Wrist Roller

[FSTYLE]

I read Bob Whelan advise a Wrist Roller is a must on grip training?

I never hear you guys talk about wrist rolloers.

Iam new here. What do you think of them? How do they compare to to sledges, blobs etc?

[Guest gripmaster316]

Wrist roller = good

After a few sets with a thick wrist roller your forearms will be

Edited April 5, 2004 by gripmaster316

[gotenmyoou]

I don't know if its a must ,but I do think its a wonderful tool.

[Rekx]

I really want a wrist roller that is suspended so that i can go really heavy with it. The wrist roller I have now (a normal one) I use at the end of the workout to get my forearms pumped full of blood.

[Bill Piche]

It's not a must IMO.

The reason it's never talked about might point out something.

[Matt Van Weele]

Like everything it has a place. I wouldn't center my grip training around it though for to long.

[AP]

Wrist rollers are good for size and for recovery. You could add some thumb and finger stength with them as well but they're not one of the best exersizes for strength...

[David Ostlund]

My favorite way to train with a wrist roller is to hold my hands down at waist level and stand on a stair or box to increase the ROM. It's the perfect way to finish a forearm workout. I don't like it very much when it is across a bar in a rack, it doesn't seem to hit my forearms as hard even though the weight is much heavier.

[jad]

Joe Kinney seemed to like them. I just get a good pump from them. I never feel like I'm building much strength.

[John Wood]

The wrist roller is one of the simplest yet most effective grip movements there is.

[austinslater]

I love the wrist roller. Its great for a pump at the end of a workout. I think its also great for injury prevention. It seems to take the aches and pains out of me as well as keep everything somewhat balanced. I like to do it unsuported like dave does as well. Bottom line great exercise!

Austin

[Clay Edgin]

Although I have not tried this yet, I was thinking how torturous and fun it would be to use the wrist roller with only your fingertips. You could either pinch the handle and twist it, or actually roll the handle walking your fingers around it.

[pexter]

Wrist roller is one of my favorite all around strength excersizes.I hit it hard and heavy.People keep telling me how huge my forearms are becomming.

Sometimes I use a medium amount of wieght and hit the wrist roller from about 7-8ft. above ground at the squat racks highest pin set.

Iam up to seven 45's on the wrist roller at shoulder hieght!!!wrist roller<----the one I own.

[John Wood]

I like the wrist roller so much that I am going to patent it.

Any fool can see that its just a metal rod and a piece of rope.

Ha ha. Have fun, see you when I get there.

[Tom Page]

Wrist roller is one of my favorite all around strength excersizes.I hit it hard and heavy.People keep telling me how huge my forearms are becomming.

Sometimes I use a medium amount of wieght and hit the wrist roller from about 7-8ft. above ground at the squat racks highest pin set.

Iam up to seven 45's on the wrist roller at shoulder hieght!!!wrist roller<----the one I own.

That is an attractive looking wrist roller. Is the roller hollow and do you slide it on a bar in the squat rack?

[pexter]

Yes,thick walled washers are welded on the inside of the pipe,to fit a 1" solid bar or squat rack pin.

Like John states above.You could make one on your own if you have a welder handy,and a local machine shop to do knurling if you want it.I was thinking of doing this with wider diameter pipe to make different sized wrist rollers.

You can even purchasea pair of large inside dia. washers to be tack welded in the center of the wrist roller about an inch apart,to accomodate a nylon strap instead of a rope.

Washers

Edited April 5, 2004 by pexter

[Sybersnott]

Iam up to seven 45's on the wrist roller at shoulder hieght!!!

Can you please get a pic of this feat and post it here?

At 315 pounds... this is extraordinary! BTW, I am using the same wrist roller you are and I think it's great!!

[24-ba]

I thought I was all high and mighty doing 100lbs. twice as fast as I can and almost passing out from the ing pain

You guys are something else!

[FSTYLE]

This is the best strength board I have ever been on. One day and look at the responses.

Most of you have good things to say about it.

Maybe its time I get one to put some beef on my pencil forearms and bony hands.

I have to decide between these two:

http://www.newyorkbarbells.tv/0140.jpg

or

http://www.wwfitness.com/gripstrength.html

or

?

Edited April 6, 2004 by FSTYLE

[33wes]

Pexter: That 315 pounds is quite a feat. With alot of effort, I rolled 265 on the Tetting Roller several days ago.

I don't know that it's an absolute necessity, but one can make us of wrist rolling for brute strength, or lighter sets for recovery after heavy sets on a grip machine, etc.

[Davekline]

Alot of good things have been said about the NYBB wrist roller, as well as the line of wrist rollers available from PDA. Note that with either roller setup you can change the plate type accomidated, "standard" or olympic, by simply changing out the loading pin.

[OldGuy]

I love the wristroller. I made my own setup some time ago. The amount that can be rolled depends a lot on the diameter of the roller, and if it is knurled or not. I have done over 200 on a smooth 1 1/4'' roller.

[Monte Cristo2]

I love the wristroller. I made my own setup some time ago. The amount that can be rolled depends a lot on the diameter of the roller, and if it is knurled or not. I have done over 200 on a smooth 1 1/4'' roller.

I noticed that too. I made up a 2 & 7/8 ths inch Wrist Roller and it is quite a bit harder.

I wonder what is the best size, My hand is 7.5 inches and I am sure that hand size is a

factor.

[kyle102887]

My big deciding factor in rather or not I am going to buy a wrist roller is if I can use it to build strength in my forearms and wrists and if so how could I do this? I was thinking heavy weights for about 5 sets both top of the forearm and the bottom.

[kyle102887]

Also another deciding factor is price, can anyone help me with both questions?