BM08

Whats a good way to improve grip? at the moment im holding a dumb bell out at arms length and just holding it there for as long as possible.

Anything else i could do/try?

Benni

Here is a website I found for you. Interesting read. I never really thought about grip strength until now.

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/dennis78.htm

http://www.realweighttraining.com/ho...grip-strength/

Benni.

BM08

Its all very well lifting heavy weights etc but no good if your grip is rubbish

Cheers for the links, ill have a butchers

mackers

In my opinion as your weights progress your grip strength will progress too. As I see it say your deadlifting, you start at a light weight and build up so your grip will get progressively stronger as your other muscles do. I have had no problems ever with grip.

BM08

Just wanted to improve it, but there is some sense in what you said

Jordy05

Surely forearm curls are the best way to improve your grip...
Or you could buy one of these:

http://www.roughgear.co.uk/Product.aspx?product=255

I've never had any problems with grip, but i climb quite a bit so my tendon strength and endurance is pretty good.

Kieron

Don't wear straps.

mackers

Thats very good advice Kieron has given, never ever use straps.

Kieron

My reply was a bit blunt so I appologise for that. I typed out my reasons on another thread on here for someone and it was ignored so I didn't bother elaborating again.

Anyway, I don't know if you do wear straps while training back etc but if you do, try training without. The only exercises I use straps for are shrugs and deadlifts. Nothing else. Yes at first your grip will tire before you back does but you will soon build up strength and it wont even come into it. I spose I was lucky as I never wore straps when some of my training partners etc did and they now always have to wear them for pulldowns and rowing etc.

Also, the exercise of holding the weights out to train them?? I don't really get what you are doing but the image I have in my head of what I think it is would burn out shoulders before your grip goes. Try picking up weights as if your going to do shrugs and just holding them, arms relaxed? Hold the weight over the rack until your hands give and let the weights drop onto the support.

DaveMCMkIII

Easy, deadlift and chalk, give it time and it will improve quick

BM08

Yeah thats exactly what happens

Your ideas/tips sound better though, ill give that a go

marky_g

chalk makes the world of difference

JamboRS

anyone used a powerball,good for forearms and grip
ive got one and after using it my hands,wrists and forearm throb like a fucker

http://www.powerballs.com/

BM08

How do those work then? ive watched a few videos on youtube, i can see the theory etc but how does it work?