I'm an 8 year electrician, always using tools constantly throughout each and every day. I don't workout at all, but I can tell that I have a strong handshake above average. I wonder what I'd be at now without any exercise, super curious. Probably no where near what I'd expect but this would be a fun thing to train while watching shows and stuff. You've got me intrigued!
@@GyroTheDino Depends on your location but here in Texas, where labor is cheaper. Non-union $26-32/hour, and if you're union, $32.5/hour set wage for all electricians. Both have their perks, don't think one is better over the other. Once you're an electrician, if you have drive and motivation, you can branch out to more technical parts of the field that pay much more. PLC/Motor control/Instrumental work is 40+/hour. POCO is 48+/hour once you complete your apprenticeship. Become an electrician first, learn electrical before you branch out. Two solid ways to get in. Either go to your local IBEW (union) and get interviewed, or go to your local IEC or whatever non-union school is in your area and put in your resume there. It doesn't mean you have to go to school (although most companies will pay for it if you want to go to school. If you go the Union route it's mandatory, non-union it's not), it's just the gate way into companies finding out that you want to become an electrician, and you'll start getting the phone calls for interviews. Most companies are affiliated with your local school, it's how they find people. Those 2 ways are your absolute best options. Also if you just walk into electrical companies asking if they're hiring, this would also work just fine. But the other 2 options are easier and solid ways of getting in. I'm non-union, and work for a service shop. We do just about everything, it's a good place to start and learn. Union you'll be doing more ground-up construction and it can get repetitive, but not always. Don't think too hard about either one, both are equally good. Just don't find yourself getting stuck bending pipe for a year. If so, move on. As an apprentice you want to put yourself in a place that allows you to work a variety of things, that won't get too repetitive. This will set you up for the greatest future possible as an electrician. Good luck.
for the Captains of Crush grippers (which are one of the most legit gripper companies), I believe the starting recommendation for people who do manual labor is try starting at level 2, whereas the regular person should start at either 0.5 or level 1 (and they have "trainer" below that for people rehabbing or with really weak strength). For comparison, the guy in this video can probably now do 2.5, and they go up to level 4. Each jump is pretty huge in difficulty though. It's such a big leap that they have intermediate grippers because even someone who can do multiple reps on one may not even get close on the next full level up.
@@GyroTheDino work your ass off for the 4-6 years that all your friends are in college and learn everything about the electrical trade. Then take your talents and start your own business bro. You’ll be way better off then anyone that went to college
I think the issue is grip is such a complex function and using just a single tool to accomplish this is a bit hard. Doing lifts and pull ups with a thick bar or rice bucket workout really works good.
grippers improve only crushing grip strength. i have some grip tools to imrpove pinch grip. yes the things you said improve grip Strength. i agree for overall grip Strength you cant use grippers only
@@TheOneWhodDraw yeah,it only improves your forearm because it only uses those muscles. But having a strong grip can be useful in the Dead Lift and other exercises that use the forearm too,like biceps curl for example.
I closed a 300lb. HG for 1 rep a couple years ago. Wish I had gotten it on video. WOW did it light my forearm tendons up from all the training. Hoping to get back to that level someday as I am pretty well rehabed from it now. Good to see someone else post their progress(& success). Not alot of grip strength videos out there. I know its a few months old but if you read this thank you for posting this!
Awesome Kris. Grip strength and training with grippers wrist rollers does so much for overall strength its unbelievable. I can one arm dead lift 150 lbs as if its nothing. And I'm doing 55-80 lbs with ironmind blockbuster pinch block one arm deadlifts. Working on closing a strong 3 around 155-160 plus rgc. And two 3.5s and a monster 179 rgc ghp8 and a 172 rgc hg350. Definitely sub my channel and join grip discussions. Alot of grip and strongman discussions be going on my channel. Grip strength / strongman training is awesome
Never realized theres So many terms and tools for training forearms. Whats a good gripper to start? For someone who doesn't train grip, i think i have decent grip, bmx my whole life and weight lift pretty strong on and off 10 years.
i think you wanted to write that not as reply.anyways, if i was you i would get a gripper like ivanko super gripper. i have a similar one they are very value for money you have plenty of ressistance combinations so there will always be a spring setting to be your goal.
@@mr.tanalakis Sweet thanks! I just ordered one. I think it will help a lot, i notice during certain exercises like shrugs and deadlifts and stuff my forearms fatigue before anything sometimes. Thanks for sharing
@@SuspiciousFrog69 i you feel it would damage your self dont do it. i almost got that thing a doctot told me. he told me dont do them all Day every Day
Yep I've been doing martial arts and strongman training for over 2 decades on and off and man not till I got into grip strength and grippers and isometric training did I see my forearms and punching power and strength take off big time. I've been into grip training now my friend for about 1yr 6 months or so. So I can imagine the benefits of 3 years of grip training😎💪💪. Looking real strong! I also got into ironmind blockbuster pinch block lifts
@@gm836 idk either but maybe them grippers in the video, carrying dumbbells only using fingers, pull-ups off fingers, trying to squeeze soemthing which you can’t
This man doesn't need a can opener, he is the can opener. I don't find the words, congratulations man. Now i wanna do it, not at your level but still it's wild what you have done. Guinness world record coming
I find it to intriguing that there are gym people that train grip too. I'm a aerialist and the only thing keeping us attached to the apparatus at all is our grip strength. I haven't heard anyone outside of the aerial community be this serious about grip gains, it's nice to see! Grip is incredibly important and passed over by most "gym" people.
