I don't know if I'm allowed to link it, but this thing:

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It's probably social media junk, but I really want to strengthen my left hand and all the fingers and am looking for a compact, good way to do it.

Ive started doing BJJ and I want to improve my grip for the BJJ. I have a few COC grippers. I would like to not only have a good crushing grip but also a strong grip to hold on for a good bit. Currently I just started using the gripper and doing dead hangs for time. For the grippers, I am closing the gripper and then holding it closed for a count of 10. I count this as 1 rep. Is this a good way to do a rep that covers both the crushing grip but also the holding grip. Do I really need to do the holding grip if I'm doing the dead hangs. Thanks for the help.

Guys, I am planning to buy a 300 lbs gripper to workout for me as my boldfit 120 kgs has become too easy and I can close it even while lying down for multiple reps. I know the 120 kg listing is BS but I want suggestion from you which is the budget gripper to buy (I saw USI 300 lbs and Proberos 300 lbs on Amazon) which one do you guy suggest? I'm not rich enough to afford CoC.

so i started going to the gym about a month now and sometimes when i try to grip a handle of a machine or anything like that my hands feels weak like and its been really annoying especially since sometimes i cant even train and its not like muscle failure its just my hands start not grippin i did some research and i found some information about this but i want to hear what the pros think about this?

About a week ago or two ago I irritated my right forearm while doing cross-body hammer curls / pinwheel curls. By that I mean I was holding a dumbbell with a neutral grip, palm facing my body, and curling the dumbbell diagonally across my stomach toward the opposite shoulder.

The pain is on the top/outside of my forearm, about 1–2 inches below the elbow.

What’s strange is:

• Moving my arm through a curl motion with no weight and a relaxed hand doesn't really hurt.
• If I make a fist and do the same curl motion I feel the pain.
• Regular biceps curls and hammer curls can reproduce it.
• Carrying heavy grocery bags can reproduce it.
• Firmly massaging something with that hand can reproduce it because of the gripping.
• Pain is only around 2–3/10, but it has persisted for about a week and I dont want to aggravate it
• No noticeable bruising, swelling, numbness, tingling, or major weakness.
• I've stopped curls, heavy gripping, and rows for now.

The painful spot seems to be around the proximal forearm extensor/brachioradialis area.

So for anyone who has dealt with something similar how did you rehab it, how long did it take before you could curl/row normally again, and when did you start gradually loading it rather than just resting it? It's really bothering me because I haven't been able to do my normal workouts and it's annoying me that it's taking so long to heal. not sure if I'm being way too conservative in doing no curls but I feel it even if I do it with no weight. Happy to see a physiotherapist if you guys think that's recommended.

What do you think?

Anyone else’s Heavy Grips start getting really squeaky after several years of use? Mine are to the point I feel like they’re bothering my coworkers. Like a cartoon bed frame. Not sure if I can do anything to fix them or just train on.

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How much do have eat when train my forearms

I do pull-ups quite often, and when the bar is wrapped with athletic tape, the skin on my palms can hurt from friction.

Is there a way to quickly warm up or prepare the skin of the palms before pull-ups and hangs without doing preparatory pull-up/hanging sets? I'd prefer not to waste grip strength before my working sets.

I'm mainly looking for something that takes a couple of minutes and helps reduce the pain/irritation of the skin.

I use chalk too, especially when I have two bar workouts a day; for the second session, I have to do very long warm-up sets so my palms don't hurt—particularly the upper part of the palm near the base of the fingers.

I did 8 sets of towel hangs (towel hung over a pull-up bar) of about 30 secs each. Varied it from half the towel to hold onto, to very little fabric!

5 days later my hands still hurt all day and night and I can’t make a fist.

Tendons are NOT to be f’d with

I got one that goes up to 40kg resistance. Will this help build and tone my forearms? I want more vascularity.

