Simple Exercises To Smash Your Grip Strength

[@CoachAlexK]

I really appreciate the heartfelt respect you show to George F Jowett for all he was able to accomplish nearly 150 years ago. Truly a legendary strongman!

[@paulmaloney2383]

I have been doing a variety of hand grip exercises the past month and I have to say I did not realize how much grip plays into all exercises you do that the gym, especially pullups, dead hangs and one arm hang. Great video, back then they used recourses at hand and goes to show the exercises back then applies now. Nice for you to take the time and effort to do this video.

[@caen-un9cw]

I have been feeling that my pullups were almost as limited by my grip strength as much as any other thing. I've begun working on my grip now.

[@TidusfromZanarkand]

I am not obese or anything, but I've got overweight over the covid lockdown days and sedentary work/lifestyle. I'm trying to make myself work out more and be more healthy in general, and I've found that I have REALLY strong grip for how little I've worked out. Fun grip challenges like these really keep me going, because I do some fat-grip dumbbells and half-crimp basic exercises, and these make me think "I should also do some more dumbbells, or do some more cardio in between . . ." Thank you Anton for the share!!

[@AntonFomenko]

💪 thank you!

[@bootygrabber4000]

the grip reaper

[@Mr75044]

Great vid guys. Old time strong men Used thick bar holds Scaffold pole drain pipe Saw it down put a chain through the pipe & through A weight of your choosing Timed holds..add weight. Kettlebells are good. Put a towel though hold towel vertically...

[@reddragonredemption9077]

I habe been grip training for a while, however I'm glad to have found some new fun ideas to train with. Thank you for the video, all effort into these is appreciated and i hope you have a great day!

[@AntonFomenko]

Great to hear!💪😎

[@ironbeard2629]

Lol the barrel part got me laughing pretty hard! Keep up the awesome content as always man!

[@pewpewTN]

I do some competitive handgun shooting, so I've just recently started adding some grip specific training to my workouts. When I started working out again, I noticed my grip being more solid already, so hopefully the grip specific training helps even more. Being able to control recoil isn't based entirely in strength, but having strength is certainly helpful.

[@AntonFomenko]

Nice!

[@devonandrewmills]

George F. Jowett. I hadnt heard of this guy before. Very entertaining and educational video 👏👏

[@kravenofspider]

Reminds me of the old time strongmen who used a larger barbell to improve grip strength. Great video!

[@shel0016]

Yes indeed

[@MiloFisher-Golton]

World champion of sitting on the couch😎😎

[@Faux03]

The shot of his landlords barred in the backyard got me 😂

[@A.Scaevola]

Hi Anton, please share your lifehacks for sore forearms: in competition and during recovery. Thank you for all your videos !

[@BlackPlectrum]

Thank you for showing these excercises Anton! I have huge issues with tendonitis and my doctor wants me to do ergotherapy, and I think I can make use of a lot of your excercises!

[@RyanMcIntyre]

The extensor bands are more valuable than you think

[@frydac]

I liked using a theraband flexbar, it gives nice resistance in a different curve than most other tools I've tried and is quite versatile

[@centralparkjoe1290]

Your videos keep getting better and better!🤙💪🔥

[@jimmynox8257]

Wow haven’t watched your channel in awhile. I’m so happy you are above 100k subscribers! Keep going Ninja!

[@AntonFomenko]

Thank you! Welcome back 💪🔥

[@MindsetMonk]

Love the title I have one of the original early 1900 paper back copies of the book “molding a light grip”

[@ceA-p7k]

Wow you are the strongest man i've never meet before!

[@rythmblood27]

Loved this! Thank you. Funny but gave me great ideas👍

[@AntonFomenko]

You are so welcome!🔥💪

[@NintendoSpilleren]

I've been lifting weights for about 4 months. In my last session, I did 3 sets of 8 reps on deadlift (conventional) with 112.5kg (248 pounds). I use a double overhand grip, and my left hand (I'm righthanded) is starting to struggle.😅 I need to improve my grip strength! Both overall and especially on my left. So thank you for this! Your vibe is always amazing. I hope to see you do a collab with Magnus again soon. I'm sure he appreciates you wearing Rungne.😊

[@trenr44]

Straps are lowkey worth it while you’re building your grip strength bc otherwise it just limits your workout on your other muscles

[@NintendoSpilleren]

@@trenr44 I read up on it, and apparently I've been doing "touch & go" deadlifts. I'm switching to "reset" now, which may make the deadlift a bit harder, but it'll give my grip a little break.:) I'm trying to avoid the straps for as long as possible. I used to do rock climbing/bouldering (casually at a bouldering gym), and I want to do that again when I have lost some weight. So I really need the strong grip.:) I'm considering getting som Fat Gripz and adding them to my routine to boost my grip training as well.

