Your grip power is important

[jdjack]

Get liquid chalk if you can't use real stuff.

 

[69nites]

Or pull first in your workout.

 

[IronInsanity]

You can only move what you can hold on to in the real world.

If this is your goal then you should train accordingly. Just curious, what do you do in real life that requires you to move 700 pounds around with any regularity?

 

[69nites]

If this is your goal then you should train accordingly. Just curious, what do you do in real life that requires you to move 700 pounds around with any regularity?

In construction I move around things not quite 700 lbs but I move them often enough that it's nice to do it without struggling.

 

[IronInsanity]

In construction I move around things not quite 700 lbs but I move them often enough that it's nice to do it without struggling.

I can appreciate that.

 

[NutNut]

If this is your goal then you should train accordingly. Just curious, what do you do in real life that requires you to move 700 pounds around with any regularity?

He teaches BJJ which requires as strong of grip as he can possibly have for opponent control, as for his job beyond that I do not know.

I know some farm workers and mechanics who use such a skill on a regular basis, it may not be 700lbs but that wasn't the important part of that post. As you may or may not know #s relating to plates of iron on a bar are not directly transferable to other activities like lifting odd objects and such, not saying they don't help but moving 700lbs on a bar isn't the same as moving an engine block, a fridge, a big stone in a farmers field etc.

It depends on your goals but a little more focus in that area would help even if it only means bigger forearms for vanity.

 

[Fitter x]

I just got back from Tn working on a coal fired powerhouse. I'm a pipefitter. The pipe I was working weighed 68lbs a foot. The flange connections had to be torqued to 1025 ft lbs. No grip = no job. It's nice when they come and get me and my Bro for this work cause not many can hold the wrench and pull it.
I train for strength, it helps for job security.

 

[IronInsanity]

He teaches BJJ which requires as strong of grip as he can possibly have for opponent control, as for his job beyond that I do not know.

Gunslinger teaches BJJ?

Anyway, like I said, we all have different goals. I don't need to use my workout to better prepare for my RL job. I've been in the credit card industry for years and they don't weigh much. The debt that they cause.... well that's a different story

 

[69nites]

I just got back from Tn working on a coal fired powerhouse. I'm a pipefitter. The pipe I was working weighed 68lbs a foot. The flange connections had to be torqued to 1025 ft lbs. No grip = no job. It's nice when they come and get me and my Bro for this work cause not many can hold the wrench and pull it.
I train for strength, it helps for job security.

with your handle I was wondering if you were also a fitter.

 

[Gstacker]

I don't think my grip is what it used to be, I used to do alot of pull ups and train forearms... My forearms are tiny compared to what they used to be but I can still pull 500lbs raw
As far as chalk goes, if a gym doesn't allow it then I'd get kicked out of there and find a new spot.

 

[gunslinger]

In construction I move around things not quite 700 lbs but I move them often enough that it's nice to do it without struggling.

I worked construction off and on for years when I was younger. Yes being stronger helped a lot.

He teaches BJJ which requires as strong of grip as he can possibly have for opponent control, as for his job beyond that I do not know.

Exactly. My hands need to be like hooks, once I get an arm or lapel I can have my grip giving way.

 

[Bowhunter]

CTS can also impact ones grip. I have it in both hands, so I use straps - especially for pulling.