Heavy Grips - Singles - 6 Strength Levels

Five stars for quality and appearance. Good knurling. This is a very attractive and seemingly well built gripper. At "100#" though this is pretty weak. I have never trained my grip before and have popped my knuckles all my life. As most men go, my hands are not that strong for shaking and crushing. If you are interested in grip training than the odds are that you''ve done a fair amount of exercise otherwise and if that''s the case, you can rep this thing outside of its range of usefulness. It is much easier than the workforce or pony brand spring clamp from home depot which are obviously not designed for grip training.

After buying this, getting it in the mail and seeing my wife close it a few times (she is no strong woman) I ordered the next three in line. At this point I have nearly enough invested in them to have bought the whole 1000-350 set outright with shipping. I that seems like too much money to spend and you are serious about starting grip training then SAVE UP! Regardless of what you may have read, these are good grippers. You can get six of these shipped for th price of three IM CoC gripppers and if hand strength is what you''re after (not "I closed the #..." bragging rights) then buy the set. While you''re waiting to accumulate the dough, do some finger curls, pinch holds and roller work to prepare yourself for the crush training to come.

One last thing, if you''re looking for a single gripper and have never handled one before (a real one I mean) then it will be impossible to gauge your perfect starting gripper. I would suggest that if you are a man who dealifts, does pull-ups or any other heavy back exercise w/o wraps then the 200# would be the one to get. It may be too tough to close at first for some, but shouldn''t take long. Do partials and negatives until you can. It''s better to get a gripper that''s a little too hard then one that''s too easy. The 100# is too easy. Don''t waste your time with anything less than the 200# unless you buy the set, then the 100 and 150 become EXCELLENT training tools to warm up and acclimate your hands to the loads that they will be responsible for crushing.

I hope that this helped someone and appologize for the length.

Last Christmas I made the mistake of getting the 200 lb one as my starter. I had no idea what these were like and how much resistance they really gave and I didn''t want to get something I could easily do so I figured 200 would be a good bet. I was wrong. 200 was too much for me to start.

So I ordered the 150, and it is great. I do not recommend starting with the 100 if you are a guy. The 150 provides a good amount of resistance as a good starting gripper. But if I it was any less it would feel pretty weak. Since the difference between the 150 and the 200 feel VERY significant, I can''t imagine how lame the 100 would be for a guy to start out with, as 150 feels just right.

Obviously, you won''t get much use out of these things once you progress past them as they are non-adjustable, which is why it is important to make sure to get enough resistance. If you are someone who happens to know they have GOOD, ABOVE AVERAGE grip, then get the 200. Me-I believe I have average to SLIGHTLY above average, and therefore the 150 works just perfect. The 200 was just too much to start with. I just got the 150 a week ago and figure I''ll be ready for the 200 in about a month and a half or so.

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I had been training with IronMind''s CoC #2 (rated 195lb) for a while, and, while being able to do 20 reps, I still was not able to close their #3 (rated 280lb). (This was before they came up with the 1.5, 2.5 and 3.5) I needed a "Stepping stone" and bought the Heavy Grips Hand Gripper -rated at 250 lbs. To my disappointment, it was actually easier to close than the CoC #2!

The reaon: due to inferior materials and/or assembly, the handles of the HG bend inwards with respect to the spring, and their lower ends touch sooner than they do on the CoC (the deformation is quite visible).

I returned it, and they gave me my money back no questions asked, so I have to say good customer service.

This line of grippers is a little cheaper than the CoC they imitate, and they certainly provide a great value. I prefer the CoC, but if you''re less of a fanatic :) or if you want to save 25% the HG are OK. I would subtract at least 60lb from their rating, though. Like I said, the HG 250 is weaker than the Coc 195.

Also, the pattern on the handles is a little less abrasive than the one on the CoC ... this can be good or bad. I say it''s bad, since it slips more (even with chalk!), but some people may appreciate it being easier on their palms.

Happy gripping!

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This is the best heavy grip series I''ve used.

I''m a college weightlifter and tennis player. My coach from both teams have strongly recoomended them to me. I''m really happy now, I can crush your hand right away.

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250 is a bit much even if your a novice body builder with strong hands. START AT 200 UNLESS YOU CAN BENCH 280+. Now I need to purchase a smaller weight to make full use of exercise. Great product though, If it doesnt break. But it has a lifetime warranty for that.