Thanks for sharing! I always figured there had to be more of us out there. 🙏

If I can close a #2 at 53 then I'll be happy :D Now at 27 I can close the #3.5, working on repping it. Love grip training :P

You’ll get there! Nice work!

Damn you big as hell bro probably got big hands, you should post training videos, also you are kind of young still so you haven’t even reached old man strength

Does grippers help in arm wrestling

Big hands mean that you have difficulty in getting the grippers to sit fully within one's fingers

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Glad you enjoyed it; Thank You!

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Thank you for the story. I too am still working to close the 2.5 with no set. Please let me know when you make it!

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense will do! I do random strength feats on my channel. Nothing incredible but it’s fun. How do you spell the name of that liquid you put on your hands? Thanks

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Awesome feedback, Thank You! I agree. You’ll blow through the 1.5 pretty quick, and then it’s a lot of patience over a long period of time. Negative grip training is the ticket.

Thank you. I’m about 1/8” from closing the 2.5. The 3 still seems like an impossible task, but I can close it with both hands and negative train, and in February I couldn’t close it with both hands. It’s definitely addictive. Have a great night!

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense Good Stuff ! I've subscribed to your channel, you too 👍

@@markj5054 Thank you! 🙏

More to come!

Good stuff!

Same age; could close the Coc2 also. One advice: I use for training both heavy grip and CoC; if you want to pass to CoC 3, you must work first CoC 2.5; but first you must to be able to close a heavy grip 250 (a new one is just in the middle between a CoC 2 and 2.5). I used new CoCs 0.5, 1, 2, 2.5 and HG 150, 200 and 250. Generally, the strenght level is like this (for new stuffs, since heavy grip will loose of his resistence if you use it hundreds of time - the material is not so god as in case of a CoC): HG 150 - CoC 0.5 (little stronger than previous) - CoC 1 - CoC 1.5 - HG 200 (little stronger than CoC 1.5) - CoC 2 - HG 250 - CoC 250. Now I can close a CoC 2 one-two times and felt only 5 mm to close a HG 250. I train 1 time per week (if not, in 2-3 months will get injury if I don't rest enough my forearm tendons and muscles - I use a "compet" training). Another thing: this kind of exercize is just for the grip; if you want to strenght the entire forearm and grip, you mustn’t focuse in achieve CoC 3, 3.5 etc, but to combine this exercise with others that strenhgt your … wrist; with just the grip exercises, your grip of a CoC 3 represent nothing compare / against (for those who paractice martial arts) a person with good wrist force. Practice hand grip make strong only your grip, but not your wrist. The same in case of preactising for the … health : combine them al middle level (ex for wrist and for grip).

@@krausmar-dy7bd Hello. Well a year has passed. Easily close the CoC 2 now for reps. Bought the CoC 2.5 and can close that. Can nearly close the CoC 3 with my left hand which is slightly stronger than my right. Did a grip test the other day and was 95kg left, 90kg right so pretty good. Agree on the wrist & forearm strength being different and required for training. I only do this for fun. Genetics and natural ability obviously help. Best of luck 💪

You're welcome 😊

@@AtHomeTacticalDefenseI will add that I have CoC 1;1.5;2 and 2,5 which is my goal and now I am struggling with 2 and your tips are very helpful

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Excellent! Keep up the training. 🙏

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Please do and good luck. Thank you for the kind words. 🙏

You’ll make good gains right away, then it will be a slow grind. Good luck!

You are welcome. Enjoy and good luck! 🙏

Thank You!

You can do it!

False how do u even come to that consensus?

​@@clempat4Perhaps because strong grips push out the veins, making you look very strong hearted?

