Thanks for the tip.Awesome resource thanks for the heads up. Cool exercises, but to bad he does not offer any programs.
Jedd Johnson is also a great grip resource.
Have any of you strong ladies and gentlemen read this book? Would you recommend this or is there something better to learn from?
Looking to increase grip strength, endurance and general hand health (I work as a clinical massage therapist).
Best Regards
Jesper
Can you explain this? Nothing came up when I googled it.Have you ever tried the gymnastics goose neck grip. I have been using it for hangs and negatives from a bar, and rows and hangs from rings. Brutal on wrists and forearms burn like hell if you like that sort of thing. My grip on the kettlebell feels a lot stronger after a few weeks of practicing.
Woah! Ill add that to my list.Google gooseneck chin up.
Thanks Jon. Good advice about TGU = hangs. So if I start with the most basic, the bar/rings hang. Any technique tips or benchmarks I should aim for?I used to own a copy of mastery of hand strength (don't lend strength books to friends) and it is a great reference. John Brookfield is the gripmaster.
Personally, I believe it better to begin grip strength with some sort of timed hanging (bar, towel, etc.), the barbell finger roll/reverse wrist curl in BB, and an extensor exercise. This seems to work the hand as a unit, the hangs filling the static requirements. Once some competency is developed, then I believe that the approach in the book, which tends to be more isolation-oriented, is appropriate. I think of it as the hangs are to grip training what the TGU is to the KB C&P, and finger rolls are to grip training what deadlift is to whole body strength.
YMMV, given your injury history and occupation. I recommend purchasing either mastery of hand strength or grip masters manual and exploring the movements to discover what may help you.
Jon
Tried it with my gloves...got absolutely nowhere! I like the idea and applicability but need something more basic I think. So I can track progress.If you want to improve your hands, I've learned one drill from Systema that has done wonders for my hands. Just take a glove off...with your gloved hand. No other assistance allowed from the other hand, your mouth, any surface, anything. Just put the glove on and wriggle the hand out on its own. Develops patience and excellent hand mobility and sensitivity...strengthens all sorts of little muscles you didn't know you had in there. You can vary the challenge by changing the glove or trying to do both hands at once....at the exact same rate. I'm currently trying to do it with a nitrile medical glove. Unbelievably challenging. Your hands feel different after one session.
ouch...think I that I will wait a bit with thatHave you ever tried the gymnastics goose neck grip. I have been using it for hangs and negatives from a bar, and rows and hangs from rings. Brutal on wrists and forearms burn like hell if you like that sort of thing. My grip on the kettlebell feels a lot stronger after a few weeks of practicing.
Thanks Jon. Good advice about TGU = hangs. So if I start with the most basic, the bar/rings hang. Any technique tips or benchmarks I should aim for?
I like this with towel pull ups even better...There is Dan John's method of doing a pull up every 30sec while hanging from the bar with an eventual goal of 5min and 10 pull ups.
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I was just reading Grip Master's Manual and it has a lot of unusual grip drills and strongman feats. None of these appear at John Brookfield's home page since he does Battling Ropes there (ropes as cardio equipment) so if you want some grip drills, overall hand dexterity exercises, or want to bend iron or crush tennis balls he talks well about the technique. I believe at Ironmind.com that he has a lot of other tips for exercises for free. The programming, something I was particularly looking forward to, disappointed me - it was just that people need to decide what is right for them.Have any of you strong ladies and gentlemen read this book? Would you recommend this or is there something better to learn from?
Looking to increase grip strength, endurance and general hand health (I work as a clinical massage therapist).
Best Regards
Jesper
I was just reading Grip Master's Manual and it has a lot of unusual grip drills and strongman feats. None of these appear at John Brookfield's home page since he does Battling Ropes there (ropes as cardio equipment) so if you want some grip drills, overall hand dexterity exercises, or want to bend iron or crush tennis balls he talks well about the technique. I believe at Ironmind.com that he has a lot of other tips for exercises for free. The programming, something I was particularly looking forward to, disappointed me - it was just that people need to decide what is right for them.
I am also curious about books people might recommend about grip strength.
Have any of you strong ladies and gentlemen read this book? Would you recommend this or is there something better to learn from?
Looking to increase grip strength, endurance and general hand health (I work as a clinical massage therapist).