SShafley Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 The hands and lower arm are very complex. The fact that they muscles and tendons in the lower arm are small, yet strong never ceases to amaze me. Like any system, they can be overtrained and injured. Some people are more prone to this than others. I've sustained elbow injuries from thick bar work that still plague me today, although intelligent diagnosis and program design have helped out tremendously. What are some of the things you hardcore grip trainers to to avoid overtraining and, in particular, injury? Do you slowly build volumes and relative intensities of training up? Do you take periodic breaks from heavy hand training? Do you use restorative methods? Thanks SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan McMillan Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Excellent opener to a topic that's always popular Currently my thoughts on the matter have got me to change up my routine to add more variety to my program...while I'm still doing a few core exercises everyweek I'm hoping the extra work that varies every day should help fend off some of the aches and pains that plague the grip obsessed. On an interesting side note has anyone else noticed that Brookfield claims having never had and lower arm/hand injuries in his whole career in the gripmaster's manual....meanwhile in his first book he talks about how he hyperextended his thumb training a wide pinch lift?? Jon@han Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSW Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Hi steve, Here is a link to a recent thread on recovery tips, initiated by Bender: Recovery Bender's secret is mittens! A lot of people believe that to get good progress with your grip training, you have to train on the edge of injury. I think this sort of approach takes too much away from other strength goals, so I take things alot slower. I do think, that you could train your crush 3xweek, without taking too much away from your other lifts. Just keep the volume and intensity at a managable level. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incindium Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I've been adding daily wrist roller(2.5inch interior PVC) work and it seems to help my recovery a bit. My forearms get severely pumped from doing it and I think the additional blood flow is what helps my hands recover better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShafley Posted September 15, 2003 Author Share Posted September 15, 2003 Thanks, thats a very interesting series of posts, RSW. Good stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 I don't think I'm a sissy, but I try and avoid certain movements which feel a little sketchy. For me, this includes thick bar lifting with excessively wide girths. This doesn't feel good on the wrists. Grabbing an object using only one or two fingers also really stresses my finger tendons. I haven't sustained any serious injuries related to gripping yet, and I'd like to keep it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest gripmaster316 Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 (edited) Try grabbing something with one finger Eric. I love doing one finger holds and such. They never seem to bother me. But that is just me. I am still amazed that stanless steel can one finger lift 600 some odd pounds... it is ridiculous. Edited September 15, 2003 by gripmaster316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Hey Bender's suggestion of wearing gloves at night was a great solution. I scare the crap out of my wife sometimes in the middle of the night, she thinks I'm a burglar! Just kidding, I have been wearing gloves at night since I read that post. I really believe it is beneficial, thanks Bender!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bender Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 [The]suggestion of wearing gloves at night was a great solution. ...I have been wearing gloves at night since I read that post. I really believe it is beneficial... Cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricMilfeld Posted September 15, 2003 Share Posted September 15, 2003 Try grabbing something with one finger Eric. I love doing one finger holds and such. They never seem to bother me. But that is just me. I am still amazed that stanless steel can one finger lift 600 some odd pounds... it is ridiculous. I have done it, and I have to admit it is fun. But it doesn't feel 100% safe. I did do a 435 deadlift using only two fingers per hand, on a whim. Roark's mention of Goerner's 595 with this technique gave me the gumption. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underdawg Posted September 16, 2003 Share Posted September 16, 2003 i've started doing shot rotation (ala brookfield), with a couple of tennis balls loaded with pennies, everyday. they've really helped my hands to recover and allow me to do more volume everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wells Posted September 21, 2003 Share Posted September 21, 2003 I also have found that my wrist roller routine (training every other day) has helped tremendously in recovering from heavy gripper sessions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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