Definitely inspirational! Thanks for posting. I do something similar, but I also hang by one arm for time. The helps to balance the effects of using grippers. And Iron Mind make a set of graded rubber bands if you want to train the opposite muscles. If people can't get these, use one or more Post Office bands. I put them around fingers and thumb, at the nail level, then slowly widen out. Last, I think hand and forearm training is critical for men as they get older, too.
I got inspired from this video. I ordered a hand gripper of 40kgs a few days back and just got it today and I’ve been using it non-stop and I can already feel my arm muscles getting quite tight. Thanks a bunch!
Ive closed a coc 2.5. Never really went hard training grippers but im gonna start hitting more grip to help my bench press soon and hopefully hit the 2.5 for reps. Great video, thanks for the free motivation
closing a 2.5 needs serious crushing grip strength. it took me about 1.5 year to close it and i trained Hard with grippers. you have good crushing grip strength genetics if you could close it without a lot of training. 💪
@@Lanuzos If sufficient weight is used, yes. It becomes more difficult just to hold onto the bar especially with the upward motion the further you go into the set.
thanks for the motivation king, I'm also struggling to form forearms. it's only been running for 3 months and only got 120lbs handgrips. I hope in the future I can be like you
I can recommend the Ivanko gripper. Adjustable to loads of different weights, and you can get a chart to tell you what spring positions correspond to the weights.
I do forearms 10 to 20 sets a week on my pull days alternating between dumbells and pulleys ( extensions, CURLS, supernation, pronation, and ulna/ radial deviation) however I also do hand grippers 3-5 sets 3 days a week all to failure. I def recommend for bigger stronger forearms.
@@SgtAndrewM all exercises to failure or at most 1-2 reps in reserve but I specifically favor the 8-12 rep range. Hand grippers are different because you can get way more reps out of them. With my current ones im at about 70 reps per hand per set. Once I get to 100 I'll probably start looking for hand grippers with a higher resistance.
My grip in my right hand is better than my left hand. I do a specific workout usually prior to sleeping while only using my right hand, takes about 5 minutes, requires some strengthening lube and a sports disposable towel.
I miss my gripped strength when I was 16 yrs. Old.. hhhhhhaaaa.. those days.. Tip: If you wanted to be strong, do it!! Do it until there's nothing left!!
This makes me wish I brought my CoC with me overseas. Haven't used them in perhaps a decade. I remember closing #2, but prob have to go back to training mode grippers. Nice progress!
When I was a youngster my friend and I would always carry an hand gripper and we would use it all day long, while walking, in the subway, on the bus till the point we wouldn't feel our forearm. We where both thin as hell but our grip were (and stayed) super strong, to the point when I started lifting weight some years ago my forearms were dominants with a biceps/forearms ratio of 4cm which is excellent. I have a 150lbs and 200lbs gripper now, I almost never use them unfortunately but I just tried the 200lbs to see if I could still close it and I still close it for a couple reps lol. Those COC grippers are great, but they can be damaging for tendons so you have to go up the weight ladder gradualy!
There is always one father, uncle or grandfather in the family who can break your hand with ease by shaking your hand ... in the video you see another one.
been doing Hand grip training with 200lbs Heavy Grip ,now able to close 6-7 times continously. Bought 300lbs hand gripper recently and damn it is hard as a rock. Just been able to close it half way but not touch. Hope Soon I can do it.
I started using hand grippers again to cut down on the time for my workouts . I am doing a clean and press in my training and curls for the bicep so my though is I am already getting some activation in my foreamrs training those lifts so I would just do handgrippers at the end of my workout to burn them out , and I think it will work my forearms get pumped .
Craftsmen are getting this for free 😉Didnt knew there are heavy grippers, not to mention a whole comunity. Grip strenght is always good, keep going guys.
I'm in this journey too! Recently i became almost useless for an entire year bc of tendonitis, and forearm exercises and medic checkups (for inflamatory Control) make me back to normal, right now im around 30kg, wich is a little bit low, but for me is impressive bc my forearm was as solid as a jelly in the old days lol
Hey bro, I had pretty minor biceps tendonitis and it was a bitch to work around. Now I’m progressing better than ever with my pulls. Wish you the best with your recovery :)
Hats off to his consistent efforts and hardwork. But when you grip, the open side of V should be facing upwards not down. Down facing V causes your palms to force it close while when it's facing up your fingers close it
I recently bought grippers, 60kg was easy already for me and went to 90 and i can do more than 10 reps.Workout with basic exercises do the work very well..plus now i focus more on wrists and forearms
Another really effective way to increase your grip strength size is by doing a skilled trade as a hobby. For example, woodworking with hand tools, blacksmithing, leather working, etc. I have several family and friends who do skilled trades for careers and hobbies, and I have watched them pick people up one-handed when they're joking around and having fun Climbing's also really good for grip strength. If you'd like an example, check out Magnus Mitbø's channel
1:28 I have heard this song plenty of times before, and I just noticed that the singer sounds just like Tobi from The Sidemen! I can see Tobi singing that in my head lol. xD
Solid work! Try wrist rollers and hammer curls for more forearm work! Good friend recommended those to me, since they helped improve his forearm growth and grip strength.