[@PYROMARU]

What is your height and Body weight? 112.5 kg for 8 Reps, 3 Sets ist really strong for Lifting only 4 months!

[@NintendoSpilleren]

@@PYROMARU I'm 179cm (5'10.5") and 105kg (about 231 pounds). After writing the original comment, I did some deloading to give my body a break and I was hit hard by the dreaded manflu in the beginning of this month, which set me back. Just yesterday, I was back to deadlifting 112.5 for 3 sets of 8.:) This time with reset reps, which is way better for my grip. Next deadlift session is 115kg and then beyond! I'm not at my max yet. However, my bodyweight was at 115kg when I started, so I lost 10kg. I'm trying to lose 30kg total to get to 85kg. While I'm losing weight, I can't expect to grow a lot of muscle, so my strength probably won't improve much.

[@dylanyewest534]

You can do a hook grip (where your fingers go over the thumb), or you can do a mixed grip (one arm underhand and the other overhand. Also, I wouldn’t be too worked up about grip if you’re not a power lifter. You can also use straps, just wait til you’re at your last set when the weight is the heaviest. By doing this you’ll be able to train your grip through your other sets. Hope this helps man 👍🏼

[@showrobber]

Towel pullups and rope climbing are one of the best methods to gain a strong grip. Especially towel pullups!

[@AntonFomenko]

Totally agree!💪

[@godofdream9112]

11:22 that broom and brick one actually done by saolin/buddhist monk for 1000 of years. thats a really hard but really good option for gaining hand power.

[@danrose3233]

Here is one we used to do in ag shop in high school. Take a 10lb sledge hammer holding the very end of the handle with the steel end pointing straight up in the air and with your arm extended straight in front of you (arm parallel to the ground) lower the weight and touch your nose and then return it to the original upright position. In my adult years I have been able to do this also with a 12lb sledge. I have not found many who can do this. This uses a lot of wrist strength and some grip. I was 145lbs in high school and now weigh 170lbs so you don't have to be really big to do it.

[@no_idea_is_above_scrutiny]

I wondered about the ego of people that comment on being first. Now that I have an insight. First!

[@mihailmilev9909]

@Marcus Middleton agreed fr

[@mihailmilev9909]

Stay golden Johnny

[@no_idea_is_above_scrutiny]

@Firewater That was the irony I was going for.

[@no_idea_is_above_scrutiny]

@Firewater Good, I fix things for a living. Without people like you, I wouldn't have as much work.

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

I’m 96

[@turntablesrockmyworld9315]

I also use the rubber at 5:00 to extend fingers but I also put my thumb inside to and extend thumb and fingers apart like a flower opening.

[@VilTheVillain]

Disqualified for not being enthusiastic is still my favorite line from you man haha

[@agnidas5816]

I came back to your channel again after a long break and not subscribed for years now. HOly shit the content you been putting out last few months :D . And it's getting some views too ! Good on you man. Hope people in your life appreciate you...

[@AntonFomenko]

Thanks a lot! Welcome back! Hope all good with you and happy new year 🎊🎈

[@teosto1384]

Came in for the grip strength tips, fell in love with the humor. 😂

[@AntonFomenko]

💪🔥

[@wesleyangel777]

Hard to beat the classics! They had so little tech, so they had to use their surroundings. They didn't care about the perfect this or that, just get it done. Great energy and lots of fun to watch, thanks!

[@cjm5002]

That was awesome! I have Milo wrists and I pull a 165 on my dominant arm, 148 on my weak arm with the hand dyno. The guys at my old gym with huge arms and wrists usually pulled 120-130 on their strong hands. Its kinda fun being a skinnier guy and showing off grip strength compared to these muscle builder dudes. Im 164 lbs at 6 ft tall. I can barely do a one arm pull up but by damned I can do it with 2 fingers!

