Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Grip Tips


This guy has lots of exercises to build grip strength using buckets, sand, rope, etc. Here's one that:

".. is also unique in that it combines two different movements which together work every bit of the lower arm region, including the entire forearm, wrist, and fingers. It also gives the wrists a good stretch, working muscle fibers that are often unused, and the stretching of the muscles will also help prevent injuries."


He has many more exercises on his website. If you look about 1/2 down the page on the right side, you see links to his previous strength tips. Including one using a flower pot and dirt & one using a rope and a bucket.

2 comments:

Mike said...

or you could go boulder in the B2 and have "fun" while you get stronger!

Lisa said...

These are good. I think I'll try them. But for more climbing opportunities to use improved grip strength, I would encourage you to do exercises like "carry the flower pot" and "pull the rake repeatedly" and that old Karate training classic "wax on, wax off"