Yes, you can. If you cannot move the spring up a notch on one of the sides and get a full close, you can micro load it by doing this

Thats a game changer compared to Normal grippers​@@OldManArmStrength

@@ultravegito3992 Yea it is. Just be careful and don't do a negative that you are unsure if it will rip your hand open

Thanks!

I used to do them every day and made great progress. I'm focused a lot on arm wrestling right now. Seems like the longer I waited, the more strength I would lose. I did isometrics every day by holding heavy grippers shut

Just microload it up. That's how I got from about 70lb to there. You're strong af and you can do it man. I might start with the block again. My all time goal has been 100lb

Thanks Nick! Hope you're feeling ok today, bro

Gotta find out when some tournaments are. I’ll have to prepare because most are pretty far and I’ll have to travel. I need to find a solid training partner more than anything

Hopefully not mine, lmao

Yea man. It gets rid of the toothache pain that side pressure causes like almost instantly. Another thing that has been helping tons is speed day and hitting against a chain. It's like a vibrating massage on the elbow joint from the constant abrupt stop, and it actually seems like the micro damage from it makes me heal way faster than if I was only doing just max days. My elbows feel pretty good right now and I think it's from adding the plyometrics in on the speed days. I'm working on getting faster on those so I can hit harder against the chain. Notice how they start slow but the more comfortable the body gets, the faster it starts hitting with the same amount of weight. Todd Hutchings knows what he's talking about with this kind of training with the isos and plyometrics

face pulls help using a rubber band as well. Seems like it negates the internal shoulder rotation stress that all the heavy weights are forcing

@@OldManArmStrength yeah seems real smart to me.

Appreciate it. Going to try to get back into closing some heavy grippers soon

Like I said, don't worry about me. It's the people that lost everything and are still missing is what I'm worried about. Check my post for some of the donation links for air drops

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It will literally shoot out of your hand if you don’t balance it

I'm doing a speed, max, and some form of volume for recovery. Isometrics don't seem to bother me, so I'm throwing them in whenever. Mon, Wed, and Friday for sure, but the other stuff is just when I can fit it in

I'm not seriously into grippers atm because of arm wrestling. I got to a 3.5 by doing holds and overcoming isometrics (overcrushes) almost every single day. Minimal movement with very heavy grippers seems to transfer into parallel sets and block sets pretty nicely. I think isometrics are the way to go for progressing on hand grippers as a whole

The riser is 35.4kg or 78lb

As many as I can find...by find, I mean it's really hard to find people that take arm wrestling seriously where I live. There's newer people coming into the sport though, so still trying to get a club up and running. I'm back on the table from floor lifts which will transfer better as far as weights go. Table weights will be max, speed, and volume. 3 + isometrics on off days. Isometrics don't bother me, so I could probably do those every day and be fine

google eac professional arm wrestling table. It should be the first result. I would post a link but youtube will delete it

I'm not heavy into them currently. I was mainly doing heavy static holds and overcrushes and anything isometric. I was able to get up to a weak 3.5 that way

@@OldManArmStrength what is a heavy static holds vs negative?

@@kinggriffith386 Holding is forcing it closed and squeezing it even tighter to prevent it from opening. A negative is when the gripper is forcing your hand back open while you're fighting it because you aren't actually strong enough to hold it closed

Thanks! I haven't tried this in awhile. I got up to around 250 on it and 290 on the smaller handle that isn't a 2in one.

Beats me, but here you are

Strong arms. That’s why. It’s impressive.

lol yea this totally fries my obliques. It's like a big 3 compound lift but for arm wrestling

Thanks bro! Appreciate it! 🙏

That and I haven't had an ingrown toenail in awhile

It really does I think. I know it keeps my shoulder from dislocating

Thanks man! She's doing a lot better now. I'm still here maybe another week

These are measured in RGC. Would be equal to a 250, 300, and weaker 350

Oh...they have another one coming today...LOL. I've already surpassed this.

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You'll get it. Most people can close the 300lb one with the right training. The 350 is where it gets incredibly hard to increase tension

It’s 1:1 hence the crane scale. It would have to be connected to another movable pulley that is connected to the weights and an anchor point for it to be 2:1. I wish I had a 2:1 because it would be smoother.

Haha far from it, but at least I'm getting a little bigger from this. Where it counts

I didn't completely. I just stopped filming it. Seems like I need more CNS for arm wrestling and trying to close a 3.5 would kill my steady gains. I'll so some more gripper videos though. Might not be really heavy ones though.

@@OldManArmStrengthAh okay! Yeah I do see you doing a lot of arm wrestling related lifts. Have you’ve competed?

