grip strength hasn't ever been really a problem for me, which pretty much means one of two things 1) my forearms are strong or 2) MY DEADLIFT SUCKS. it's probably #2 in my case. my deadlift has yet to surpass my grip. i do however do some barbell/dumbbell holds for time. i just hold a shitload of weight till my grip gives way.
Never used the BBE, but the Ironmind grippers are great.
I also like their:
Titan telegraph key
Apollon's Axle
Rolling Thunder Deadlift Handle
Eagle loops are good for individual finger strength as well, or you can just make your own.
I always train my grip, but then I am paranoid about dropping a deadlift. It has not happened yet, and if I have anything to say about it, it never will.
Also like: Farmers walk, static holds, and pinch grip exercises.
ok, now when i bench more than 80% of my max for reps, i'm really shakey and cant hold the bar still unless it's on my chest...is this because of bad grip or weak lats or what?
More than likely the shaking is from a weak brachioradialis. Reverse curls and hammer curls work this well. A little extra work for the rest of the forearms (flexors and extensors).
"do you know which grippers are better? BBE or IM?"
They are pretty much relative in quality, the only differce is in
Skew Angle, Included Angle, and the PSI for Closed, and parallel.
The BBM is relative to the IM#2, all the grippers are differenct, if you get two IM#2 the force to close them isn't going to be the same, so somtimes the BBM takes more force to close, sometimes the IM.