Thursday, September 2, 2010

Getting Creative With Grip Training

Wednesday is usually our day off, but we go hang out in the gym and mess around.  Today we came up with five creative ways to use a bar end for grip training.  The first one is a thick grip for dead lifting. 

Step 1 – Take end end off of an old bar and pick up a small chain.  We used the one that came with my lifting chains as the guider.

Bar End and Chain

Step 2 – Stick the chain through the bar end.

Bar End and Chain Looped

Step 3 – Stick the chain through the center hole on some plated.  A good feature of this is that you can adjust the height of the pull.  Clip the chain tight for a longer pull, loose for just the top portion.

Weight Loaded Chain

Step 4 – Grip and lift.  (Sorry, the heavy picture is fuzzy).

Grip Work

    

Five Plates

5 Plates

Get those hands strong!

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-J. HASHEY, CSCS-

Comments

2 Responses to “Getting Creative With Grip Training”
  1. Bill Long says:

    Joe,
    Good stuff very innovative!!!

  2. Bill, Thanks, more to come, for the newletter subscribers first, it was a creative day!
    -Joe

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