The Secret to Building Killer Grip Strength
Killer grip strength is a nice thing to have.
Grip strength can be a limiting factor when performing any pulling exercise where you are holding a bar or machine handles, such as deadlifts, pulldowns, rows, shrugs, etc.
If your grip gives out too soon, you will not fully stimulate the target muscles. A little specialized grip strengthening can help solve that problem.
Superior grip strength is also a big advantage in many sports, such as football, wrestling, judo, baseball and lacrosse. Many occupations also require good grip strength, such as carpentry and construction. In addition to being able to hold on to things better, it may also reduce the risk or severity of wrist and hand injuries.
Here’s a video showing a simple, cost-effective tool you can use to develop killer grip strength. This thing is called a “wrist roller”, and it’s easy to make and simple to use, but if you do it right it will have your forearms screaming for mercy very quickly.
Try it out as described in the video–if you can complete the workout shown with full control, add 2 1/2 pounds on your next workout.
When you can use 20 pounds or more, you will have yourself some “killer grip strength”–and anything or anybody you grab will not be getting away from you!
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Has anybody tried the Captains of Crush grippers? I started using them about a year and a half ago, because I found my grip was really limiting my chin ups. They have helped tremendously. I like this idea too (much cheaper than the grippers!), especially with the wider diameter on the piping.
Brian–when I worked for the Buccaneers we had the Captains of Crush Grippers, they are excellent, definitely the best on the market. We would have the players alternate between the wrist roller and the gripper from workout to workout.