Great instructional video (reminded me of an instructional video I made 15 years ago). One improvement I could see would be moving the gripper up just a little so you only have about half your pinky on the handle (you kind of did it on a few closes but didn't mention it). Also, you don't use your thumb at all to help with the close which could give you a couple more pounds of force at the end. The #2 is an impressive achievement. You look like you could pull off the #2.5 (likely you already have with a deeper set). There's still a chance to be first to cert on the #2.5 if you want another feather in your cap. Good to see you're still enjoying grippers after all these years.
Thanks, Adriane, subscribed! Probably the best video I have seen for beginners to use grip trainers. I am new and working on the lowly CoC Guide crushers. This video helped immensely especially with thumb aspect.
Thanks for the lesson on gripper placement and I didn't realize that one side was different than the other. I just got the S T and the .5, so I have to ways to go to catch up to you. 2 is no joke! I struggle with .5. lol!!
Nice tutorial. Closing the 2 is hard. Respect. Making the pocket and pushing your thumb forward feels odd to me especially when your hands are quite thick. I’m working on closing the 3 and want it by the end of this year, then it’s the 3.5 in 2024 to see where I can get.
Nice work, I just got mine 3 months ago and I’m currently trying to close a 2. I’m about a centimeter away I want it so bad lmao. I use the 1 for working sets and the 1.5 for a warm up close before trying to 2. I feel like I’m gonna get it in a few weeks at least. Then I gotta order the 2.5 and 3 which will prob takes months maybe years to close
@@illusorytrutheffect Nice work. It’s 6 months since I commented last and have been training grippers all that time. I do a similar routine of warm up then go for it. I’m still not quite closing the 3 but it is getting that bit nearer. It’s a slow job, twice a week seems to be the sweet spot for me. Still cannot believe how people close the 3.5 & 4 even though we know they can.
Thank you for this, a friend suggested grippers as part of my "get away from the computer you nerd" "rehab" and I went with babby's first Captains of Crush, hope someday to be able to do the #2, hah.
Thanks for explaining the bottom/ top position because I could not understand that at all lol. Now I get it. The hand placement was a pretty cool tip the way you made a pocket with your hand 👍🏽
Although that being said - you don’t utilise your thumb at all. Surely you want to use the strongest portion of your hand as much as you can, especially when the gripper starts to close in as you crush
@@eLuZiveMaRiio once set the thumb doesn’t move, it’s more about having the strength to hold rock solid as you squeeze. She makes that look very easy, it’s not.
Adriane - bad ass video. I've been searching for grip training tutorials with the CoC for a while and this is the best I've found. Short and you cover everything in good detail. Thanks for taking the time to show us newbies the ropes!
Thanks for tutorial. Nice closing of the 2. I started with grippers for two months ago, I am working with 1, takes a lot of time to get by that one. I want to train with them everyday but I am aware that I need recovery, so I try to stay away for training the grip for two days in a row. Interesting with the dog leg position. I was doing wrong all the time I guess by having it in my palm, towards me.
Very nice video! And congratulations on being the first female to certify. I always understood that the dog leg should remain closer to the thumb (opposite of what you claim). GHP grippers even have finger markings on the handle that corresponds to the rounded end of the spring. What are your thoughts on this? The whole dogleg thing was considered a myth for a while but id like to get to the bottom of it. Thanks
Great class and video but what's the proper technique and positioning for the left hand? Could you demonstrate that as well please. I did not know about the differences in the coil spring. Thanks for the information.
Most grippers are ergonomically designed for the right hand and more difficult with the left. However, there is no technique adjustment that can get around that. Iron Mind does sell a left-handed gripper called a "Left Turn".
Amazing you can close the 2 with ease, dam, i haven't bothered opening it from the packaging. LOL I purchased the 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5, thinking i would be able to close the 1.5 out of the box. I did close in it one hand, but it was v.hard, so I purchased the T, the 0.5 and the 1.0. I would recommend anyone to buy the T (100lbs) gripper great for what it was designed for Training to be stronger. Regarding hand placement, you have have to really work on that, you know when its right as you feel the difference, I would advise to set it high on your palm like you showed then micro manage it, through feeling. Yep, like others say you should be close on the 2.5? Very impressive.
Doesn't the dog leg end (straight end) go in the palm? Not sure if it was a mistake or if it's just a preference thing and really doesn't matter? Just confused a bit as I'm new to grippers... Great video either way!
So Adriane, first congratulations on closing the #2 gripper (wish I could close the #1 LOL). I'd like to ask you of your opinion of other brands of grippers. Are they all junk? Or is COC the ONE ALL, BE ALL of grip strength measurement?
I just found my set, a #1 and #2. A decade ago I could close the #2 for reps fairly easily. Today, I can't even close the #1. Strangely, my left hand does better than my right. Something feels wrong with my right forearm. I'm going to have to get the lighter ones and rehab myself. Time to see if I can't become the oldest guy to certify on the #3.
CoCs definitely have a bias too. I thought my right was stronger than my left (I'm left-handed) but then I tried a gripper without bias and my left BTFO my right.
@@williamwallace3780 Thanks for info. I have often wondered this with Coc style grippers. I am also left handed and with Coc feel my right is stronger. What do you mean by "bias"?
@@williamwallace3780 Ahhhh I see we are saying the same thing, I thought there was something else I hadn't considered. Thanks for the info. on the left turn models I had not seen them.
@@Kjuken69 I've looked into this a fair bit and there is quite a few Articles from professional trainers ect that have got all scientific on it and say it makes no difference what so ever what way round they go. but other ppl will die on the dogleg in the palm hill
Seems weird a credit card has to fit before the crush. At the peak of the crush it's the same weight equivalence no matter what, doesn't matter what the starting position is. That's also very skewed towards larger-sized hands.
@Hobo_X Ironmind implemented the credit card rule about 20 years ago because the tendency of using the off-hand to help complete the close was becoming too much of an issue. The credit card puts everybody on the same page. Without it, the offhand can do 90% of the crush. It does favor larger hands but I've seen some smaller handed people get by. I'm guessing you don't have giant hands based on your bitterness about the CC rule. 🤷🏻
