grip strength

Hyperwear Sandbell Review

All I knewwas that the package was heavy and the person who had sent it to me knew that I loved to try out new strength and conditioning gadgets. When I dumped the two lumps out on the floor and took the paper off I wasn’t sure what I was looking at.  If I had [...]

December 28, 2011 READ MORE →

How To Dumbbell Back Exercises More Challenging

My favorite back exercises, with the exception of the barbell deadlift, are all rowing variations. I do rows with dumbbells both in a staggered stance only doing one arm at a time, or with one in each hand, typically with a neutral foot position. Occasionally I’ll do a chest-supported version where I lean my chest [...]

February 11, 2011 READ MORE →

Your Choices For Heavy Grippers

I love grip strength and I got started in it the way most grip athletes do–with grippers. My first serious foray into crush strength was with the Ironmind Captains of Crush grippers. I started with a #1 and was able to close it right out of the box. Since then I have also picked up [...]

December 31, 2010 READ MORE →

Industrial Strength Grip DVD Released Today!

For all you strength nuts and grip enthusiasts. My friend, professional strongman Adam T. Glass has released his first official grip strength product today: Industrial Strength Grip, Volume 1. I personally got into grip training because when I hear someone talk about something that excites them, I get excited as well. There’s definitely some “monkey [...]

December 14, 2010 READ MORE →

One Easy Way To Increase Your Two Hand Pinch

This is an expansion of another post I wrote, How to get a stronger grip. I have been absolutely addicted to hand strength for the last years. After getting to know Jedd Johnson and Adam T. Glass I have gotten in all the way. In terms of making your hands as strong as possible, getting [...]

October 28, 2010 READ MORE →

How To Get A Stronger Grip

I have been consistently working on my hand strength for over a year now. When I started trying to figure out how to get a stronger grip, the idea made me laugh. I could not figure out exactly why it appealed to me so much. It’s no secret that I’m a fan of just about [...]

August 27, 2010 READ MORE →

Forearm Strength Training

On any given week, I train between three and twenty men in my kettlebell classes. They ask lots of questions. And they try to ask certain questions without actually saying them out loud. For instance, if someone wants to know what the best arm exercises are, they usually mean “How do I make my arms [...]

August 20, 2010 READ MORE →

Two Ways To Get a Stronger Grip

It has been over a year since I wrote my Steel bending for beginners post.I tried to make it clear in that video that I was the rawest of newcomers to the steel bending world. In fact, I had received my Ironmind bag of nails either that day or the day before. I more more [...]

August 15, 2010 READ MORE →

My Grip History by “Napalm” Jedd Johnson

This is a guest post from “Napalm” Jedd Johnson,  grip expert, one of my heroes, all-around cool guy, and very, very strong man.  Jedd has been a big inspiration in my own pursuit of strength.  I love his ebooks and his genuine interest in helping people get stronger–it really shows in his writing and speaking.  [...]

July 2, 2009 READ MORE →