For grip strength i use olympic loading pin which can be bought on Amazon, basicallly a T bar with ring for handle attachments. To my knowledge this is best way to train grip, multiple handle types and you can easily see the weight you are holding onto, highly adjustable unlike hand gripper, but less convenient.
hanging from pullup bar improves supportive grip strength. i have good supportive grip strength. i can dead hang on pullup bar with one arm for over a minute. it is one of my favorite exercises the pump is real. grippers improving crushing grip strength. two different things.
I used to do these in high school. Every night before I’d go to sleep I’d do 100 reps each hand then hold for a minute and start the process all over again. Totally contemplating getting another set to train with. Used to do it for sword practice to increase strike strength as you can massively increase the power of your strikes by initiating your strike with a loose grip then tighten up as you make contact. They really helped but after like a week or so I outgrew them. Def shoulda upped the resistance
You need to work in all plans to completely build forearms Supination movement, pronation movement, sculptor move (like with a hammer) and the opposite But the performance here is still impressive and will come handy in a compound movement like deadlift where grip is often an issue, hence the usual use of bands
yes i know. i started doing other forearm exercises i made one video about that topic. grippers helped me a ton on building good forearms but gripper + other exercises will make me popeye 😂
That's awesome bro, I have a lighter weight grip trainer (60 kg) so I do between 3 and 6 sets of 30 reps every day/every couple days, depending on how tired the tendons are feeling lmao Let's see what happens in a couple years!
Been working out for 3 weeks so far, it’s pretty exciting I see a little bit of progress on my muscles which is what I want accomplish but my forearms still feel small watching this made me want to invest in a gripper so thank you.
You need to give it a bit longer to start seeing good results 3 wks mightn't show you mutch mate . I didn't see mutch change in the first 3 months but I started seeing lots in the next 3 months
@@stevieboy2539 I get ya and yeah it’s not a lot but it is something that I see I do feel a lot better about myself but I agree I need to keep it going maybe in about a year if I keep up my pace I’ll see actual progress.
Update: dude inspired me 10 months ago and here i am now with bigger and better forearms Plus my Favorite muscle group is the forearm cuz of him Thank you bro💪
@@mr.tanalakis what are you favorite brands of gripper my brother. So far mr tanalakis I'm a big fan of captains of crush and ghp grippers and then the GD90 and then heavy grips grippers💪👍😎
@@shel0016 i didnt get notification i was reading comments and found it. captains of crush are my favorite i like the knurling, i had ghp 7 but knurling was to sharp for me
i am naturally strong and let me tell you that without any training , at the age of 12 i had hand strenght of 49 and 51 pounds while the rest of my school group had 20-30 and the one working out had 40 sadly cannot update my strenght value since that’s the only time i used a grip strenght tester... all i know is that my nails are crushed in my finger tips from the pressure
Just what I need to see before the new year. I want to close CoC 2 in 2022. Your flexed forearms look crazy, man. How many days per week do you typically train grippers?
@@mr.tanalakis thank you a lot👍🏿, that's exactly what I needed to hear, don't worry tho, I always give some rest to every muscle group. My grip is very weak (at least for me personally) and is lagging behind compared to my muscles, so I defenetly need to improve It with some isolated exercise. How many sets, reps and rest between sets would you recommend?
I've been into grip training since I was young, my uncle used to inspire me with his Popeye forearms..had myself thinking that I could tear apart a telephone book😄 he had the old school grips, wooden joints with the springs. He would start me out with one spring, then I'll work my strength up.
I done something similar to this but instead of grips I did the farmers walk . As I got stronger I walked with heavier buckets . My forearms now are like pop eyes lol . Drink lots of water
As someone who has trained grippers and climbing I will say crushing grip is completely different than static or holding grip strength. I've done middle fingers pull ups, climbed 1 cm holds, etc. But when I tried grippers I couldn't quite close CoC 1 with my good hand. Very different.
Good job there! A month ago I got my CoC 2.5 and closed it. Never really trained with grippers, just got a few of them to test my max and that was it. Which gripper should I get next ? As I assume, jump from 2.5 to 3 is quite a big gap. Should I go for GHP 6 according to the ratings on Cannon PowerWorks?
thanks, closing coc 2.5 means you have serious crushing grip strength 💪. yes jump from coc 2.5 to coc 3 is huge if i was you i would get an average rated ghp 6 so i can bridge the gap. i would get a rated one so if i close it i know that my next gripper must be higher rgc.
@Reclisla • 69 years ago try radial and ulnar deviation as well, and if the dumbbells are heavy enough carry them for as far as you can or deadlift using only middle finger, etc...
Good grip is what makes a big part of monkeys species, especially humans, and It seems really useful for everyday life to have strong grip. It is the first video I see of you but I will check more become I want to have that strength and potentially strength durability in my forearms. Road to Popeye
lets shake hands
It is my honor.
You better hold the pain!
famous last words:
I've never seen a comment from you lol
your hand would probably shatter
If this man says he's never letting you go, you better believe it.