@@CambrelCallahan07 Still trying to get a local group together so I don’t suck. People don’t like arm wrestling in this area for some reason and the closest place I’ve seen with a group was like 300 miles away. I just had the same conversation with a dude from New Mexico the other day that has a good group. I wish I could travel to practice with anybody at this point. I put out flyers but no one was interested. There are a lot of people coming into the sport though, so I’m going to keep trying. I woul probably have to host since I would be the only one with a table

@@CambrelCallahan07 Seems like NM and Arizona have a lot of great groups. Maybe it’s time to move lol

@@OldManArmStrength Ah man that sucks. You’re from the East right?

Thanks! Yea, those grippers will shoot right out of my hand if I don't saturate myself in chalk lol

@@OldManArmStrength Completely understand lol

Thanks man! Taking this lift seriously since it really hits my fingers for arm wrestling. Been trying to goose neck in my wrist more but still have enough thumb to grip it.

Thanks! Yea I've gotten hate comments about it but I don't think they understand that trying to keep the wrist straight and parallel makes it a lot harder than a lot of lifts people see

I've still got a long ways to go, but thanks!

Sometimes. I switch between that and Bulgarian style. If I get stale on one, I will switch to the other. Seems to work if you hit a plateau

Thanks! How's your training going?

@@OldManArmStrength it couldn't be better! I never stopped progressing, I'm in better shape than my 20s and the strongest and best version I've ever been. I'm in the New Mexico overall top 10 at any weight for arm wrestling, I was ranked #1 220lb right hand but I got beat at the last tournament by the #2 guy so it's a little questionable right now even though I have more overall tournament wins on him 😅 I wanted to ask if you found a good team to train with yet?

@@Kevingrip Nice! I wish I was closer and I would come train with you. It's just not popular where I live for some reason.

@@Kevingrip I go and practice with people whenever I can but no one wants to start a club near me. I need a club

@@OldManArmStrength damn that is devastating, I hope things change. More people want to arm wrestle everyday, we have a lot of new guys now! Since you have a table you are pretty much instantly the host of practice 🥲 I have hosted a lot of practices in my day. With all that being said your lifts all look incredible and you are getting visibly freaky looking, super strong at all the arm wrestling lifts. I wish you were closer as well we could all benefit from you on our team.

I weigh them sometimes, but I don't bother with it too much. as long as I'm adding weight every few sessions, progress is being made. I have weighed stuff in past videos, but kinda figured it was pointless as long as it's within a few lb.

@@OldManArmStrength Yeah, I hear ya. As long as you're using the same plates all the time it's all relative. I did enjoy realizing my PRs were 4-5lbs heavier though, especially because one got me past the 100lb milestone in my favorite lift

@@GrassLogic Haha yea. Funny how a mental block will hold us back sometimes even though the body is capable of doing it. A least realizing that your PRs were heavier is good positive reinforcement!

@@OldManArmStrength You said it brother! The mental aspect is wild...once I realized I was already over 100, I added 3 more pounds to the PR over the next 2 weeks

@@GrassLogic Exactly. Right now I know I'm over 100. It's a matter of factoring in fatigue and if I can continue to do it every day at this rate. It's the whole reason I'm moving forward slowly unlike in the past. Even a lb or a half lb a day is a victory for me.

Thanks bro! I'm taking it slow so when I get a PR, I know it's a real one and not some BS

@@OldManArmStrength have you ever wrestled any people that you know yet or have anybody that’s pulling with you. I bet you were destroying most people you know right now if not all of them.

@@33Bama33 Yea a few, and I was stronger than them....but the bad thing is that it isn't very popular in my area so I need a good training partner. The only person that shocked me was a huge 400lb Native American guy with forearms the size of an IFBB bodybuilder's thighs at the VFW. Dude looked like Brian Shaw. He was a unit!

@@OldManArmStrength damn dude that is crazy. I would’ve loved to pull that big motherfucker even if he kick my ass!!! Man the handle that guy must’ve been crazy lol the same way where I’m from it’s not very popular and the pros I trained with move away. I found some pros where I’m at in Tennessee. I’ve been Arm wrestling at the gym but now I’m going back home I’m thinking about just starting an online Facebook, Arm wrestling , group, group, and inviting people from my area so I can figure out who armwrestles that would be a good idea for you to do to find people

Where in Tenn. are you at? I'm in NC

Gotta keep that element of danger to shock the mind muscle connection! I think Athlean-X said something about this.....haha thanks man!

Thank you! I will definitely keep going. I have already gained another 5lb on the lift and it feels good now