10/17/2024
Achieved a goal of grip strength higher than bodyweight. Dad strength? You tell me. Arbirtary goal? Who cares.
Many variables today:
• 7ish hours of total sleep… more than average as I have a 6 week old waking us up 2-3 times/night
• 74 degrees and low humidity (grip didn’t slip). Cold front helped. (My longest hangs ever came on days where it was 60-64°)
Other things that are usually consistent (which were also consistent today):
• Trained at 11:30am in UV 6 on an empty stomach, double espresso pre-session
• 30-45 min full body bodyweight training session with ISOs, crawls, hangs (all in the sun), plus inertial impulses (indoors)
Only big changes lately:
• Inertial impulses 5-6x/week (on top of regular training, ISO’s, etc.) instead of rebounds/altitude drops. No lifting either.
• Training less - about 30-45 min/day 5-6 days/week down from 45-75 min/day 6-7 days/week
• Sleeping less due to newborn. All worth it, just noteworthy. Love of sleep may be psychological attachment and have little impact on performance.
Hand/grip strength is very important. Won’t get into why or link to longevity blah blah blah but you need strong hands. Max grip should be within 15% on each hand regardless of “handedness”. 90+ second hang at one go is a minimum, 3+ min hang cumulative daily is ideal. I also believe 30+ second single arm hang is attainable for all. Also, carry heavy stuff and have the ability to absorb high amounts of force/impact rapidly. Only babies should have soft hands. Haven’t found too much specific grip training aids to be helpful either. General > specific. Those are my two cents. Only seen a few people with grip > bodyweight so here’s me lecturing all you kids. Gym class is over, hit the showers.