You've probably already been working on developing your grip strength and you just don't realize it. However, once you see the benefits, you'll want to make it a core part of your workout regimen. Because strengthening your grip benefits much more than just your hand and arm muscles.
Go ahead, do a couple of grip exercises. Do a pull-up or lift a couple of dumbbells. These are just some basic movements you can do to increase your grip strength but take notice of what's going on in other areas of your body as you go through these exercises. Because you're working more than your grip. You'll feel the workout in your back, your chest, your upper and lower arms, your abs and even in your core. And here, you thought you were just working your hands. One of the side benefits of working on your grip is all the attention your other muscles receive in the process.
Most athletes, no matter what sport they're involved in, will do some type of exercises to develop grip strength because not only is it important for them to have a good grip, but those exercises are beneficial in so many other areas. For example, baseball players benefit from having a good grip, obviously, because it helps them swing the bat harder and catch the ball better. Football players who work on their grip can also catch and grip the ball better but that extra attention to their upper body and arms also helps them throw the ball better. People who practice wrestling, tennis, skiing - any sport, really, will benefit from grip training.
Baseball is an example of a sport where it's important to develop a strong grip. Not only for gripping the bat but for catching and holding onto the ball and for being able to throw the ball. Bowling, football, skiing, pole vaulting - any athlete whose sport requires the use of the hands, arms and upper body will benefit from grip strength training.
Basic exercises include the suitcase lift, pull-ups, wrist curls and reverse wrist curls. And one favorite exercise is the Farmer Walk. Pick up a heavy dumbbell in each hand and walk around, holding your arms straight at your sides. Try to hold it for 60 seconds before you have to drop the dumbbells and keep increasing the weight and adding more time as you gradually build your strength. To make pull-ups even more intense and really get the burn, once you're on the bar, use the tips of your fingers to hold on instead of your whole hand.
It's recommended that you set aside one day a week for your grip training and don't do anything else at that time. If you do your other workout that day and then try to do your grip training you're going to be too tired to give it the full attention it deserves. On the other hand, if you do your grip strength training first, working out until you feel the burn, you're going to be too tired to do another workout, let alone give it the necessary attention. So, in order to get the best out of each part of your weekly regimen, set aside one day each week for nothing but grip strength training.
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