Not to be one of those "ackshually" guys, But grip doesn't really adhere to that whole pound for pound shtick, I've seen guys who are 400+ pounds unable to close the 2.5 but know a guy personally at 165 pounds who can close the 3.5
@@t.p.ggaming3884 On top of that, it's not really fair way to judge one's strength. Grippers strength varies so much. Regardless of what it is, In my book, if you can close a gripper with RGC of 150 with spread width of 2.75" or above, you do have a fairly strong grip.
Just found this video. Sooo impressive Jerome! Hope you've improved even more with the grippers. Inspirational to those with small hands. I'm female and have the 2.5 down to 20mm. Approx same hand size.
Thanks! Sounds like you are extremely strong! I am friends with Rebecca Roberts (World's Strongest Woman). There is a video somewhere of Becca card closing the #2.5 (which I witnessed) so it is definitely possible! Good luck with your training! 👊
@@antigravity44 you close it yet? That’s very impressive. I’m 16 8.5 inch hand and have my 2.5 down to 3mm, I can close a lighter RGC one. Around 2 months training
Very impressive ! I weight 67 kg and closed the 2.5 with deepset but the 3 is another level i can move it to parallel when i try deepset it. I hope one day i will be able to deepset it.
Thanks! If I can do it then I am sure that you can with enough practice and intelligent training. A lot of people over do grippers. I would recommend that you practice Thick Bar more often in the week and only do Grippers two or three times per week
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 I only train grippers and no other training. I do a tough workout every second or third day and on rest days I do an easy 3X10 on T and 10 reps on no.1. Drove less often before but didn't increase anything and then started to increase the sessions and squeeze a lot more and started to increase again. Do like 5X5 now on No. 2 on a normal day and then a lap with No. 1 as many times as I can. Always warm up 4X10 on T before training. I can drive heavier sometimes, then there will be a hold of 2.5 for at least five turns and hold it until it opens about a cm and release it. run after that three laps with No. 2 and one lap with T as many as I can. Sometimes I run easier like 5X10-12 on No. 1.5 and as many as I can on T one lap. Have been training for 1 year and three months now and pass a Cc2.5 and hope for no. 3 within a year. 5:31
Very impressive stuff! I have similar size hands as you and hand size is definitely an advantage on grippers and most other grip stuff. I want to get better at setting grippers,my technique is horrible. Ive viewed tons of videos, but i feel weak when i use the technique they use. I can currently close the coc 2.5 for a couple reps while setting it by the spring. Setting the 3 that way, seems impossible tho.
Thanks! As is the case with most technique based exercises you need to practice the Set just as much (if not more) than the full close. For the months when I am training up to heavy gripper closes I tend to mix it up with occasional reps, regular timed holds and deliberately practicing the Set on the actual Gripper that I am training to close. This is important because the set-up feels different with every level of gripper
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 thanks for the reply! Any advice for keeping the back handle from slipping? I feel like that is where i mess up my set, especially with tougher grippers. I've been working my thumbpad ,for i read it helps with keeping the handle in place but it still slips.
Nikis Surprise I am getting closer to a card close of the #2. 5. It's just damn difficult to get the full range of motion with that level of gripper when just a slip here or there by as little as half an inch will just ruin the set
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 When I had the COC n1 first attempt ever with gripper I closed it wide open for reps " I defenitely have small hands" , but after a bit I sold it to a friend, I want to get back to grip training any advices on how to start and progress Jerome?
Hi, there are actually no brands that offer accurately rated grippers. The numbers they provide are and average strength for the spring, not the gripper with the handles. For instance the Captain's of Crush #4 is actually only a bit over 200lb if measured from the handles and the #3 is something like 150lb. Your "200lb" gripper would probably measure a bit over 100lb as the actual power in your hand. You need to look up companies that provide calibrations for individual grippers. For instance Cannon Power Works
You'd be interested to know that the heaviest gripper ever closed measured a little over 220lb. This was for one particular Captains of Crush #4. Some are as low as 200lb, which is still a huge weight. I don't know why manufacturers quote spring strengths. It is not an indication of what weight you are squeezing in your hand.
