Monday, January 25, 2010
Ron Lacy: Wrist Roller TrainingHow does Mr. America build forearm strength? The Wrist Roller, of course. It was a great method then and still a greta method now. If you could peek into the training log of just about every strength champion throughout history, there's a pretty good chance you'll find the wrist roller as a part of their respective programs.
The wrist roller is also a very good choice because it is so simple: Mr. Lacy's here is just a sturdy tree branch with a cord tied to it. You can get more fancy than that if you like but that is minimally all you need.
Labels: Forearm Strength, Grip Strength, Mr America, Ron Lacy, wrist roller, Wrist Strength
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Saturday, December 05, 2009
Shaolin Grip TrainingHow do Shaolin Monks build their incredible levels of grip and forearm strength? ...with the simple wrist roller. Of course, this fellow prefers to do his wrist roller training while standing on large water jars (to increase the range of motion) and using a stone padlock for the weight.
Labels: Chinese Stone Lock, Grip Strength, Grip Training, Shaolin Monks, wrist roller, Wrist Roller Training
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Sunday, September 27, 2009
The Wrist RollerThe Wrist Roller is quite versatile for such a simple piece of equipment. You can perform heavy "singles" times holds, extended range training, "reps" and any number of other methods to build forearm strength. Look for a complete course on wrist roller training some time in the near future.
Labels: Equipment, Forearm Strength, Grip Training, Grip Training Equipment, wrist roller, Wrist Roller Training
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Monday, August 10, 2009
Wrist Roller TrainingThe Wrist Roller is a simple but very effective method of building grip strength... and here are two other training ideas which make it even better: stand on an elevated surface to increase the range of motion or use it in a supported manner so that your arm muscles don't give out before your forearms do.
Both of these ideas were written up in The Way to Live by George Hackenschmidt written back in 1908. As a wrestler and strongman "Hack" certainly had use for tremendous grip strength.
Labels: George Hackenschmidt, Grip Equipment, Grip Strength, Grip Tools, Grip Training Equipment, Strongman Equipment, wrist roller, Wrist Roller Training
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009
The Wrist RollerWho uses the wrist roller to build forearm strength? Chinese Olympic weightlifters are one pretty good example (among many). This picture comes from an old training course. Despite its simplicity, the wrist roller is one of the most effective grip exercises there is.
Labels: Forearm Strength, Forearm Training, Grip Training, Grip Training Equipment, Olympic Weightlifting, wrist roller, Wrist Roller Training
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009
John Grimek: Wrist Roller TrainingJohn Grimek trained in every way imaginable and he sure didn't neglect his grip. One of his favorite pieces of training equipment for building grip and forearm strength was the simple wrist roller - and it's still great choice.
Labels: Forearm Strength, Grip Equipment, Grip Exercise, John Grimek, wrist roller, Wrist Roller Training
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Friday, March 28, 2008
| One of John Grimek's favorite grip training exercises was the wrist roller. Wrist rollers range from a simple piece of wood with a cord tied around it, to a more detailed and durable steel version -- either way a couple rolls in either direction with a wrist roller will give you a great forearm workout. We're currently working on our own version, look for it soon... |  The Wrist Roller |
Labels: Grimek Exercise, Grimek Workout, Grip Equipment, Grip Exercise, Grip Strength, Grip Tools, Hand Strength, John Grimek, wrist roller
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The York Big 12 SpecialThis is the weight set that helped put a lot of muscle on a lot of people - The York Big 12 Special as advertised on the back of the June, 1952 issue of Strength and Health Magazine.
That's Jack Delinger (Mr. America, 1949) on the left, and John Farbotnik (Mr. America, 1950) on the right.
This set included 240 pounds of barbell plates, long barbell bar, short dumbbell/swingbell bar, health boots, a head strap for building neck strength, wrist roller, kettlebell handles, collars and four York training courses (York Dumbbell course 1 & 2, Leg Development and Swing Bar Training.)
Labels: Barbell, Big 12 Special, Collars, head strap, Iron Boots, Jack Dellinger, John Farbotnik, kettlebell handles, Mr. America, swingbell, Training Course, Training Equipment, wrist roller, York Barbell
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