Fat Gripz

The Guvnor · 04-12-2012 08:51PM #1

Has anyone used this and if so what did you think?

The Guvnor · 04-12-2012 08:51PM

www.fatgripz.com

deadlybuzzman · 04-12-2012 09:44PM

yeah my brother brought his when he came over 2 years ago. They were pretty solid when put around dumbell handles, I just used them for light farmers walks, rows and pull ups. It was like holding the fat end of a barbell.
I didnt buy any as I thought they were a bit pricey, I just wrap a t shirt around dumbell handles for grip stuff, if its good enough for Bolton its good enough for me!

Jarren · 04-12-2012 09:57PM

$39 + shipping+customs

A bit pricey alright

slim223 · 04-12-2012 11:09PM

I ordered them this morning from www.fatgripz.co.uk/gear/index.php .they were £22 plus £6 shipping. was back to the site just now for the link and they are up to £29

The Guvnor · 04-12-2012 11:49PM

They look decent though and I have a manta ray for squats and imagine they might be the same as in never wear out etc.

Getting a pair so will let you guys know what they are like.

Hanley · 04-12-2012 11:49PM

I absolutely bloody adore mine and would buy another set in a heartbeat without even stopping to consider it.

So versatile and great craic for arm work. Hell I got my rack build with fat grip pull up bars and bought a fat grip barbell too.

Great tool and will last a lifetime without ever needing to be replaced.

COH · 04-12-2012 11:58PM

Anyone tried the fatgripz 'xtreme' ?

The Guvnor · 05-12-2012 12:20AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUH3JQjcweM

My bench is now just the bar with difficulty etc. etc. LoL

They look well Xtreme!

COH · 05-12-2012 12:44AM

The Guvnor wrote: »

They look well Xtreme!

Mine are currently in the post

Hanley · 05-12-2012 07:19AM

COH wrote: »

Mine are currently in the post

I was interested. Until I saw Dave Tate advertising them.

rubadub · 05-12-2012 10:22AM

http://www.fatgripz.com/extreme/?gclid=CI23_q32grQCFew92wodmTMAdQ

Truth is, Fat Gripz Extreme aren’t for everybody. They are only for people who want seriously jackt arms.

I have the regular fat gripz and would recommend them. If you want a go at fat bar chinups you can wrap things around the bar, leg wraps work well, you have to go outwards left & right when wrapping so it is a decent area to grip. You could try wrapping over the regular fat gripz the same way. Another easy way is to put PVC tubing on a chinup bar. I had 2 sections on mine which I could easily push aside. I had bicycle inner tube on them for grip, the problem is htey freely rotate, which some might think is a good thing, but I prefer the fat gripe. I also tried much thicker drain pipe once -not a hope! but you can use it for just 1 arm.

COH · 05-12-2012 12:37PM

Hanley wrote: »

I was interested. Until I saw Dave Tate advertising them.

I'm going to have faith in them until T-Nation starts recommending them as part of a new diet protocol. I ordered both anyway - December being the season of purchasing things that you probably don't need but want

Jarren · 05-12-2012 02:26PM

I actually used them first time ever this morning(had them for months but completely forgot about them)

I did only 7 pullups with them,farmer walk with 25 kgs each hand only took 30 secs before
my hand grip gave away,managed to do front squads with no pain in the wrist for the first time .

So I tried different kinds of exercise with them using barbells/dumbells and was quite happy with the results (read massive pump in forearms )

Waiting for DOMS now

rubadub · 05-12-2012 03:34PM

Jarren wrote: »

I did only 7 pullups with them,

My pullup numbers are usually halved. I was asking before if this meant I might get away with daily training without risk of overtraining. I had read the forearms recover faster and so need less rest so can possibly be exercised every day. If the rest of my muscles are under normal strain then it is sort of like that "greasing the groove" method -I am only doing half my normal reps so by back etc is not being overworked, just the forearms. But maybe they are worked more too.

Conversely I find my overhead dumbbell press ability goes up a rep or 2 when using the fat gripz. I put this down to being more comfortable in my hand.

The Guvnor · 05-12-2012 06:17PM

Cannot wait now to get mine and give them a go - should be interesting to see what they actually feel like - it will be strange at a guess.

