One of the things which I have learned through use of the Gym Movement Protocol and testing is to employ a high degree of variety with my goal movements.
There are a lot of reasons to do this for your goals as well in my opinion.
Looking at the two hand pinch deadlift, the thickness of the plates will dictate what part of the hand is doing the lions share of the lift. For example, very think pinching is high stress to the fingers and wrist extensors, while wide pinching is primarily on the thumb. My strongest width right balances between 48mm and 52mm, depending on a few minor factors.
I can’t overstate how valuable this tip is. My friend and distance client Chris Mason added over 32 lbs to his one hand pinch in 10 weeks using some of my pinch strategies, and so will you.
Here is what I want you to try out
- Experiment with the Gym Movement Protocol testing and determine your best pinching width (one or two hand)
- Day to day, test to see if thinner or thicker works better
- Record your results, and let me know what you find out.
This lift above was a +13 lbs PR to my previous best 64mm pinch. Tell me, if I am able to move my thick pinch up to 212, and my thin pinch over 180, what will happen to my current 233 lbs PR in the best width??
Tell me, do you have any doubt at all that I will not accomplish this?
My 233.5 lbs Two Hand Pinch Lift from June is merely the starting point of what comes next
Allow me to make my most brash statement concerning grip- I will pinch lift 250 lbs before this time next year. That will be from a max of 165 to 250 in under 20 months. With a 7 7/8″ hand. At a body weight of 220. Bet on it.
ATG