grip strength

[kickureface]

how do you develop a strong grip strength? do any of you train grip?

 

[Quagmire911]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/irontamer1.htm

 

[Austrian88]

During my time as a tennis player, I used that thing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrotwister
(well, not exactly that one ... omg forget these fvcking LEDS and sound effects plz ^^)
it became pretty mainstream some years after I first used it, but I think it's worth the money... at least for improving your grip strength when playing tennis.

 

[donjuanjovi]

Grippers made the biggest difference for me. The exercises in the second post are all good too.

http://www.heavygrips.com/

 

[Throttle]

easiest & cheapest way to beat up your forearms is to do farmer's walks (pick up the heaviest pair of dumbbells from a rack, walk away until you can't stand it, pick 'em up again and walk back).

 

[md3sign]

grippers develop crushing strength, not grip strength. they're not the same thing at all unless you train with grippers in a particular way (rather than doing reps you do a full or partial close and hold it for a minute or two).

if you want to develop grip strength you can do heavy DB/BB holds, plate pinches, farmers walks, etc.

for me, the only thing I do is NOT use straps on anything. eventually your grip will develop on it's own once you start holding on to heavy weights for a minute or more at a time.

honestly most of my grip strength and forearm size came from raw deadlifts. like this: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vEVMDIRHe9A

 

[Skilla_Staz]

I agree with md3sign. Before I read his post I was thinking...you know, theres more aspects to grip than just squeezing things in the palm of your hand.

http://bodybuilding.com/fun/bbinfo.php?page=Grip