Training by strongman Jirka Vytiska - Grip strength #7

Author: Ondra Marienka

02.04.2020

3 minuty čtení

Strongman and grip

You can have strong legs, or brutal back strength, but if you don't have a strong grip, you are actually useless in Strongman sport... It's true that I have experienced in my career that there could be snatches, but those were only exceptions - the fence was 400kg back then, but otherwise forget about snatches.

We're strongmen, so deadlifts - deadlifts, farmers walk - trunks, timber carry - fences and hercules hold - holding anything, you just go without jerks. It's pure and simple grip strength.

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But what if you don't have that power in your grip? Well, you're in the *ss* in the sport of Strongman. You can't do without that around here. It's a fact that genetics do a lot. And there are some people who have a naturally strong grip, but most people don't.

So stop crying like little girls and let's try to do something about it!

When I first started in Strongman, I didn't have a grip that strong either. And to do something about it, I bought two training wheels and squeezed for 1 year. And that was almost all the time. I don't want to describe any grip training here. I didn't have one myself. There are plenty of forearm workouts on the net, but again, this is strongman!

To improve your grip, I recommend alldeadlifts be done without snatches. And try it with an axle axle. Trust me, it really makes a difference. Next, after the Farmers Walk workout, just lift the trunks and hold whatever your hands or your head will allow. Next, I used to hold a one-handed grip with a 5cm diameter handle and squeeze the wheelbarrow - you want the black ones because the blue and red ones are for kids.