Building An UNBEATABLE Man HAND! *Rice Bucket Workout

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

See video I followed by @fearless tofu here kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6XdnHdtoJuSh7c See Matt Masks rice bucket workout here kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIDPYaOZfqeheKM

[@scottgrudziadz9807]

How much rice do u need

[@LoganNyquil]

5 gal bucket, 30 lbs of rice

[@scottgrudziadz9807]

@@LoganNyquil thanks

[@jumwum6505]

Hey the stuff I do for my thumb that builds the front of my thumb is I’ll take a very small resistance band put it around my thumb and with a straight thumb try to touch the base of my pinkie. It works the front of the hand side of your thumb. I don’t do anything for the back of my hand back I’m guessing it’s useful to also have that area built up for armwrestling so I’d recommend tieing a small weight to your thumb and place your hand on a table with the thumb hanging off and pointed to the floor then lift the thumb until it’s parallel with the table. Hope this helps at all. :)

[@TheXeeman]

This is so crazy, I follow both you and fearless tofu, I never knew you both would collide

[@matt_mask]

Where have I seen a video like this before 🤔🙄

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Lol. Haven’t seen yours yet but I’m gonna watch it. Looking for anything I can do to rehab this hand

[@xmonster741]

How long do the rice last before u need to buy new stuff? lol

[@rattotakki]

Don't touch my fucking rice bucket Mask

[@devoncyplenkov7746]

🐝

[@Gym_addict01]

Average Matt mask w

[@timmytwotimes3994]

MMT vs Matt Mask in a rice bucket on a pole match.

[@jhort100]

Lol i was thinking well shit that didnt work out too well for Matt

[@rickhero2111]

Idk what that means lol

[@jastheavatar7860]

No a real match please

[@Takethiskeycard]

I dont even armwrestle but ever since I started watching you I started training my forearms like an armwrestler 😃

[@MegaArtzOfficial]

start armwrestling then !

[@PG_FISHING]

Same lol

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Time to get in the table! Take thise forearms for a spin

[@Takethiskeycard]

@@MegaArtzOfficial I will start with an experienced friend

[@Takethiskeycard]

@@MonsterMichaelTodd will give a try !

[@shannonsisk]

This isn’t just for arm wrestling. This is great for people who type all day or write all day or dental hygienists or mechanics or anyone who uses their hands all day every day. Especially the hand opening exercises. Doing these regularly will eliminate most pain in the hand and wrist.

[@bsimms3686]

Good point. I've found AW exercises help my tendonitis in my hands. Thought this would, too.

[@72resonate]

Very true. Rice bucket massively helped my elbow issues when I first started bouldering - 2 years on an I still do it on my rest days, so good for blood flow.

[@nicholaswebster1524]

I am a mechanic and after 35years turning a spanner I have a lot of hand, finger and forearm pain. Also nodules on tendons so my fingers lock up sometimes. Physio said to splint my fingers which is a joke. So not sure how working the bits that are sore would help. But could be worth a try.

[@shannonsisk]

@@nicholaswebster1524 your flexors in your hand and wrist are likely sore, yes. These exercises work the other muscles, like hand opening muscles (extensors), while also just pumping a ton of blood into your hand to boost recovery. It’s like biceps and triceps, you gotta do both or you will probably have elbow issues.

[@boyjuice3414]

Im having thumb pain is this okey to do rice bucket

[@jnniel0]

We need to see a rice bucket workout with BFRs on...ultimate suffering. Everyone thumbs up.

[@johnnyfnhammersticks]

I've been doing rice work for a couple of years, for physical therapy for some nerve damage in my wrist. It was unbelievably hard and painful for the first couple of months, but now nobody wants to shake hands with me anymore.

[@ross2021]

how often do you have to replace the rice ? haha i live in a super humid area i would figure the rice would mold or something

[@ilanaizelman3993]

@@ross2021Never

[@Juhziz00]

I highly respect you and Genadi... Really can't wait for this awesome match my dude :)

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

I need a bit more time but looking foreword to it

[@matthewmcwane9569]

I like that a literal champion of armwrestling has decided to watch KZbin videos to get stronger

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

I’ll do whatever it takes

[@JustLexx76]

Bro... stop being so self-conscious... you're the man!!!!

[@bigscottie3865]

The hand sometimes get's overlooked. My Australian ancestors milked dairy cows by hand( before machines), worked like bullocks and had monstrous fingers/hand strength. Good on you Mike incorporating these targeted exercises in your routine. All the best brother.

