[Blarg]

Well, I got in another package of grippers, along with rubber bands to extend my fingers and thumb inside for extensor work, and a hard to explain add-on "helper" for grips to make them harder(helps cover the 55 or more pound gap between gripper levels).

The two grippers I got were a trainer, and a #2. I'm presently trying to close the #1, goal-wise.

The trainer has pointed out how weak my final portion of the movement is. It takes 100 lbs. to close, and is much easier to close on the "sweep," or the long portion of the close until you get to a narrow gap, than the #1 is, but feels the same in the last 1/8 inch! It's obvious that the final 1/8 inch is just a weakness in part of my range of motion, and I'll have to really concentrate on fixing that. Oh well.

My hands are still sore from yesterday's work-out, so I don't want to get carried away on these things, but I did give the #2 a squeeze(195 lbs to close). I can't even get the gripper handles to parallel! Oh well, it's my "long term" challenge, and the #1 is my short-term one.

The rubber bands feel very nice on the extensors!

After I get done boiling some eggs, I'm going to pour the water into a cooler, add some more water to make the temperature bearable, and soak my aching mitts.