I wanted to take a few minutes to talk about the quantity of grippers you should have in your collection to work with. It seems to have become a standard to have at least 3 grippers to work with. One to warm up with, another to do your workout with, and one that is to be your goal gripper. So, if you are shooting to close Ironmind's #3 then you should have a #2 for warmups, a #2.5 for your main workout, and finally a #3 for your goal gripper. Keep in mind this is a basic setup and I don't have much of a problem with it, however, if you want to close a #3 doesn't it make sense to have something that is harder than a #3 to do negatives with and condition your hands to a stronger gripper? It certainly makes sense to me!
My recommendation is to use a #3.5 and start in on those negatives. It's going to be hard. It's supposed to be hard, but hard work pays. You reap what you sow, right? I certainly think so. As I've mentioned in my previous posts, those first 3 months or so need to be used to get things strengthened up before hitting the negatives. Lots of actual reps worked very well for myself in the beginning and I believe they'll work well for most other people too.
To get back on topic, and to answer this topic's question, you can have as many grippers as you think you need and can afford. I have around 17 or so currently. Having a small cache of them can make progressing mentally easier too, rather than going from a #2 straight to a #3. I hope this helps if you're debating on whether or not to add another gripper to your personal collection.
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