🤣
Good one
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😂
His girlfriend will be lucky
Man did all this work so that he could carry all the grocery bags in one go
What a legend💪🏻💪🏻
@@peanutbutterkz this fine example of a sigma male needs no girl
@@jasperstewart6833 or of a good husband
@@peanutbutterkz carry his mother's heavy grocery bags now that would be better
Carry her along with the bag 🔥
@@jj-th1zq you have *ascended*
I'm an 8 year electrician, always using tools constantly throughout each and every day. I don't workout at all, but I can tell that I have a strong handshake above average. I wonder what I'd be at now without any exercise, super curious. Probably no where near what I'd expect but this would be a fun thing to train while watching shows and stuff. You've got me intrigued!
This is probably off topic but i want to be an electrician in the future but how much do you make as an electrician?
@@GyroTheDino Depends on your location but here in Texas, where labor is cheaper. Non-union $26-32/hour, and if you're union, $32.5/hour set wage for all electricians. Both have their perks, don't think one is better over the other. Once you're an electrician, if you have drive and motivation, you can branch out to more technical parts of the field that pay much more. PLC/Motor control/Instrumental work is 40+/hour. POCO is 48+/hour once you complete your apprenticeship. Become an electrician first, learn electrical before you branch out.
Two solid ways to get in. Either go to your local IBEW (union) and get interviewed, or go to your local IEC or whatever non-union school is in your area and put in your resume there. It doesn't mean you have to go to school (although most companies will pay for it if you want to go to school. If you go the Union route it's mandatory, non-union it's not), it's just the gate way into companies finding out that you want to become an electrician, and you'll start getting the phone calls for interviews. Most companies are affiliated with your local school, it's how they find people. Those 2 ways are your absolute best options.
Also if you just walk into electrical companies asking if they're hiring, this would also work just fine. But the other 2 options are easier and solid ways of getting in.
I'm non-union, and work for a service shop. We do just about everything, it's a good place to start and learn. Union you'll be doing more ground-up construction and it can get repetitive, but not always. Don't think too hard about either one, both are equally good. Just don't find yourself getting stuck bending pipe for a year. If so, move on. As an apprentice you want to put yourself in a place that allows you to work a variety of things, that won't get too repetitive. This will set you up for the greatest future possible as an electrician. Good luck.
for the Captains of Crush grippers (which are one of the most legit gripper companies), I believe the starting recommendation for people who do manual labor is try starting at level 2, whereas the regular person should start at either 0.5 or level 1 (and they have "trainer" below that for people rehabbing or with really weak strength). For comparison, the guy in this video can probably now do 2.5, and they go up to level 4. Each jump is pretty huge in difficulty though. It's such a big leap that they have intermediate grippers because even someone who can do multiple reps on one may not even get close on the next full level up.
@@GyroTheDino work your ass off for the 4-6 years that all your friends are in college and learn everything about the electrical trade. Then take your talents and start your own business bro. You’ll be way better off then anyone that went to college
i go to work with my pops whos an electrician and that man puts me to shame, he be cutting things with one hand that i cant with two 😔😪
See everyone out there, don't lose hope. It took him 3 years not 3 months. Always work hard and stay consistent with your training.
havent even been doing em for 3 months tho 😭, but hey we all start somewhere
but why?
I think the issue is grip is such a complex function and using just a single tool to accomplish this is a bit hard. Doing lifts and pull ups with a thick bar or rice bucket workout really works good.
grippers improve only crushing grip strength. i have some grip tools to imrpove pinch grip. yes the things you said improve grip Strength. i agree for overall grip Strength you cant use grippers only
@@mr.tanalakis does it only improve your grip strength and arm but not your body? Im confused
@@TheOneWhodDraw yeah,it only improves your forearm because it only uses those muscles. But having a strong grip can be useful in the Dead Lift and other exercises that use the forearm too,like biceps curl for example.
@@mr.tanalakis better pinch exercises? Meant pinch
@@theawesomeduo54 I think forearm strength for punches only benefits faster jabs
I closed a 300lb. HG for 1 rep a couple years ago. Wish I had gotten it on video. WOW did it light my forearm tendons up from all the training. Hoping to get back to that level someday as I am pretty well rehabed from it now. Good to see someone else post their progress(& success). Not alot of grip strength videos out there. I know its a few months old but if you read this thank you for posting this!
thanks i enjoy grip training a lot also nice 300lbs gripper isnt easy you have some serious crushing grip strenght.
what could have happened is over training, i think this is common with grip work
@@SoulFighter27 let them rest at least 2 days if u only trained them, also stretch them before sleep
@@teamgohadouken9713 Nothing happens if u train forearms everyday, i have done(45kg) for 3 months straight im feeling strong not pain
Awesome Kris. Grip strength and training with grippers wrist rollers does so much for overall strength its unbelievable. I can one arm dead lift 150 lbs as if its nothing. And I'm doing 55-80 lbs with ironmind blockbuster pinch block one arm deadlifts. Working on closing a strong 3 around 155-160 plus rgc. And two 3.5s and a monster 179 rgc ghp8 and a 172 rgc hg350. Definitely sub my channel and join grip discussions. Alot of grip and strongman discussions be going on my channel. Grip strength / strongman training is awesome
Dude you just motivated me to start this shit. Been hitting the gym consecutively for a year now so this is gonna add some more strength.
