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So, I gotta say it!

I’ve been training damn hard with those Fat Grips I got yesterday

And I’m fried. Big time. I can barely type – I thought before was bad when I did Jump Rope Mania! plus pull-ups!

When I did those Battletank Shoulders workouts – on thick bars outside – I thought that was bad!

But THESE thick gripz, my friend, which make the whole damn apparatus (chinning) around SIX inches in diameter, maybe a bit more?

These are something else altogether!

Not because the diameter itself is overly taxing (for me).

But because of the nature of the beast.

As I keep saying, and as the fools keep ignoring, the littlest or little of things make all the difference, friend.

Especially when it comes to grip training.

One, and the main thing -these are the slide on sort of Fat Gripz that you just slide onto the bar and they “snap” shut if you get my drift (picture on Twitter, so you’ll understand).

(LinkedIn still hasn’t unblocked me, and I care NOT to give them my personal Info, therefore…)

(Freakbook – NO!)

So what happens then is that although the diameter of the thick bar is the same, or maybe even more – these gripz can sometimes “slide a bit” – especially during extreme workouts.

i.e. towards you, away from you – depending upon whether or not youre doing pull-ups or chins (I’ve always recommended the former, of course).

But …

You might think thats a small thing, but grip wise – and performance wise -especially high rep stuff – it matters – a heck of a lot!

A LOT!

You have to really FOCUS and visualize when you first start and imagine yourself “gripping the thing so it doesnt move”, and then it becomes easier.

Mind muscle, as I keep talking about!

Same thing with handstand pushups or any other exercise I teach of course. Mind and breathing are the most important.

If you’re just going through the motions, if its just routine … if I can’t hear you BREATHE … well, then you might as well not be DOING ’em!

It isnt’ what you do, as Ive said.

It’s HOW YOU DO IT!

The passion with which you do, and pay attention to details and form.

Anyway, #2?

Following on from the above, GRIP workouts become that much tougher – but while some may say “same as thick bar training” – – – it’s not.

With a thick bar – like an iron pipe, for instance, or a swing set, it’s doubtful you’ll ever be able to literally crush the pipe. I’ve no doubt some old time strongmen could, but most of you – and me at this stage – probably not.

Yet, with these fat gripz – you’ll feel yourself crushing them – and the material “squeezed” – which gives you extra impetus, and more forearm work!

You’ll see what I mean when you do ’em. Its different!

Third, I’ve found regular pull-ups to be SOMEWHAT easier after done with thick bars – but in this case?

A hell of a lot easier!

Maybe thats because I havent trained with Fat Gripz for a while, I dont know …

Fourth, if you’re just starting out grip wise – go easy on the diameter. For chinning, 2 inches is probably all you should be looking at, unless you’re a grip monster like me!

Fifth (I know, but it slipped my mind, so we’re on to 5 now) – HIGH rep workouts and cardio require more rest in between when you first start.

(yes, pull-ups give you SUPER cardio if you know HOW!)

Or, more other exercises in between to let the forearms recover.

Again – it’s different from training on thick bars!

Try it, you’ll see.

Anyway …

POint of all this, and as I keep saying in Gorilla Grip, Gorilla Grip (Advanced) – and the rest … Is to DO the thing.

Incorporate thick bar training into your routine – and focus on the GRIP!

And if you’re still a wuss and pansy and sissy (sissifed male I should say) that uses “lifting aids” to do deadlifts and moan and pisses and groans about “you make it sound like grip training is more important than breathing” (its just as important in my opinion, actually) – well, what I got to say ain’t for you.

But you know that already, hehe.

Back soon!

Best,

Rahul Mookerjee