Monday, January 27, 2014
Pictures #4 - My Big Grippers
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Pictures #2 - Ironmind Captains of Crush
Pictures #1 - Heavy Grips
Saturday, January 25, 2014
Tricking Your Body
When closing grippers it seems that last 1/4" or so can be a real pain for most grip trainees to get past. Something I do with my grippers is file one of the handles down a bit to "trick" your body. This will naturally make that specific gripper tougher to close but it will also get your hands used to closing your grippers up tighter than usual. Now, when you close a normal, uncut gripper, it feels like it isn't closed all the way.
This is a very simple and cheap way to make great progress in your training, especially if you find you're having trouble with that last part of the close. Any home improvement store should sell a simple Single Cut / Double Cut Bastard file for a reasonable price. I paid around $6 for mine. It is time consuming so I would set aside an hour or so if you're going to be filing it by hand. An angle grinder with a flapper (sanding/grinding) disc would work great as well, just don't forget the safety glasses :)
This is a very simple and cheap way to make great progress in your training, especially if you find you're having trouble with that last part of the close. Any home improvement store should sell a simple Single Cut / Double Cut Bastard file for a reasonable price. I paid around $6 for mine. It is time consuming so I would set aside an hour or so if you're going to be filing it by hand. An angle grinder with a flapper (sanding/grinding) disc would work great as well, just don't forget the safety glasses :)
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Workouts Per Week
One thing any beginner or advanced grip trainee can spend a lot of time thinking about is workouts per week. Hopefully, I can enlighten you in this area. Here are my thoughts that have developed over the past few years...
The Big Workouts
If you're planning on doing a big workout with lots of negatives involved you'll find that you may need at least 3 days rest in between workouts.
Currently, my Friday workout is my "biggest" workout of the week. I'm working my way toward 60 negatives with each hand. Saturday morning my hands are shot and they have been staying swollen all day. Not swollen in a bad way, per se, but the kind of swelling that occurs during summer on a hot day. I put 3 days before my next workout, which is Tuesday evening. For me, that seems to be just the right amount of time.
Lots of Reps
If you're just getting started or find that doing reps work good for you then you can most likely get away with an every-other-day schedule or a 3 days per week schedule, which seems to be popular among some trainees. I did this when I first got into gripping and it seemed to work very well. My hands toughened up and gains in strength came quick.
Listen To You Body
It is very hard to tell someone what to do exactly because each of our bodies react slightly different to these types of things. I believe the best recommendation I can give you is to say just listen to your body and don't be afraid to find out what works best for you. It's up to you to find out what works best! Good Luck!
The Big Workouts
If you're planning on doing a big workout with lots of negatives involved you'll find that you may need at least 3 days rest in between workouts.
Currently, my Friday workout is my "biggest" workout of the week. I'm working my way toward 60 negatives with each hand. Saturday morning my hands are shot and they have been staying swollen all day. Not swollen in a bad way, per se, but the kind of swelling that occurs during summer on a hot day. I put 3 days before my next workout, which is Tuesday evening. For me, that seems to be just the right amount of time.
Lots of Reps
If you're just getting started or find that doing reps work good for you then you can most likely get away with an every-other-day schedule or a 3 days per week schedule, which seems to be popular among some trainees. I did this when I first got into gripping and it seemed to work very well. My hands toughened up and gains in strength came quick.
Listen To You Body
It is very hard to tell someone what to do exactly because each of our bodies react slightly different to these types of things. I believe the best recommendation I can give you is to say just listen to your body and don't be afraid to find out what works best for you. It's up to you to find out what works best! Good Luck!
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Post Workout Forgetfulness
I apologize to all readers of my blog for not writing last night. My plan was to do my usual Tuesday evening grip workout and then get a new post up. However, it seems as though I contracted a case of post workout forgetfulness. I suppose that happens to everyone now and then, though!
I've had a pretty rough week at work out in the sub-zero temperatures as well. Most evenings I just want to come home, eat dinner, and head straight to bed. That's probably not a good habit to develop though.
I've also been working on getting new pictures and have edited a few of my previous posts. My data cable for my camera seems to have gotten lost in the wind but I had completely forgotten that I can just remove the SD card from the camera and put it in my laptop. As I said, rough week.
I want to wish everyone a happy Wednesday night and good luck in your training! I look forward to posting tomorrow!
- Jester
I've had a pretty rough week at work out in the sub-zero temperatures as well. Most evenings I just want to come home, eat dinner, and head straight to bed. That's probably not a good habit to develop though.
I've also been working on getting new pictures and have edited a few of my previous posts. My data cable for my camera seems to have gotten lost in the wind but I had completely forgotten that I can just remove the SD card from the camera and put it in my laptop. As I said, rough week.
I want to wish everyone a happy Wednesday night and good luck in your training! I look forward to posting tomorrow!
- Jester
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