Never realized theres So many terms and tools for training forearms. Whats a good gripper to start? For someone who doesn't train grip, i think i have decent grip, bmx my whole life and weight lift pretty strong on and off 10 years.
i think you wanted to write that not as reply.anyways, if i was you i would get a gripper like ivanko super gripper. i have a similar one they are very value for money you have plenty of ressistance combinations so there will always be a spring setting to be your goal.
@@mr.tanalakis Sweet thanks! I just ordered one. I think it will help a lot, i notice during certain exercises like shrugs and deadlifts and stuff my forearms fatigue before anything sometimes. Thanks for sharing
@@mr.tanalakis I feel like I would get carpal tunnel. already have it lifting too much weights
@@SuspiciousFrog69 i you feel it would damage your self dont do it. i almost got that thing a doctot told me. he told me dont do them all Day every Day
You've inspired me to get my old grip kit out of the shed at 61 years of age, thank you!
A machine showing error because it couldn't measure your strength is the most Dragonball Z thing I might have ever seen.
Yep I've been doing martial arts and strongman training for over 2 decades on and off and man not till I got into grip strength and grippers and isometric training did I see my forearms and punching power and strength take off big time. I've been into grip training now my friend for about 1yr 6 months or so. So I can imagine the benefits of 3 years of grip training😎💪💪. Looking real strong! I also got into ironmind blockbuster pinch block lifts
Hey, what did you do for your forearms specifically?
@@gm836 idk either but maybe them grippers in the video, carrying dumbbells only using fingers, pull-ups off fingers, trying to squeeze soemthing which you can’t
How would grip strength increase your punching power. Makes no sense
@@dasher964 punching with a tight grip creates a more solid punch also ur wrist probably take much more damage with forearm muscle and a tight grip
@@gersonfombona8513 prob works the flexes and extenders in your elbow too.
Hand grippers were the first piece of gym equipment I ever bought and used. Even before I used a dumbbell, so worth it. Forearm gains for dayssss
Having them popeye forearms is underrated
@@thomasroo5417 Who is popeye?
@@izerigau3555 Are you fr?
@@izerigau3555 The Sailorman _noot noot_
I should have done that, my forearms are lagging
This man doesn't need a can opener, he is the can opener. I don't find the words, congratulations man. Now i wanna do it, not at your level but still it's wild what you have done. Guinness world record coming
I find it to intriguing that there are gym people that train grip too. I'm a aerialist and the only thing keeping us attached to the apparatus at all is our grip strength. I haven't heard anyone outside of the aerial community be this serious about grip gains, it's nice to see! Grip is incredibly important and passed over by most "gym" people.
Climbing is very grip focused too, of course, but basically nobody trains with these things. Finger strength is the name of the game instead.
Definitely inspirational! Thanks for posting. I do something similar, but I also hang by one arm for time. The helps to balance the effects of using grippers. And Iron Mind make a set of graded rubber bands if you want to train the opposite muscles. If people can't get these, use one or more Post Office bands. I put them around fingers and thumb, at the nail level, then slowly widen out. Last, I think hand and forearm training is critical for men as they get older, too.
I got inspired from this video. I ordered a hand gripper of 40kgs a few days back and just got it today and I’ve been using it non-stop and I can already feel my arm muscles getting quite tight. Thanks a bunch!
im very happy to hear that!
Where did you get it from
@@fabioooh google
Ive closed a coc 2.5. Never really went hard training grippers but im gonna start hitting more grip to help my bench press soon and hopefully hit the 2.5 for reps. Great video, thanks for the free motivation
closing a 2.5 needs serious crushing grip strength. it took me about 1.5 year to close it and i trained Hard with grippers. you have good crushing grip strength genetics if you could close it without a lot of training. 💪
@@mr.tanalakis how often did you do this grip training?
i used to do grippers every Day but now i do 2-3 times a week to get max gains and avoid injury
Grip strength isn’t gonna help your bench
@@yashotokana258 it definitely does for me maybe not for you
Kinda ironic that this comes to my recommended as soon as I get one for christmas
nice, grippers are excellent tools to improve crushing grip Strength
I also trained with the Captians Of Crush grippers in the early 2000's, I got RSI and tendon damage, lol. As a Guitarist I had to quit. Kudos to you.
that is bad. i also got injured in my left arm index finger while setting gripper.
This is impressive. Doing heavy deadlifts without straps also helps with grip strength.
Does deadlifting with a crossed grip hold also train grip strength? And pull-ups? Because I do feel my forearm muscles after doing pull-ups
@@Lanuzos If sufficient weight is used, yes. It becomes more difficult just to hold onto the bar especially with the upward motion the further you go into the set.
True respect you give strength !
Man, there's easier ways to crush rocks... But can't help but admire the determination and progress!
thanks for the motivation king, I'm also struggling to form forearms. it's only been running for 3 months and only got 120lbs handgrips. I hope in the future I can be like you
What was your future, bro?
I was waiting for the song to go "ohhhh baby a triple". Only OG's will understand
His forearms are bigger than his biceps! Great work dude!
bicep + tricep 😅
@@mr.tanalakis oh wait lol.