Thanks! At the moment I occasionally close the #2.5 but am not currently on a Gripper programme because of armwrestling commitments. I am planning on getting back onto it in the new year for various challenges. My aim is to work back up to multiple sets of the #3 and hopefully a deep close (not a card close) of the #3.5 some time later in 2023.
Thank you! I have been training Grip since the 1990s but I don't really train with grippers very often. I train more with pinch blocks and thick bars and use grippers as an occasional test
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 nice... That means that you have a lot of experience... I ve added you on facebook 10 minutes ago... I would like to give me some advices on how i could improove on my grip strength
Not sure why people are saying that; the number 3 is whatever it says on the website, unless it's like a really old one that's been battered around and has lost some of it's resistance in the spring. One straight out of the packaging will almost certainly be what it says on the site, bro. 😁👍
@@JivecattheMagnificent the trouble is that the Captains of Crush Grippers are not calibrated. Believe it or not, the 'weights' that are claimed on the site are not actually a measure of their finished grippers. According to David Horne (who knows Randy, the owner of IronMind) the numbers were assigned to the grippers quite randomly and are more likely to just relate to the springs that are used in the grippers.
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Well well well, I didn't know that, ahahah. Okay so, I take back what I said about them being accurate, hah, however, for sure anyone that's saying a number 3 would be about 150lbs has to be way, way off, right? 🤔 Cheers for weighing in, man. 😁
@@JivecattheMagnificent Check out the link below. 150lb is right on the money for a typical #3. The average for a #4 is about 200lb. Believe it or not, the heaviest gripper ever closed was rated at a little over 220lb. th-cam.com/video/F8eym3HXU8I/w-d-xo.html
@@JivecattheMagnificent It is not really the current force to close it, because it is calibrated with a 1 inch band at the end of the handle, but our hand does not exert force only in that part, it is more distributed between the middle and the end of the handle, then the real force of a CoC 3.0 should be between 280Lb and 150Lb, that RGC (rating system) is only used to compare the difficulty between different brands of grippers and grippers with each other, not the actual closing force
Yes it definitely makes a difference because the leverage that we get through our shorter hands is at a much less efficient angle. Basically smaller hands literally add weight to the gripper and increasingly so the wider the set. This is why if you or me were trying to achieve a credit card set on this #3 gripper then it would be equivalent of someone with a large hand (8" or more) closing a gripper rated at least #3.5 or #4
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 okay. I just started using hand grips about a week ago and i bought these offbrand hand grips from amazon that range from weight 100-200. Should i pay for the coc grippers? they seem a bit pricy
@@trumpjesus3936it depends on what your goals are. The only reason I train grippers is to progress to tougher grippers and in any case, I prefer an adjustable gripper. Otherwise, I would say that grip tools last a long time and they really aren't a lot of money compared to most types of Strength training equipment
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 well yes, i am trying to increase grip strength, so I am trying to improve the weight i can close. Im not sure if its worth buying many cocs. Should I buy one coc to train up to?
@@trumpjesus3936 what is the heaviest Gripper that you train with at the moment? If you get the Captains of Crush #1 or #1.5 they are good for practicing technique
not a hater but you should do a proper certification which is more difficult as where you are required to place the gripper ends "card width" apart before closing it. im saying this because it seems like you have enough power :)
Thanks, yes I know, however with my very small hand it will be a very long time before I manage that. It's the equivalent of a 5' man doing a 2m High Jump. I would love to achieve that one day though, even if it will take many years!
Just started my CoC journey. Awesome strength! Great JOB
Thank you! Good luck with your training!
WOW, props to you. I almost got discouraged from the training, but this gives me hope that I can close #3 one day too.
Woah he is a small guy but can crush any guys hand!
You gave me motivation, I'm 5'5 and weighing 76 kg, I started two months ago and I'm close to closing the 300 pounds.
