@GluttonforPunishment I have an Ivanko and I am using it at the moment, alongside CoCs and Vulcan (a 1 unfortunately.) I really like it and the newer and more accurate poundages makes progressing much easier. However, the feel of the springs is very different to that of a torsion gripper, esp. when doing a max or near max set. At top resistance, it really hurts my hand much more than traditional gripper handles. I don't have the type with fitted knurled sections, just the plain green original grip. If you are just training to get stronger, then the Ivanko is great and has more flexibility than the Vulcan - unless you have more springs and have the smooth notches of the V2, so that you can add rubber bands. The notches on my Vulcan just cut through them, so I can't microload. If you want to compete, you really do have to spend some time with torsion grippers, both for the "feel" and for setting if you use a set. Nevertheless, changing tools is one way of varying the stress, just as KBs and sandbags are a good alternative to barbells and dumbbells.

@@charleshayes2528 I do most of my gripper work with TSGs. I'm closing in on a 2.5 rated at 125 currently, should have it closed by the end of the year. I do like to use other tools for variation, though, almost like Conjugate for grip training.

@@GluttonforPunishment Great! That rating seems to match what I have read. I hope you can close it by year's end. I presume you will then progress to a heavier gripper? As someone who has struggled for years to get stronger, esp. with grippers, I have no intention of disrespecting or disbelieving people's accomplishments. I only wrote my original comments to point out to John and others that the companies are in the business of selling and their own claims should be taken with a pinch of salt. I can't remember if I said it here, but I found a table-top gripper rating device, which uses a crank and a scale instead of a strap and weights. I would love to rate my grippers with it, since sending them all away would be quite costly and would deprive me of my training tools. But it is around £400! so I will dream on. As I said, I wish you well with your training. Thanks for your comment.

I have HG grippers.

Thanks again for the awesome grippers!

Glad I could help out :)

Glad I could help :)

Of course!

Did you max it out yet

Glad I could help :)

Yessir 7:49

This video is good

Yes they do have a couple versions.

No problem!

Much appreciated :) I am glad you found the video useful

I'm honestly surprised how long mine has lasted.

@@john-atallah I wanna mention it wasn't any plastic that broke, the metal spring did, which I find funnier knowing

@@sheep7255 Hi, if you have a read of this page you will find my argument as to why the plastic grippers are "probably" not as heavy as they claim. Nevertheless, if you broke the spring you probably have a serious grip - or a faulty spring!😀

Still doing them! using 15lbs right now.

They are some awesome grippers!

No I have never heard of that. I will have to check it out.

@@john-atallah Hi, John Apologies for a rather long reply, but you may find this comment really helpful in understanding grippers and gripper strength. I saw another of your films where you use a GD Iron Grip and throw away your green adjustable. Well done with your results. But be careful when referring to your strength in terms of the "ratings" marked on the grippers themselves. These are not always very accurate. I have a similar adjustable plastic gripper - top level is marked as "60 kg", but I can do 30 reps and also do the same with an Ironmind Sport (a non-adjustable gripper) which is supposed to be 80 lbs. I can also do the same with a Heavy Grips 100. Clearly 80 lbs is not 60 kg. S o something is wrong: 1) Grippers are very difficult to make and precision is almost impossible. 2) A very precise level of resistance from one gripper to the next (of the same type and level) would be very expensive. 3) Even with reasonable quality grippers, springs vary, even in the same "level" gripper and every manufacturer uses a different way of measuring the resistance. It can be based on the strength of the spring in isolation or on how much force to close the handles and it can vary as to where the resistance is measured. 4) The cheaper the gripper the less precise it is going to be. 5) The only way to be sure of the actual resistance is to get your gripper calibrated - GD has a machine which does this and even then, there is a difference between the actual strength of the Gripper and the rating on the dial. To be honest, GD is one of the most accurate, but even their levels are only approximate. Have a look at kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7mlqJBk1qqYdqc.html&pp=ygUJI2dk6re466a9 Finally, the Ironmind Sport (rated 80 lbs) has actually been averaged by a few different companies at an average of 36/37 lbs! (Range 32 lbs to 43 lbs). So, assuming my own gripper is average, then my plastic gripper and the Heavy Grips 100 are certainly going to be somewhere near the same range and that is not 60 kg. All this means you can compare your strength with someone else when you both use the same gripper, but if you want to claim a precise poundage/kilo load, you need to get your gripper(s) calibrated.

I have both a Vulcan V2 and a Baraban Adjustable. They both cost me a similar amount, I only got the basic RBA with no extra set handle or anything. I prefer the Baraban overall because it feels like a tool for anyone. The Vulcan is a specific tool for specific grip enthusiasts. It's combination of slick handles and wide handle spread make it the most challenging gripper around to set in the hand initially, and the CROM spring they include with it is similar to a 1.5 or so in CoC ratings at the lowest setting so a lot of people won't even be able to use it if they try to start with it. The Baraban, on the other hand, comes with 2 springs, and the first one is lighter than the Guide, while the heavier Gold one can get heavier than a CoC 4. Tons of versatility. My wife trains with the Baraban. My wife can't even set the Vulcan, and may never be able to.