Inspector Coptoor · 06-12-2012 10:18PM

Fat Gripz Extreme are very good.
Used them for a week back in October.

Horrible orange colour!

Hanley is being the anti - elite fts fan boy again I see, you go girl.

Hanley · 06-12-2012 11:12PM

Inspector Coptoor wrote: »

Fat Gripz Extreme are very good.
Used them for a week back in October.

Horrible orange colour!

Hanley is being the anti - elite fts fan boy again I see, you go girl.

Again? I've been giving out about EliteFTS's marketing strategy since before you knew what powerlifting was.

Hanley · 06-12-2012 11:14PM

The Guvnor wrote: »

Cannot wait now to get mine and give them a go - should be interesting to see what they actually feel like - it will be strange at a guess.

Was chatting to a couple of the lads about them today, said I haven't done normal chins in yonks, so went screw it, lets see what I can get - jumped on the pull up bar and did 20 chinzz easy. Fat gripzz are deffo helping that

The Guvnor · 07-12-2012 01:35AM

Fantastic - my accessories bag for the gym is getting so big it needs wheels!
Just wait till I get me some more chains!

Inspector Coptoor · 07-12-2012 07:44AM

Hanley wrote: »

Again? I've been giving out about EliteFTS's marketing strategy since before you knew what powerlifting was.

Old man Hanley is so wise.

Still, 20 chins is fair going.

Jarren · 07-12-2012 01:19PM

I didn't have Doms just strange feeling around the wrists area.
Felt like it was much easier to do pullups and definetely my hand grip got stronger.
+ 1 from me .

tmc86 · 07-12-2012 01:22PM

Looks like I'll pick up a set over christmas at some stage so and give them a bash

The Guvnor · 07-12-2012 01:36PM

I was told all Fat Gripz ordered here are sent from the UK and that they are a Canadian company - I spoke to someone in Fat Gripz and asked where in USA he lived - ouch!

Therefore mine should be here early next week.

Hanley · 07-12-2012 04:50PM

Jarren wrote: »

I didn't have Doms just strange feeling around the wrists area.
Felt like it was much easier to do pullups and definetely my hand grip got stronger.
+ 1 from me .

Pull ups were easier? Did you cup the bar (thumbs off/suicide grip)??

Jarren · 07-12-2012 05:12PM

Actually I was using a a neutral grip on this occasion and felt that my hand grip defo got better ,Doms never came and it was my first time ever when I used them.

The only probably issue with FG I was afraid to do certain type of workouts with heavier weights like Deads/Cleans ,sort of had a feeling that I was focusing more on thinking about exercise instead of just doing it .Maybe this was because that I'm not use
to it and will need a time to master the technique with FG.

I have to get that hand grip stronger I suppose .

Jarren · 07-12-2012 05:25PM

Any opinions about this model ?

http://www.grip4orce.com/

It comes with Anti-Slip Tread Design but was just wondering what is a benefit of having that .

Hanley · 07-12-2012 05:31PM

Jarren wrote: »

Actually I was using a a neutral grip on this occasion and felt that my hand grip defo got better ,Doms never came and it was my first time ever when I used them.

The only probably issue with FG I was afraid to do certain type of workouts with heavier weights like Deads/Cleans ,sort of had a feeling that I was focusing more on thinking about exercise instead of just doing it .Maybe this was because that I'm not use
to it and will need a time to master the technique with FG.

I have to get that hand grip stronger I suppose .

Jesus don't do cleans with them or you'll break your wrists!!

Jarren · 07-12-2012 05:36PM

Yeap,that exercise sort of scares me, in that I worry that my grip might not control the weight well enough to avoid it becoming a cruise missile .

Hanley · 07-12-2012 05:42PM

Jarren wrote: »

Yeap,that exercise sort of scares me, in that I worry that my grip might not control the weight well enough to avoid it becoming a cruise missile .

It would be utterly pointless - you couldn't lift enough for there to be any point.

Dathai · 07-12-2012 06:00PM

There's an awesome video of some Crossfit "strongman" wod or seminar or something, where a dude is showing an "axel" clean with fat grips. He gets absolutely smashed under it.

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