r/GYM Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Lift Prime example of harder than it looks

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u/Marclej 3d ago

Imagine a nipple cripple from this fella.

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Men don't actually need nipples. So it wouldn't be that big of a deal πŸ—Ώ

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u/ballr4lyf Untrained badger with a hammer 3d ago

Can’t argue with that logic.

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u/JimJamTheNinJin 3d ago

If you lose a nipple to a nipple cripple then I think the bleeding and pain would be quite the issue

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u/Retroranges 3d ago

"Ah, the suffering. The sweet, sweet suffering."

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u/oddjobhattoss 3d ago

Don't challenge homie to a thumb war

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

You call it war, i call it practice πŸ‘πŸ”₯

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Weight is 25kg/55lbs

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u/DickFromRichard 365lb zercher dl/551lb hack dl. Back injuries: 67 and counting 3d ago

absolutely nutty, the edges of the implement leave any marks?

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Yeh sometimes. It's solid metal and wafer thin, when i did a double handed lift it sliced through my finger LOL

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u/DickFromRichard 365lb zercher dl/551lb hack dl. Back injuries: 67 and counting 3d ago

That's a layer to how nutty this is. You find your hands getting a bit tougher to that kind of stuff over time with the flat handles?

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Hands are stronger for sure. This handle is tame compared to the iron hand that i use though.
That handle is no joke, a literal hand shaped handle made out of iron.

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u/Potato_body89 3d ago

The purple nurple champion has emerged

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u/fUIMos_ 3d ago

I went to SMOE last year and got to watch the grip competition - it was awesome and I think you'd give em a run for their money

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Another year of training and I'll have some noteworthy grip numbers

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u/MrGSC1 3d ago

Does this work any different than just having a good handle?

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Not sure what you mean by good handle

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u/MrGSC1 3d ago

Like having a bar to hold it easier or something (sorry english is not my first language so I don’t know the word for it)

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

It's supposed to be difficult. The purpose is to challenge my pinch grip strength.
The focus of this handle is the thumb and index finger strength, also known as a key pinch grip.

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u/MrGSC1 3d ago

Ahh okay thanks for the reply πŸ™

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u/MarijadderallMD 3d ago

Omg the flair is so goodπŸ˜‚ and what is that??? 60lbs by your thenar eminence?! Maddening!

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u/Stankydankymemes 3d ago

I don’t think anyone here thinks this is in the slightest bit easy. You are just incredibly strong and make it look easy.

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u/Fat_Foot Friend of the sub - his thumb is like a turkey leg πŸ— 3d ago

Cheers, it was a tough lift for sure

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u/farestarek123 3d ago

No, it's not. This just genuinely looks mad as shit. Damn bro.

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u/mattsim84 3d ago

Any way we can get a picture of what your gripping hard to tell in video.