Sunday, September 23, 2007

  • Developing Grip Strength by David Gentle and David Webster

    • Developing Grip Strength by David Gentle and David Webster "Developing Grip Strength" 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

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    Posted by John Wood @ Sunday, September 23, 2007

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