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TGIF : weekly round-up

As the holiday season gets underway things have definitely taken on a festive tone around here. Amid the usual round of parties and Christmas shopping came these : Grip training obsession: enjoy training your grip? So do these guys. Passionately. Also from the...

Gripper Seasoning

Ready to Stomp.Gripper Hell has been posting some excellent studies on the calibration of various grippers, including the effect of foot stomping on a gripper. If you’re unfamiliar with the delicate – and controversial – practice of gripper foot...

The Quest for the One-Armed Chin-Up Begins

Wolfgang Güllich. Recently I decided to embark on the serious – and quite possibly lengthy – journey to achieving a full-range one-armed chin-up. If you’ve ever grabbed the bar with one arm you’ll understand just how long a quest that can be....

Gloves Off

It’s been a few months since I last gripped the bar sans-gloves, and with temperatures routinely in the 5°-9°C range now it felt like the right day to give it a go. I was in the mood for a few rack pulls (which I’ve been trying to avoid recently due to...