@@clempat4 "The strength of your hands may hold clues to the health of your heart. A study in the December 2015 American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that people with stronger handgrips had more favorable findings on measures of their cardiovascular health than those with weaker grips. The study included more than 4,200 adults ages 20 and older who were part of a nationwide health study. Researchers used a device called a dynamometer to measure each participant's hand strength, adjusting the readings based on body mass index. They found that higher handgrip strength was associated with lower blood pressure, lower triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood), lower blood sugar, and higher HDL (good) cholesterol. Earlier studies have linked grip strength with future disability, heart disease, and death. One study even found that grip strength was a better predictor of death or cardiovascular disease than blood pressure. Together, these findings highlight the importance of doing regular exercise to maintain strong muscles as you age. "

​@@clempat4Studies have been done on it. Stronger grip was connected to lower chance of cardiovascular events. And higher survival rate of diseases.

@@clempat4grip strength is directly correlated to circulatory and cardiovascular health. It’s even been proven to be more effective at determining life expectancy then blood pressure tests. Respectfully don’t talk when you don’t know anything.

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I don’t give much thought to gripper differences. When a person gets into grip training, each gripper will have its time and place. If three different COC2 grippers have different pull weights, start light and work your way up. They all have their place and actual rating numbers are irrelevant except for competition maxing.

No, I’m still working on it. I got really sick back in May and it’s been a fight ever since. I passed a kidney stone a few months back, then had my gallbladder removed last week. Based on a reminder from another follower, I’m going to focus more on the negative grip training. I’ve been slacking on that key part of the process. I’ve also been working copper (heavy) Baoding balls for the past few months and while stamina is definitely increasing, overall strength is remaining static. It’ll come, but like you noticed, progress at this level is very slow.

The IronMind Left Turn grippers are a solution looking for a problem. The standard grip trainers work fine in either hand.

Less than 300 people out of 8 billion in the world have ever closed a COC3. Congratulations on being in a very small group. Only 2 people have closed a COC4. If the 3 was that easy, you should definitely try a 4. Again, you are one of the strongest people in the world.

People have been telling me I am strong my entire life and since I have never actually trained anything or gone to the gym I guess it is just genetics combined with growing up in my Grandfather's junk yard. Lol. I honestly never believed most of my friends that always claimed I hurt them and the famous "you don't know your own strength" line. But there was only one guy in school that could beat me in arm wrestling and on occasion I could beat him left handed. Lol. Definitely not claiming to be strong but the 3 was easy for me the last time I tried it and I do plan to search for it and try it out now after several years have passed. I will report back if I do. I am just a fat old country boy and I am happy with everything God gives me.

Nice work!

thank you your doing awesome as well keep at it@@AtHomeTacticalDefense

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@sissymarylen15741a Two points, Bone Crushers seem to be an even cheaper version of Heavy Grip, so they are probably even less consistent in their ratings than Heavy Grips, who are definitely less consistent than Captains of Crush and Ironmind admits that their grippers are not 100% identical for a given grade. Also, the 100, 150, 200 on HG does not represent 100 lbs, 150 lbs or 200 lbs; instead they are just a way of representing easier or harder resistance. I have no idea whether HG intended those numbers to have any relationship with an objective resistance. What I do know is that I have 3 HG 150s and they all provide very different resistance. So, the fact that the Bone Crusher is marked 250 has no relation to Captains of Crush using 2.5 as a designation for one of their grippers. The best thing is to get them rated - that is measured under load - then you know what you are actually working with. The second thing is that Russian Weightlifters used to measure their strength daily - using a dynamometer, I guess - because a significant change in grip strength could indicate whether or not they were over trained. I believe that a marked and unexpected improvement could be as significant as a marked drop, but I don't remember the details, sorry. Of course, it is more difficult if the event you are training is grip. But you could use your warm up sets to see how you feel. This is similar to Easy Strength training by Dan John and Pavel Tsatsouline - if a relatively easy weight feels heavier than usual, it might be time to back off or change something.

Best of luck! 🙏

Good plan! I’m plateaued right now due to grappling classes. My grip is being used for grabbing and holding which is good for slow Twitch long fiber muscle, at the cost of fast Twitch and power. My grip stamina is improving, but at the cost of a little strength. It’ll take time for my body to adapt, but a COC 2.5 close is on the horizon.

