Is that a Banana in your pocket, or are you.....

[Oak]

No! It's actually just my Captains of Crush gripper. :redface:

Sup boys!

I've been a way for a while due to many personal reasons, you probably don't want to hear my pansy excuses so I will spare them, but I am back and feel like sharing my random crap with you guys.

I've been pretty sporadic with weight lifting due to crazy time constraints (doing 5/3/1 2x a week now), but I have gotten back into grip training and am being pretty consistent with it so I figured I would make a log and have some fun.

My previous best (last year) was a CCS close and hold on a #2. Here is a video:

I started doing a training routine called RRBT during that time and I ended up straining something in my left wrist because of it. I am still having pains in my left a full year after, but I am able to rep a #1.5 with my left so I think I am almost 100%. I was never able to close the #2 on my left so I think I am pretty close to where I was.

I started doing Bjj 5x a week when I stopped lifting last time you heard from me. I ended up breaking my right pinky a few months into it so that put a big stop on my gripper training on my right.

Anyway I started doing my gripper work again a few weeks ago and both hands are pretty good now. Like I mentioned the left still gives me aches, but my right pinky finger is back to normal. After about a few days of training I was able to close the #2 again, and am now able to rep the #2 5x with my right. That was my best which I did a few days ago.

I did some heavy work with my #2 and #1.5 yesterday repping them to max, so today I am doing some light work with my #T and #1 to get some blood into my hands and loosen them up.

I've been speaking with so many people online about grip training, and honestly the routines people use to train vary hugely. Some guys train every day, some guys 3x a week, and all of these people have been able to close the #3 so it seems like there is no set best way to train your hands.

Anyway I'd love to hear input from the other gripper monkeys on here.

 

[Oak]

Oak
31
5'8 195 lbs

Current PR: Right- 5x #2

Near term goal 2011: Close a CoC #2.5

Long term goal 2011: Close a CoC #3

 

[KnuckleSangwich]

Here

 

[Oak]

Gripper work Monday 5/23

L/R 2x20rep #T
L/R 5x10rep #1

Taking it easy today after a harder workout yesterday as I mentioned in my first post. Just trying to get some blood flowing into my hands and loosen them up.

I am working nights now so I try to take it easy with the hand workouts since my hands still get a good workout most days(nights) at work. That is how I strained my left hand last time. I was doing insane reps due to a workout I was following and ended up injuring myself at work. I wont do that again.

Funny footnote to add. All the guys in my "gang" that I work with were able to close the #1.5 without ever doing gripper work before. Only one kid was able to close the #2 first shot, but most are within an 1/8th of an inch of closing it.

GO GO Ironworker strength!

 

[Oak]

Here

Thanks I just edited my first post.

 

[DEVILsSON]

Good work. You should be able to progress fairly quickly.

How does the gripper training affect your lifting?

Good luck.

 

[Oak]

When I was doing SS last year I noticed gripper work before lifting affected me on certain lifts like SOHP and pulls/chins so I just do all my gripper work after the gym now. I'm only lifting 2x a week atm so it's really not that big of a deal.