vikingsrule92 Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 (edited) Are there any really informative/helpful grip and hand strength books that you guys can recommend for a relative beginner? Also, I hear a lot good about KTA, is it worth the $25 and does it do as much as people say it does? Are John Brookfield's books as good as they're said to be? Thanks a lot guys and sorry if these questions have been answered before because I couldn't find much. Edited May 19, 2007 by vikingsrule92 Quote
superfeemiman Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 Are there any really informative/helpful grip and hand strength books that you guys can recommend for a relative beginner? Also, I hear a lot good about KTA, is it worth the $25 and does it do as much as people say it does? Are John Brookfield's books as good as they're said to be? Thanks a lot guys and sorry if these questions have been answered before because I couldn't find much. I only have the Mastery of Hand Strength, and as many have said before, it's got a lot of good information but you can find most of the stuff here. Regardless, it's a good read if your into grip. Quote #2 Right hand -- 12/17/06 Parallel, 2/11/07 CCS, 5/9/07 No-set ///// Left hand -- 2/11/07 Parallel, 4/7/07 CCS, 5/9/07 No-set #3 #4(lol)
Autolupus Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 Got Mastery... and Grip Master's Manual a must read. Gripman's selling Grip master's... http://www.gripboard.com/index.php?showtopic=23406 Quote Mike Mackenzie. Luceo non uro.
crazysam Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 John Brookfield's book are totally worth it because they stress training balance, which is essential especially for the beginner. If you go too big, too fast with grippers or bending and don't train your entire hand/wrist you will get injured. Also ckek out David Horne's post on the board under The GripBoard > Training > Grip FAQ> First workout for beginners. As far as KTA goes I personally have used it almost exclusively for grippers starting off barely being able close the COC #1 and now closing in on the #3. So I absolutely think it is worth the $25. Good luck! Quote Your mountain is waiting ---------------------------- Gripper PR: LH - BBSM (deep set), HG250 (no set) [11/07] RH - HG300 (deep set), cut #2 (no set)[11/07]
Scott Styles Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 The best thing you can do is find a way to meet up with someone who has experience with the grip stuff. You'll learn more in a day than you would in a year of trying to figure it out. Barring that, there's a lot of good stuff online, here's a starting point: http://www.gripfaq.com/Grip_Strength_Community/ IMO the best instructional material I've found on grip is Big Steve's first DVD, available here: http://heavenbent.net/_wsn/page3.html Mastery of Hand Strength is probably the best grip book out there. Gripmaster's manual is also good, but the first book is the better of the two, IMO. You need to lay a foundation before you are ready for KTA. I would not use it as my introduction to grip, personally. However, even if you don't start with the program, there is a lot of good information on how to train with the grippers. I purchased it and eventually used the program to get the #2 closed. It was worth my money. Quote You don't get a dog and do the barking yourself.
gerryg Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 There is alot of info in KTA, also when buy KTA you support the Gripboard! Quote
vikingsrule92 Posted May 19, 2007 Author Posted May 19, 2007 The best thing you can do is find a way to meet up with someone who has experience with the grip stuff. You'll learn more in a day than you would in a year of trying to figure it out. Barring that, there's a lot of good stuff online, here's a starting point:http://www.gripfaq.com/Grip_Strength_Community/ IMO the best instructional material I've found on grip is Big Steve's first DVD, available here: http://heavenbent.net/_wsn/page3.html Mastery of Hand Strength is probably the best grip book out there. Gripmaster's manual is also good, but the first book is the better of the two, IMO. You need to lay a foundation before you are ready for KTA. I would not use it as my introduction to grip, personally. However, even if you don't start with the program, there is a lot of good information on how to train with the grippers. I purchased it and eventually used the program to get the #2 closed. It was worth my money. Thanks for the info everybody. I bought the Gripmaster's manual from gripman and will probably buy Mastery of hand strength soon as well. Just to say I am by no means a complete beginner to grip training. I have been training for almost three months now seriously with regards to grip and I can close the #1 and get pretty close to the 1.5. Would this qualify me to be ready for KTA or should I keep working with just a regular routine? I'll definitely look into the Big Steve DVDs and as far as meeting people in person I plan to go to a grip comp or two next summer if my mom let's me drive that far (I'll be 16 next year) so i hope to learn a lot from the experts there. Quote
Scott Styles Posted May 19, 2007 Posted May 19, 2007 I wouldn't do KTA until you have finished growing. It isn't necessary to expose your hands to such an instense program to get stronger, and especially right now, you're just going to get stronger by getting older. A normal amount of training should be all you need. We had a 15-16 year old compete at the last two Michigan contests. He worked hard and did well. Quote You don't get a dog and do the barking yourself.
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