gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Tomo its not just about body strength a lot of the heavier guys just dont have the grip strength to hold their own weight its nothing to be ashamed of......im not as good on the wide grip these days but i,ll still do 2 minutes constant 1 handed with palm facing.......its a great arm wrestlers exercise as the constant brings the tendons in to play more so than muscular strength.....and of course grip strength helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,334 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yeh tell me about grip strength ,,,,one of the exercises in the circuit class I just did was monkey bars,,,you know wher you swing across,,,piece of piss I could do that sort of thing all day when I was younger,,, I felt a right c**t,,,fell off on the first swing,,,,what made it worse was a young lass in her 20,s did it like she was Tarzan .... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,292 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Mentioned to my mate about attempting chin-ups, and he said to me that I am the wrong shape, spose im a bigger frame when stood next to most people, although im not tall 5'10" (almost LOL). He does know a bit about the body as he was a pro golfer, anyway.... I did take it as a bit of a challenge. & theyve put in this new rsg i beam right next to where I work, great for palm facing/away spread etc. So no excuses! Wish id of done a selfie earlier in the year, got a photo on the fridge of myself a while back standing in a dig holding a terrier (1st dig) and a foxwe ran in only shoulder deep and failry easy digging, im redas a beetroot and double chinned. Edited May 5, 2015 by Columbo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Yeh tell me about grip strength ,,,,one of the exercises in the circuit class I just did was monkey bars,,,you know wher you swing across,,,piece of piss I could do that sort of thing all day when I was younger,,, I felt a right c**t,,,fell off on the first swing,,,,what made it worse was a young lass in her 20,s did it like she was Tarzan .... Grip training is one of the most physically demanding areas of strength training there is,theres no cheats to it !!.....The Captain of Crush grips are a good place to start....dont feel a fairy about starting on the easier ones if its something your not used to as you can easily injure yourself starting too high.....rope climbing of course is a good exercise......Ive had a lot of hand trouble over the years and have a fair bit of arthritis in them so ive been very lucky to retain the strength in them that i have. Stop saying you feel a c**t......any gym where folk take the piss out of any level of lifter aint a proper gym anyway Edited May 5, 2015 by gnasher16 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Mentioned to my mate about attempting chin-ups, and he said to me that I am the wrong shape, spose im a bigger frame when stood next to most people, although im not tall 5'10" (almost LOL). He does know a bit about the body as he was a pro golfer, anyway.... I did take it as a bit of a challenge. & theyve put in this new rsg i beam right next to where I work, great for palm facing/away spread etc. So no excuses! Wish id of done a selfie earlier in the year, got a photo on the fridge of myself a while back standing in a dig holding a terrier (1st dig) and a foxwe ran in only shoulder deep and failry easy digging, im redas a beetroot and double chinned. Try and get your poundage up on strict basic barbell curls........thats all a close grip palms facing chin is anyway Edited May 5, 2015 by gnasher16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Plummerterrier 291 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Checkout starting strength programme . Great for the first 12 weeks rather than wasting time with bicep curls and sit ups Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,334 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Captain crush grips ,,,what's all that gnash,,,? No feeling a c**t thing,,is just in my head gnash,,,not being able to do stuff I wonce found easy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 28,334 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Just googled it,,,them springy things you squeeze in your hands,,, How many sets reps ect Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 They are cracking grips Tomo not like the shitty Argos things from years ago....grip is such a hard thing to train,beyond the old plate pinching exercises and things like them mad home made contraptions Bruce Lee came up with theres not an awful lot on the market.....i did manage to close a number 3 Captain of Crush a few years ago but like i say it can easily cause flexor injuries if you go too mad i stick around the number 2 - 2.5 most of the time......theres all manner of sets/reps you can do Ironmind publish a few different books worth flicking through for an idea. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tb25 4,627 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Probly time to just grow old gracefuly lads..I have a picture in my head of socks.tomo.gnas..all doing the strip tease...scary stuff...lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) " Grow old gracefully "..................aint that what fat ugly women say about other women that still have a little bit about them While the body still allows me to test myself mate im not going to change the habit of a lifetime Edited May 5, 2015 by gnasher16 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,567 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Probly time to just grow old gracefuly lads..I have a picture in my head of socks.tomo.gnas..all doing the strip tease...scary stuff...lol picture or fantasy? Good on the older gents still putting the hours. I'm 29 and I wish I had their will power lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,292 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 " Grow old gracefully "..................aint that what fat ugly women say about other women that still have a little bit about them While the body still allows me to test myself mate im not going to change the habit of a lifetime There is a little voice in my head that is saying that, plus im 42 and got 2 young sons that I want to be climbing trees with, kicking a ball about, swimming etc etc they arent going to be adults for a long time, (youngest is 1!) so... got to get in shape & stay at it for them. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnasher16 31,215 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 " Grow old gracefully "..................aint that what fat ugly women say about other women that still have a little bit about them While the body still allows me to test myself mate im not going to change the habit of a lifetime There is a little voice in my head that is saying that, plus im 42 and got 2 young sons that I want to be climbing trees with, kicking a ball about, swimming etc etc they arent going to be adults for a long time, (youngest is 1!) so... got to get in shape & stay at it for them. There you go......you have 2 walking talking reasons to stay motivated 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisJones 7,975 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 (edited) Grip training is one of the most physically demanding areas of strength training there is,theres no cheats to it !!.....The Captain of Crush grips are a good place to start....dont feel a fairy about starting on the easier ones if its something your not used to as you can easily injure yourself starting too high.....rope climbing of course is a good exercise......Ive had a lot of hand trouble over the years and have a fair bit of arthritis in them so ive been very lucky to retain the strength in them that i have. Stop saying you feel a c**t......any gym where folk take the piss out of any level of lifter aint a proper gym anyway I was waiting for someone to mention Ironmind products. They're seriously high quality. A lot of emphasis on the old school strongman exercises. I like their no nonsense philosophy. I'm a couple of quid away from the Vulcan squat racks for the garage! Nice to see you closed the number 3! Did you get certified on it, or was it just a personal best? Edited May 6, 2015 by ChrisJones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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