Grip Training: COC vs. Fat Gripz vs. Other

[James Fuller]

You may want to get an extension based gripper like Devils Advocate for working crush strength. With 2 or more springs you can make smaller increases and its so much cheaper over time. Unless you want to certify on COC they are not worth the cost.

If you want grip specific training to MMA then you should focus more on thumb work especially with block weights, levering of all sorts to strengthen wrists, and other things like towel pull ups.

You may also want to look into fingerboard to strengthen fingers.

hmm interesting idea re: Devils advocate. Will look into it. As far as the towel pullups go I assume you mean draped as opposed to wrapped around the bar? Grip like your pinching someone with thumb and pointer? Focusing on thumb strength is very smart and I kinda forgot how vital alot of folks feel the thumb and pinch grip to be for overall grappling grip.


Man, there was a bricklayer who came to class one night...damn he sucked at bjj at first but once he grabbed your wrist you spent damn near the whole round getting it back!