Hand grips

Discussion in 'Health and Fitness' started by Tosh, Jul 7, 2003.

  1. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    After finding these gathering dust while moving I decided to pull them out while I'm waiting for things to load (man i hate dial-up).

    Now I'm bored and wondered if anyone can make these really, really one-dimensional pieces of equipment interesting.

    Or anyone got any training ideas other than laboriously grip grip grip

    Any Ideas??
     
    Last edited: Jul 8, 2003
  2. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    I'm sorry but I have no idea what you are talking about.
     
  3. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    These ya dummy! :D
     

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  4. craigwarren

    craigwarren Valued Member

    Ok we know what your on about now, but can you repeat the question???
     
  5. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    what are they used for exactly? (I'm so dumb it defies belief)
     
  6. Andy Murray

    Andy Murray Sadly passed away. Rest In Peace.

    Strengthening your grip!
     
  7. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    No, you're really going to have to spell it out to me. Like you grap the ends and squeeze really hard?
     
  8. craigwarren

    craigwarren Valued Member

    Is it for those REALLY tought nuts. You know the one that you just can't seam to get out of its shell. You go away for two weeks and work out using these things and then when you get back you know that nuts gonna pay.
     
  9. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    Re: Re: Hand grips

    Whoops noticed I must have deleted part of that message.

    Ruddy sensitive touchpad!

    Read again

    or alternatively:

    Anyone have any interesting training tips for them rather than grip, grip , grip....hold.....grip???
     
  10. Andy Murray

    Andy Murray Sadly passed away. Rest In Peace.

    Not exactly.
    The loop at the end has a rope strung thru it. You attache one end to the grips, the other end to a tall building, then you jump off.

    If your grip is strong, you don't die! :D
     
  11. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    If you come to training craig I'll show you the benifit by grabbing you round the neck!! :p

    I've lost 5kgs since my exams, so sparring sparring sparring t training this week!
     
  12. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    Oh I see! you attach the end to something and tug it? couldn't you train your grip more easily by squeezing a ball of paper?
    squeeze...tighter.tighter...GRIND... wait a few secs...do the other hand?
     
  13. craigwarren

    craigwarren Valued Member

    Someone once told me it doesnt matter how much resistance you get, if you make your muscles do the work they will grow. It came from a friend of mine who had broken his arm when a lorry shutter fell on it (have you called claims direct recently) and after it had healed he re strengthened his arm not using weight but an empty tomatoe sauce bottle. He said it wasnt the weight that mattered it was the fact that he was putting pressure on his arm.

    Is it the same thing with the hand grips, couldn't you use anything?
     
  14. Andy Murray

    Andy Murray Sadly passed away. Rest In Peace.

    Not on a public forum you couldn't! :D
     
  15. Knight_Errant

    Knight_Errant Banned Banned

    naw, it's the resistance that matters. Maybe a solid object has the most resistance to offer. i don't know.
     
  16. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    Notice the spring mechanism on the top providing resistence meaning you have to constantly work to provide the grip to close the mechanism.

    Hold on to your hats' and I'll put pictures off it working.

    I'm actually shocked you've never seen these though!!!
     
  17. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    Here you go,.... what a lovely hand!!


    Yeuchh, I'm doing that freaky thing with my thumb again though!
     

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  18. Tosh

    Tosh Renegade of Funk

    BWAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!:D
     
  19. Andy Murray

    Andy Murray Sadly passed away. Rest In Peace.

    Any of you pups remember Ms Wagner as 'The Bionic Woman'?

    The opening sequence had her bursting tennis balls with her Bionic grip!

    Made my eyes weep something fierce it did!
     
  20. craigwarren

    craigwarren Valued Member

    That poor tennis ball :'(
     

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