GD Iron Grip Hand Strength Trainer

Very well made, easy adjustments, and silent operation. I really like the included stand. I set the hand gripper in the stand on my office desk and it reminds me to use the gripper throughout the day. Otherwise, as the saying goes, out of sight, out of mind. The knurling in the handle is quite uncomfortable and taping is advised. I suggest using the handle extenders and taping to within 1.5 inches from the handle bottom. Otherwise, the stand cannot be used. The tape that is specifically sold for this device is very expensive. For now, I have used hockey tape, but a little more cushion would be better. I may try the tennis racket tape that I have somewhere around the house. My only wish is that the gripper have one tension level below the minimum of 25 kg. 25 kg is already quite firm and a lower tension would be better if one hand is recovering from an injury. Other than that, it seems to be a very well-made and well designed device.

Been a month since I brought it , it’s an incredible product , well structured , strong and doesn’t have failure points unlike other adjustable grippers in the market . The one negative is the grip is a bit coarse , can be a bit hard on the hands for the initial month . An ok lvl of weight increments , having the extension helps a lot as well . Giving me a bit challenge in closing the 77 and 90 is hard . Overall an excellent product , highly recommended

In the gym, for most of my training that involves pulling, I use lifting straps because otherwise the grip is the weakest link in terms of poundage used. It’s not that I have a weak grip; it’s just that the major muscles of the back (or glutes, quads, and hamstrings for deadlifts) are a heckuva lot larger and more powerful than muscles like the flexor digitorum profundis and flexor pollicis longus in the forearm that are involved in gripping.

Because of that, I’ve ended up with a collection of various standalone grip exercise devices that I can use a few times a week while sitting in the recliner and watching Prime Video (shameless plug) in the evenings. Most of those options are either fairly flimsy or very poorly calibrated in terms of resistance. For example, I have one set of traditional coiled spring grips where the 200 lb and 250 lb versions are completely indistinguishable.

The GD Iron Grip is a phenomenal design. At first, I thought it was going to be too difficult to change the resistance and/or the length of travel. A few minutes with the user manual and practicing the procedures a couple of times and both adjustments are an absolute breeze that can be done in about 5 seconds.

And the unit is built like a tank. The dual, high-torsion springs will no doubt last decades, and the resistance settings feel like the real deal. The 141 lb setting feels about like the aforementioned 250-lb coiled spring grip, and I can’t effectively use the 198 lb setting yet.

Unlike a bunch of other home-use exercise equipment I’ve bought, this one is worth every penny.

EXT 80 I have been using this thing twice a week for a few weeks. Feels good, well made, nice design.

Muy buena esta pinza la verdad vale la pena cada peso que paga uno años me va duras, me gustó mucho. Muy profesional la verdad me gustó bastante el maneral está bien astreado tiene buen agarre

excellent quality. i am very impressed. it is pleasing to the eye and fun to use to workout. for years i had to lug around 8 different captains of crush grippers but that is just more convenient. although this gripper is awesome and well worth the money, ill detail the pros and cons, and compare them only to the COC grippers since i have no other standard to compare them to.

pro –
good price for quality. dont buy the GD90 because it is litearally the same design except slightly heavier spring.

great quality. perfect fitment and alignment, everything is steel/stainless/aluminum, except the caps of the spring ends which seem to be plastic. even the hardware is good quality, and it seems some parts are riveted but very secure.

convenient. the weight basically is very similar to the COC guide, trainer, .5, but then the next 3 are a bit heavier than the others 1, 1.5, and 2. but overall its easy to get different kinds of strength training, depending on reps, holding, or maxing out.

single plane pivot, no axis. unlike the COC grippers, this one feels more natural since it pivots on a pin, instead of a large rotating spring.

cons –

small range of motion. unlike the COC grippers, the range of motion is noticeably less. it doesnt open up as wide

the strength increment seems to increase faster than the COC grippers, meaning that the kind of spring feels harder the more you squeeze, but at a much greater rate than the COC grippers. maybe just the design

each setting is very noticeably different. i wish there were more or finer settings for weight. once i move up to the next one, it just feels impossible.

knurling is not as sharp – grip is easier on your skin but not as overall grippy

Other thoughts – because the fulcrum/pivot is further from the handles compared to the COC grippers, this one feels different. its not better or worse, but when the gripper closes, the handles are parallel, whereas the COC gripper has a more motion near the pinky than the index finger. also, the numbers on this gripper seem much more difficult than the COC grippers. for example, the COC 2.0 is advertised at 195lbs, and i can close it consistently. however, the highest setting on the IG80 is 176, and i’m only about 80% able to close it. I initially thought i might need to buy the IG90 but good thing i saved $20 because i can’t fully close this one.

Conclusion – its a different kind of gripper and well worth the money. i keep this in my car and train forearms when sitting in traffic, and only need 1.