preworkout stack should be good. I would take it about 30 min before workout.

current stack:

-caffeine: 300-500mg caffeine(start with less to see how u tolerate new items like chocamine)
-aspirin: enteric coated 500mg(can be less if u use the stack more than couple times a week...81-325 is more than fine)
-chocamine: 100-200mg
-magnesium: 500mg
-B-complex: 100% of DV
optional: l-ephedrine: 25mg or 60mg pseudo-e...depending on caffeine amount

I am glad they adjusted the make up of that cissus....just seemed like it wasnt as effective in its original form...I dont know if it was more diluted or what but.........when I emailed them they assured me it was same stuff....

I personally abandoned my BN cissus and switched to CNW for time being...I still got like half container of BN left(500mg container)...my groin injury is getting noticeably better...
 
DEVILsSON said:
I think 100-200mg of chocamine in your preworkout stack should be good. I would take it about 30 min before workout.

current stack:

-caffeine: 300-500mg caffeine(start with less to see how u tolerate new items like chocamine)
-aspirin: enteric coated 500mg(can be less if u use the stack more than couple times a week...81-325 is more than fine)
-chocamine: 100-200mg
-magnesium: 500mg
-B-complex: 100% of DV
optional: l-ephedrine: 25mg or 60mg pseudo-e...depending on caffeine amount

I am glad they adjusted the make up of that cissus....just seemed like it wasnt as effective in its original form...I dont know if it was more diluted or what but.........when I emailed them they assured me it was same stuff....

I personally abandoned my BN cissus and switched to CNW for time being...I still got like half container of BN left(500mg container)...my groin injury is getting noticeably better...
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we should have a race to see who can get back to healthy squats.....
sounds like a great way to keep one of us injured
 
so uh...your 500 lb box squats were half ass while injured effort?.....*weeps in ians corner*....sigh...

it's ON!....*gets his walker out and inches towards the door*
 
DEVILsSON said:
so uh...your 500 lb box squats were half ass while injured effort?.....*weeps in ians corner*....sigh...

it's ON!....*gets his walker out and inches towards the door*
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yeah.. If I could do a 500lb box squat with an injured quad, I would hope my pl squat while healthy would be a bit higher..... *grabs cane, shakes vigorously
 
Zerocrew1984 said:
heroes delivered last night. teh awesome.

and i totally called the end.
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TOO MANY DAMN COMMERCIALS. 4 mins Heros 5 mins commercials. It's picking up though, finally. Thanks for the RE work tip Devils, I had fun doing it. I felt like a huge puss though, lol.
 
11/07/07 9pm

-400mg caffeine+500mg enteric coated aspirin+500mg magnesium+b-complex+2g of beta alanine

BOR: this bar is thicker i think than regular
135-10 reps
+straps
225-5 reps
275-5 reps
295-5 reps....beginning to get sloppy
315-5 reps....sloppier...
335-1 rep...sloppier still
355-1 rep....you guessed it...
375-1 rep... indeed
395-1 rep...more still...
-thought i did 405 but after adding 10s....i realized now that it was only 395...my pulling strength is pathetic I need to get back to consistantly training it

close grip(hands almost touching)top 1/10 chin ups: was like 1-2 inch ROM
bw(208): 30,35,40

Pull Ups: shoulder width
bw-5, 5, 5...explosively from dead hang to touching chest...

Bench:
135-10 reps
225-5 reps...paused
275-5 reps...paused
315-1 rep...paused
335-1 rep
355-1 rep
365-1 rep...chest felt good
-took some adjustment to the new bench at 24 hours...first time benching on it...I am not digging the supports as they are too high for me to take off comfortably ..
225-31 reps...did bottom 1/2 reps... tap and go....I think with a bit of getting used to the bench i can hit 40....so I am not impressed with that 225x50 bullshit video...
-generally felt shitty today...had no pop...probably should have avoided gym for another couple days but I got a week free at 24 hours and I want to go at least a few times before it expires...eh...

'Speed' Bench: 225-3x3...

Grippers:
BBE- got right to within 1/4" or better from parallel, did few forced close and negs with left
#3-did 20 click with right from 1/8" then held shut for 5 sec.....got left to within 1/4" or better then did forced close+neg
#3-2 parallel reps right hand then 20+ sec closed hold, forced close+time hold at 1/4"+neg

Sitting Leg Curl Machine:
120-5 reps
150-5 reps
180-5 reps
210-5 reps
255(Stack)-20+0 reps...

11:30 pM END

-wanted to do some zercher squats but I will have to wait till next time..want to do zercher squats, zercher pull throughs, zercher shrugs...
 
You do some quite high frequency on the grippers if I see it right.
What do you personally recommend to get good at the grippers?
 
Something about bent over rowing almost 400 pounds, then following that with "my pulling strength is pathetic" just doesn't jive, lol.
 
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