[@Icenflamesrush]

No longer a “small, puny, baby hand” then? 💪🏻🥞

[@SapperUSMC1371]

Terrific training video Mike! This is exactly what I’ve been looking for. Thanks Champ.

[@neverstoppulling5169]

Listen to your wife haha! It helped when you pulled your hand out and showed the movement rather than just explaining it

[@GR-uc1gq]

Bought my rice! Bought my bucket! Time to fatten up my hands

[@reddchan]

Mask got me hip to this, great pump, crazy burn. All that blood flow really helps recovery

[@andrelarocque5967]

RVJ says those carpentry spring clamps and also a flat peice of wood on a cable for containment. His grip videos were really good.

[@kingwillie206]

That’s funny because I randomly picked one of those up for training last year.

[@davidbaltierra9531]

You should try expand your hand bands from iron mind, ironmind ironballs, or chinese dexterity(meditation) balls

[@smbrumbaugh]

I think this is great content. It's not glamorous, like you said. But it's literally a workout that takes a bucket and a like 20 bucks worth of rice and could make a HUGE difference to someone wanting to learn to arm wrestle. No expensive equipment necessary.

[@wechuckin4415]

You are on the right track brother. Keep up the hard work and your hand will come back in time. The movements you are doing should rehab your entire hand.

[@rudyandersson39STAR]

Good to listen Michael, never seens this sort of workout before, interesting what one can be strong by 👍 good luck with further workout.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Thanks so much!

[@CB-os4lf]

Try walking around with a tennis ball. Grip ball and with your thumb tight against ball roll the thumb up and down kinda left and right, you don't really move it just roll.. This will strengthen the thumb at the base where the blood flow is so that the carpal tunnel is better protected. Also if you put a 3 pound weight on a table. Put your hand flat next to it so that your pointer is next to it. Push pointer out towards thumb while lying rest flat on table pushing against weight with index. There is a nerve and vein on the wrist and thumb that will be being worked.

[@BIGTONYBOLOGNA]

I just bought the bucket and rice and did the workout. It was awesome! Definitely got a killer pump. I feel like this is going to help me recover from my torn distal bicep tendon that I had surgery on 6 months ago. Thanks for sharing MMT!

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Glad to hear it!! Let me know how your recovery goes!!

[@BJerrell]

I'm 3 months post op and I think I'm gonna try the same

[@regal1lager]

My brother-in-law is the only person I've ever armwrestled but could never beat him (which of course he would always gloat about). I've been rice bucket training 3 times a week for around 6 months now and he tried his damnedest to pin me last weekend, but couldn't budge my hand and wrist. After I got him in a hook and beat him 4 times (twice for each arm) he was all like, "Dayum....you leveled UP!" 💪😆

[@Jhutchison1992]

I saved this . I been wanting to do this. Going to set this up tomorrow!

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Hey buddy! Give it a go and let me know what ya think!!

[@Jhutchison1992]

@@MonsterMichaelTodd yes sir. I may not be legit right now but I’m coming. And I’m coming for all of them. I train every day and I’m learning what works. Thanks for all you guys do and hope to meet up again with you and mrs. Rebbe a soon, can’t wait to see you crush genadi

[@dannyminely8986]

ultrasound massage (therapeutic ultrasound, nerve damage)

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Doing it twice a week

[@boastyy]

I fell some time ago and had terrible pain in my hand and thumb because it bent back. I started using ice packs for half hour every day and they helped a lot. I was still having pains some time later when moving my hand and thumb in certain positions. I had to work on my car , sanding down the panels with an electric sander and after two days my hand felt great no pain at all. The sander I was using was an old school type where you clip on the sandpaper and it vibrates like hell. I think the vibration definitely did something and helped my hand heal quicker and its been fine ever since.

[@taylorruddlecomedy]

Really enjoyed this video. I found myself suffering a similar muscle atrophy very likely due to too much work on the computer as a commercial graphic designer and I decided to give the rice bucket stuff a go starting 2 days ago. Hope you have managed to find some relief from the pain using these exercises, I'm hopeful that I will too!

[@brinkmusic]

love how you are adapting

[@CommanderTuvok]

Nice name

[@realkylehooks]

I swear by hnagboarding like a rock climber. I got my regimen from Emil Abrahamsson, a Swedish pro climber who can do more on the rolling thunder than Thor despite weighing 160lbs. Train 2x a day, every day. Ten second hold, 50 second rest. You don't have to lift your feet either. Pull enough weight to stress your fingers but not enough to hurt or even be sore the next day. In one month, already at pro strength, he increased some of his weighted hang variations by 45kg. In my arm wrestling group, plenty of guys can pin me, but no one can get through my fingers.