Thank you. Part of my martial arts training is conditioning, and my palms are very tough. I’ve had no issues with chaffing, and I’m working the 250 and 300lb trainers regularly. I like the Heavy Grips best for palm conditioning, as their knurling is very aggressive.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense there you go. The force required to close these is apparently measured at the center of the handles. However there's a website called cannon power works that measures the force by hanging weight at the ends of the handles. A coc 2.5 rates an average of 126 lbs while the hg 250 averages 115. But the numbers can vary up to +/- 15 lbs from one individual gripper to the next. Hence the averages. They will even rate your exact gripper for a small fee before sending it to you if you purchase from them.

He’s a 6’10” 350lb world class athlete. I’m a 5’10” 175lb 56 year old retired desk jockey with Parkinson’s. If I can manage half his grip strength, I’ll take it.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense if you get half his grip you’ll be the man. It’ll be tough. I was amazed to watch him close the #4.

@@bllivermI’ve closed a CoC2.5 3 different times, but I cannot back it up and it’s been months since the last time. It’ll come this year.

If it works for you, use it! I bought a $20.00 set of grippers and they work great. 👍🏼

If you can close it, it’s too light to start. Move up to a gripper you cannot close, then drop back one level. Good luck! 🍀👍🏼

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I will buy some CoC grippers. I think No1 is doable but I dont think 1.5 will be doable.....so then I buy those 2?

@@matthijsvanemous7046 Look at both Heavy Grips and COC. Between the two, a person can get enough different grippers to fill in the gaps. They are cheap enough to where a person can pick up a good selection. You can’t have too many.

@@matthijsvanemous7046 That is what I would do. I’d also recommend a Heavy Grips 200.

Awesome! Please stop back when you do.

Coc2 in the first go?

@@clempat4It took me about 3-4 years to close a COC2, and now I can close it 6 times on a good day, and I still cannot close a COC 2.5. Getting close!

I don’t worry about exact numbers, as they are irrelevant. Grippers do not change over time, so they are a great tool to gauge improvement.

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Please share a video of closing the CoC3. It places you in a very elite crowd. 👊

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense will do

It creates a straighter pull into the palm and the curved side flexing creates more progression through the pull. My opinion.

There is a study floating around online where they tested I believe 700 people, and the average grip strength of adult males is 72lbs. Closing a COC2 is something to be proud of.

You’ll jump to the 200 pretty quick, and then it is a long grind to the 250. Consistent practice over time is the trick.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense Thanks for the advice and also just subscribed :) Been weightlifting for 6 years prior to buying this gripper set which I think helped a lot otherwise the 100 would probably still be too hard for me today haha.

Awesome! It sounds like you have some natural ability. You’ll make gains fast. 🙏

Congrats on the 2.5! I’m getting really close. When you close the 3, throw a party, as I believe only a few hundred people in the world can close it.

Thank you for the kind words. 🤠🙏

​@@AtHomeTacticalDefense i have now closed the 1,5 for a few reps and I am confident that I will reach my goal of closing the 2 by the time I am 18. Thank you for this video i think this got me into grip strength and I am very gratefull, thank you so much😊

@@monkoko6441 You are welcome! It sounds like you are on track. I’m on a major plateau right now. I’m grappling quite a bit, and it’s seriously hurting my grip max. My endurance and strength at a fully closed fist is improving, but my max hasn’t moved since October. It’ll come in time.

Which grippers are you using? The Heavy Grips are quite a bit narrower than Captains of Crush.

It’s probably more of a variance in manufacturing than anything else. With no set, I can close my COC 2 3-4 times, and the HG250 8-10 times.

Congratulations! I’ve been working on it for 7-8 months, and I’m close. Hopefully I can close it in the next few months. Nice work!

I’m firmly in the camp of, “Just train.” Do what you can, when you can, and if a person is dedicated to their training, progress will be a result.

@garethdavis4806 I am interested as to why you were using such different rep ranges for these exercises? Do you find that your shoulders respond to higher reps or that your biceps are better with 7 reps? You might need to ask why you didn't finish: were the weights too heavy? Did you just get too tired? Did you run out of time? If you have lifted the same weights before and managed all the reps, then perhaps you are just too tired. It is not always necessary to go to failure and sometimes stopping before you fail is a good way to train because you remain fresh.

