When people look to towards building strength they very often think about doing exercises that work the larger muscle groups such as chest and back, and whilst these areas are very important what seems to be often overlooked are the smaller muscle groups.
In this case were talking about the wrists and forearms. Now the reason the lower arms are so important is because it is due to these body parts that we’re able to build upper body strength in the first place, as they are the supporting muscles and joints. After all, can you imagine attempting to build a strong chest by doing heavy bench presses whilst suffering with weak and frail wrists. As inevitable that the stronger the wrists are the more weight you will subsequently be able to handle and therefore the greater the long term gains can be.
The same would apply to other exercises such as pull up. If you suffer from weak wrists and forearms, this will have a direct impact on your level of grip strength. Do you ever recall attempting to do a set of pull ups only to have given up due to not being able to maintain your grip? You see, it is only when it’s illustrated in this way that one begins to realize the importance that such seemingly under rated body parts actually have.
Now having established that wrist and grip strength can actually have a direct impact on your overall performance, we might want to think about what wrist exercises we can start implementing to ensure we maintain strong and healthy wrist joints.
Kettlebell and Gripstik wrist exercises are an excellent choice as they both work in different ways and provide great results in terms of grip endurance and overall wrist strength. The kettlebell, whilst being more targeted toward core strength exercises, requires enormous grip strength to perform many of the exercises, such as kettlebell swings and Turkish Get Ups.
On the other hand, the Gripstik is extremely good at directly working the wrists and forearms. Building primarily endurance and strength as lactic acid build up becomes predominant during high repetitions.
There are other old school wrist exercises that can be used to develop wrist strength. Boxers for example use a method where they tie a weight to a broom handle and using repetitive twisting motions, slowly lift the weight from the ground up towards the broom handle.
There are simply too many to list here, but you get the point. They key issue here is to ensure you find an exercise you feel comfortable with and start doing it. Just remember to consult your doctor before beginning any new exercise or nutritional program.
Mo Mastafa is a business management graduate and a health & fitness enthusiast with of 15 years experience in training and nutrition.
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