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Jon_e

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Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:26:57 pm
check this site out

http://www.ironmind.com/grippers.shtml

wowsers  :shock:

also do a really good range of grip Strengthening exercise tools

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#1 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:43:54 pm
I'm not convinced by these sorts of exercisers - the sort of "crush strength" they are describing is a dynamic activity with your hand pretty much closed up, as opposed to most climbing which involes static strength and open fingered hand positions. I don't think being good at one automatically means that you're any good at the other.

That said, they're crush strength page does mention that they train pinch strength for picking picking up planks so there maybe some benefit from using them; but  I think something like deadhangs would be more productive.

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#2 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:48:04 pm
I ordered the catalog out of curiosity really and they do produce more climbing specific hand exerice tools, a good simple one they do is like a sling with five loops for fingers and thumb and this can be used with a chin up bar or a rowing machine so it would be like doing pull ups with fingers

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#3 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:50:45 pm
That sounds weird, but it could be like doing comfy finger edge pullups -  are you going to get a pair and try them out?

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#4 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:51:03 pm
on second thoughts tho i suppose it would only give as good a workout as a finger board....what about deadhangs though, does anyone know of a climber or can urself do deadhangs from say a beam in a roof just relying on grip strength? ive tried and its way hard!

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#5 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:52:26 pm
i might get a pair, their $18 which is pretty good, ive got a chin up bar so it would be a handy addition to that, or i could tek them down the gym and use them on the rowing machine

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#6 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 09:55:21 pm
Quote from: "Jon_e"
does anyone know of a climber or can urself do deadhangs from say a beam in a roof just relying on grip strength?

Yes, I've seen people do this but never done it myself - I think a lot of it depends on the friction of the wood, but even on a grippy beam it's still hard.

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#7 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 11:05:58 pm
dragondoor.com check out the article on one arm rafter pinch grip pullups!!!!! :lol:

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#8 Grip Stength
May 13, 2004, 11:31:53 pm
I think this man is worth listening to - this is hard  :shock:


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#9 Grip Stength
May 14, 2004, 12:13:58 pm
He's got a boner!

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#10 Grip Stength
May 14, 2004, 12:17:10 pm
Quote from: "dobbin"
He's got a boner!


Thank a lots for making me look at it !!

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#11 Grip Stength
May 14, 2004, 01:18:55 pm
lookin at his boner takes your eyes away from the fact that he's got his toes on a huge rail just out of picture  :wink:

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#12 big hands
May 18, 2004, 05:45:47 pm
the strong girls got twin rafters in his mams house that can be jammed with a hand and a fist.  It then depends if your rare enough to put enough pressure on the jam for it to stick on varnished pine.

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#13 Grip Stength
May 19, 2004, 09:46:57 am
n she's certainly rare enuf. if she spent more time crimpin she'd not blow tendons like they're goin out of fashion  :lol:

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#14 Grip Stength
July 22, 2004, 10:52:02 am
Hey, i got a gripmaster some time ago that really helps with individual finger strength,seeing as you can exercise ur whole hand or just one specific finger at a time... its also good if you play a lot of guitar!

 

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