Posted by: Tom2199
strengthening the wrists? - 06/02/08 02:05 PM
what are some ways of stregthening the wrists and forearms, i think this would help with my BJJ.
Thanks in advance
Posted by: Tom2199
Re: strengthening the wrists? - 06/02/08 02:13 PM
Posted by: MattJ
Re: strengthening the wrists? - 06/02/08 02:32 PM
I wouldn't really worry about strengthening wrists/forearms seperately. Just work deadlifts or bent-over rows, you'll get good effect from that. I also used to do pinch-grip lifts carrying weight plates up and down the stairs in my house, which was useful for my BJJ stuff (we train in gi).
Posted by: shitosempei
Re: strengthening the wrists? - 06/02/08 06:15 PM
What about finishing your workout with a few simple wrist and reverse wrist dumbbell curls?
Posted by: Borrek
Re: strengthening the wrists? - 06/04/08 10:56 PM
Hang 2 hand towels over a pull up bar, and grasp one in each hand. Just do regular pull ups and you'll see a nice grip increase.
this is a bit off topic, but I found my judo grappling got better when I stopped worrying about gripping hard and used more "cupping" grips and other parts of my body to trap my opponent. The only thing that I really use a grasping type grip on is chokes with the gi, and I've never had a gi slip in my grip.