Imagine that you are an athlete and your feet were weak. Could you run fast? Or jump high? Now imagine that your hands and grip were weak… would you be able to use those back, chest and arm muscles well? Nope. Grip and forearm training is critical for all athletes. And even for those trying to build mass, the better your grip, the better you will do in all exercises. Even lower body exercises like the deadlift improve with better grip.

All our athletes from rugby, rock climbing, golf and basketball… all improve with better hand and grip strength. And anybody who wants to do well in MMA or a martial art will also improve their ability to control their opponent with better grip strength.

There was once a story about a wold champion Russian wrestler who did not have top ability in traditional weightlifting exercises like the bench press… but could squeeze hard enough to break pliers in one hand. So when he grabbed his opponents, it was game over for them!

The key to grip training is not a magic number of sets and reps, or a magic machine. The key is variety. The grip has so many components that no single piece of equipment can cover it.

That is why I recommend a wide variety of implements. At our Singapore fitness center, I have over 15 different pieces of grip training equipment ranging from wrist rollers, to pinch grip handles, to finger strength tools, to grippers of all varieties… in addition I design grip training programs to suit the individual athlete or personal training client.

If you have not progressed in your training recently perhaps taking your grip training seriouosly will help you. Come join our programs at Singapore’s top Gym and we will help you!