Thank you for another well thought out opinion. On the other side of the fence is the crowd that believes the human hand will open before any serious physical damage occurs, and this theory is tested millions of times per day all over the world, and there doesn’t appear to be a rash of hand explosions. Negative grip training is recommended by the top trainers, and personally I still can’t close a 2.5, but I can close a 400 with both hands and release it as fast as I can, and it just opens my hand. Yes, injuries happen. Like with everything martial, proceed at your own risk.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense You don't have 170+ lbs of hand crushing strength then, that's literally breaking hands on hand shakes, the coc 3 is rated around 146, you'd be banging sets of 3.5s Lol, they claim to be rated for such weight, yet the gg4 which is supposedly equivalent to the 2.0-2.5 is rated at what, somewhere around 117?

@@chrisdinke271 The CoC 2 is the certified standard at 195lbs. I’ve broken a number of medical grip dynamometers that only go to 200lbs. Gripper ratings are difficult to measure, but medical grade dynamometers are extremely accurate, and they support the CoC published ratings.

@@chrisdinke271 The very low ratings come from improper testing where a weight is hung on the end of a gripper handle. The problem with that method of testing is that the majority of a persons hand is not on the end of the gripper. The only true way to compare grippers is with a dynamometer.

@@MokeTheGeniusDog Those are certified, and tested by Ironmind, cannonpowerworks, grip genie, and many more rated/prerated lol, unless you're implying they're faulty ratings?

Yep. 72lbs is the average human male.

Maybe one day! 😁

Agreed. I can close a COC 2, and an HG250 about the same number of reps. Both the COC3 and HG300 are very close to the same, but since I can’t close either, it will be a while before I can tell how close.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I can do the 200 pounds for reps heavy grip heaviest I got in coc is 120 it’s getting easy so I need to order heavier ones in coc. Great video btw keep it up!

The HG250 is a good intermediate between the HG200 and COC2. It is slightly easier than the COC, partially because the start width is narrower than the COC’s, and the knurling on the handles is a bit courser.

Heavy grips measure in the middle of handle.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense See I feel the opposite about HG grippers, I always thought their knurling was very dull and CoC was in the middle. Cannon powerworks Standard grippers have a very sharp and quality knurling, plus they fit perfectly in between CoC grippers.

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I started with the HG200 and worked it up to 48 straight reps. I’m up to 10 reps with the HG250. I can rep a COC2 5 times. I don’t believe I would gain any benefit from using a 60lb trainer. I’m 5’10” 174lbs. After I max, I then rep progressively lighter grippers until fatigue, or I’ll 2 hand crush the gripper I can’t close and negative train. Thank you for your input.

The COC is a much stiffer spring with a significantly wider start width. I can close an HG200 45 times, and the HG250 5 times, but the COC 2 I can only close 3 times.

What he said, but also grippers are rated differently, the actual RGC of each gripper is different. The CoC #2 has an average RGC of 104lb and a heavy grip 200 has an average RGC 88lb.

That is great. Please post back when you get your gripper.

@AtHomeTacticalDefense I was unable to close the 2.5. I got within a half an inch. I will work at getting them to close.

I was closing the 2.5 about once per week, but recently I’ve backslid a bit for some unknown reason. I’m sure it’ll come back strong soon. Might have been a bit of overtraining.

The HG 250 is slightly easier than the COC 2. The HG 200 is about 165lbs, and I believe the COC 2 is 195. The HG 250 must be around 185 or so. I’d pick up an HG 200 and work it for reps. I could do about 25 reps on the 200 before I could close the 250. You can also file down the grips on the 200 to make it close further. If you want to build strength, negative grip train. Buy a gripper that requires two hands to close, and then hold it closed as long as possible with one hand. Repeat every 3-5 days. In between, keep working reps on the lighter gripper. Good luck!

