Ground Up Strength

Gripper Guide Continued

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The original Gripper Guide focused on the beginnings of gripper training. In that post I used CoC grippers as my standard gripper (hence the table is based on CoC resistances only) and laid out some suggestions for picking resistances and how to train. The reason I use CoC is simple. They were among the first to take grippers to the next level and they have a very good product. This part of my guide is centered around the very first thing you will do in your grip training. Buying a gripper! I've also got some other training tidbits and advice thrown into the mix.

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Training Equipment Diy Guide: Part 2 - Design and Construction

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In Part 1 we talked about planning and material selection, in part 2 we're going to talk about the design and construction aspects.

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DIY Training Equipment Guide: Part 1 - Planning and Material Selection

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Recently I've been getting involved in more and more aspects of grip training and strongman training however, these endeavors require specialty equipment at times. Anyone that has ever looked at buying training equipment knows that it can get expensive in a hurry, even for a couple of seemingly small things. The shear cost of equipment, combined with the fact that shipping to Canada can be just as much money as the item you're buying, has sent me into the workshop to build my own equipment. This series of articles will serve as a general overview to building your own equipment. I'll include a basic outline of how to come up with ideas, how to build, tools that you may need, building materials, etc. and I will do my best to make it as comprehensive as possible.

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Grip Strength Feat

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I came across this video on youtube this morning. All I can say is WOW! That is some pretty serious grip strength. The one point in the video where he is holding the flange of the plate I thought he was going to do a plate flip but then he pulls off that mid air hub grab. Awesome!

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For the Love of...Pullups And Chinups

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So many people, myself included, started out with lat pulldowns and didn't give a seconds thought to doing pullups. Having been converted from a lat blaster on the pulldowns to a weighted pullup junkie, I can honestly tell you that I will never go back to the pulldown machine even if one day I can only do a single pullup. (At which point I will be revisiting this article)

But why do I have so much love for vertical pulls? Let me count (or maybe list) the reasons:

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