Oldtime Strongman Training: Developing Grip Strength by David Gentle and David Webster

Stronger hands and forearms have always been a very important (but often overlooked) area of training for every athlete.

Published back in 1986, Developing Grip Strength by David Gentle and David Webster became an instant classic as it was the first "book" ever written specifically on the subject of grip training.

You'll be lucky to find a copy these days -- I've seen them listed at several hundred dollars on some of the used book sites.

The two Davids do not disappoint -- citing a number of classic sources, they cover an incredible array of topics:

Phonebook Tearing
Crushing Bottle Caps
Hand Balancing
Ripping a Deck of Cards in Half
Hand Grippers
The Wrist Roller
Wrist Curls and Reverse Wrist Curls
Sledge Hammer Leverage Exercises
One Arm Deadlifts
Pinch Gripping
Grip Training with Chest Expanders
Isometrics
Nail Bending and Bar Bending
Single Finger Lifts
Wrist Wrestling
Training with Bricks
and more!

While this book is quite rare, you can learn how to train for many of these feats with the four different courses in our Classic Grip Course Collection

Labels: Chest Expander, David Gentle, David Webster, Grip Strength, Hand Balancing, Hand Grippers, Nail Bending, One Arm Deadlift, Phonebook Tearing, Single Finger Lifts, Sledge Hammer Leverage

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

Developing Grip Strength by David Gentle and David Webster