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I can close 200HG for 25 but 250 for one if my forearm is okay. So 20lbs is so much difference? from 25 reps to 1

@@slowedkingishere Yes, 20lbs from max is a huge difference. The higher a person goes, the more even a pound makes a difference. People will train for years to go from 300 to 350. It took me a few years of off and on training, combined with 4 months or so of dedicated effort to go from an HG200 to a COC2. It’s been another 6 months, and I’ve still not closed the COC2.5. It could be a few more months. Grip training is slow going.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense So just use the 200lbs higher grip on the handles ? No in between

@@slowedkingishere That is what I did. I’ve now ground down the inside of the bottom of the handles where they touch on my 200, so it closes further, and I went from 48 reps down to around 30. I’ve not max repped it yet, but it is much more difficult.

Thanks for the question. Dit Da Jow. Any will do, but the iron palm variants are targeted towards conditioning vs healing. eBay has a good selection.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense thanks. im going to do some searching as to how it works and exactly how its used. maybe you can do a video on it ?

@@davidrlifts Thank you. I plan on doing a workshop after the dojo project is complete.

I’m topped out at the same place. One thing I’ve learned, the process works. When you get there, you can help me up!

I have average sized hands. Not big by any means. I still can’t close a 2.5. I started grappling again and the long steady gripping is building endurance at the expense of strength. It also has my hands very sore a good part of the week. It’s going to take some time for my body to adjust and the muscle to start building again. It took me 3 years to close the 2, so I’m in no hurry.

I started in 2016 after an accident. The physical therapist said I had the strongest grip he had tested in 30 years of practice. Overall strength, 8 years, I’ve increased my peak strength by only about 50 pounds. My age and Parkinson’s are now taking their toll, so I’m not sure my peak strength will ever increase. Stamina definitely is getting better. Any more, I just train to train. I live it. 🙏

Great work! Heavy Grips or COC?

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense captains of crush. I started off with heavy grips a while back and found them to be inconsistent. The coc can he humbling at times.

@@ijrebuck I’m able to rep the COC 2, 3-4 times, but the 2.5 is still 1/8” from closing on my best attempts. When I started grappling again last year, it seriously put me back in grip strength. My grip stamina is phenomenal at this point, but overall grip strength is still not progressing. It’ll come in time.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense weird thing for me is I can only close the 2 once fully. I can maybe do 2 sets of 1 but I can't do multiple reps in a set. My stamina for crushing strength isn't great.

@@ijrebuck Everyone is unique. 🙏

No, they are not even close. The HG250 is slightly easier than the COC2.

Yes, I was a mechanic by trade. I’ve also ridden dirtbikes my entire life, along with practical shooting at a world class level, and I grapple multiple days per week. I’ve earned my grip. 🤠

Doing great videos. Keep them up. ❤

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That is great! It took me 3-4 years starting with a Heavy Grips 200 before I could close the COC 2. I’ve been at it another year and a half and I still can’t close the COC 2.5. Once a person reaches their max, it takes a lot of time and work to improve. I’m fighting old age and Parkinson’s, but I don’t let excuses slow me down. I look forward to hearing back from you along your journey. Thanks for sharing. 🙏

When you get to closing high weights at high reps, you’ll notice the difference without having to look. The gripper will want to twist out of your hand, instead of into it. Look between the top of the grip and the first coil. One side will be slightly more straight.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense Thank you for the answer. The straight coil is by the thumb, right? If the handle side is so important, a marking would be much easier to see. Channel is subscribed.

The same as every COC2 which I believe is 194lbs.

I’ve been stuck at about 1/8” from close on a COC 2.5 for about a year. Stamina is improving, but improving peak power is proving to be elusive at the moment.

Good question. I do not know.

Metal Pinch clamps for floor mats. Sticky sand paper on handle side

@w.harrison7277 clamps will work as long as they are metal - the plastic ones can break easily. Another trick is to get one of those cheap plastic adjustable grippers and use that on a low setting to pinch thumb and finger(s). More expensive - some grippers allow you to attach plates to the bottom of the handle to pinch with the thumb. Or you can buy (or build your own) Titan's Telegraph key - you will find it on youtube and train your thumb that way. By the way, the thick muscle at the base of your thumb/thumb-side of your palm does get worked if you train with torsion grippers, like the captains of crush or heavy grips. You can also buy frames with hooks in martial arts shops, which allow you to train "eagle claw" moves and they will train thumb flexion - as long as the springs are strong enough for you.

