Grips and Forearms

[mekannik]

The Setup: I own the Captains of Crush hand grippers (trainer, #1, #2) and use my taped up wrist roller (w/#25 on a 3' chord) - which are used as follows: Wrist roller on Monday -/- Crushers on Thursday. Do a farmers walk with D.B.'s after dead lifts on Friday (sporadically).

Q. Why is it my grip still seems to be lacking? I do a 5x5 workout on the crushers - and still I have some pain (in the forearms/elbow area) and difficulty crushing everyday objects (i.e. a huge wad of paper/chunk of rubber/ etc).


Any thoughts?
Less volume/more volume/ change in frequency?

 

[MonStar1023]

I dont know all that grip work I am surprised your grip isnt phenomenal you could be overtraining bro. What is your forearm developoment like out of curiousity?

I am trying to thicken up my forearms even more. Theyre definitley thick now but I want to bring them up some more.

 

[b fold the truth]

The grip can be overtrained. Try laying off of the CoC's for a week or two...or grip work totally for a bit and see if it makes a difference.

B True

 

[mekannik]

Forearm measurement at thickest point - 13.5" diameter

As for the CoC's = I can close the #1 easily - holding that for a 2 count on my reps.

My biggest pet peeve is the handshake crush I give my buddy at the gym - he says he can tell my grip has gone up in intensity - but nothing to "break" his hold on my hand.

Q. The only excercise I use grips on are - heavy shrugs (#365+) and half deads (405+). I use a mixed grip and chalk if my overhand grip is lacking.

FYI - 6'2" #225 @9-10% BF No A.S.
Maybe all those years of playing tennis are coming back to haunt me...

 

[bonan]

mekannik, have you ever tried thick handeld barbells or dumbells.
ive heard that a 2in. diamater bar can do wonders for overall grip and wrist strength.

p.s. im glad to see that some people train for strength instead of the "bringing out the detail in my quads and hams" type of bullshit.