AtomGripz Hand Grippers (Knurled)
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AtomGripz Hand Grippers
Not sure where to start with your gripper training? We say start with the best quality you can afford as the experience will be so much more rewarding and the results will come much faster.
If you want a power-packed grip then you really want to do direct grip work and what better way than having a top quality Hand Gripper in your pocket, your desk, your car dash ....
Review: AtomGripz Hand Gripers
Where do I start... We thought Heavy Grips were good which of course they are, however when we recieved a sample of an AtomGripz Gripper (2 band) the quality and engineering was evident and the extra cost of the gripper compared to Heavy Grips could be more than justified. The Gripper Handles are macined and knurling applied to perfection.
So it was a sample, you'd expect it to be of the very best quality of the batch, but when our stock order came in including every strength gripper and the smooth handled grippers it was very clear these aren't churned out in huge numbers but made with pride as every single gripper was perfect.
So we've established the AtomGripz is right at the top of the pile, and sure we may be a bit biased as they're made in England, but what are they like in use and which one should you start with? Well, AtomGripz are rated on a band system with the bands being machined at the top of the handle. Our sample was a 2 band gripper which I would say falls right between the 150lb and the 200lb Heavy Grip models, it's tough but not impossible so let's organise them as follows..
I'll borrow some info. from the US AtomGripz retailer Gripper Superstore who have a great site and are THE place to buy grippers in America.. Quoted text copyright Gripper Superstore - Gillingham Technologies, a division of Gillingham Enterprises, LLC. The rest is ours!
AtomGripz Gripper buying guide :
1 Band - AtomGripz Single Band Gripper "Advanced Beginner" - (Light Knurl) Gripper Superstore rate the single band AtomGripz gripper on a par with the original Captains Of Crush "Trainer" model and suggest it's used for no less than a "very well trained female athlete" or "Male athlete with some moderately heavy weight training experience" For the complete beginner or younger trainer the Heavy Grip 100 would be a step down from this gripper and be the best place to start. Also great for warm-up sets once your grip development moves up a gear. 2 Band - AtomGripz Double Band Gripper "Advanced Novice" - (Medium Knurl) This is the gripper recieved as our evaluation sample, exception being our sample came with a "sharp" knurl which considering the expected level of grip experience was a little to harsh so like Gripper Superstore we spec. the double band gripper with a medium knurl. Gripper Superstore rate the AtomGripz Double band gripper on a par with the COC #1 which "will challenge women that are hard core strength athletes - throwers, powerlifters, weightlifters, strongwoman, etc. - and men with a significant amount of heavy lifting under their belts" 3 Band - AtomGripz Triple Band Gripper "Advanced" - (Sharp Knurl) Advanced is exactly what the Triple Band AtomGripz is, this is to say advanced grip strength not just somone that could be classed as an advanced strength trainer. In the words of Gripper Superstore "This gripper will stop most men with no specific training and is a great goal gripper or to help move up to heavier grippers". Also rated by them as an equivalent to COC #2.5 - Myself, I can get half a rep with my strong hand so this gripper and above are a long way off for me. 4 Band - AtomGripz Quad Band Gripper "Master"- (Sharp Knurl) For me closing this gripper even just for a single rep. this is a pipe dream. But I'm just your "average" strength trained middle aged bloke who spends too much time these days at the keyboard rather than in the gym as I did 10+ years ago. Enough about my failings, back to the gripper. Our friends at Gripper Superstore in America rank the AtpmGripz Quad Band gripper somewhere between the COC #3 and #3.5 grippers so that's where we'll place it. A true Stongman rating. 5 Band - AtomGripz Five Band Gripper "Beyond Elite" - (Sharp Knurl) No, seriously, this is more than just a challenge, it's a challenge for the strongest of strongmen. The feel and finish are as you'd expect from AtomGripz but this is a beast. In fact, it's such a beast it's gone off the scale of classification that Gripper Superstore use for guaging all the grippers on their site (check it out at www.GripperSuperstore.com if you're in the U.S.). In their own words "If you are into big grippers pick one of these beauties up. We do believe it is closeable and would like to see it done." So lets see some youtube footage start appearing soon. 6 Band - AtomGripz Six Band Gripper "LOL" - (Sharp Knurl) Based on the extreme strength required to even move the AtomGripz Five Band Gripper I recokon this is bad boy has been made as an exercise in engineering rather than a practical work peice. That said, as all AtomGripz grippers are hand made in England I don't see anything wrong with turning out the heaviest and strongest gripper in the world just because you can. Pushing the boundaries is what it's all about. Having something that is posibly exceeding the physical limitations of the mechanics of human phisiology means that there will always be somewhere to aim for and who knows... one day.. but until then the AtomGripz 6 band gripper is an incredible talking point, a supreme peice of engineering and something every gym should have chained to their counter to shut up the B.S. boys. ;¬)
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