0:42 I see am not the only one practicing even when I am sitting on the toilet 😂💪🏼 respect brah
That's actually crazy. I didn't expect to see such an immaculate transformation. Well done
I can recommend the Ivanko gripper. Adjustable to loads of different weights, and you can get a chart to tell you what spring positions correspond to the weights.
Thank you for showing me this, now i have more motivation to keep doing what you've done.
he's seriously never gonna let you go 🤣
This dude is the one that says to his girl "Hey babe I ain't letting you go" but in a literal way.
I do forearms 10 to 20 sets a week on my pull days alternating between dumbells and pulleys ( extensions, CURLS, supernation, pronation, and ulna/ radial deviation) however I also do hand grippers 3-5 sets 3 days a week all to failure. I def recommend for bigger stronger forearms.
Your arms are beast
@@mysteretsym thanks 💪🏾
Ur arms🤤🤤
how many reps did you do?
@@SgtAndrewM all exercises to failure or at most 1-2 reps in reserve but I specifically favor the 8-12 rep range. Hand grippers are different because you can get way more reps out of them. With my current ones im at about 70 reps per hand per set. Once I get to 100 I'll probably start looking for hand grippers with a higher resistance.
My grip in my right hand is better than my left hand. I do a specific workout usually prior to sleeping while only using my right hand, takes about 5 minutes, requires some strengthening lube and a sports disposable towel.
If you need lube you were surgically altered without your consent. Check out foregen /restoration
@@DivineLightPaladin i got circumsized but i still have no need for lube though
@@faiqalqisti6701 haram
I miss my gripped strength when I was 16 yrs. Old.. hhhhhhaaaa.. those days..
Tip: If you wanted to be strong, do it!!
Do it until there's nothing left!!
Good work, you are a real life Popeye :D
Imagine shaking hands with this dude
This makes me wish I brought my CoC with me overseas. Haven't used them in perhaps a decade. I remember closing #2, but prob have to go back to training mode grippers.
Nice progress!
When I was a youngster my friend and I would always carry an hand gripper and we would use it all day long, while walking, in the subway, on the bus till the point we wouldn't feel our forearm. We where both thin as hell but our grip were (and stayed) super strong, to the point when I started lifting weight some years ago my forearms were dominants with a biceps/forearms ratio of 4cm which is excellent. I have a 150lbs and 200lbs gripper now, I almost never use them unfortunately but I just tried the 200lbs to see if I could still close it and I still close it for a couple reps lol.
Those COC grippers are great, but they can be damaging for tendons so you have to go up the weight ladder gradualy!
Whenever im unmotivated, i come back to this video, thank you
im very happy to hear that.
Quality mate. That’s a solid grip!
thanks. you have some amazing crushing grip strength. i want to certify on coc 3 like you did one Day.
Awesome transformation!
There is always one father, uncle or grandfather in the family who can break your hand with ease by shaking your hand ... in the video you see another one.
been doing Hand grip training with 200lbs Heavy Grip ,now able to close 6-7 times continously. Bought 300lbs hand gripper recently and damn it is hard as a rock. Just been able to close it half way but not touch. Hope Soon I can do it.
Whenever I need motivation to train my forearms I'll come back here ^^
Ive been doing the 60kg one for fun for over a year now and now I need a new one. Thanks for inspiring
nice dude, im less then a month, but your videos give me inspiratiinal
thanks im happy to hear that! gains Come slowly Just dont give up give it time and you will see change in forearms
*Imagine if you handshake with this dude...*
I started using hand grippers again to cut down on the time for my workouts . I am doing a clean and press in my training and curls for the bicep so my though is I am already getting some activation in my foreamrs training those lifts so I would just do handgrippers at the end of my workout to burn them out , and I think it will work my forearms get pumped .
Craftsmen are getting this for free 😉Didnt knew there are heavy grippers, not to mention a whole comunity. Grip strenght is always good, keep going guys.
bro when i saw the result i yelled and i clapped my hands ngl. AWESOME
I'm in this journey too! Recently i became almost useless for an entire year bc of tendonitis, and forearm exercises and medic checkups (for inflamatory Control) make me back to normal, right now im around 30kg, wich is a little bit low, but for me is impressive bc my forearm was as solid as a jelly in the old days lol
Don't worry, 30kg is fine, if you're 9 years old
@@jamesbrown99991 yeah right all 9 yr olds can have 30 kg grip . Man you delusional
i had tendinitis for 2 years but i started taking vitamin c and it completely cured me worth a shot if you still suffer from tendinitis
@@jamesbrown99991 chill tough guy
Hey bro, I had pretty minor biceps tendonitis and it was a bitch to work around. Now I’m progressing better than ever with my pulls. Wish you the best with your recovery :)
Cool now you just have to catch up with the whole body
this wont happen 😂 popeye
See how long you can hold a coin by pinching it with your gripper. That’s always a fun game to make your friends sad with lol
haven't heard this song in like 3 years... thanks
Thanks for this it motivates me to
continue my goal💪💪
Imagine getting a handshake with this guy
Question: is 90kg of force enough to break a hand? If so, im scared.
