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2006/04/03, 06:55 AM
Got these of IronMind thought they were very good ways of changing up exercises....another way to improve grip if fatbars are not available....
http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/export/IronMind/GripTips/griptip27.html
http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/export/IronMind/GripTips/griptip22.html
I am also guessing they can be used to do exercises with DBs...don't know about safety..but I would think on exercises like lunges...or variations of squats....deadlifts...
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2006/04/03, 10:43 PM
Any of you guys ever had to cut wire? A lot of kinds of manual labor involve a lot of grip. Doing construction with my dad taught me this the hard way... using rope, cutting wire, hammering, carrying things such as cinderblocks or other objects that are just odd to carry.....you get the picture, there are so many ideas for grip training, it's like unlimited.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/04/03, 10:47 PM
It's kinda funny...a lot of this strongman stuff is very similar to stuff I've had to do workin outside with my dad at the barn and building stuff. If you know how hard tire flips are, try a tractor tire with the rim still on it...of course, I wasn't thinkin about building strength, just holdin it up while dad was fixin it, when that thing starts to lose balance, it's hell. You want a functional workout that involves a helluva lot of grip? Try lifting big plywood sheets that you can barely stretch your arms across and lifting them up to someone roofing, then hold them in a perfect spot while the person's hammering. You want strong hands and need a job? Do Construction.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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2006/04/04, 01:31 AM
very good points Aron...in fact many people working their grip use sledgehammers, bricks, etc....job in construction definitely will build up grip fast...heh...
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2006/04/04, 09:31 PM
Yeah whether or not that's what you were in it for. Strongman basically to me is like someone took some of the toughest physical labor possible and added competition to it.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is the moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle-victorious.
--Vince Lombardi
"Decide what you want, decide what you are willing to exchange for it. Establish your priorities and go to work." H. L. Hunt
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