Captains of Crush gripper challenge

[Stuey]

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I've now gotten the #2 to 1/8 of an inch!

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I am more than a little impressed with this. I was thinking it would take a year and you already made huge improvements. Anyone who has tried the #2 would be impressed with this. WTG!!

[Blarg]

Thanks! [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] It's just freaky fast how quickly the hands can develop. I'm pretty stunned at the progress too, but from what people on the gripper boards say, it's not all that unusual to see quick giant leaps. Hands just have incredible powers of adaptation.

On the wrist curls and such, there's an armwrestling craze hitting the grip boards lately, and wrist curls are vital for that sport, so they're getting talked up more, but people generally say that they don't translate at all into gripper work.

People are pushing general foundation laying and rounded hand strength, though, so pretty much any and every hand or forearm exercise winds up getting some sort of at least passing endorsement. And laying a foundation is always a good idea.

But still, it also seems generally agreed that most hand and forearm strength feats and practice create very limited carryover to other ones. People who get into bending for a while, for instance, tend to lose strength on the grippers after a while. And vice-versa.

From what I can tell, it does seem that if there is carryover, it's mostly from pinching to gripping. Pinching builds up the thumb pad a lot, they say, and a big thumb pad is also helpful in gripping. But since pinching takes such a strong thumb and you can still have a comparatively weak thumb even if you're good on grippers, being great on the grippers can still leave you surprisingly ineffectual at pinch work. People concentrating on grip work tend to do special thumb work outside of their gripper work to help balance their hand strength out.

And of course there is extensor work, too.

Hey, don't forget to do alternating hot and cold soaks for your hands and forearms. They do an amazing amount to speed up recovery. That's a key to fast progress.

[Stuey]

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Hey, don't forget to do alternating hot and cold soaks for your hands and forearms. They do an amazing amount to speed up recovery. That's a key to fast progress.

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I have not even pushed myself hard enough to require them yet. But I better start, I want to be able to close the #1 by the 20th. My buddy is having a stag and the money I could make betting drunk guys that I could close those grippers and they couldn't will make it worth while. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Martin]

Blarg I just saw I won that gripper. Very cool [img]/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Pinching translates nicely into sweep strength on the gripper or so I find anyway. Making a pinch grip tray like Brookfield describes in his book is an excellent idea. It can be loaded withy anything which is an added bonus.

[Blarg]

Grats to Martin on closing the #3 Captains of Crush gripper and becoming a Certified Captain of Crush!

And he did it with both hands, too. Didn't even look like much trouble for the dude!

[Stuey]

Wow grats Martin!!!
That's 280lbs people.

[Martin]

I wish. But wrong Martin !!! There is another Martin on both Gripboards. Confusing since we are both in Europe as well. So sorry to disappoint guys. I hope to close the 3 early next year.

[Blarg]

Oh, LOL. I'm surprised they let two people have the same name. How weird.

[Martin]

There is a Martln, Martin Kotte and me Martin. All live in Europe. Difference between me and them is at least 10 years in age. I'm the oldest [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

[Stuey]

I just received my second order!! I went a little overboard but I would have lost the money if I had moved up limits anyhow! rofl

I got the BOA weighted skipping rope
the Hol-it-up Dumbbell bar
the CC trainer (100lb) and sport (80lb) models
the hand gripper helpers
the expand your hand bands
the eagle loops
the dexterity balls level 1 and 2
and the Mastery of Hand Strength book

Yah I over did it.

I have not been doing much training with the #1 gripper that I had. I could not close it and I hurt both of my pinky fingers by trying to hard to often. That's what I think happened anyway. Both pinkies felt like I severely sprained them for about 5 days after I stopped trying the #1. They almost feel normal now.

I have been doing pinch lifts with some plates I had laying around and some wrist curls also.

I'm happy I got the easier grippers. I can close them for reps and it is much more fun. The #1 was just to hard for me to be trying so often. I will still do negatives with the #1.

I will be taking things slow till I read the book and am sure my poor pinkies have recovered fully. I also need to read those boards more there is so much info there. Just wanted to brag about my new toys and let you all know I'm in for the long haul I'm just slow out of the gate. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]