Keep up the good work!
Very good! Impressive that you're able to do this under 150 lb bodyweight. I'm almost close to closing the Captains of Crush #3.
Thank you!
Check out my other videos! There is lots more to Grip Sport than just grippers!
Not to be one of those "ackshually" guys, But grip doesn't really adhere to that whole pound for pound shtick, I've seen guys who are 400+ pounds unable to close the 2.5 but know a guy personally at 165 pounds who can close the 3.5
@@t.p.ggaming3884 very true indeed!
@@t.p.ggaming3884 On top of that, it's not really fair way to judge one's strength. Grippers strength varies so much. Regardless of what it is, In my book, if you can close a gripper with RGC of 150 with spread width of 2.75" or above, you do have a fairly strong grip.
Fairly strong? Way above average@@jlee6823
Thanks for all the positive comments folks!
Just found this video. Sooo impressive Jerome! Hope you've improved even more with the grippers. Inspirational to those with small hands. I'm female and have the 2.5 down to 20mm. Approx same hand size.
Thanks! Sounds like you are extremely strong! I am friends with Rebecca Roberts (World's Strongest Woman). There is a video somewhere of Becca card closing the #2.5 (which I witnessed) so it is definitely possible! Good luck with your training! 👊
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Wow that's mutant strength!
@@antigravity44 you close it yet? That’s very impressive. I’m 16 8.5 inch hand and have my 2.5 down to 3mm, I can close a lighter RGC one. Around 2 months training
@@whoawhoasta No mate been off the grippers. That's some serious leverage with those size hands. Keep it up!
I know this is an old video. However I will say that you are a inspiration! How big are your hands?
Thank you!
My hands are small, only 6.7“ long
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Wow. Thats amazing! Much respect💪
Just got into grip training, got some for Xmas.
You made that look easy 😮 awesome stuff 👍
Thanks! ☺️
Very impressive ! I weight 67 kg and closed the 2.5 with deepset but the 3 is another level i can move it to parallel
when i try deepset it. I hope one day i will be able to deepset it.
Thanks! If I can do it then I am sure that you can with enough practice and intelligent training. A lot of people over do grippers. I would recommend that you practice Thick Bar more often in the week and only do Grippers two or three times per week
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 unfortunately i dont have thick bar equipment but thanks for the tips.
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 I only train grippers and no other training. I do a tough workout every second or third day and on rest days I do an easy 3X10 on T and 10 reps on no.1. Drove less often before but didn't increase anything and then started to increase the sessions and squeeze a lot more and started to increase again. Do like 5X5 now on No. 2 on a normal day and then a lap with No. 1 as many times as I can. Always warm up 4X10 on T before training. I can drive heavier sometimes, then there will be a hold of 2.5 for at least five turns and hold it until it opens about a cm and release it. run after that three laps with No. 2 and one lap with T as many as I can. Sometimes I run easier like 5X10-12 on No. 1.5 and as many as I can on T one lap. Have been training for 1 year and three months now and pass a Cc2.5 and hope for no. 3 within a year. 5:31
That’s crazy man
You make me want to get serious about grip training!
It is a great sport to get into!
Im new in gripping, may i ask if it is possible to train gripping without causing the hand to have callus
That's amazing Jerome and I thought I had small hands with 7,5 inches at 5'7'', no more excuses.
Haha thanks!
Yes no excuses, just hard work and good fun! 👊
7.5 inches hands are not that small tho. Mine are 6.3 😂
We are the same height and your hands barley bigger. No excuses we have potential to crush big grippers if we work hard!!! 💪💯
@@MrOnion-js1ls How do you measure your hands? What is 6.3 inches? s it from the tip of your middle finger to the end of your wrist?
@@pargolf3158 that’s how the average hand was found so that is where you should be measuring from yeah. Wrist crease to top of middle finger
Holy fuck big respect dude😳😳😳😳😳😳
Very impressive!! 💪👊
Thank you!
insane man i hope to get to your level one day haha :D
greaty close - well done.
