Grip Training For Wrestling
If you are a wrestler be it High School, College or at International level; grip strength training needs to be a part of your workout. Being able to control your opponent because you have a superior grip could be a decisive key to your success. You can exercise your grip strength 2 or 3 times a week during the off season, but when you are competing you need to cut it back to maybe once in a while so you maintain some strength. Below are a couple examples of the many workouts you can use.
Rope climbing is one of the best, it not only strengthens the hands and forearms but the shoulders as well. Even just grasping the rope and hanging till you drop will bring results. If you could attach or tie a thick rope to something heavy and pull it hand over fist to you would also get a great forearm workout, just keep it up until your forearms are burning.
Using dumbbells or barbells with a thick bar is better than using the standard style. You can make your regular bar thicker by wrapping a towel around the bar and taping it on. A thicker bar gives your grip more of a challenge. With this thicker grip on the dumbbells do farmer walks where you carry two dumbbells at your side for some distance or till you can no longer hold them. This not only develops your hands and forearms but gives your hips a workout too.
There are many more things you can do from pinch grip training to wrist rollers. Do not stick to the same exercises, use as many as you can so you prevent any imbalance in the muscle development.
Go to Grip Strength to learn how to improve your grip strength. Tim Archbold’s interests are Fitness Training and Health.
