Grippers!

Grippers, MMS

5 x 1, with BBSE and different #4’s
3 x 1 filed #3

Gripper attempts are showing more promise than for a long time. Missed all grippers (193 lbs, 197 lbs and 201 lbs) by 2-3 mm.

RT, Blobette & Grippers

1. RT

1 x 5 x 50 kg
1 x 5 x 60 kg
1 x 5 x 70 kg
1 x 5 x 75 kg
80 kg x a few, poorly controlled lifts

2. Blobette
- time to start lifting it again

15 x 1 x 41 lbs

Explosive gripper closes here and there.

Was a bit fatiqued from yesterday’s grippers and fingertip hangs.

Grippers & Pinch

1. Grippers, explosive MMS work

R: Worked up to 3 sets of explosive triples on 182 lbs BB Elite
L: Same pattern, but with an average #3

Finished with both hands to an all-out killer overandbeyondmegaovercrush. This is a new, revolutional training technique I came up with as I got really mad about grippers not going as well as I’d want. It requires thick skull and a bunker to train in.

2. OH Pinch, 52 mm

8 x 1 x 30 kg
6 x 1 x 35 kg
As a finisher, quick switches from hand to hand midair with 40 kilos.

As a training equipment, Euro pinch apparatus clearly isn’t one of the best if you’d like to do more volume barehanded. I will look for another way to train pinch more and using gloves is one option.

2HP Setup Spacers

Got the extra spacers for 2HP setup. I’ll try to find out what the optimal width is for me as soon my torn thumb webbings are up for it.

Tried to do everything

1. Grippers, MMS

Went up to couple of BFN’s on a #4.

2. RT, singles

65 kg, x 1, 70 kg x 1, 75 kg x 1, 80 kg x 1, 85 kg x 1, 90 kg x fail.

3. Blobette

Some cheat lifts and negs with 50 lbs.

4. Plate wrist curl

R: 10, 8, 7 x 10 kg
L: 8, 6, 6 x 10 kg

Wrist curls were up, everything else was mediocre.

Pinch, Rolling Thunder & Plate Wrist Curls

1. OH Pinch, 46 mm width

R: warmups, then 5 x 1 x 35 kg
L: warmups, then 5 x 1 x 35 kg

2. RT, neutral wrist

L: 1 x 9 x 65 kg –> better than last time, but not as good as it should
R: 1 x 13 x 70 kg –> much better than last time

3. Plate wrist curl

R: 7, 7, 5 x 10 kg
L: 6, 5, 5 x 10 kg

I might call this a fairly tasty grip workout, as almost everything went better than last week. Kettlebells for dessert.

Rolling Thunder plus wrist work and some pinch

It took me many days to recover from the last grip workout. Wrist joint ROM still isn’t 100 % despite the good stretching, but no pains or aches so it was time to hit it again.

1. RT, a bit of a test

80 kg took some air with lefty and 90 kg took some air with righty. So it is coming back but not quite there yet.

2. RT, neutral wrist

L: 1 x 8 x 65 kg Worse than last time..
R: 1 x 7 x 70 kg Expected better with right as well..

3. Plate wrist curl

R: 5, 4, 5 x 10 kg
L: 3, 4, 4 x 10 kg

4. OH Euro Pinch

R: 5 x 20 kg, 5 x 22,5 kg, 3 x 27,5 kg, 1 x 30 kg, 3 x 32,5 kg
L: 5 x 20 kg, 5 x 22,5 kg, 3 x 27,5 kg, 1 x 30 kg, 3 x 32,5 kg

This 46 mm width 46 sure does feel narrow and awkward. I don’t know how I should position my hand on the apparatus, should I go more towards the thumb or more towards the fingers, however I do it it just is so narrow. It felt a ton easier to pinch my ultraslick 15 kg plates (60 mm width combined) after this. However, if I do see some carryover or thumb strength gains from this, I can live with it.

It is going to get harder from now on, as the 90 kg mark on the RT approaches.

Short term goal

My short term goal is to get back to 90 kg lifts on my own  Rolling Thunder handle. Here’s a video of the last time I felt I was in fairly good RT condition. That’s where I need to be, in order to be atleast somewhat competitive.

Grippers, 2 Handed pinch & Rolling Thunder

1. Grippers, MMS

R: Up to 3,54 Elite close and poor attempt on easy #4
L: Up to 3,32 Elite close and poor attempt on 3,54 Elite

- gripper close is lacking explosiveness at the moment

2. 2HP

Up to 75 kg. Didn’t feel as weird as before, but still feels weak at this width.

3. RT, neutral wrist

R: 1 x 22 x 65 kg
- Hardest work I’ve done on the RT ever. Never felt this crippled after a set on RT.

L: 1 x 11 x 65 kg

- Left hand really is that much weaker. Could not get the 12th rep all the way up, no matter what.

Afterthought: If I use RT as an indicator, it seems to me that work capacity is on the rise.

Kettlebells & Grip

30 minute kbell session: bent press, cleans, swings, all with 24 kg bell.

Grip: Fat bar (60 mm) chin-ups, 5 sets of 4 reps.