Fitness Log

[Andalite]

I think there is a very wise saying by Alwyn Cosgrove (he's only said a handful though): It doesn't matter what coulda shoulda woulda happened all that matters is what actually did happen.

So I think you should step away from what you "think" you could have pulled and instead focus on what really went down.

Having said that, I'd like to know: why don't you use chalk? Do you not have access to chalk?

 

[ExtraMile]

I would take some time off all pulling movements

 

[Tblock1]

I think there is a very wise saying by Alwyn Cosgrove (he's only said a handful though): It doesn't matter what coulda shoulda woulda happened all that matters is what actually did happen.

So I think you should step away from what you "think" you could have pulled and instead focus on what really went down.

Having said that, I'd like to know: why don't you use chalk? Do you not have access to chalk?

I forgot my chalk bag. My grip is usually really solid, so I have never even needed chalk. But with this tendon thing my grip keeps slipping. And like I said it's holding me back, I know I can pull a lot more (but now my gym is maxed out on weigh too, so I'll have to go to another gym). So far I'm going to ice it a few times today. We'll see about pullups on monday.....

 

[Andalite]

All that grip training can hurt the tendon. This is what I was talking about a few pages back....It is extremely easy to overwork your grip. It adds to injuries like this one. Rest it and don't do anything which might aggravate it.

 

[Tblock1]

All that grip training can hurt the tendon. This is what I was talking about a few pages back....It is extremely easy to overwork your grip. It adds to injuries like this one. Rest it and don't do anything which might aggravate it.

That's the thing though: I haven't been doing grip training for the last month or so. I was doing training with the heavy grips 150 and 250, doing band extention training and all that, but now I haven't done anything in a while. Except yesterday, I did a little. So yeah I will try to lay off anything that hurts.

 

[Andalite]

That's the thing though: I haven't been doing grip training for the last month or so. I was doing training with the heavy grips 150 and 250, doing band extention training and all that, but now I haven't done anything in a while. Except yesterday, I did a little. So yeah I will try to lay off anything that hurts.

yeah but didn't we just discuss the one arm deadlifts? That also adds to the grip training because I am assuming those deads were difficult.

 

[Tblock1]

yeah but didn't we just discuss the one arm deadlifts? That also adds to the grip training because I am assuming those deads were difficult.

Yeah but I didn't do 1 armed deads this week and last week all I did was a 1rm with straps (got 275)

 

[ExtraMile]

"all I did was a 1rm"

lol...

 

[Tblock1]

"all I did was a 1rm"

lol...

with straps........ if you are going to quote something quote the whole sentence. When I do it with straps it is not a grip exercise.......

 

[oso0960]

Hey bro, back in highschool I was obsessed with grip training and did this thing called KTA. It's basically high intensity, high volume using grippers. I was determined to finish it but it lead my hands aching wayy too much. I couldn't shake a person's hand without excruciating pain in my tendons. I laid off and it went away, but I did these things called 'contrast baths' as well. They seemed to help me...maybe give them a try. Here's an explanation of them from gripfaq.com

Contrast Baths
Hand health technique that involves soaking the hands in alternating buckets of hot and cold water. Start with hot, finish with cold. 2.5 gallon buckets are often used. The hot bucket should be around 110 degrees fahrenheit. The cold bucket should be around 55 degrees fahrenheit. Typically hands are soaked for 90 seconds in each bucket, alternating buckets for 3 cycles. Contrast baths dramatically reduce recovery time after a hard grip workout.

Active recovery with dexterity balls might help you too.