[@greeneyeddevil1]

Working hard to overcome is a great trait

[@darthsynchronic]

Suggestion: Identify muscle that triggers the thumb, then use electrode stimulation as you move and flex thumb as the electrical signal stimulates in order to establish mind and muscle connection again.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Already on it

[@DevilsBackbonePullers]

Do this with JM presses and you will not have tendon pain at all - helps with pronation and supination if you hitchhike in the bucket and palm curl. I’ve started training as an arm wrestler about a month and a half ago and have a tremendous hook and my riser top roll is pretty mean. No elbow pain and I’m on the tables weekly and would say I arm wrestle at least 70 times per session. Need more vids out there like this 💪🏾 thanks monster.

[@jastheavatar7860]

An arm wrestling match between matt mask and Micheal todd would be really interesting

[@philwoodyuk]

MMT great demonstrator & tutor. Always enjoy the Monsters content 💪✊👍

[@CommanderTuvok]

He is

[@decadeyt5891]

I tried this using a 5 gallon bucket and about 20 pounds of rice. I would recommend getting closer to 25-30 pounds of rice for optimal ratio but it is not too critical. I just tried it today and I have the craziest pump on my forearms. I look forward to seeing how this transforms my arms and hands.

[@DylanFowler]

Great idea to use the disk weight as a steering wheel for the fingers and especially the thumb.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Brutal

[@DylanFowler]

@@MonsterMichaelTodd lol it looks it. Looking forward to that match with Gennady and yourself, should be full on.

[@iandipuccio6791]

For the thumb just have daily thumb wars with Corey

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Plan b

[@edward2198]

Thank you for the rice workouts can’t wait to try them out

[@CoyoteKin]

I've definitely noticed a difference since I started training with the rice bucket.

[@lmnts556]

The rice bucket is my favorite tool, been using it for years.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Awesome

[@17vmrivas]

How's your progress?

[@vincentb8599]

How to progress using a rice bucket? Easy, you switch to mashed potato -> mud -> concrete Hope it helps!

[@lmnts556]

@@17vmrivas progress has been great, its great for overall hand health.

[@lmnts556]

@@BroCactus You mean you would like to change the content from rice to something else to make it harder or ?

[@h8tingit]

Switch that to heated sand and gravel and you'll be training the iron palm technique

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

What does that do?

[@h8tingit]

@@MonsterMichaelTodd It basically disfigures your hand but it toughens and conditions the shit out of it to where you can slap a brick and break it.

[@rotten2209]

Mrs. Monster might not like that.

[@gokublack5831]

Dang it the teaser thumbnail I can't see it though 😭the practice with you and Devon lol.

[@jastheavatar7860]

MATT MASK VS MICHEAL TODD PLEASE 🙏🏻🙏🏻 WE HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS COLAB!

[@arcturus475]

Try hand rehabilitation restriction bands for fingers and thumbs 💪🏽

[@thebuck2708]

A strong hand and wrist on MMT is a dangerous MM damn Todd! This will give you Brzenk hand strength.

[@eyeseewho77]

Your arms are massive, Big Mike. Stop being self deprecating dude. You’re the man.

[@DARK24-7]

I gotta "HAND" it to you MMT-great vid m8!!!

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Thank you lol

[@thecardoski]

Thanks for the inspiration, Monster!

[@Cebos359]

Fill up a second bucket of rice and do both hands simultaneously ~ real body burn:)

[@henrycrader2756]

I'm going to start this .. I broke my wrist very badly and since then I have been very cautious with it. So time will tell. Great video as always 👍

[@billjohnston5495]

I'm going to try the rice but I used to pick up sand bags with 1 hand toss it up in the air enough to catch it with the same hand and repeat

[@cpreviews8731]

If someone is laughing they don’t know how it is to train for arm wrestling. I’m thinking damn I need to start this ASAP. Respect bro I’ve been watching since day one of your KZbin channel.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Thank you for the support!! It’s really appreciated!

[@PetarBladeStrok]

Some great advice & tips in this video. Thanks Michael. Keep up the hard work!

[@mailetalakai4324]

That right arm is like a Hellboy arm. Good one Champ

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Just getting started

[@Joker_Mindz69]

I love your videos MMT YOU ARE A INSPIRATION TO ME I AM TRYING to get back in shape I have had bad health problems all my life but I am trying to get stronger every day much love my brother God bless you and your family🙏💪

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Wish you the best & God bless you & your family as well

[@Oplix]

WOW THAT RICE TECHNIQUE. NEVER SEEN THAT. SUPER INTERESTING!

