Improve Grip

[Trix1]

Other than forearm exercises, is there anything I can do to increase the strength in my actual 'hand' and get a stronger grip?

I'm trying to get my veins to 'pop out' at the top part of my hands. lol

 

[Eric L]

Grip strength IS in the forearm. If you want to increase grip strength without forearm exercises....your out of luck.

Not sure what you mean here...

 

[Phate89]

TESTOSTERONE NATION - Massive Forearms, Strong Grip

heavy deadlifts and sand bag training is a couple of ways to improve forearm/grip strength

 

[oicdn]

Hang from your roof or another hang-over ledge. Start doing hanging exercises. Your grip grows fairly marginally in a short period of time. You'll also notice the time it takes your grip to fatigue grows... Your forearms will also get pretty ripped/large.

This is a fairly common question on some of the parkour forums, and most everybody gives the same answer "hang from a ledge...". I didn't have a pull-up bar, so the closest thing was an I beam at the school down the street from my house. I started doing pull-ups and ab exercises from there, and noticed my grip when biking and other things increased almost exponentially since I started doing those exercises from a beam and bar...

 

[evolution]

Farmers walks ftw

 

[theGOOCH]

deadlifts, pullups...and yeah, I 'd have to say farmer's walk would be a very direct way

 

[abear]

Yep, for me it's been deads, farmers walks and pullups (emphasize over chins)

 

[Dry]

for grip I use a hex dumbell and just hold it by the hex with my fingertips.???

 

[NBS 4life]

Plate pinches in pretty good as well.

 

[abear]

Another idea which was mentioned in that article is to use a towel or maybe some foam to make the bars thicker.