@@moi-tripa probably
Παμε ρε μπρο δυναμη 💪
Hats off to his consistent efforts and hardwork. But when you grip, the open side of V should be facing upwards not down. Down facing V causes your palms to force it close while when it's facing up your fingers close it
if it faces upwards it feels more difficult for me
That's great for 3 years.
Looks like some goals acchieved. Well done!
I recently bought grippers, 60kg was easy already for me and went to 90 and i can do more than 10 reps.Workout with basic exercises do the work very well..plus now i focus more on wrists and forearms
ωραίος. και εγώ μετά από τοτε που έκανα upload αυτό το βίντεο κάνω wrist curls και wrist roller.
@@mr.tanalakis αδερφέ τώρα είδα ότι είσαι Έλληνας κ κάθομαι γράφω αγγλικά 😄
@@darkspawn88 χαχα😂
@@mr.tanalakis from where did you got those brand name anything I need them 😢 tell me bro
@@hehehe8497 i got some from ebay some from aliexpress and some from local fitness stores
Another really effective way to increase your grip strength size is by doing a skilled trade as a hobby. For example, woodworking with hand tools, blacksmithing, leather working, etc. I have several family and friends who do skilled trades for careers and hobbies, and I have watched them pick people up one-handed when they're joking around and having fun
Climbing's also really good for grip strength. If you'd like an example, check out Magnus Mitbø's channel
1:28 I have heard this song plenty of times before, and I just noticed that the singer sounds just like Tobi from The Sidemen! I can see Tobi singing that in my head lol. xD
Wasn’t expecting that in the end you look fucking insane🔥
Its interesting that gripping things also trains forearm muskels.
Solid work!
Try wrist rollers and hammer curls for more forearm work! Good friend recommended those to me, since they helped improve his forearm growth and grip strength.
i started doing a bit wrist roller after i uploaded this video. forearm pump is crazy when i use it.
For grip strength i use olympic loading pin which can be bought on Amazon, basicallly a T bar with ring for handle attachments. To my knowledge this is best way to train grip, multiple handle types and you can easily see the weight you are holding onto, highly adjustable unlike hand gripper, but less convenient.
i also have a loading pin and some grip handles they work. good with grippers for overall grip
Bro amazon link please
Fantastic! I've been training my forearms for 3 months, already seen some progress.
How much sets and reps?
Hanging from a pull-up bar is one of the best ways to improve your grip strength, endurance and mental strength.
hanging from pullup bar improves supportive grip strength. i have good supportive grip strength. i can dead hang on pullup bar with one arm for over a minute. it is one of my favorite exercises the pump is real. grippers improving crushing grip strength. two different things.
This actually works, I’ve been doing these for the past weeks and my hands are stronger and faster
I used to do these in high school. Every night before I’d go to sleep I’d do 100 reps each hand then hold for a minute and start the process all over again. Totally contemplating getting another set to train with. Used to do it for sword practice to increase strike strength as you can massively increase the power of your strikes by initiating your strike with a loose grip then tighten up as you make contact. They really helped but after like a week or so I outgrew them. Def shoulda upped the resistance
Hopefully you gave up on the anime/weeb dreams and are doing something better these days.
@@someguy5035 he can do whatever makes him happy, maybe you should too
@@TylerMckissack Found another weeb. Hopefully you grow up one day.
@@someguy5035 L comment
@@someguy5035 "Hopefully you gave up on the anime/weeb dreams and are doing something better these days." -🤓
You need to work in all plans to completely build forearms
Supination movement, pronation movement, sculptor move (like with a hammer) and the opposite
But the performance here is still impressive and will come handy in a compound movement like deadlift where grip is often an issue, hence the usual use of bands
yes i know. i started doing other forearm exercises i made one video about that topic. grippers helped me a ton on building good forearms but gripper + other exercises will make me popeye 😂
True they're hard to grow like calves or something some people just have them Popeyes and some don't and I'm a don't.
That's awesome bro, I have a lighter weight grip trainer (60 kg) so I do between 3 and 6 sets of 30 reps every day/every couple days, depending on how tired the tendons are feeling lmao
Let's see what happens in a couple years!
how are the gains going my guy?
3 months
Been working out for 3 weeks so far, it’s pretty exciting I see a little bit of progress on my muscles which is what I want accomplish but my forearms still feel small watching this made me want to invest in a gripper so thank you.
You need to give it a bit longer to start seeing good results 3 wks mightn't show you mutch mate . I didn't see mutch change in the first 3 months but I started seeing lots in the next 3 months
@@stevieboy2539 I get ya and yeah it’s not a lot but it is something that I see I do feel a lot better about myself but I agree I need to keep it going maybe in about a year if I keep up my pace I’ll see actual progress.
@@zetsubo_amvs commitment is key mate 👍 keep it up your doing great
@@stevieboy2539 week 6 in and I actually see progress, my muscles are slightly bigger and I finally dead lifted my first 45s
Not a challenge for a month rather No fap is an obligatory lifestyle choice for this man .
Update: dude inspired me 10 months ago and here i am now with bigger and better forearms
Plus my Favorite muscle group is the forearm cuz of him
Thank you bro💪
Do you have gain more strenght with other exercices thank to that?
