The dog leg is still sitting very low in your hand. The more standard technique is to set the dog leg first (just below the callouses) then creep the fingers around when you set it. This way, friction keeps the dog leg in place. The way you're setting it, you're forced to roll the dog leg over the skin which stretches it in the wrong direction, then when you let go, it rolls back almost to where it started. Jedd Johnson and Paul Knight have excellent videos showcasing this alternate technique.
thanks for this information. I was following the video and noticing the effects you were describing, felt a little unnatural; going to check out these names now
Benjamin Molina the level 1 is a tough gripper! We recommend starting with one you can close 10-15 times. The Trainer is a great starting gripper for most weight lifters and allows you to conquer the level 1 quickly.
@@SeriouslyStrongTraining thanks, my grandma got it for me for christmas and I could no tell her the reality of the COC grippers but I'll try to get my hands on one. For the mean while any tips on how to use the COC Lv 1 on getting stronger, not closing it but at least not having it laying around without any use? Thank you very much
@@benjaminmolina3456 Treat it like any other strength training you do. Train with it 2-3 days per week. 5 sets of 10 reps, each time trying your hardest to close the gripper. You can do negative reps as well--use both hands to close the gripper and then take one hand off then let the gripper open as slowly as possible. Add negatives at 5 sets of 1 rep, alternating hands, at the end of the workout. Take plenty of rest between sets.
Even though im 5 years too late. I have only just font out about coc i have a 1 and trainer and the guide i made the mistake of buying the 2.5 i didnt know a great deal or how hard there are I can close the 1 however i didnt know about closing it with your other hand isn't that cheating or is that how you ment to do them
@@SeriouslyStrongTraining I'm just sayin...if you're hearing the click, you're not using a hard enough gripper. You should only be able to do 5 or 6 reps if you wanna build strength. Not gonna be clicking if you can only do 5 or 6 reps.
@@bustercherry8734 training your grip is just like all other strength training. You should be working different rep ranges at different times. Whether that’s within a single workout or undulating your volume over days/weeks. You will gain strength the fastest when you do this. Sticking to the rep range of 5-6 is not how you get strongest. Our content is generally targeted at beginners, and this video is no exception. If someone is watching this video to learn how to use a gripper for the first time, they absolutely should be using one light enough that they can hear it click. If you are experienced using them and you’re having a “heavy” day where the rep range is lower, sure, it may not click towards the end of the set. But to say it shouldn’t click and that you should always use one so difficult you can only do 5-6 reps is bad advice.
