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[ExtraMile]

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.......

Not as much as without straps but yes it is still grip work. You are using the most amount of weight you can possibly manage even for just 1 rep and you are gripping a bar that due to the straps is thicker than usual. Besides straps don't completely take your grip out of the equation, they don't do all the work of hanging onto the weight...

 

[Tblock1]

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



Active recovery with dexterity balls might help you too.

Thanks good suggestions! It's not really an aching thing though, it is more of pain like an inflamed tendon. I'll try the contrast baths though. I've been icing, so hopefully that will help. Every time I think it is gone though I do deadlifts and it starts hurting again.

 

[oso0960]

Not as much as without straps but yes it is still grip work. You are using the most amount of weight you can possibly manage even for just 1 rep and you are gripping a bar that due to the straps is thicker than usual. Besides straps don't completely take your grip out of the equation, they don't do all the work of hanging onto the weight...

lol, imagine that stress on your wrists if they didn't...

 

[Tblock1]

Not as much as without straps but yes it is still grip work. You are using the most amount of weight you can possibly manage even for just 1 rep and you are gripping a bar that due to the straps is thicker than usual. Besides straps don't completely take your grip out of the equation, they don't do all the work of hanging onto the weight...

Okay but a few pages back you said that "1 handed deads are a grip exercise unless you use straps, which kind of defeats the purpose of them." Have you ever done handed deads? Trust me they are not that strenuous at all, because the weight is so light and your whole body is really supporting it. Anyway, 1rm's require hardly any grip strength compared to 5 rep sets.

 

[ExtraMile]

Okay but a few pages back you said that "1 handed deads are a grip exercise unless you use straps, which kind of defeats the purpose of them." Have you ever done handed deads? Trust me they are not that strenuous at all, because the weight is so light and your whole body is really supporting it. Anyway, 1rm's require hardly any grip strength compared to 5 rep sets.

yeah it does kind of defeat the object because it takes alot of your grip out of it, when one handed deads are usually a test of grip strength. It doesnt completely take your grip out of the equation though.

Wasnt tryin to get in an arguement man I was just saying be careful even with straps especially if yuor already injured they could make it worse

 

[Tblock1]

yeah it does kind of defeat the object because it takes alot of your grip out of it, when one handed deads are usually a test of grip strength. It doesnt completely take your grip out of the equation though.

Wasnt tryin to get in an arguement man I was just saying be careful even with straps especially if yuor already injured they could make it worse

Yeah don't worry I was just having a little fun Yeah I do need to be careful because every time it is just starting to get better I injure it again on deadlift day But the thing is the straps helped a lot when I used them, it felt like it took a lot of the weight off my hurt finger, so if I do any pulling movements I will use them (if I do pulling movements at all)

 

[Tblock1]

Saturday 4/03/10

Split jerk
1x5x95
1x3x95
1x3x135
4x3x185 PR

cgbp
135x5
3x6x190 PR (supersetted with 3 explosive pushups)

Explosive bench
5x3x155 (61% of max)
3x3x45

seated db press
3x6x2nd heaviest db PR

db rotators
skipped for time

calves
1x75x100
toe press

reverse curls (1st time doing these, light and easy
3x8x65 PR

Run: 2 miles 16:00 (and a few miliseconds)

Good workout, lots of good pr's. Do you guys think I should switch the supersetted explosive pushups to the explosive bench set? I'm thinking that makes more sense. Run was done at a really slow 8 minute mile pace, but it was still kind of hard because my heart rate was already so high from the weights.

 

[ExtraMile]

I love reverse curls!

 

[Tblock1]

I love reverse curls!

Yeah I liked them a lot too. I had them in my routine but wasn't going to do them, but I've noticed my wrists have actually gained a lot of size since I started working out and I want them to gain some more size. I might do some wrist curls too. I also added them because my wrists have been taking a beating catching the weight after split jerks, and I want to strengthen them up some more

 

[Tblock1]

Monday 4/5/10

Squat
1x5x115
1x5x135
1x5x205
1x8x270 PR (no belt)

Power snatches
1x3x95
1x3x115
1x2x135 (stopped, I just don't have form down yet)

1 handed power bb snatches (times both arms)
45x3
65x2
85x1 PR
95x1 PR (proud of this)
1x0x100
2x3x85 PR

Pullups
1x5xBW
1x3x25
1x3x55 PR (note: chin didn't quite get over the bar on 3rd rep)
1x2x55
1x3x45

Rows
1x5x135
1x5x175

Pendlay row All pr's 1st time doing)
1x5x155
1x5x175

Alternating hammer db curls
3x6x45's PR

Comments: Decided to start with 8 reps of 270 and progress till I stall in that for squats. One problem though: I think the belt has been teaching me bad form on squats, I noticed my back rounded a good deal on some reps. Afterwards I had a slight pain, muscle related in my low back. Went away, but still I need to be careful. I 'm really happy with 1 handed snatches, they went great today 95 is a pretty good 1 handed barbell snatch in my opinion. However 2 handed ones aren't going well, I get the form much easier with 1 handed ones lol! I need to bring chalk next time though, my grip was slipping I was pulling it so fast and that would be gnarly if a loaded 95 lb bb went flying out of my hands! I tried pendlay rows, and loved them! I'm going to do them from now on, thanks em, I wouldn't have done them if it wasn't for you talking about them