Thank you! 👊
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 That should be great close. I thought my hand was small at 7" but you really stepped up with that performance.
@@waltersinclair2591 thanks man! Big challenges just make victories sweeter!
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Certainly do. Just closed the No.2 so a way to go but you show what's possible.
👍👍👍
Very impressive stuff! I have similar size hands as you and hand size is definitely an advantage on grippers and most other grip stuff. I want to get better at setting grippers,my technique is horrible. Ive viewed tons of videos, but i feel weak when i use the technique they use. I can currently close the coc 2.5 for a couple reps while setting it by the spring. Setting the 3 that way, seems impossible tho.
Thanks! As is the case with most technique based exercises you need to practice the Set just as much (if not more) than the full close. For the months when I am training up to heavy gripper closes I tend to mix it up with occasional reps, regular timed holds and deliberately practicing the Set on the actual Gripper that I am training to close. This is important because the set-up feels different with every level of gripper
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 thanks for the reply! Any advice for keeping the back handle from slipping? I feel like that is where i mess up my set, especially with tougher grippers. I've been working my thumbpad ,for i read it helps with keeping the handle in place but it still slips.
@@El_Los yes, I bend the middle of the hand and force my thumb muscle against the handle to keep it in place
@@El_Los
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@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Thanks again!! That was alot of help👍😁
I feel you. Can’t card close thanks to the fact that some people are born with smaller hands😤
Nikis Surprise yes I sometimes wish I could somehow increase my hand size. It is a world of Giants from my point of view! 😂
On my video of closing the nr 2 I did the exact same thing. Put it to about parallel and then closed. No way I am closing it from wide open -_-
Nikis Surprise I am getting closer to a card close of the #2. 5. It's just damn difficult to get the full range of motion with that level of gripper when just a slip here or there by as little as half an inch will just ruin the set
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 When I had the COC n1 first attempt ever with gripper I closed it wide open for reps " I defenitely have small hands" , but after a bit I sold it to a friend, I want to get back to grip training any advices on how to start and progress Jerome?
Unreal power
Thanks! ☺️🙏
Hey do you by chance know any other brands that offer accurate weights per gripper? Cause I am repping 200 lbs according to another brand
Hi, there are actually no brands that offer accurately rated grippers. The numbers they provide are and average strength for the spring, not the gripper with the handles. For instance the Captain's of Crush #4 is actually only a bit over 200lb if measured from the handles and the #3 is something like 150lb.
Your "200lb" gripper would probably measure a bit over 100lb as the actual power in your hand. You need to look up companies that provide calibrations for individual grippers. For instance Cannon Power Works
You'd be interested to know that the heaviest gripper ever closed measured a little over 220lb. This was for one particular Captains of Crush #4. Some are as low as 200lb, which is still a huge weight. I don't know why manufacturers quote spring strengths. It is not an indication of what weight you are squeezing in your hand.
Well done! Gives me hope I can get there some day too:)
Thank you Erik!
Excellent job. Did you ever work towards the 3.5?
Thanks! Not yet. Other goals got in the way but I'll definitely get back into it in the near future
I'm working my way towards the 2.5 right now, then the #3
@@breakarm8782 great stuff! I hope you enjoy the journey! 👊
Very impressive man! Where are you now on your grippers?
Thanks! At the moment I occasionally close the #2.5 but am not currently on a Gripper programme because of armwrestling commitments. I am planning on getting back onto it in the new year for various challenges. My aim is to work back up to multiple sets of the #3 and hopefully a deep close (not a card close) of the #3.5 some time later in 2023.
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 nice bro! you’ll get it
thats pretty impressive...with what gripper have you started?and how many years do you train with grippers?
Thank you! I have been training Grip since the 1990s but I don't really train with grippers very often. I train more with pinch blocks and thick bars and use grippers as an occasional test
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031how old are you right now and what age you were when you started grip training?
