Product Review: Heavy Grip Hand Grippers

**PirateJon** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 2:32pm

Last time grip training came up someone posted a link to Heavy Grip's site. They have a special 5 pack of grippers (100lbs to 300lbs in 50lbs increments) for $70 including shipping so I grabbed myself a set.

Well I've had them for a week and I love em. Very high quality, nice and solid. The metal handles have a nice feel. Great service too since I had to email them for a tracking number and got responses right away.

http://www.heavygrips.com/

One other thing I might mention. Try and test your grip strength before you order even if, like me, you don't think you have that strong a grip. I was able to close the 200 on both hands without too much straining the minute I started using them so the 100 and 150 won't see a lot of use. Ordering just the three I'm using to train would be more expensive than the package deal.

I've been following the posted workouts on their site and I like em. Nice pump.

**Jaguar Wong** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 3:53pm

You can use the lighter ones for higher rep warmup sets, right?

**PirateJon** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 4:27pm

Yah, but any $5 store bought gripper would work fine for that so it's a wash.

Still, I like em a lot and you can grip train pretty much every day so they'll see a lot of use.

**Mor Sao** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 5:04pm

Iron mind rip offs?

I like my iron mind ones.

Dale

**Jaguar Wong** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 5:05pm

Originally Posted by PirateNinja5000

Yah, but any $5 store bought gripper would work fine for that so it's a wash.

Still, I like em a lot and you can grip train pretty much every day so they'll see a lot of use.

I know what you're saying, but no $5 store bought hand gripper requires anywhere near 100lbs to close. I think the're more in the 40 to 50 lbs range for the better ones ($9.99).

**Jaguar Wong** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 5:07pm

Originally Posted by Dale Dugas

Iron mind rip offs?

I like my iron mind ones.

Dale

I think they're very similar, but the deal on a set of 5 is pretty good. I dig my Captains of Crush as well, but at least these don't look like cheap knockoffs like you would find at Sports Authority.

**Lothene** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 6:12pm

Oh man I wanted to get this but international shipping is $28 :(

Do you think you could get something similar in a regular sports shop?

**Carpe Noctem** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 6:34pm

FWIW, really heavy grip training on a daily basis is a bad idea, and a great way to tendonitis. As addictive as it is, if I go heavy every day, my progress shitcans itself. I'm working on repping with an Ironmind #2, and can feel it deep in my tendons. Find something light for in-between days. Laci Szabo's Miami snowballs are great for that. Go to www.szaboinc.com for those, as well as some very eccentric knife designs.

**Honor** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 6:46pm

Want to sell the 100 and 150?

**VikingPower** · Posted On: 10/31/2005 7:15pm

Originally Posted by SGT Fitts

FWIW, really heavy grip training on a daily basis is a bad idea, and a great way to tendonitis. As addictive as it is, if I go heavy every day, my progress shitcans itself. I'm working on repping with an Ironmind #2, and can feel it deep in my tendons. Find something light for in-between days. Laci Szabo's Miami snowballs are great for that. Go to www.szaboinc.com for those, as well as some very eccentric knife designs.

Agreed. I treat my grippers like a compound exercise, 3x a week tops.