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My grip strength far exceeds my body strength, but I'd recommend Powercleans, farmers walks, static DB holds, going DOH on deadlifts as far as you can through your warm ups.
Don't use straps, and rack pulls and rows help too.
Andy bolton had a recent newsletter about this. He said that grippers where useless.
Anything that involves hanging on tight. Plate holds are a killer. I find that heavy shrugs work my grip like crazy. We have a crappy shrug machine with no grips on the handles. My grip fails well before my traps.
Just a heads up: Gillingham does lift with a double overhand grip, but its an oly grip, not a "normal" overhand grip. You can see him in Melbourne in April at the Nats.