scout308 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Hi all, Just after some advice on which grip strengthener is more suitable for handgun shooting? The captains of crush or the gripmaster? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexOsensei Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I have both and powerball too. I can tell the best way is COC+ hammer or dumbell exercise,imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dover0020 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 Captain of Crush is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 I vote for both. I like the flexibility of Pro Hands with being able to isolate fingers, but the tension strength is lacking compared to the Captains of Crush (or similar). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scout308 Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thanks guys. Id never heard of the powerball. Just started a regime of free weights, cardio and looking at COC for grip strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaeOne3345 Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks guys. Id never heard of the powerball. Just started a regime of free weights, cardio and looking at COC for grip strength If you are using free weights, you really do not need to use any of those gadgets. Start incorporating HEAVY ASS DEADLIFTS into your work out. Your grip, forearm, and back strength will all sky rocket in due time. Don't use any assistance straps for your deadlifts, either. Just cheating yourself out of grip strength gains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herk Posted September 15, 2012 Share Posted September 15, 2012 Thanks guys. Id never heard of the powerball. Just started a regime of free weights, cardio and looking at COC for grip strength If you are using free weights, you really do not need to use any of those gadgets. Start incorporating HEAVY ASS DEADLIFTS into your work out. Your grip, forearm, and back strength will all sky rocket in due time. Don't use any assistance straps for your deadlifts, either. Just cheating yourself out of grip strength gains. This. Holding onto heavy weights while you lift them will strengthen your grip. I am a big fan of excercises that work multiple muscle groups (these are called "compound lifts"). Deadlifts, pull-ups, inverted rows... all will benefit your grip strength as well as other muscle groups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonovanM Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 I kind of wish I got one of these instead of the CoC's. Certainly cheaper. http://www.amazon.com/Ivanko-Super-Gripper/dp/B0037AWU6M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 CoC is good. I use the Trainer and #1 grippers for the workout and the higher ones for testing my maximum grip strength. My current work out is 4 sets of 25 reps using the Trainer, on each hand alternating sets between hands (Set 1 Right hand, Set 1 Left hand, Set 2 Right hand, Set 2 Left hand, etc). Then use the #1 to hold closed for 30 seconds on each hand. Doing this workout without taking breaks between sets or reps is a pretty challenging workout. I do this workout 2 - 3 times a week and it only takes a few minutes to complete but produces great results in increasing overall grip strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benos Posted October 31, 2012 Share Posted October 31, 2012 Or you could always get a job as a line mechanic. (My grip was never stonger than when I turned wrenches all day long.) be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 CoC is good. I use the Trainer and #1 grippers for the workout and the higher ones for testing my maximum grip strength. My current work out is 4 sets of 25 reps using the Trainer, on each hand alternating sets between hands (Set 1 Right hand, Set 1 Left hand, Set 2 Right hand, Set 2 Left hand, etc). Then use the #1 to hold closed for 30 seconds on each hand. Doing this workout without taking breaks between sets or reps is a pretty challenging workout. I do this workout 2 - 3 times a week and it only takes a few minutes to complete but produces great results in increasing overall grip strength. I tried the work out, pretty good thanks. I need to get the #1.5 gripper from Manny. The jump from #1 to the #2 is pretty steep for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillD Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 For COC users, which one should a guy start with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 For COC users, which one should a guy start with? [/quote Start with the trainer and maybe the #1 as well. you can do a lot with just those two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 For COC users, which one should a guy start with? The Trainer and #1 are all you need to greatly improve your grip strength. I have been using these two for my workouts and the higher ones to gauge my results. Right now I can close the 2.5 with both hands. When I first started the workout I could barely close the #2 with my strong hand and couldn't close the #2 with my weak hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRush Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 I picked up a COC #1 and it made a huge difference in my recoil control. Had an injury, had to stop using the gym and COC for a few weeks, and feel like I am back to square one. Looking forward to using it again! It helped make my major splits faster, and on video my minor shooting finally seemed to flatten out where the gun comes straight back rather than up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PKT1106 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Or you could always get a job as a line mechanic. (My grip was never stonger than when I turned wrenches all day long.)be Or re-insulating houses with a manual staplegun....either way works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Or