Got my Captains of Crush #1 today

[MTG35]

And I am about a 1/16 on an inch from closing it with my left hand. I think I closed it with my right. The first 1/2 to 3/4 is actually easier than I thought but then the last 1/4 to close is brutal. It just stops dead in its tracks and refuses to touch.

Well now I've got my work cut out for me.

Do you think I would be able to work up to closing the #2 by January? According to the site I will need to be able to close the #1 10 - 12 times.

Anyone have any tips for hand positioning and training. I never have really trained for hand grippers.

[Khaine]

Probably more than 10-12 too... I can knock out a good 14 reps with my right and the #2 is still not touching...

January is a reasonable goal tho...

After a couple warm-ups with the trainer, I usually just do one all-out set every day... Then three days a week, I follow that up with extensor and lever work... I'll probably start working in some cheated holds or something with the #2 tho... Have to get a feel for it before I can close it, I think...

[.V.]

Grip goes up, dead goes up. Well, everything goes up.


Enjoy...

[MTG35]

Originally Posted by .V.

Grip goes up, dead goes up. Well, everything goes up.


Enjoy...

You know that's really true. The 2 things I have found that affect my other lifts the most is grip and squats. I'm sure deadlifts are another but sadly I don't deadlift enough to see the benefits.

I'm gonna get killed for that (and I should) but admitting you have a problem is the first step.

[MTG35]

Originally Posted by Khaine

Probably more than 10-12 too... I can knock out a good 14 reps with my right and the #2 is still not touching...

January is a reasonable goal tho...

Good to know. Thanks. I didn't buy the #2 yet. I wanted to see where I was with the #1 first.

[Dan C]

Originally Posted by MTG35

Anyone have any tips for hand positioning and training. I never have really trained for hand grippers.

I'm pretty sure I've posted about that in one of our "grip strength" threads before. It was pretty elaborate too, see if you can find it before I post it all out again.

[MTG35]

Originally Posted by Dan C

I'm pretty sure I've posted about that in one of our "grip strength" threads before. It was pretty elaborate too, see if you can find it before I post it all out again.

Thanks. I'll look for that. I do remember seeing it in the past.

[gcs118]

Definitely a reasonable goal to close #2 by January. I agree with Khaine...I can rep the #1 more than 10-12, yet I've only closed the #2 once or maybe twice, very inconsistently.

Just tried it out, I closed #1 20 times, but missed the #2 by very small amount.

[maverick]

I don't rep any gripper but my trainer just to loosen my hands up. After that its all singles or negatives. I tend to do frequent, short sessions. Just a few closes or negatives every other day or so. Allows me to keep my grip up without having to devote any real training time to it. Grease-the-groove-ish.

I can get the #2 everytime in my right hand from almost no set, and about 50/50 with a CoC set in my left. I'm still just barely missing the #2.5 in my right hand.