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Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Jon_e on 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

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Bubba on 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 (http://www.ironmind.com/crushed.shtml) 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.

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Jon_e on 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

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Bubba on 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?

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Jon_e on 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!

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Jon_e on 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

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Bubba on 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.

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: davej on May 13, 2004, 11:05:58 pm

dragondoor.com (http://www.dragondoor.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?rm=mode3&articleid=137) check out the article on one arm rafter pinch grip pullups!!!!! :lol:

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Bubba on May 13, 2004, 11:31:53 pm

I think this man is worth listening to - this is hard  :shock:

(http://www.dragondoor.com/images/bjohnson_1483.jpg)

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: dobbin on May 14, 2004, 12:13:58 pm

He's got a boner!

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Avoiding the Traitor on May 14, 2004, 12:17:10 pm

Quote from: "dobbin"

He's got a boner!

Thank a lots for making me look at it !!

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: a dense loner on 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:

Title: big hands
Post by: clm on 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.

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: a dense loner on 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:

Title: Grip Stength
Post by: Gee_dude on 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!