Product Info. Choosing a Hand Gripper. Why get Captains of Crush grippers? Which CoC gripper should I start with? If you are a beginner, a senior or a rehab patient, the Guide might be perfect for you. If you are active, but have not been training your grip and your job does not involve hand strength, then the Sport is the most likely place to start.
If you have been doing serious overall strength training, but have not specifically trained your grip, start with the Trainer. If you use the strength of your hands in your job or if you have been training with sporting-goods-store-type hand grippers, start with the No. Training with Captains of Crush Grippers. How should I train with CoC grippers? How many reps and sets should I do and how often should I train? To make the most of your workouts, make sure you: always warm up to prevent injuries avoid overtraining focus on quality effort, not quantity vary your training to keep your mind and body fresh Remember that the low-intensity—high-volume traditional approach to training with grippers—doing endless easy reps—will do little to improve your grip and a lot to shorten the life of your gripper.
When should I move up from one level to the next on the Captains of Crush grippers? What should I do when I get stuck at one level? Strossen, with J. How do I integrate my Captains of Crush Gripper training with my other grip work? Can you explain strap holds, negatives, forced reps, and partials? Caring for Your Captains of Crush Grippers.
Do your grippers ever break? Absolutely, and it is something you should always be prepared for, even though over the years we have had remarkable success boosting the life of our grippers, to the point that breakage is rare these days. If you use them as directed, you probably will never break a Captains of Crush gripper, but because it is a possibility, you should always hold your gripper as if the spring were going to snap on the next rep. Remember this, too, when you train with IMTUGs, and be sure to keep your fingers on the handles, without wrapping your hand around the spring itself.
How do I keep it as shiny as it was on day one? Is it cheating to put oil on the spring of my gripper? No, absolutely not, but we appreciate that you are being so conscientious about this. I like crickets and all, but my gripper is sounding like one. Is it defective? Can I do anything about it? Getting Certified on Captains of Crush Grippers.
What is certification on the Captains of Crush grippers? How do I get certified for closing the No. But over several weeks of training, you should expect every drop set to improve on the total number of reps.
Isometric reps are when you squeeze the hand grippers together, close the handles, and hold them together for a prescribed amount of time.
A great protocol to work on your endurance is to squeeze the handles together for seconds. If you want to work on your max strength, you can combine isometric reps with force reps. Then, once the handles are together, you only use one hand to isometrically hold the tension for a shorter prescribed time seconds. Knowing all of these methods are important, but now you need a routine to put them all together. In order to use one properly, you need to make sure you get the right size.
I recommend starting with 3 sizes of the Captain of Crush Grippers somewhere between level Then, you need to learn how to position the gripper in your hand properly, including having the handle degrees in your palm, having your fingers lower on the device, and ensuring your squeezing your fingers together.
Grip strength can be improved using a wide number of gripping implements. The Importance of Grip Strength Focusing on your hand and grip strength is one of the most critical aspects of your overall strength development. Hand Strengthener Sizes The Captain of Crush Grippers come in different sizes, which are made for all types of skill levels. There are 11 different sizes to choose from: Guide: 60 lb Novice, rehab Sport: 80 lb Warm-up, conditioning Trainer: lb Strong guys start here 0.
For women or those new to gripping, I would get two sizes: Guide and Sport. As you get stronger, you can add more sizes to your arsenal. Here are my top tips for how to hold a grip strengthener properly: 1. Squeeze Your Pinky Finger At all times, keep your pinky finger engaged on the gripper and squeeze it as hard as possible. The Handles Must Touch Between Reps In order for the rep to count, you need to make sure that the handles touch together. There are 5 common protocols that you can use to increase your grip strength by using grip strengthener devices: 1.
High Reps High reps are a great way to build your strength endurance , which will increase the ability of your hand to hold onto objects for longer periods of time. Low Reps Low reps are a great way to build your max strength, which will increase the ability of how hard your hands can make a fist. You can implement eccentric reps in one of two ways 2 is my favorite : Use a moderate resistance gripper, and instead of thinking about getting the set done as fast as possible, let your hand open slowly at a count of seconds.
This will increase the total time under tension that your hand needs to work. Use a heavy resistance gripper, and with both hands squeeze the handles together. With this method, you should perform more eccentric reps than you normally would be able to do. Drop Sets Drop sets are when you perform a heavy resistance set, directly followed by a lighter resistance set. Isometric Reps Isometric reps are when you squeeze the hand grippers together, close the handles, and hold them together for a prescribed amount of time.
Sample Grip Strengthener Routine Knowing all of these methods are important, but now you need a routine to put them all together. Here is a sample 5-day gripping routine that you can use with your hand strengthener devices: Day 1: With a light resistance gripper, perform 3 sets of reps. Day 2: Perform 4 sets of reps with a heavy resistance gripper.
On the last set, do a drop set where you grab a light resistance gripper and perform as many reps as possible until fatigued. Day 3: With a light or moderate resistance gripper, perform 4 sets of reps with a slow second eccentric. The grippers are meant to be used with one hand doing normal repetitions to achieve better hand strength for various sports.
The grippers will have slight variations in 'handle stance' from the factory in order to get the required strength for each gripper. Depending on the gripper model, the springs are typically 6. Even if the stance at the bottom of the handles narrows to 5. We are told that our 'gripper stance' is narrower than others on the market, but our grippers have a stance that will allow even users with small hands to have a great hand workout.
If the stance becomes lower than 5. We have a two-week no-hassle return policy which is supposed to be for those that aren't happy with their grippers for whatever reason. They can return their gripper and we can resell it after refunding the purchase minus shipping. Click here for more details. Good question. The gripper handles had to be made of metal as plastic handles just could not handle the torque from the larger springs and would be too slippery.
Our grippers are made of cast aluminum machine-knurled handles and without the knurling they would be very slippery, especially if your hand gets sweaty. We have worked with the manufacturer to ensure that the knurling isn't very sharp and the aluminum makes it slightly softer. Our newer grippers have a non-slip annodized coating on the handles which helps make the knurl more comfortable. If you are getting blisters on your fingers than you are definitely over-training with your handgrippers.
Cut back on your training to a couple days a week and you will find that you will slowly develop small calluses on your fingers and won't notice the knurling after a couple of weeks. Click here! Our hand grippers were designed for developing incredible hand strength. To do this, you must train your hand similar to any other body part and use low reps and only 2 to 3 times per week You will not develop a super strong grip by doing a lot of repetitions.
Like any other bodypart, don't forget to warm-up and stretch your hand. Keep the reps in the range of 5 to If you are able to do 15 to 25 reps with a particular strength of gripper, it is a good time to move up to the next level of gripper.
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