Dnia 2008-05-09
grhmrpr@lycos.co.uk napisał(a):
> Dear all
>
> I am wanting to improve my gripping strength and wrist strength as I
> have noticed whenever I use the lat machine for a tricep pulldown my
> wrist flexes
Handling heavy loads is probably the best grip exercise, or if not the
best at least the most useful. Overhand grip deadlifts, dumbbell
shrugs, farmer's walk, one armed bodyweight hangs for time - that sort
of stuff.
> I find the barbell wrist curl 'unnatural'.
You can use leverages for them. You can load one end of a dumbbell,
grip the other and curl it up like it was a hammer in your hand (or even
grip an empty barbell in the right spot to provide enough resistance).
It works both ways, that is both for wrist flexion and extension, but
watch out for wrist wear. My wrists are not the strongest in the world,
and this thing tends to give me tendinitis.
> Its difficult to explain
> but you know when you are using a pec dec or a chest press machine and
> the handles are to far or to close apart it doesnt feel right. Would a
> wrist curl excerciser be as effective.
You mean wrist roller? It works. You should just use rather plenty of
weight, so your wrist roller should be held with your arms straight down
to allow you to do so.
> With regards to gripping strength obviously a hand gripper would be
> best
Not really, but it's easy and convenient, so useful in this regard.
> however as with most excercises it is encouraged to excercise in
> both directions.
Not very important with grip. Don't worry.
> Ie excecise your biceps and triceps not focuse on
> one. Is there any exercises for the opposite crushing, 'expanding' I
> assume.
Karate guys like to train their expansion in sand. You punch into the
sand and open up your fingers fast. It doesn't seem like much, but it
is.
> Also I would appreciate your views on the eagle catcher in relation to
> the above.
I've no idea what is an eagle catcher. Anyway, my belief is that your
grip should be trained during your normal workout schedule most of the
time. This way you'll tend to keep things sane and useful. It's easy
to overwork your grip and forearms, because they are so small muscles
and you can train them hard even when dog tired. You can't train hard
heavy farmer's walks or deadlifts beyond all reason, though.
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Andrzej Rosa 1127R
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