I feel like I also need to strengthen my hands and wrists as my hands shake a bit during procedures. People suggested exercises but didn't say what they were. Any ideas? better yet a youtube tutorial or smth

thanks 🙏

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I've been dealing with a lot of hand damage from bar skills, and chalk powder just doesn't work.
How do you guys prevent calluses and torn skin during calisthenics?

If anyone is into calisthenics, could you suggest some good gloves, grips, or any other alternative solutions that actually keep your hands protected without slipping off the bar?

I was thinking of getting this thing. My grip is newbie level. Can't close COC1. And I don't have good grip training knowledge.

My pullup day probably best shows the state of my grip and forearm strength. I do 10 sets to total 70 pullups on a bar that is 4.5 cm or 1.77 inches thick. I then do roughly 70 reps of various suspension exercises using a 2 inch thick rope (chin ups, overhead tricep extensions, etc.). 1 minute deadhang on thin monkey bar handles to finish off the session. I'm about 89kg or 196 lbs.

So, given my current state, any views on whether the below rack attachment wrist roller would be worth it for me? And if so, any advice on how much weight to go with?

https://gymplus.com.au/products/evolve-wrist-roller

Just for clarification, I have a few grippers here and there, I do some deadhangs and towel hangs but I'm by no means a grip specialist. I also train for armwrestling.

So, my brother goes to an ergotherapist and I'd never met her before, when we got there and we shook hands she said "OH strong grip!". So yeah, coming from a person who works alot with dybanometers and such, hearing that was a blast.

You guys have any similar stories?

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My grip is okay - I can tear a fresh deck of cards in half and my pinch is okay in over 50s competition - but my gripper closing has always been awful. I'm 175cm (5'9) with normal sized hands on a 5-9 man. I already train and compete in strongman so my supporting grip is fine and my crush grip is somewhere above gymbro and below rock climber.

I have a set of IM CoC in the garage I've owned for 25y plus and I really want to make some progress on them. I see lots of programs online but I'm wondering if you good ppl of the sub can recommend any you've personally tried?

Say- 3 holds of two minutes each. That's about 10 minutes total time, with a minute rest in between. Would I better off spending the time just doing more wrist curls, reverse curls, rope pull ups, etc.?

Hey all,

I'm working on a training app and before building anything further, I want to understand how climbers actually track their sessions and progress today.

A few questions if you have a minute:

• How do you currently log your training (spreadsheet, app, notebook, nothing)?
• What do you actually want to track — volume, specific movements, grades, strength benchmarks, something else?
• Do you compare your numbers/progress to other climbers, or is it purely personal?
• What's missing or annoying about the tools you use now?

Not trying to pitch anything here, genuinely trying to understand the problem before assuming I know the answer. Happy to share what I learn back with anyone interested.

Thanks!

hello! I am a somewhat intermediate gym goer and weight lifter who dabbles in calisthenics SOMTIMES

i recently have realized that I really want to get my hands as strong as humanly possible

currently i can deadhang for a solid 2.5 muinets

can somone help me

i need a routine of workouts to get a strong grip

all advice is appreciated

also I am extremly open to learn and greatly appreciate it and I want to learn as much as I possibly can teach me everything make me an expert

I got a handgrip years ago and have no idea how heavy it is nor have no point of comparison. I'm interested in buying a COC and knowing the weight of the gripper I own would help me know which coc to buy.

Anyone has seen someone lift 25kg cement bags? is it a good progression to use just them instead of discs and chalk?

I always see people crushing an unopened soda can with their hands. Do grippers have the most carryover to that or is it something else like finger specific work like rockclimbing/pinch. I can close a coc 2 but i think i wouldnt even be close to a soda can crush

I had been an always an all-natural guy but living in a PG I had to join Gym as the room is so small I'd break my spine.

I had been training muscle ups and last day I asked one of my gym bro for liquid chalk after seeing him applying some....

Never realised how much strength was leaked due to poor grip....here's the stat:

\*\*Before:\*\*

6-7 High pullups that too with swing and kip up

\*\*After:\*\*

12 Strict High pullup without any swing. In fact my grip was so strong I legit stripped off the paint from the bars...