Keep at it. It took me 3 years to close a COC2, and after getting serious in grip training this past March, I’m almost closing a 2.5. To get stronger. Pick up the next higher grip weight, and negative grip train. Close the gripper with both hands, and then hold it shut as long as possible with one hand. Repeat. Do this once or twice per week depending upon how your grip is feeling. Add this to your current routine. Good luck.

Happy new year Jon, 🎈 thank you for replying back to me. I will try to do it how you told me how to do the grippers. One question when I train other body parts like my arms and shoulders they seem to get stronger quicker 💪 because the fingers are a smaller muscle is that why it takes longer to get stronger?

@@garethdavis4806 I can only guess, but I believe the hands are already at their peak of strength, because we use them all the time every day. They get plenty of exercise. It takes much longer to see improvement in muscles that are already at their peak.

Hi Jon, thank you for getting back to me. I notice sometimes when I am doing the hand grippers they feel harder to push them together then I am thinking I am over training feel like I got weaker. When I first started the hand grippers get that burn in my hands feel like I was having a good workout when I do them now don't get that burn in my hands anymore.

@@garethdavis4806 I experience the same thing. Know that in time with continued training you’ll get off the plateau.

I do not regularly train pinch grip, but dabble when the opportunity arises. I started grappling again, and my grip is going through some major changes at the moment. I’ve lost a bit of overall strength, but my endurance is getting significantly better. It’ll take some time for my fast twitch muscle to catch up, but in the meantime I’m good where I’m at. In time, it’ll come.

Get the Extend Your Hand Bands and work extensors….

Start with a COC2.

I wish I had started grip training at 27: You’ll be an animal by 50. 🤠

Ha, ha, that reminds me of a roommate I had who was a mechanic who didn't look big and was shorter than me, a little pudgy, but when he shook your hand you felt like a rag doll in the hand of giant gorilla. It was clear who was the man when you shook his hand. I still don't understand it, he didn't crush your hand but his shake was incredibly powerful, almost like a heavy industrial machine shaking your arm. My friends and I all discussed it, they would comment to the side, "he shook my arm off".

In 2015 I had a major injury that put me in physical therapy. One of the tests they did was grip strength and mine came out at 172lbs on both hands. The physical therapist had only see one or two people in 30 years in our area that pulled numbers that high. At that point I started gripper training. I’ve broken every digital grip measuring tool I’ve tried from Amazon, and I’m still about 1/8” from closing a COC 2.5. I’m told my grip strength is a product of genetics.

Humans have a great capacity for strength. I find the bigger ones take their strength for granted and most don’t train to their ability.

@sparrow9990 Two things, bigger guys sometimes rely on big show muscles and use straps to move heavy weight, so not all big guys are strong. Secondly, people who work with their hands all the time may have much stronger grip strength than people who train with grippers once or twice a week. Some of the Captains of Crush, who have closed the #3 are fairly small guys - Tommy Heslep is a good example. Nevertheless, many of the strongest grips, including the guys who have legitimately closed the #4, are not small. While I believe that pound for pound strength is important and accept that some "big" muscles are just pumped up, it is still true that a strength-trained big guy is almost certainly going to be stronger than a strength-trained little guy. Look at people like Magnus Samuelson or Mark Felix, for example. It is true that Magnus Midtbo has a massive - world class - grip for a fairly small guy, but he is an exceptional climber who trains hard. Finally, the ratings on most grippers are relative to other grippers from that manufacturer. A 100 Heavy Grip should be easier than a Heavy Grip 200, but the numbers do not refer to poundages and two grippers with the same number may vary widely. Even the heaviest Captains of Crush number 4s do not have the resistance as advertised. This is why serious grip athletes recommend that you get your gripper rated. I do not doubt that your friend closed a very heavy gripper - probably because his disability may have forced him to work harder in daily life - but I would be very surprised if it is a 400 lb gripper, even if it has the number 400 on the handle.

