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Any serious weight lifters here? Personal best? Much like Headphones, I got another obsession recently, building grip strength.. Actually there's a very small but hardcore community of 'grippers.' Own lingo & terminology. & prep is like a faith to them & take it as serious as a audiophile hearing the slightest grain in the upper mid range of a hi end headphone..
But this hobby is much cheaper, but takes more dedication & some moments of physical pain.. Good kind of course..
captatinofcrunch.com has a lot of info & products on the subject. They have their own line of grippers.
Their COC 4 hand gripper is the equivalent of crushing a brick. Only a few people in the world are certified as being a number 4 gripper.. One is the world famous strong man Magnus Samuelson. He did his cold (no warm up) & the gripper was straight out of the box, so it wasn't 'seasoned,' relaxed springs.. The COC also seem to be the most accurate in terms of gripping pressure.. I believe the COC 4 has 365-380lbs of tension. They even have half way grippers like 1.5 etc.. I bought the Hand Gripper HG150 which is termed as intermediate on their site.. The strength are 100/150/200/250/300/350 & the Special edition HG400.. From what I gather, the HG line is a bit easier, & less accurate with their measurements. I just bought the HG brand cause I didn't hear of COC before then. There are others out there.. There are also 'vice grips' & 'wrist rollers' to help build optimal finger/hand/forearm strength along with rubber bands for the forearm extensor muscles, much like audio, balance is key.
I got my HG150lb on the 23rd of Sept.. Doing 40-50 reps is too high to gain that real crushing grip.. Bought the HG200lb last week.. Much tougher.. 13-14 reps max, but, I go to the extreme & over trained a bit, but I use my hands & work all day lifting TV's, furniture, putting out product, so I was getting fatigued & not healing properly.. I have noted how much easier is my job is with a stronger grip.. My current goal is to get reps with the HG250. Long term goal is the HG350 & maybe the COC 3.
These goals will be much easier to obtain then my audiophile goals, which would cost me thousands instead of hundreds.
My personal best bench press was 450. I was 19 back in 91. Behind the neck press, free weight, 375lbs. Same age. One good thing about training your hands, they seem to adapt quickly to stimulus.. I also been a certified PT since 97, but was more for personal knowledge then as a profession..
Their COC 4 hand gripper is the equivalent of crushing a brick. Only a few people in the world are certified as being a number 4 gripper.. One is the world famous strong man Magnus Samuelson. He did his cold (no warm up) & the gripper was straight out of the box, so it wasn't 'seasoned,' relaxed springs.. The COC also seem to be the most accurate in terms of gripping pressure.. I believe the COC 4 has 365-380lbs of tension. They even have half way grippers like 1.5 etc.. I bought the Hand Gripper HG150 which is termed as intermediate on their site.. The strength are 100/150/200/250/300/350 & the Special edition HG400.. From what I gather, the HG line is a bit easier, & less accurate with their measurements. I just bought the HG brand cause I didn't hear of COC before then. There are others out there.. There are also 'vice grips' & 'wrist rollers' to help build optimal finger/hand/forearm strength along with rubber bands for the forearm extensor muscles, much like audio, balance is key.
I got my HG150lb on the 23rd of Sept.. Doing 40-50 reps is too high to gain that real crushing grip.. Bought the HG200lb last week.. Much tougher.. 13-14 reps max, but, I go to the extreme & over trained a bit, but I use my hands & work all day lifting TV's, furniture, putting out product, so I was getting fatigued & not healing properly.. I have noted how much easier is my job is with a stronger grip.. My current goal is to get reps with the HG250. Long term goal is the HG350 & maybe the COC 3.
These goals will be much easier to obtain then my audiophile goals, which would cost me thousands instead of hundreds.
My personal best bench press was 450. I was 19 back in 91. Behind the neck press, free weight, 375lbs. Same age. One good thing about training your hands, they seem to adapt quickly to stimulus.. I also been a certified PT since 97, but was more for personal knowledge then as a profession..