[@SC-jd7ql]

I did the rice bucket workout and the pump and burn is insane! My wrist got so thick! And I can feel my thumb and fingers are gonna get much stronger and bigger!👍💪

[@syedzaheerhussainshahkazmi1241]

So u can say that you saw some increase in size in your hands and wrists?

[@SC-jd7ql]

@syedzaheerhussainshahkazmi1241 Yes. 100% but it takes time.

[@FearlessTofu]

Hi Monster Michael Todd, so glad you found my rice bucket video useful! While I initially made the video for my fellow rock climbers, it may be time to change the title to "for Climbers AND ARM WRESTLERS"! Best wishes to you in your training and upcoming supermatch! And thanks to your subscriber Viktor for leading me to your channel! Such a nice surprise- feel so honored for the mention!

[@amukelaniebenezer406]

Beast

[@fitnessfellaz]

I have had severe pain in my left wrist when I supinate for about 3 months now. After one of these rice bucket workout my pain has lessened by 90%. Going to make this a regular routine for hand/ wrist strength/health!!!!

[@andrade4092]

I do this for karate/MMA, so I also punch the rice. And I do it everyday.

[@mihaly1555]

I will definitelly try this out

[@cosminandrei4346]

Really good.Are you also doing some serious strength training?Big weight and longer rests?

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Mainly focused on blood flow & healing at the moment

[@poohbearvlogs6455]

The more I watch you. Your making a believer out of me.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Always working

[@rembossreborn420]

Was also think king to do the rice exercise when I saw it firs by Matt bit now I am pumpt and will really try

[@kc9242]

Great stuff, thank you, just started!

[@mintinboxmovie5050]

We used to do these techniques in our kung fu class. It really works! And you can carb load after your done working out haha.

[@garethhughes380]

Great workout will def start this, thanks again for sharing 👍

[@bwdd07]

Just did this workout! Only the rice bucket. Super pumped, can really feel how this can benefit 💪 excited to see the gains!

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Good stuff for sure

[@rcguy5793]

I’ve told many about this... my father made me do this from a young age. He has a martial arts background. So it was always combat driven but I’m happy I did these exercises as a kid and teen. Helps me now on the table.even at 165lbs when guys grip up with me the one thing I do get asked regularly ..... -what do you do for a living lol 😂

[@justmyself1000]

Can Dr. Hightower do anything for the thumb? Those hand and wrist exercises that Mr. Larratt does seem like they work.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

I hope to stop in & see him in a couple weeks

[@gratengelsker7614]

I have a smaller bucket and much less rice. My hands are small so that is not an issue, but will the excercises be less dificult?

[@HardGames323]

Claw Machine: Reach into the rice bucket and grab like a claw machine. Claw Machine Turbo: Reach into the rice and grab quickly, like a fast claw machine. Deep Squeezes: Reach deep into the rice and squeeze underneath. Spinning Hand Around: Make a fist and spin your hand around in the rice. Wax On: Spin your hand in one direction. Wax Off: Spin your hand in the opposite direction. Stick Hand Straight Down, Open Fingers, Pull Back Up: Stick your hand straight down into the rice, open your fingers, then pull back up. Reach In, Pull Back to Thumb: Reach your hand in and pull back towards your thumb. Move Fist Back and Forth: Move your fist back and forth in the rice. Flexing and Bending Back: Flex and bend your wrist back. Riser Work: Move your wrist up and down. Lobster Claw: Push your thumb to your fingers. Crab Claw: Move your thumb to your pinky. Door Knob: Twist your hand like you're turning a doorknob. Push In, Pull Together, Pull Back Out: Push your hand in, pull your fingers together, then pull your hand back out. Push Thumb In, Grip Deep, Push Thumb: Push your thumb in, grip deep, then push your thumb. Pick Up Rice, Squeeze: Pick up rice and squeeze for 3 seconds, then drop. Trembling Power: Reach in and squeeze the rice as hard as you can for 30 seconds. Squeeze Plate to the Left and Right: Squeeze a 15 lb plate and move it left and right.

[@stevetheriault4164]

Out of all the top ARMWRESTLERS you put in the most work I believe best wishes buddy ,,looking huge man

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

It what it takes for me to be competitive

[@TR99FRC]

MONSTER, the little things make the biggest differences.

[@riffdagg6701]

It's never boring watching you brother 💪🙂👍🇨🇦

[@Azazel_88]

I'm also having a nerve issue on the left arm. Outer & inner thumb feels so weird. It's the median nerve that runs through the thumb. I've done stretches to get rid of some pain.

