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Ive bought a Gripmaster and found this site,

http://www.bodytrends.com/exercise_instructions/gripmaster_RSG4.asp

But can anyone suggest which exercises to do specific to climbing and how many reps and sets of each please.

Hope everyone had a good crimbo etc. etc.

In reply to Adam Moroz: Hi alan i got one for crimbo too! and a moon fingerboard. i got a red medium strength one but found it a bit easy maybe i will try to change it for the stronger one!

In reply to jrjamus:

Whos alan?

Yeah its the black one you need for climbing strength as the red ones just not got enough tension.However ive also jst bought an XBOX 360 so that will be build my fingers up too

In reply to Adam Moroz: sorry drank Far too much last night ADAM. i think i do need the black one deffo. wish i got a 360! how lucky are you? oh well im going to the wall this afternoon to try out my new shoes.

In reply to Adam Moroz: gripmasters apparently give u tendonitus. says the guy at my climbing wall shop

In reply to Adam Moroz:

Hook position and trigger pinch. What you really want is one of these:

http://www.ironmind.com/ironmind/opencms/ironmind/Main/captainsofcrush.html

There's even a Captains of Crush song!

In reply to galpinos:

If you need some psyche to close that gripper:

http://laingproductions.com/music-group-2.html

In reply to galpinos: The grippers are amazing and up to the number 2 and that song is perhaps the best thing ever written! So comedy, thanks for brightening my day.

I've had some cheap grippers for years and use them now and the...but don't really feel they do much ... at the time I can feel my forearms egtting a little pumped and my hand grip aching... but are they a waste of time???

I've had some cheap grippers for years and use them now and then...but don't really feel they do much ... at the time I can feel my forearms egtting a little pumped and my hand grip aching... but are they a waste of time???

In reply to Adam Moroz:

mmm..continuing the gripper thread...

I bought a "Captains of Crush" gripper - the sport 80 lb one. It feels no stronger than the £3.99 a pair grippers I got in Asda a few months back...

I'd recommend that anyone who already does a little climbing and is reasonably fit (I'm not muscle guy) should go for the next one up, the 100lb trainer, or even further... I think I'll be reselling mine on ebay VERY soon and moving up the scale.

Phil

In reply to philkerswell:

I'm just about to buy a gripmaster pro 11lbs, as I struggle to open a jar of branston pickle, never mind grip small holds. What's the verdict? Is it worth £15 or will it just make me good a using a gripmaster?

In reply to philkerswell: i've just got some heavy grips (half the price of CoC) ranging from 100 to 300 and a female friend of mine couldn't close the 100 with two hands but my non-climbing but reasonably active house mate can bang out 20 reps, he finds the 150 difficult tho. i find the 200 is hard but closeable once warmed up. can't comment on anything above that yet as i am waiting to be able to do 10 reps on the 200 before moving on to the stronger ones.

i personally think that a strong climber would be able to start around the 150 - 200 mark and wouldn't recommend anything below that.