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Welcome to Grip Training

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Administrator. Graeme
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Welcome to Ausbb - Australian Bodybuilding Grip Training!

Introduce yourself, share your grip goals/experience
 
Doing chin ups every second day and heavy deads once a week I find not much time to train grip these days - my Captains of Crush are getting dusty.

I've noticed the following types grip strength:
- open palm holding (doorway frames doing chins, rock climbing)
- closed grip holding (double overhand heavy deads, shrugs)
- crushing (captains of crush)
- being a dick and trying to hurt someone in a handshake (I dont actually train this one :p)
I don't notice much carry over from one to the other.

My PB with the CoC's is 8 closes of no 2, 3 of 2.5, and 0 of the no3. Have gotten the no3 a couple of mm off being shut but never further. Training them seriously interfered with other things too much.
 
I have found that chin ups, pull ups, hanging leg raises, deadlifts, more deadlifts, RDLs have all helped my grip strength... Guess it is just a case of keep at it and progression should come along!
 
I wish I could fit more farmers walks into my routine but for the odd week or two that I do it, I need less chalk for my deadlifts so go figure..
 
Not sure if related to grip training but saw a guy a few weeks back and in the bent over position rolled a barbell over his back. Wierd.
 
My grip goal is to be ranked #1 in the world in my weight class (74k) overall in the three major events (e.g. by holding the #1 spot in at least two out of the three) in the sport of grip strength (grippers, 2HP and DoH axle deadlift). I want to achieve this by next year. I am hopelessly competitive by nature and can't settle for anything less.
 
Great grip comes with great responsibilities. No thoughtless application of that grip strength to unsuspecting body parts.
 
I have found that the most effective test of grip strength improvement is to test retest the amount of time required to rub one out, at a comparative time and place.
 
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