@@FracturedMindsCrew 44 years old. I would have been perhaps 18 years old when I started training my grip
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 nice... That means that you have a lot of experience... I ve added you on facebook 10 minutes ago... I would like to give me some advices on how i could improove on my grip strength
Why does it say on the website that the coc 3 is 280lb but people on youtube saying it's 150lb?
Not sure why people are saying that; the number 3 is whatever it says on the website, unless it's like a really old one that's been battered around and has lost some of it's resistance in the spring. One straight out of the packaging will almost certainly be what it says on the site, bro. 😁👍
@@JivecattheMagnificent the trouble is that the Captains of Crush Grippers are not calibrated. Believe it or not, the 'weights' that are claimed on the site are not actually a measure of their finished grippers. According to David Horne (who knows Randy, the owner of IronMind) the numbers were assigned to the grippers quite randomly and are more likely to just relate to the springs that are used in the grippers.
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Well well well, I didn't know that, ahahah. Okay so, I take back what I said about them being accurate, hah, however, for sure anyone that's saying a number 3 would be about 150lbs has to be way, way off, right? 🤔 Cheers for weighing in, man. 😁
@@JivecattheMagnificent Check out the link below. 150lb is right on the money for a typical #3. The average for a #4 is about 200lb. Believe it or not, the heaviest gripper ever closed was rated at a little over 220lb.
th-cam.com/video/F8eym3HXU8I/w-d-xo.html
@@JivecattheMagnificent It is not really the current force to close it, because it is calibrated with a 1 inch band at the end of the handle, but our hand does not exert force only in that part, it is more distributed between the middle and the end of the handle, then the real force of a CoC 3.0 should be between 280Lb and 150Lb, that RGC (rating system) is only used to compare the difficulty between different brands of grippers and grippers with each other, not the actual closing force
wow I just started with the trainer, you are proof that maybe one day I can do it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you! I hope to inspire other people who are like me very small to achieve their goals 👊
my hands are also 6.7 inches long, but my fingers are also not very thick. Do you think that makes a difference
Yes it definitely makes a difference because the leverage that we get through our shorter hands is at a much less efficient angle. Basically smaller hands literally add weight to the gripper and increasingly so the wider the set. This is why if you or me were trying to achieve a credit card set on this #3 gripper then it would be equivalent of someone with a large hand (8" or more) closing a gripper rated at least #3.5 or #4
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 okay. I just started using hand grips about a week ago and i bought these offbrand hand grips from amazon that range from weight 100-200. Should i pay for the coc grippers? they seem a bit pricy
@@trumpjesus3936it depends on what your goals are. The only reason I train grippers is to progress to tougher grippers and in any case, I prefer an adjustable gripper. Otherwise, I would say that grip tools last a long time and they really aren't a lot of money compared to most types of Strength training equipment
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 well yes, i am trying to increase grip strength, so I am trying to improve the weight i can close. Im not sure if its worth buying many cocs. Should I buy one coc to train up to?
@@trumpjesus3936 what is the heaviest Gripper that you train with at the moment?
If you get the Captains of Crush #1 or #1.5 they are good for practicing technique
not a hater but you should do a proper certification which is more difficult as where you are required to place the gripper ends "card width" apart before closing it.
im saying this because it seems like you have enough power :)
Thanks, yes I know, however with my very small hand it will be a very long time before I manage that. It's the equivalent of a 5' man doing a 2m High Jump. I would love to achieve that one day though, even if it will take many years!
I‘m close from closing #1🤣
okay but u used both hands to close it so u actually didn't closet it😂
Definitely Kopernikus ;)
Woah pour votre corpulence ( poids de corps ) ,c'est une très grande performance ! Congratulations !!!! From Belgium ! Very insane,amazing !
Thank you! 🙏
damn 5'2"... Thats rough
We deal with the cards that we are given in life
@@jeromebloom_gripcraft6031 Major respect man
@@MrRANDUM145 thank you! Very kind!
That makes the feat more impressive