Definitely agree! The build quality of COC is far superior to HG. HG doesn’t even get their grips even sometimes. My 250 is off by 1/8”.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I need to get back into it I used to be obsessed with it but need to get motivated again.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I can still close the 250 more then 20 times even though I haven't trained for a couple of years but when I was training regularly a couple of years ago I could close them more then 40 times and I could also close the 350 for reps and the captains of crush number 3 for reps which is world class,. When I seen your video I thought I would get mine out the drawer lol

I’m right hand dominate, and my right is slightly stronger than my left.

Each individual must know their own limitations, and you have found yours, so cool! There are some who believe warm up is a must, and another crowd who believes warm up is a waste of time. I believe both groups are right. Some people require a long warm up and slow cool down, while others can do a full sprint at their peak from a cold start, and immediately crash on a lounge chair with a cold beer. It’s the same as short stocky guys make great Sumo Wrestlers, but extremely poor sprinters. My advice is to always start any exercise routine under the care of a doctor, and work up slowly to learn limitations.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I agree with what you say, but even Pavel Tsatsouline - who generally advises against relying on warm ups (because there are situations where you don't have time to warm up or stretch) still suggests that ramping up may be necessary if you are going for a new PR or a 1 rep max. Gripper training tends to involve more work at the harder end of the spectrum, people working on closing their goal gripper or doing negatives and holds, etc, so it is more like really heavy weight lifting than daily training. Also, for people who use a set to help with a hard gripper, this is equivalent to doing heavy partials - this is why I agree with you that most gripper training should be full range, so that you are working (mostly) within your abilities. Nevertheless, while I used to do no warm ups when I followed Pavel's Power to the People routine and also did heavy PR singles without warm ups, following a modified version of Steve Justa's Singles routine, I still warm up my hands with lighter grippers. With the weight training, I never had any injuries or problems, but with grip, my hands can ache. I often use contrast baths - cold and hot and cold - to relieve pain. If I warm up, this is eliminated or massively reduced.

@@charleshayes2528 I have no issues maxing every 3 days or so, and I have found over the past 8 years that any warmup reduces my max closing weight. Again, I believe genetics plays a role. Research fast vs slow twitch muscle. People are different.

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The further the gripper is set into the palm, the greater the leverage. The further out on the fingers, the leverage reduces exponentially. This is why setting the gripper gives higher readings. Personally, I don’t set the gripper as I am working on strength through the entire grip range for grappling, and max numbers is not my goal.

Hi I'm also working on a full grip from damage from a accident and exercise advised by physio but was amazed that the thumb isn't brought into play. I think maybe that's why physio get you squashing a ball full grip comes into play. Good video Thanks for replying Mick

The CoC2 is where you want to start. I can rep the new HG200 26 reps, but I can only close the CoC2 3-4 reps. You’ll be a while before you’ll be able to close the 2. Good luck!

Only a handful of my friends and family can close an HG200. Nice work! I’d go to work on the HG250 and CoC2. 🙏👊

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I have to hold back when i shake most people's hands.

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense I also use an NSD spinner.

If I were you, I’d pick up a 300, and work it until you can close it. You’d be among the top in the world. Nice work!

@@AtHomeTacticalDefense a heavy grip 300? I ordered one recently I’ll let you know if I get it, I still can’t close the COC 3 though, using the same method as you of only one hand, I’m less than a centimeter away some days.

@@miguelelanimal146 The HG300 that I have is between the 2.5 and 3.0. The other thing you can do is file a little off the inside of the grip so the 2.5 closes a little further. It makes a major difference. Good luck!

@@MokeTheGeniusDog great idea, what I did with the 2.5 I had was try to reduce the number of fingers I used but didn’t really progress fast enough, I managed to rep it with 3 fingers (4 if you count the thumb)

Thank You!