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15 Feb
Power Grip – 4 x 4 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsWhile I can’t do more than 4 reps I realised I can do an extra set to increase volume.
17 Feb
Power Grip – 4 x 4 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 reps20 Feb
Left: 53.8, 60, 59.2
Right: 57.2, 58.1, 57.1Wow, I wasn’t expecting that. My previous best L & R was 55.5kg & 56.4kg, those were comfortably beaten today. I had 4 hours sleep and took paracetamol with caffeine in, not sure if that’s having a performance enhancing effect (the caffeine, not the sleep deprivation :-D).
Power Grip – 4 x 4 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsThese were noticeably easier to close, but I didn’t want to rush out and add volume. I’ll add a rep next week if my new strength holds.
22 Feb
Power Grip – 4 x 3 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsNot as much strength today, I know when to back off.
24 Feb
Power Grip – 4 x 4 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 reps27 Feb
Left: 56.1, 57.9, 55.5
Right: 60.5, 59.6, 57.7Really nice to hit 60kg again and know it wasn’t a fluke. I can’t expect to get that much stronger if my sets & reps stay the same so at some point I’ll need to increase the volume.
Power Grip – 4 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsThe last set was tough and I had to do 4 + 1 reps. I’m careful not to fall into the trap of the Heavy Tension one by doing too much volume and burning out.
1 Mar
Power Grip – 4 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 reps3 Mar
Power Grip – 4 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 reps6 Mar
Left: 54.5, 60.9, 57.2
Right: 56.7, 61.1, 58.5First time hitting 60kg with both hands, and a personal best with each. I didn’t feel that great today so it was pleasing to see.
Power Grip – 4 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsI tried 6 reps but even five is pushing it some days. I’ll stop in 2 weeks time unless I continue gaining 1kg/week.
8 Mar
Power Grip – 4 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsI really thought I could sneak a 6th rep but 5 seems to be a sticking point.
10 Mar
Power Grip – 3 x 5 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsI dropped a set here with a sense that I’m repeating my pattern of overtraining that I did with the Heavy Tension Grip Master. I don’t feel any stronger than the previous week so why should my numbers improve on testing day?
13 Mar
Left: 57.4, 58.7, 56.9
Right: 60.1, 56.5, 54.7Sock Stretch – 50 reps
With those scores I’ve decided to ease off, and I’ll do something like 2 sets of 3 to allow my forearms time to recover. The first break I took resulted in a drop of strength, possibly because I stopped completely, so hopefully continuing a little grip work keeps me up in the 60kg+ category.
I don’t really know how to train grip and it may work entirely differently to the muscle groups I’m more familiar with, but I will “taper” for 7-10 days, take a final few tests and then share my results on YouTube.
15 Mar
Power Grip – 2 x 3 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 repsThis is my idea of a taper, reduce volume by 60-70% for a few sessions.
17 Mar
Power Grip – 2 x 3 x 5 secs
Sock Stretch – 50 reps20 Mar
Left: 57.4, 56.6, 56.2
Right: 61.4, 56.3, 56.8Well that settles it, I have no idea how to taper forearm training. The right hand is actually a marginal personal best (previous 61.1kg) but the series overall was mediocre. I’ll test my grip again in 2-3 days and if it’s no better I won’t even write it here.
That’s the “program” over, from a 6 test average (3 per hand) of 49.7kg on the first day to a peak of 58.2kg. There a total of five efforts above 60kg on various days so not quite the consistency to repeat it. That means a gain of 17% in grip strength across 12-14 weeks, using only the Grip Master, which I’m pleased with. It won’t be too long a video so I should be able to have the results up on YouTube in the next few weeks.
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