This evening I finally made time to do some grip work. Running has cut into the dedicated grip workouts. My focus was bending. I did:
Double Underhand - 4 easy timber ties
Reverse Style - 6 medium timber ties, alternating anchor hands
My bending is definitely weak right now, which usually means my overall hand strength is down. After this I failed to pop a 2.5" or so phone book. Hopefully some practice gets me back up to par.
I also started looking into travel to Gripmas. Flights from O'hare to Columbus are pretty cheap, it's just a matter of figuring out the hotel. Nick mentioned putting together a carpool from Columbus, so I put a PM into him regarding the meet up location. I am pretty much going to choose where I stay based upon the highest certainty of a ride to and from the contest. The need to pay for a round trip cab from Columbus to Crooksville would pretty much kill my chances of attending the contest, and having never owned a car, I don't have enough driving experience to be comfortable doing that in a rental car.
Double Underhand - 4 easy timber ties
Reverse Style - 6 medium timber ties, alternating anchor hands
My bending is definitely weak right now, which usually means my overall hand strength is down. After this I failed to pop a 2.5" or so phone book. Hopefully some practice gets me back up to par.
I also started looking into travel to Gripmas. Flights from O'hare to Columbus are pretty cheap, it's just a matter of figuring out the hotel. Nick mentioned putting together a carpool from Columbus, so I put a PM into him regarding the meet up location. I am pretty much going to choose where I stay based upon the highest certainty of a ride to and from the contest. The need to pay for a round trip cab from Columbus to Crooksville would pretty much kill my chances of attending the contest, and having never owned a car, I don't have enough driving experience to be comfortable doing that in a rental car.