try suitcase deadlifts

[J.Brown]

ok, well not too sure about getting the super wide waste, so.........not like these would ever become a staple, but fun to mix it up.

tried suitcase deads.
took a bunch of concentration.
can't do them very heavy.
tough to balance the weight end to end.
felt it in my lats.
will do them again.
supersetted them w/ s.l. deads for final couple sets, felt good and def. felt in grip and use of balance.

thanks for the info thremp. lates. J.

[kyleb]

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Thremp, a few months with Captains of Crush grippers and you'll never think of using straps again.

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I really need to get on this.

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Me too. Just looked at this page. How do you determine which pound-level to get?

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oh man these are the absolute [censored] i use them all the time

you can see major gains really really fast in your forearms. i was reading a strength/conditioning book about baseball and they recommended using grip crushers to improve bat control. i can't really say whether they did the job or more skill training did (i'm guessing the latter was way more important but the former probably helped a bit) but i do love the tools.

as many of you know, i am a huge fan of having easy to do workouts just so when i'm idling around, i can do things while watching TV, playing poker, at work, or whatever. SPRI bands, small dumbbells, tennis balls under my feet, and grip crushers are all really great for this.

[kyleb]

also blarg has great info on contrast baths. in a similar vein, i never iced my shoulder/arm after pitching, having read a ton of studies that show it didn't really do much. there is a significant lack of sport science on whether or not icing + running is beneficial with the exception of a few japanese studies that link 20/10 ice:cardio workouts to being positive for the arm.

after shoulder fatigue and elbow strain, i took a few weeks off, and then started using an ice sleeve for 20 minutes, jogging 15 minutes, and icing for 15-20 minutes. after that i'd stretch a bit and take a hot shower. the difference is amazing in the next day! i felt so much better and even felt like i could throw 2 innings if needed (which i obviously didn't do).

contrast baths probably work in a similar fashion and as such i definitely recommend checking that out.

[Blarg]

Here's my forum post on Captains of Crush and gripping from a few years back. Good back and forth between people discussing getting into gripping and some of the issues involved.

Captains of Crush thread

[scotty-win]

wow, thanks for all the gripper info. I ordered a trainer to start and I'll see how that goes. I feel like when I do deads or dumbbell lunges or anything with hanging weight, my grip fails before the targeted muscles do.

[Thremp]

kyleb,

Something else might just be a warm/cold contrast bath. I did this previously for soft tissue injuries. Extremely painful, but doing 5 rounds of 3 minutes on each is v v effective. Have not contrasted it with ice + run for like 20 min each.

[Thremp]

J Brown,

I'll give it a shot tomorrow as part of my warmup, I'll max each side and trip report on how it turns out. Hopefully I don't get too hammered tonight. If my legs wake up feelings terrible, will likely bump to Fri.