[@ebrelus7687]

Neanderthals had big strength and lost... 😉

[@squidbad]

@@ebrelus7687 lost how?

[@rocker761001]

@@squidbad by going extinct

[@squidbad]

@@rocker761001 They technically went extinct, but I wouldn't say they "lost". They won, because they passed down their genes like they always did. There is a large chunk of humans with small Neanderthal ancestry.

[@spartacusyoya]

Some guys have very strong tendons.

[@rumexcrispus]

Barrels may be uncommon, but training with a keg is a real thing that people still do. It's great because you can fill it to adjust its weight.

[@robertalexander7661]

If you look closely at the plates, the hub is a bit larger/longer so you can be able to lift them. On the newer plates the hub is smaller/shorter.

[@peterers3]

I like the pinch and broom exercise the most! That broom leverage training should be taught in physics class! Feel the law for leverage. Yes Science

[@dumaass]

They do teach about leverage.

[@ontime8109]

WOW! That was sick what Milo did!

[@FrontlineArms]

When I was a teenager we would challenge each other: Take a 10lb sledgehammer hold it at the end of the handle with your arm extended straight out in front of you with the hammerhead straight up. Now flex your wrist allowing the hammer head to slowly lower to touch your nose then raise it again to the full up position. Repeat with the other hand. We trained to do this with 5lb hammers allowing the hammer to lower both to our face and as low as we could lower it in the opposite direction. It was tough but it was great exercise.

[@danrose3233]

Dude, I wrote the same thing before I saw your post!

[@Joseph-lr3lt]

Thank YOU--- needed the instruction, & insight, on a much needed area

[@ykyjohn]

you can just hang a weight to each finger at a time to pull the weight as the arm points down and the finger just lift it in a straight manner. That way you can properly target each finger.

[@2pencil898]

love you man, nice sweater

[@tria1583]

That intro music is soooo good I wish it was on spotify😢

[@krystiangrochowicz3692]

You have to shirt with Malloy bear Brickelbery cartoon . My favorite. Thanks for lesson.

[@AntonFomenko]

💪🙃

[@changblonk4089]

Simply hanging from a pull-up bar for as long as possible will make your wrist and hand insanely pumped

[@tweezy5923]

Congrats! You found a barrel my goodman 👍🏾😂

[@shel0016]

Awesome video antwon. Im training with Coc grippers and ghp8 and iron mind bb pinchblock for grip and extra strongman strength. Been watching your grip videos for along time

[@1998jroy]

Cool stuff unique ways to improve grip strength 💪 10/10

[@AntonFomenko]

Appreciate it!💪🔥

[@DannyDeVitois80]

This is one of my favorite channels… I’ve learned a lot here over the years…. Any advice for consistent lingering knotting pain under my right scapula? (I’ve tried foam rolling and hanging scapula compressions). It is painful after almost everything… (push, pull, ab roller, barbell squatting, deadlifts, etc…..) been dealing with it for years…

[@frannelk]

You have to go to a physiotherapist. I use a red light lamp which increases blood circulation but some professional must assess your case.

[@Boristos]

Makes me wonder how people in 100 years will look back at our training techniques 🤔

[@cjm5002]

They will be amazed that we got out of our chairs and did manual labor!

[@tugul8888]

@@cjm5002 looooooooooooool

[@samsebin7895]

@@cjm5002 I couldn't understand

[@itumelenglefafa7111]

Happy new year 🥳❤️🤝🏾

[@AntonFomenko]

Happy new year!!🎊

[@elceccio]

Thank you for teaching me grip strength senpai 🔥

[@nolimbsjohnny]

I just want to know how Anton got so freaking jacked, has he made a video talking about hypetrophy training

[@AntonFomenko]

I did. But there are so many factors. 💪🔥

[@georgegodfrey369]

That was a fun one!

[@gabrielquispe957]

I need that book

[@Ve-suvius]

This was fun. 👌

[@100TenaciousD]

07:57 I do these when carrying shopping bags with multiple types of finger holds

[@MrUnirob]

Ancient Sport of Fingerhakeln in Germany uses a little Leatherband around the middle finger.

