Hubgeezer Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 There have been thousands of posts on this board about Hand Size. Curious about thoughts and facts about Wrist Size. My son took up Olympic-Style Weightlifting recently, and although we are built completely differently, he and I share the same type of wrists. As a kid, I thought that thick wristed guys were guys to avoid getting in a fight with. Later, it seems like I remember Arthur Jones having something to say about wrist size being indicative of something more than wrist size, exactly what, I don't remember. I am going to throw out a few stats and PRs about me, and whoever wants to chime in, I am interested in what you might share along the same lines: Wrist Size: 7 Inches, maybe Hand Size: 8 Inches even Height: 6 Foot 1 Inch Best Gripper Close: 155 RGC, RB260, Average 3 Best Rolling Thunder: 216 lbs Best Axle DO Deadlift: 331 lbs I would guess most Number 3 Closers are more likely to have thick wrists than they are large hands. Have always felt I had skinny wrists, but am not sure if that is the case or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted November 8, 2009 Share Posted November 8, 2009 I think it's more the strength not the size of the wrists that has the factor in closing big grippers.I know guys that have about 8 inch wrists but they are weak in that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knyaz Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 im interested in finding out what Arthur Jones said exactly about that if anyone knows here is mine, Wrist Size: 7 Inches, right around there Hand Size: 7 3/4 Inches about Height: 5 Foot 9 Inch Best Gripper Close: Rb210 137 2.5 COC , #3chocked around parallel Best Rolling Thunder: last time I tried it was bodyweight around 160 to 175 lbs I would say Best Axle DO Deadlift: 290 lbs Best Blob lift 45 BLOB and a few inches on the #50 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I think the most important thing is to be able to get the gripper into the sweet spot. My experiments with choked grippers leads me to that conclusion - its more important than any other statistic I can find any correlation to - wrist or forearm size - hand mass etc. And that's where the hand size and the ability to set the gripper into that perfect position comes into play - a slightly larger hand lets that sweet spot happen with the gripper at a little bit more opening. The longer the hand - the further you can open the choker and still get the gripper set in your hand in a position that allows you to close it. There is also a collation with the length of fingers to palm but I need to experiment with more people to get a better handle on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnus Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist size - 8" Hand size - 8.25" Height - 6' Best gripper close - 182.1lb RGC #3.5 (in contest) Best Axle DL - 384lb (in contest) Rolling Thunder - 206lb (out of contest) Best 2hp* - 203.9 (in contest) I'm throwing 2hp in because it seems that a lot of the really good 2hp guys (Jedd, Steve, Wade, Chad, Rex, Aaron, etc), have big wrists. I think the most important thing is to be able to get the gripper into the sweet spot. My experiments with choked grippers leads me to that conclusion - its more important than any other statistic I can find any correlation to - wrist or forearm size - hand mass etc. And that's where the hand size and the ability to set the gripper into that perfect position comes into play - a slightly larger hand lets that sweet spot happen with the gripper at a little bit more opening. The longer the hand - the further you can open the choker and still get the gripper set in your hand in a position that allows you to close it. There is also a collation with the length of fingers to palm but I need to experiment with more people to get a better handle on that. I think hand type is more important than hand size with grippers. IMO, long fingers/short palm is better than vice-versa. Thumb-pad size is also an advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mac Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Let's face it, wrist size has always been used an an indicator of bone structure, which has always been used as an indicator of muscle structure, which has always been used as an indicator of strength. Ergo I'd guess that on average the posters here have larger wrists than the average man, and that the very "strongest" guys on here (in all-round grip strength), who are also generally pretty strong overall, will have larger wrists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acorn Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist size 7 7/8" Hand Length 8" (Long Palm, short fingers) Height 6' Best Gripper Close 195# MM6 Replica (in contest) Best Axle DL 400# (Training) Rolling Thunder (old) 226# (in contest) 2HP 239# (in contest) Bending 6"x5/16 FBBC square (in contest) Blob Blob + 13# (training) Plate hub 76.8# total (training) 1H plate pinch 106# total (training) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Bullitt Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 6' 3" 250# 8" wrist 8.25" hands, big palms, average digits 170# 3.5 Training, 166# BBE contest 200# 2HP training (2HP block), 193# contest (euro) 340# axle DL training 195# 1 arm axle DL: training 327# 1" vbar: training 240# 2" vbar: contest 50 lb york blob (not fatman) 45 lb hub + 5 lbs. bending: 7" bastard, 6" 500# grade 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knyaz Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist Size: 7 Inches, right around there Hand Size: 7 3/4 Inches about Height: 5 Foot 9 Inch Best Gripper Close: Rb210 137 2.5 COC , #3chocked around parallel Best Rolling Thunder: last time I tried it was bodyweight around 160 to 175 lbs I would say Best Axle DO Deadlift: 290 lbs Best Blob lift 45 BLOB and a few inches on the #50 added My best lift on the 2" V bar is 228lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cannon Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Y'alls got some big wrists. Wrist Size: 6.5" maybe a little under. Hand Size: 7-5/8" Height: 5'10" and 160lbs Best Gripper Close: 158# MM1 replica. Missing a 164# BBE by ~1/16. Best Rolling Thunder: 145 lbs (definitly limited by wrist strength) Best Axle DO Deadlift: n/a I notice my lack of wrist strength in most grip exercises. It's gotten better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 6' 2" & 203# this morning Wrist is 7 1/4" Hand is 7 5/8" and more palm than fingers I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist: 8.25'' Hand size: 8'' with longer palms than fingers Height/weight: 5'8'' 300lbs Best gripper: CCS #3 for 4 reps Pinch: 235lbs euro setup Rolling thunder: 233lbs , newest ironmind handle DO Axle: 373lbs all traning lifts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist: 8.25'' Hand size: 8'' with longer palms than fingers Height/weight: 5'8'' 300lbs Best gripper: CCS #3 for 4 reps Pinch: 235lbs euro setup Rolling thunder: 233lbs , newest ironmind handle DO Axle: 373lbs all traning lifts Very Nice - looks like you need a competition here soon - you'd do quite well I think! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Mobster is hosting a challenge meet at his gym in December, i'm definitely lifting there! DO axle DL and euro pinch are the grip events, the plan is to axle deadlift 400lbs, and 2 hand pinch 220lbs+, and ideally get my name amongst the top 10 for pinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Mobster is hosting a challenge meet at his gym in December, i'm definitely lifting there! DO axle DL and euro pinch are the grip events, the plan is to axle deadlift 400lbs, and 2 hand pinch 220lbs+, and ideally get my name amongst the top 10 for pinch. Good Luck Sam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 This young man has some wrists on him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 This young man has some wrists on him Shame about the length of his hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 Wrist size: 7 and 3/4" Hand Length: 7 and 7/8" Height: 5'10" Weight: 222lbs Best Gripper Close: MMS 185lb #3.5-right hand Axle DL: 380lbs Rolling Thunder: 225lbs 2HP: 180lbs Bending-DO: Fantastic -DU: Fantastic -Reverse: Bastard Blob: York 50 2" Vbar: 282lbs-right hand, 270lbs-left hand 1" Vbar: 416lbs-left hand, 375lbs-right hand One-Hand Deadlift-no hook: 308lbs-right hand One-Hand Thumbless-Grip Deadlift: 255lbs-both hands Pinkys Deadlift: 180lbs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djukac Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 This young man has some wrists on him Forearm for respect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Natural Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 This young man has some wrists on him Forearm for respect He eats like J.M. Blakely. On a more serious note, I think the correlation might be explained like this. The bigger the wrist, the bigger the person. The bigger the person, the stronger the person. The stronger the person, the better the person's grip. Obviously there are exceptions, but I just want to make the point that wrist size may be correlated with 2HP for the same reason that foot size is (though probably to a lesser degree). -Rex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
climber511 Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 This young man has some wrists on him Forearm for respect He eats like J.M. Blakely. On a more serious note, I think the correlation might be explained like this. The bigger the wrist, the bigger the person. The bigger the person, the stronger the person. The stronger the person, the better the person's grip. Obviously there are exceptions, but I just want to make the point that wrist size may be correlated with 2HP for the same reason that foot size is (though probably to a lesser degree). -Rex I have big feet - my 2 HP should be better than it is I think - maybe it's my small wrists Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBI Posted November 10, 2009 Share Posted November 10, 2009 (edited) This young man has some wrists on him Forearm for respect He eats like J.M. Blakely. On a mo re serious note, I think the correlation might be explained like this. The bigger the wrist, the bigger the person. The bigger the person, the stronger the person. The stronger the person, the better the person's grip. Obviously there are exceptions, but I just want to make the point that wrist size may be correlated with 2HP for the same reason that foot size is (though probably to a lesser degree). -Rex Wrist 8 1/4 15 inch forearm 5'10 210lbs Just been traing for 6 weeks though.. I train for size and power/endurance. HG250 X12 cold. Right hand. HG150 X100 for endurance and light days. Right hand. Edited November 10, 2009 by kool bubba ice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Parker Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Wrist 8 1/4 15 inch forearm 5'10 210lbs Just been traing for 6 weeks though.. I train for size and power/endurance. HG250 X12 cold. Right hand. HG150 X100 for endurance and light days. Right hand. Cold? Do you keep your HG250 in the fridge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoC#3 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Haha - 'COLD' is the new 'RAW!' by the looks of it. It makes an average sized arm / forearm / average lift sound that little bit better! Oh, I got 20.5'' Gunzzz COLD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bencrush Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 Another way to make something sound much more dazzling is to add the words "when I was in prison" to any feat you claim. Compare the two: -"I closed a #3 gripper today." -"I closed a #3 gripper today when I was in prison!" Boom. Instant street cred. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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