Captains of Crush Hand Gripper - Trainer
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Manufacturer: IronMindBrand: IronMind
Model: 1250
Product features:
- Original, authentic, unmatched--- the gold standard for building and testing grip strength
- Designed to produce the quickest gains in grip strength and hand health
- Premium materials, proprietary elements, precision manufacturing and unrivaled customer support---all from the USA
- Available in 10 strengths for a Savile Row fit, whether you are just starting off, rehabilitating an injury, or can already crack coconuts with your bare hands
- Most popular strengths are the Trainer and No. 1
Sports reviews of Captains of Crush Hand Gripper - Trainer
Customer Review: A very good product.
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
In a world where advertising is almost always full of exaggeration, if not outright fabrication, I really think that the product claims about the C.O.C. grippers are true. I researched quite extensively before buying, and it seemed that the Ironmind series of hand trainers were the best readily available products on offer. I was not disappointed when I received my Trainer (T) level device. It is extremely well made. Another reviewer spoke of it rusting quickly in humid regions ... I am in Japan, which is quite humid, and have seen no indication that it will rust. Ordering from Amazon proved to be cheaper than ordering from Ironmind directly, though even with Amazon the grippers are said to be shipped straight from Ironmind.
One small caveat is that you should be aware that the knurling bites, and unlike in weight lifting, where callouses and blisters tend to come slowly, and it is easy to stop before drawing blood, just one extra set with C.O.C. grippers can cause severe blisters or small tears. I recommend using a bit of sports tape, you don't have to bind your hands like a boxer or anything, such a bit on the more vulnerable pads. Using this type of gripper can be addictive, I have to say (that company claim is true, at least for me). You have to be careful not to over train. After getting good at my C.O.C. trainer I went out and bought a Warren Tetting (Beef Builder), and a Robert Baraban gripper. Both at different levels. Those brands are also very cool, but they are not quite as easy to find (all hail the google search!). Tetting offers a handle with a narrower diameter, which is said to give greater range of motion, and it and the Baraban have different feels from the C.O.C. and from each other. The Baraban has a chromed spring, but the Tetting has what looks like bare iron (I'm not a metallurgist, it is probably some type of alloy). I would be very surprised if the Baraban rusted, and very surprised if the Tetting doesn't. The Tetting looks classic, a member of my family asked me if it was old when it was fresh out of the box new. It is just the nature of the design, and I like it. I will master it before it rusts, and will keep it, and think it has character, even if the coil does go a bit orange. Both the Beef Builder and Baraban are said to be handmade (the former in the U.S., the latter in Austria), and I think that the precision of these makes might be a bit different from the Ironmind, which prides itself on the uniformity of their product. Personally I have decided to get the whole number C.O.C.'s (1, 2, 3 - maybe 4 as a conversation piece and life-long goal), and to train in the middle ground using the other interesting brands that are available.
Also recommended is the Blue 3 minute Egg Ironmind gripperIronMind 3-Minute (Blue) EGG: Easy, Grip, Go!. Very different sensation from the metal coil type grippers. Also, you can bring it on a bus or a train and use it discretely without people thinking you are a weirdo (if you brought one of the coil types, I am pretty sure you'd get some pretty odd looks cranking off reps in public).
I recommend reading the free advice / articles available on the Ironmind page, and watching some of the videos on Youtube about hand health and proper training. Watching Magnus Sameulsson using grippers is especially motivating.
In conclusion - great product, very reasonable price.
Happy gripping.
Description of Captains of Crush Hand Gripper - Trainer
Captains of Crush Grippers blazed new trails in the gripper world, taking what had been largely a cheap, imported plaything and turning it into a beautifully designed and crafted tool for serious strength athletes. Made in the USA and known worldwide, nothing else puts power in the palm of your hand like a Captains of Crush Gripper. Captains of Crush Hand Grippers come in ten strengths, so whether your grip strength sizes up as X-Small or 3X-Large; we have your perfect fit.Hand Strengtheners
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