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Human Potential to Close Grippers
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The question is often raised regarding the limit of human potential for closing grippers. Individuals new to the implements will vary in their reactions, with some professing they will be able to close the COC#4 in months, and others thinking even the COC#2 is outside of their potential. Putting the gripper difficulties in perspective takes time.
What is your potential?
- Captains of Crush #T – There are office workers that will be stopped by the COC#T. This is a result of inactivity in most cases and progression to harder grippers can occur quickly with training. Several men have progressed from the inability to close the COC#T to the ability to close the COC#3. Closing the COC#T is well within the range of most women with some training.
- Captains of Crush #1 – The COC#1 will be closed with no training by most strong men, as well as those with a background doing manual labor. Many women are capable of training up to this level with some effort. Some female strength athletes will close the COC#1 with no training.
- Captains of Crush #2 – Developing the ability to close the COC#2 is within the range of most males and some talented females. While the COC#2 will stop many experienced strength athletes on their first attempt, this is often a result of lacking proper technique on the grippers, not a lack of strength. Mastery over the COC#2 is achievable without a full body strength training program.
- Captains of Crush #3 – Most healthy males have the potential to build the ability to close the COC#3 gripper. Reaching this level will require an individual to be strong all over, training more than just their grip. While rare, there are some athletes that have closed the COC#3 the first time they used a hand gripper. Most talented strength athletes peak their gripper closing ability somewhere between the COC#3 and COC#4 grippers.
- Captains of Crush #4 – The most talented grip trainees in the world are able to close the COC#4 after quite a bit of extensive training. Very few individuals will reach this level even with dedicated effort. Those individuals who do reach this level are exceptionally talented strength athletes. While not the pinnacle of human potential, it is unlikely grippers much more difficult than the COC#4 will be closed without chemical or genetic assistance.