@@GluttonforPunishment Hi, I have the old style (round) Vulcan and can't use it with rubber bands, as DH recommends, because the sharp edges of the notches cut the rubber. I broke one of my Expand Your Hand Bands (a Red) that way and they are not cheap to replace. I have 3 springs for it: the Black, an Orange and a White, so a good deal below the CROM - while I can barely move the Black, I can get a good workout with the White and even the Orange. Unfortunately, DH doesn't seem to maintain stocks of older springs and the newer ones always seem to be harder than the ones before. However, if you could get hold of an old White or Orange, you would find them to be much more accessible. With the White on llowest resistance 1/1 I can closely match reps with my CoC Sport, although the resistance feels different, so I am not claiming they are exactly equivalent. (BTW, I know you have the RB, but the smoother notches of the Vulcan2 should mean you could load it with rubber bands and that would make it more accessible to your wife. I don't have the largest hands and yet I don't find it difficult to use and I generally use a "no set" grip. For some reason, I find a set less comfortable and a deep set seems to make it harder - for me - to build up strength.) With no disrespect to DH, I wish I had got the Vulcan2 or even better, the RB adjustable. When I first saw the RB it was affordable, but I did not feel I could justify getting another gripper, since I already had the Vulcan1 and the Ivanko Supergripper and various torsion grippers, such as the CoC Sport. Now I have a little more disposable income but the prices of Robert Baraban's equipment have gone up massively (otherwise, I would get his Chest Expander set). It also seems that he has years of back orders for his single resistance grippers.

@DarkVeghetta Hi, well done. However, you should be aware that just because a gripper has "150" on the handle it doesn't mean it is 150 lbs. Also, I have several Heavy Grips Grippers, including 4 rated "150" (don't ask, it is complicated!) In order to distinguish them I have colour coded them by marking the area where the numbers are. Three of them have slightly different levels of resistance. I can do more with Green, than I can with Blue, than I can with Black. However, I also have a "Red" gripper, which is also marked as 150 and which I can barely budge. Among my warm up grippers are two marked "100" - one is very easy and I can easily do 30 reps. The other is almost as hard as my Green 150. So, while a 150 should be harder than a 100 and a 200 should be harder than either, if they all come from the same company - there is no guarantee that this is consistent. The easy 100 and the Green 150 came from a set of five [100, 150, 200, 250, 300], both of the "Reds" also came from a similar set, but all the Reds are much, much harder than their equivalents - although it is very hard to tell once I go about 200, as I can't really move them much! This variability is particularly a problem with many of the mid to bottom of the price range grippers and esp. with some of the very cheap grippers you will find online, e.g. Amazon. However, even premium Grippers, such as "Captains of Crush", vary in resistance for the same rating. Not all number 1s are exactly the same, ditto for 1.5, 2, 2.5 . . . right up to number 4. Ironmind, who make Captains of Crush (CoC) will tell you: that their packet ratings are only a "guide", that even high quality springs will vary from batch to batch, so even with high standards there will be variability and finally, if you want or need to be accurate, you should get your grippers rated or calibrated - that is mechanically tested against a load. There are individuals who will do this for a fee and an online search should find them. There used to be a company that made grippers that were very close to the marked resistance, but they were quite expensive and they have gone out of business. Most people find Captains of Crush expensive enough and many people could not afford to pay two or three times as much per gripper. There is a video comparing Captains of Crush against the GD Iron Grip that shows one kind of testing machine in action (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/i7mlqJBk1qqYdqc.html) If you view that video you will see the chain goes around the end of the handle, whereas other manufacturers may measure at the centre of the handle, which will give a very different reading. Nevertheless, if your strength is improving from gripper to gripper, then the actual poundage may not matter. So keep on going! If you don't want to get your grippers rated or can't afford it, you could measure your strength on a hand dynamometer - this is a device that Doctors and Physiotherapists use to measure grip strength. You may be able to ask a medical professional to test you, depending upon where you live. You can buy your own dynamometer, but the reliable ones are quite pricey and they have to be used correctly if you want to get an accurate reading.

@DarkVeghetta I have just written a long reply to John on the whole subject of gripper strength and what they are labelled versus their actual resistance. I don't want to be accused of Scam so have a look for my reply to John. But to just make one point. The "100" on a Heavy Grips basically represents "Level 1" and it does not represent 100 lbs. At first this is disappointing. I recently found that my "80 lbs" gripper is probably only 36 lbs - but this applies to almost every gripper. What matters is getting stronger and not the numbers on the box and everyone is in the same boat if they are tested on the same grippers. There are very few grippers where the labelled resistance or even the claimed resistance is the same as, or even close to, the actual spring strength. One reason for this is that a company may measure the resistance at the middle of the handle but a rating/calibrating service may measure at the end of the handle - have a look at the youtube video I linked to my comment to John for one way of calibrating grippers.

Yeah I am not a fan either.

Glad you think so!

GD sent me the grippers for free to review. I am not obligated to say anything specific about them.

amzn.to/3Mlkv8y Check out the IG EXT 90.

Honestly they got the best adjustable hand grippers I have seen.