you could always get a job as a line mechanic. (My grip was never stonger than when I turned wrenches all day long.) be My uncle was a transmission mechanic for years. I used to help him every once in a while and my foreams were usually burning the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Taliani Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks guys. Id never heard of the powerball. Just started a regime of free weights, cardio and looking at COC for grip strength If you are using free weights, you really do not need to use any of those gadgets. Start incorporating HEAVY ASS DEADLIFTS into your work out. Your grip, forearm, and back strength will all sky rocket in due time. Don't use any assistance straps for your deadlifts, either. Just cheating yourself out of grip strength gains. Going off of this point, I just picked up some fat grip adapters for my dumbbells. These bumped my grip up to 2". After my workout yesterday, my hands and forearms were completely burnt and my vascularity was out of control (AND THIS WAS ON SHOULDERS DAY!!!) I expect that incorporating these into all of my workouts is going to result in HUGE gains in grip strength. I will say that I had to use straps to finish out my shrug sets though. My hands were so exhausted that I was only getting through 3-5 reps before I was barely pinching the dumbbells to stay in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Juice? Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Strongest grip you can get is massaging teats. 70 holstiens 3 times a day. By hand (no pneumatics) If you ever run across an old time dairy farmer who milked by hand, DO NOT shake his hand. It's that strong. And unlike deadlifts, each finger is worked individually do you do not end up with locked tendon fingers. Trust me, working dairy cattle will make your grip unbearable to others, including arm wrestlers. Next strongest, if you want to try something new is making bread. Ya, I know what it sounds like, but try making 3 batches of bread a week. No breadmaker or mixer with a dough hook either. Lol, I make 2 batches of bread a week (no more holstiens) and you will have an iron grip and killer forearms in 2 months. No Lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeinrichDerLowe Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 I really like the dyna-flex ball for hand and forearm strength. You start an internal ball that produces torque and keep it going by twisting your hand and forearm. I got onto it while working in a climbing shop during college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClayK Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 I use the ProHands. Works hands and fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GunBugBit Posted June 10, 2013 Share Posted June 10, 2013 (edited) About a year ago I got my CoC grippers and trained with them a lot. I overtrained and had a lot of pain on the outer forearm up near the elbow. That injury has healed and I'm back to training with them. I'm paying more attention to nutrition -- lots of raw veggies, multivitamins, fish oil. I eat plenty of meat and eggs to get complete proteins. Some people who think they're eating healthy make a big mistake in starving themselves of protein. Probably not the case with most shooters; I think we tend to be meat eaters. Edited June 10, 2013 by GunBugBit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerflyer48 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Bucket of Sand or Bucket of Rice ( have a 5gal bucket gamma lid and playground sand from Home depot ) Vanderbilt uses it for hand therapy and the Baseball team Pitching staff Bucket of Sand The muscles that open your hands are as important as the muscles that close them. This exercise works your hand opening and closing muscles simultaneously. If you want a short but effective total-hand workout, this exercise provides plenty of bang for your buck. Fill a bucket with playground-grade sand. With your fingers extended and held rigid, plunge your hand into the sand as deeply as possible. Close your hand and try to grab as much sand as possible, then without withdrawing your hand, open your fingers as wide as you can. Continue opening and closing your hand until your muscles become fatigued. Swap hands and repeat. Also can use said "Jar O' Dirt" as an upper body workout, think rigid sandbag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffgray1 Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Do pull ups or bodyweight rows with rope or a towel. As well, trying to grip thicker weight plates for max time works great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDustin Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 (edited) I treat grip training just like every other body part. I do a set routine with reps and sets twice a week usually on arm day. I also use something called Fat Grips during most of my weight lifting. It's a grip that goes over the bar and doubles it's thickness. Studies show it significantly increases grip strength over smaller diameter grips. You can get them from Bodybuilding.com Also forearms. triceps, shoulders, upper back and core strength is used when presenting and controlling a weapon. Here's everything I use. The bar with the rope and weight is a wrist roller, which kills the forearms. You hang the weight from the rope and roll up then down, do that over hand and under hand. The blue things are the fat grips. The finger exercisers are medium and heavy. The hand exercisers are by a company called Heavy Grip and go from 100lbs to 350lbs in 50lb inciments (one's in my gym bag). The circle thing is for forearms and also works really well. I also do wrist curls (without the fat grips) under hand and over hand. Edited October 13, 2013 by DDustin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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