[@ogre8453]

I worked with metal for years and in kitchens for years so my hands and fingers got a decent base. In regards to hand and wrist I haven't done much more than wrist curls in either direction, farmers carry, and this one thing I do specifically since I learned the term "pronation" where I take a lunch bag with a long strap and fill it with water bottles then, palm to ceiling I place the strap over my thumb and just pronate and reset palm to ceiling until failure for 1 or 2 sets.

[@ascensionarms3283]

This is awesome! You will have to tell us later if you feel like training with the rice bucket significantly increased your hand and forearm strength. 👌

[@SirBagelsFGR]

It does. My hand grew muscles I didn't know it had

[@luisestrada1709]

Can you show me what’s your Instagram

[@spencercleaves1408]

I've been doing it since Matt put out his video and it works really well. My hand was noticeably stronger within a few months, its great.

[@SirBagelsFGR]

Rice and nutrual grip pullups with 2" bars is my favorite exercises for arm wrestling so far. Everything else just seems to be so much less work than table time. But notice how Michael is blowing up with rice? When do you blow up that much when curling or something

[@spencercleaves1408]

@@SirBagelsFGR have you ever tried Wrist Hook Pull ups? You basically just make a fist and hook it around the pull up bar. You hang from your wrist rather than grabbing the bar, then do pull ups. I find that is a good one too.

[@brianring3425]

Respect the grind champ.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

Yes sir!

[@troybrown9009]

I just started rice bucket training today!

[@AzColubrids]

Cerebrolysin is the most powerful nerve growth tool available. It has a perfect safety record as far as I've seen. Should help your hand and lower your chances of dementia. It's a lot of volume to pin but it's totally worth it for me.

[@robavis4906]

Caint wait for your match. Curious how the rice bucket will work. Have heard others mention that they do it but your demonstration was more insightful as to what movements u do.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

I’m interested to see the differences as well

[@dursem2305]

Matt Mask style?

[@SirBagelsFGR]

It's my favorite too. I like pronation and supination the best

[@bigbore4498]

$50k worth of gym equipment and he’s using a $3 bucket and $20 worth of rice. Sometimes it’s K.I.S.S.

[@MonsterMichaelTodd]

For this exercise. But the equipment you see is used almost daily

[@Thelgren00]

Thanks Monster, really interested in trying this. Its cheap to pickup rice and a bucket and looks really effective 👍

[@halfers83]

Purchase Ironmind fingers and thumbs IMTUG grippers as well as extend you hand bands from level 1 to 7 and also include trainer, 1 or 1.5 Captains Of Crush hand grippers. Stretch and massage your forearms since you're a professional arm wrestler, your whole body in general after your warm ups, contractions.

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

Can’t wait to see you smash Genadi

[@fmills1583]

This is how the kung fu masters train. TV said so.

[@tunerguy95]

I’m doing mine while watching this and following along haha

[@Mr.Oliva7]

Looks like no one it’s going to eat that rice 😂

[@dirttymason]

My thumb gets a major work out swinging a hammer. 20 year stone mason. Use my thumb to guide the hammer from left to right angles. I use a 5-8lb hammer. My right hand is an inch bigger than my left.

[@johannielsen463]

So you can also create or buy a pinch block. The reason this can be different than driving the school bus exercise is how you engage the tip of your thumb. When you are driving the school bus you are mostly compressing like a lobster would for example using your middle joint. With a pinch block you can also do some exercise where you are only holding the weight with the very tip of your thumb and that tip digit is fully engaged (think you your thumb bent into a lower case r shape) which works the thumb muscle more directly. Easiest cheapest way is just screw three 2x4s together and sink a hook into and attach rope which you will connect to weight.

[@fearmpgaming2334]

Just bought 30 lbs of rice. Love the workout. The forearm pump was amazing!! I added about 10 mins more on to the end but thank you!! Ill probably increase the time to 1 minute each after week 1.

[@charlescamran]

Traditional exercices for martial arts for strengthening the hands. Very effectives.

[@solidthoughtpoker5207]

Great video Mike 😁 hope your thumb rehabs and is feeling better soon! Gl with the 300lb!!

[@reznet3568]

Made it towards were Rebecca was laughing, but I was like I need bags of rice now, and explain why I need a bucket full of rice 😂

[@123smosley]

Wish arm wrestling was more popular in southern California! Been a big fan for a couple years now.

[@jamesstroud5434]

So many cool ways to work out different things.

[@harley6182]

Reminds me of that tiger claw kung fu movie from 1991 . Jam your hands in the rice then u can claw people like a cat.