Grip Strength
👊 Benefits of Grip Strength
Stronger Grip = Better Lifts. Believe it or not, improving grip strength improves overall strength. Many people (newbies) have a problem when lifting weights and that is giving up before they are actually exhausted. Their forearms and/or hands or grip start giving up on them make them set the weight down, rest and go back at it. If you improve your grip strength, you can go longer duration while weightlifting, and also lifting heavier weights without the extreme pressure on your hands/forearms. Better grip = Better/heavier deadlifts, rows, pull-ups and chin ups.
Benefits:
~Endurance
~Less Injuries
~Longer Duration
~Able to lift heavier weights
~Firm handshake
Types: Grip Strength
Crushing. Closing the fingers/closing hand(s) against a resistance.
Extension/Flexion. Opening of the hands and fingers, movement of wrist, downwards, 360 motion, all directions..
Pinching. Grasping something.
Training: Grip
Grippers: Crush Grip, squeezing the metal together, forcing your hands, fingers and forearm to contract.
Plate Pinching: Pinch Grip: Simply grab 1/2/3 (whatever you can handle/hold) and simply pinch (HOLD) the plates together using your hands. This trains your fingers and hands like crazy including forearm.
Thicker "BAR": Fat Gripz ALT (a great way to implement a fat bar into your weightlifting. Can be used w/dumbbells, barbell) This'll make your hands and forearms work harder to grip the bar.
Move up slowly: For those just starting out with grip training, I like to suggest one or two grip-intensive lifts per session once per week for two weeks. After two weeks, move up to two workouts where you include grip-specific lifts. After a month, shoot for workouts where you train the grip with serious intentions up to 3 times a week. This is usually enough for just about everybody.