@@hibarikyoya6349 ofcourse
my hands doesnt slip when i lift weights
and my curls are a little stronger
im very happy to hear that!
@@Bro1774 thats nice i do workout but on some exercices i cannot do Much because my grip is weak i need more strenght in my grip
@@mr.tanalakis how many times a day? do you do to get that shape for 3 year
cool video man!
what brand/resistance would you recommend for a complete beginner?
i started with an adjustable gripper 0-40kg and after i was doing a lot of reps with max setting i bought an 150lbs gripper.
@@mr.tanalakis what are you favorite brands of gripper my brother.
So far mr tanalakis I'm a big fan of captains of crush and ghp grippers and then the GD90 and then heavy grips grippers💪👍😎
@@shel0016 i didnt get notification i was reading comments and found it. captains of crush are my favorite i like the knurling, i had ghp 7 but knurling was to sharp for me
I'd be interested to see how that superior grip strength would translate to a grappling focused martial arts system. I would think quite well!
jesus the dedication is real bro
Job Interview: Shake hands before leaving
*The Job Application Incident*
I was like meh... And then that flex at 2:44 was friggin nuts!
i am naturally strong and let me tell you that without any training , at the age of 12 i had hand strenght of 49 and 51 pounds while the rest of my school group had 20-30 and the one working out had 40
sadly cannot update my strenght value since that’s the only time i used a grip strenght tester... all i know is that my nails are crushed in my finger tips from the pressure
i believe for an official close you have to be able to slide a credit card between the handles before the close starts.
that method is used in captains of crush grippers certifications.
Gratz Man! I stopped at 250. I'm going to back to workout :)
badass, I would love to see someone like you make one of the memes where a person is gripping their burger or drink super tightly
Just what I need to see before the new year. I want to close CoC 2 in 2022. Your flexed forearms look crazy, man. How many days per week do you typically train grippers?
2-3 days a week is enough. hands needs rest to get stronger and avoid injury
@@mr.tanalakis is It good to train grip strenght with forearms or I should do it during an entite different day?
@@mr.tanalakis same as any strength exercise then. I figured as much. I appreciate the reply
@@emanuelegaddi3545 you can do it in same day but dont train them eveyday give them some rest 2-3times a week is enough.
@@mr.tanalakis thank you a lot👍🏿, that's exactly what I needed to hear, don't worry tho, I always give some rest to every muscle group. My grip is very weak (at least for me personally) and is lagging behind compared to my muscles, so I defenetly need to improve It with some isolated exercise. How many sets, reps and rest between sets would you recommend?
I've been into grip training since I was young, my uncle used to inspire me with his Popeye forearms..had myself thinking that I could tear apart a telephone book😄 he had the old school grips, wooden joints with the springs. He would start me out with one spring, then I'll work my strength up.
Fr, I prefer a much stronger hand than a shredded body
You can have both 🤨
@@user-xb4cr1ym4f I didn't oppose the idea
@@abdullahahmed3843 just an odd comment overall
@@user-xb4cr1ym4f Personal preference.
Nice progress man!
This dudes about to have the sturdiest handshake of all the dads.
I done something similar to this but instead of grips I did the farmers walk . As I got stronger I walked with heavier buckets . My forearms now are like pop eyes lol . Drink lots of water
that is a great exercise for grip Strength. it really improves endurance.
You have the grip strength of elite climbers. Do you climb or boulder? You should try it once
No i never tried it
As someone who has trained grippers and climbing I will say crushing grip is completely different than static or holding grip strength. I've done middle fingers pull ups, climbed 1 cm holds, etc. But when I tried grippers I couldn't quite close CoC 1 with my good hand. Very different.
I never trained my forearms but they're just genetically big (15in). I wonder how I'd do on the grip tests before and after a months training.
Woah! I had no idea there are so many different types of hand grip.
Seriously powerful. I’m going to do what you did.
Good job there!
A month ago I got my CoC 2.5 and closed it. Never really trained with grippers, just got a few of them to test my max and that was it. Which gripper should I get next ? As I assume, jump from 2.5 to 3 is quite a big gap. Should I go for GHP 6 according to the ratings on Cannon PowerWorks?
thanks, closing coc 2.5 means you have serious crushing grip strength 💪. yes jump from coc 2.5 to coc 3 is huge if i was you i would get an average rated ghp 6 so i can bridge the gap. i would get a rated one so if i close it i know that my next gripper must be higher rgc.
@Reclisla • 69 years ago captains of crush grippers
i know 2 good exercises for forearms with dumbbells wrist curls and reverse wirst curls i do them sometimes.
@Reclisla • 69 years ago try radial and ulnar deviation as well, and if the dumbbells are heavy enough carry them for as far as you can or deadlift using only middle finger, etc...
@Reclisla • 69 years ago LOL clash of clans got me dead bruh
Good grip is what makes a big part of monkeys species, especially humans, and It seems really useful for everyday life to have strong grip. It is the first video I see of you but I will check more become I want to have that strength and potentially strength durability in my forearms. Road to Popeye
Dude I just did push up on fingers and got strength in my forearm and perfect grip lol
music makes it seem a lot cooler than it actually is
brah, your forearm is bigger than the biceps. Respect, that's a lot of work!
bicep + tricep 😂