My Thumb Exercise

[Dumleman]

Maybe this is an old exercise but I haven’t seen it before so I thought I should show it here . I mostly do grippers and from that the thumbs gets almost no training so 8 kg in this exercise feels very heavy for my thumbs at the moment. It follows the thumbs natural movement quite nice I think. I think you get the idea by watching this short movie: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?act=mod...cmd=si&img=3254

[dennisb]

Since i got a piece of junk computer can you explain in text what you are doing? Because it will take me a year or so to view this movie.

[Sybersnott]

I think you get the idea by watching this short movie: http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?act=mod...cmd=si&img=3254

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I wish I could, but that link you provided doesn't work.

[Dude]

I saw it earlier. I think basically you take a large rubber band and place it on the tip of your thumb and straight flex it into your hand.

Basically your giving the hitch hiking sign with fingers extended moving your thumb back and forth working the thumb with the rubber band.

I've confused myself. I see why they equip forum software to display images now, for situations like this.

[Dumleman]

Oh my bad, the movie was removed. I've added one pic now that should explain the exercise .

http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?act=mod...cmd=si&img=3257

[neilkaz]

Now this is looking interesting !

[Markus]

Looks very good! How long you been doing it? Any effects on other lifts?

[Dumleman]

Looks very good! How long you been doing it? Any effects on other lifts?

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Very sporadic training so it wouldn’t be fair to say if it has increased my strength or not but I usually feel it in my thumb the day after .

[jad]

I think this looks like a great exercise.

[dennisb]

So the weight is just hanging there i take it? I like the simple look of this as well seems to work very good im gonna try it A.S.A.P

[carusom1]

good exercise!

[Dude]

Oh my bad, the movie was removed. I've added one pic now that should explain the exercise .

http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?act=mod...cmd=si&img=3257

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ahhh, in the video I could only see the cord around the thumb, didnt know there was weight on it, thought it was a rubber band kind of thing. gotta try that.