Sorry to bring this up again but....
There is a Stevie Haston article about Grippers (captains of crush) in which he states Malcolm smith can close a number 2 gripper. I just want to raise again the question...
If your overall hand strength increases by using these devices, or any other, say from being able to close a 140lb gripper to a 220lb gripper, wouldn't the muscle you recruit for your dead hangs be stronger too?
I say this because recruitment training can go a long way but it does slow down as it approaches optimum. I believe (probably incorrectly
) that climbers limit the amount of fibres they can recruit by only doing static isometric training. It is my belief (again probably incorrectly but I am gonna do my best to test it) that like many sports some people are able to withstand the rigours of their sport and still make solid physical gains. These 'lucky bastards' or 'genetically blessed' can literally follow any style of training routine and still make solid gains. For the majority of people this is untenable, we need rest, we need plenty or technique style training and time on the rock too.
I am basically preaching Stuart McRoberts theories of physical progression here but am trying to apply them to climbing.
If you can at all help yourself please avoid saying
"just go out and climb"
