This gripper calibrates in the upper 170s. Matt Cannon loaned it to me and sent it along with the tag that says “MM3 or Bust.” Great gripper to use on my way to the MM3!
11-9-09: MMS Thor Elite Close
November 10, 2009 by goalorientedtraining5/8″-Handle Grand Master: Wide Set and Close
November 5, 2009 by goalorientedtraining
Great gripper idea here! These BTR (beyond-the-range) grippers are super for training that extra little oomph necessary to close the big grippers.
11-4-09: MMS and TNS Grippers
November 5, 2009 by goalorientedtraining11-4-09, Wednesday
MMS GRIPPERS
-146lb #3 for 1
-5/8″-Handle GM for 6 singles
-160lb #3 for 1
-169lb Super Elite for 1 MISS
-Hoseclamped at Parallel-T7 for 2 sets of 2 reps
TNS GRIPPERS
-112lb #2 for 5 reps
-146lb #3 for 2 singles
-5/8″-Handle GM for 6 MISSES
*Overall Notes: Top-end strength was noticeably down. I was about 1/16″ off on my 169lb Super Elite. But it felt like a mile tonight. So I took a different approach and did some work with Matt Cannon’s 5/8″-Handle Grand Master so I could feel like I’ve done some work on the close. He generously loaned me his BTR gripper and a hard Elite to help with my MM3 prep. Thanks again Matt! I missed one of the TNS 5/8″-Handle GM attempts by about 1/16″ and most of the others by about 1/8″. I don’t know what it calibrates at, but it’ll be a good TNS close when I get it done.
10-31-09: MMS Grippers
November 1, 2009 by goalorientedtraining10-31-09, Saturday
MMS GRIPPERS
-112lb #2X3
-146lb #3 for 1
-Blobert’s 154lb #3 for 1
-160lb #3 for 2 singles
-169lb Super Elite for 2 MISSES
*Overall Notes: Strength was cruddy today but that’s probably due more to my 2″ vbar workout from yesterday and today’s morning workout. Fighting off the beginning of a cold too so all in all it’s not a total loss. The Super Elite misses were both about 1/16″. The 160lb #3 was near my limit today.
10-24-09: T7 Gripper Close
October 25, 2009 by goalorientedtraining
Got it on video this time.
10-24-09: MMS Grippers
October 25, 2009 by goalorientedtraining10-24-09, Saturday
MMS GRIPPERS
-112lb #2 for 5 reps
-146lb #3 for 1
-154lb #3 for 1
-T7 for 1!, and 1 MISS
*Overall Notes: Very short gripper workout on purpose. I spent a large portion of the day power washing the house and scraping and painting inside. Those things tend to pump up my forearms, but not in a good way. First attempt on the T7 was the best and the set was just barely outside parallel. The 2nd attempt was also very close. Only off about 1/16″. Lefty I closed Blobert’s 154lb #3 with room to spare.
Time to send my T7 out to Matt Cannon so he can calibrate it and send me the results. I sold my power rack, otherwise I’d be able to calibrate my own grippers still.
10-20-09: MMS Grippers
October 22, 2009 by goalorientedtraining10-20-09, Tuesday
MMS GRIPPERS
-112lb #2 for 5 reps
-146lb #3 for 1
-160lb #3 for 2 singles
-169lb Super Elite for 1, and 1 MISS
*Notes: Very solid close and the miss was later in the workout.
-T7 for 1!, and 3 MISSES
*Notes: Missed my first attempt and then by the narrowest of margins closed it on the 2nd attempt. First time closing my T7 though. 
It binds up big time on the last 1/8″. The 3 misses were a sliver away from being shut. I need to send this gripper out to get calibrated. I don’t think it’ll go much into the 170s so I’m not sure why it’s stumped me for this long. Something about the way it binds up.
-IROC-Z’s #3.5 for 1 MISS
*Notes: Not even close. I was totally shot by the time I attempted this and it showed.
*Overall Notes: Good workout since I closed the easy Super Elite and the T7 finally.
York 45lb Hub Clean: Josh Dale in May
October 22, 2009 by goalorientedtraining
Josh did this phenomenal feat AFTER the grip contest!
10-17-09: MMS Grippers
October 18, 2009 by goalorientedtraining10-17-09, Saturday
MMS GRIPPERS
-112lb #2 for 1
-146lb #3 for 1
-Blobert’s 154lb #3 for 1
-160lb #3 for 1
-169lb Super Elite for 1, and 1 MISS
*Overall Notes: The Super Elite close was just barely there. Crappy gripper workout for a few reasons. I didn’t sleep well last night. It was 41 degrees in the unheated garage and I decided to do my workout out there, instead of taking the grippers inside. I was interrupted halfway through the workout I had planned, so I didn’t get to do any harder attempts. Probably wouldn’t have mattered since my strength just wasn’t there today.
