Strengthen grip?

[skitlishis]

Anybody got any tips on how to strengthen your grip? I have small hands and it's hard to keep hold of somebodies wrist when going for submissions. I use hooks as often as possible but there are just times when I need a better grip.

[Ryan]

There are millions of little gadgets you can use like a grip ball or those ancient grips with the coil thing on top. In modern times you could pick up heavy weight and walk around. This is called a farmers walk. Basically you pick up a really heavy weight and hold the weights down to your side on both sides and you simply walk trying to maintain your grip. Of course I would also recommend simply grappling will improve your natural grip strength. Something I saw Roger Clemens do back in the day is fill a large canister with rice or some other type of grain and he would stick his arm down into the grain and just grip it and grab.

[Ghosted3]

Stuff that will help with gi grips (which should translate well) is put your gi top over a pull up bar and do pull ups using the collar, if you have access to a heavy bag, place the gi under it and straddle the bag, and lift the bag towards your chest using the gi collar. Lastly like Ryan said, just roll.

[skitlishis]

I guess I'll just continue to roll and see what happens and may experiment with this stuff a little. I train mma so I don't have a gi, just gym shorts and rash guard is my outfit.

[CEB]

Do you lift weights? and Do you have some towels?

[Ari Bolden]

Skit:

Another way to increase forearm and grip strength is the simple "flick". Place you hands out in front of you.

Rapidly make a fist and then extend you fingers until the arms and hands burn.
Repeat 3 times.

I do 1000 each moring.

It really helps for gi grip , wrist grabs or C clamp holds around the neck (for self defence).

[Tom Gavrilos]

umm....there are more unorthodox ways...ever squeezed an internet porn addicts hand? I dont care how small or nerdy they look they have 1 skinny weak forearm and one thats retard strong!:D


Dont ask...If you must know when I was younger I would go to those sex addicts classes to pick up freaky chicks...yes i know im going to hell...but I rolled with some guys I told about BJJ from there and I only had to worry about their Kimura on just one side. haha

[CEB]

I'm just a farm kid from Illinois and I don't get out much....

Were you serious? Where do those classes meet? :D

[michaelwbray]

umm....there are more unorthodox ways...ever squeezed an internet porn addicts hand? I dont care how small or nerdy they look they have 1 skinny weak forearm and one thats retard strong!:D


Dont ask...If you must know when I was younger I would go to those sex addicts classes to pick up freaky chicks...yes i know im going to hell...but I rolled with some guys I told about BJJ from there and I only had to worry about their Kimura on just one side. haha

Tom - funny thing is - when I used to box, the trainer used to always tell the guys in the gym that if they are going to do "that", to use the hand that they jab with. Helps to strengthen the jab.

[Tom Gavrilos]

Tom - funny thing is - when I used to box, the trainer used to always tell the guys in the gym that if they are going to do "that", to use the hand that they jab with. Helps to strengthen the jab.

haha.

and yes there are classes ASU has 60,000 college students many of which Tom has met in weird places :D

[skitlishis]

only had to worry bout the kimura from one side, that's funny sh*t.

[Ryan]

:eek: +++ wonders to self if any of these addicts tried to get Toms back+++:D

[Eric?!]

I Used To Have A Partner Take One End Of A Towel And I Would Take The Other And Just Take Turns Pulling Back And Forth To Build A Stronger Grip. I Also Used An Olympic Sized Bench Bar And Just Do Front And Back Forearm Curls Until They Burned And I Couldn't Do Anymore...