[@BryceJohnson98]

Dang I wish I was there to try some of those challenges. A lot of my armwrestling training involves similar lifts.

[@thomasbecker9676]

I get really tight forearms from gripping, and highly recommend a Roleo to help recovery.

[@B100Diegoodz]

I enjoyed you both guys)

[@AntonFomenko]

Thank you’💪

[@bilbo_gamez6195]

Funny you mentioned small wrists n hands. My hands aren't small they have a large grip area but they are relatively slim and skinny wrists. I have very visible tendons though both in my wrist and hands which I have developed through martial arts, manual labor jobs and helping grandma carry her shopping home when I was a child lol. My grip strength is pretty damn good as a result and many people have commented on my handshake, some have challenged me (in good spirits) gripped stronger and complimented me after for being so skinny but strong.

[@kevinmarquis506]

Way to go Milo!

[@daytimerocker3808]

13:00 I do that exercise with my cast iron pans in my kitchen

[@StefanoKocka]

6:00 my russian friends used oiled steel balls about the size of a big grapefruit. man this was a good challenge. 13:00 i remember my dad showing kinda similar challenge, it was called the sledgehammer kiss/nose lever but with a circus sledge hammer (~7kg/16lbs), he was one of very few holding the hammer at the end.

[@jimmorrisongrip6086]

Size, anthropometry always matters, and very much depends on the final result.Especially as for the grip.))

[@bigheadrhino]

Longer fingers have an advantage when wrapping witht he whole hand because there will be less of a gap so there is but shorter fingers have an advantage in pinching because of leverage.

[@Finely_shredded]

Not sure if you know this but keep up the good work. I really enjoy watching your videos. 👍

[@MushookieMan]

Indoor climbing is a fun way to train your grip strength without making it repetitive

[@peterfisk6598]

I’ve acquired a grip strength I’m happy with through years of working with tools and carrying awkward shaped things around Antons way seems more legit though 😂💪

[@scumbaggo]

Hey man, theres nothing illegitimate about swingin the old thumb detector all day. Right there with ya, keeping that hammer from flying out of your hands all day is a LOT of work. Ive been a framer since I was 15, and avoid pneumatic tools if I can cause hoses are a pain and I like to swing my hammer. The strongest person ive ever met has a pot belly and flabby biceps, my old boss could twist most bodybuilders into a pretzel with ease haha.

[@cjm5002]

Mechanic work before the whole power tool revolution was the best. Changing an old school starter from the top and having to hold the stupid thing in place while doing the bolts by finger/thumb... man thats a grip workout and a half!

[@scumbaggo]

@@cjm5002 you’re bringing back memories of my first car.. ‘84 Chevy citation X11. Props if you know the car, it’s a cool one.

[@cjm5002]

@@scumbaggo direct opposition of the dodge + volkswagon colab omni's! Yeah Ive done a clutch in one of those without dropping the kmember... never the F again!

[@jackjohn7606]

I have most of product of Iron Mind.... Super grips

[@lanceausnz5997]

As always full of highly informative information 👍

[@radosawkillah8752]

💪

[@edmundy3952]

Yay!

[@ivanivanovich4778]

This is brilliant. I have one doubt though: what's the name of the music at the beginning?

[@Aimsmallmiss]

Chop wood and stack it grabbing the split pieces like palming a basket ball at the same time it’s amazing cardio

[@JaMeshuggah]

This is powerful

[@michaelruiz6530]

I seemed to have plateau on my farmers carry my left loses grip on the 5 set I been lowering the rest time little by little from around a minute down to ten seconds or less per set with the 50 pound dumbbells its 120 feet one way and back is a set for me.

[@FoxMoonz]

The broom and brick one is the same as a shovel and what ever material you happen to be shoveling. Really any stick

[@jamaul1391]

I did that broom exercise with my spade when I bored (I do construction)😂, I'd hold it by the handle and lift it up, at first I couldn't do it by as time went by I got it, next I think I'll try it with a sledge hammer, I have a 10lbs one and a 16lbs one.

[@staceybaldridge7362]

11:31 😂😂😂😂 I shout laughed at that

[@AntonFomenko]

😂😂😂

[@RagnarHoff]

Become a carpenter. You can see it on them that they have a deadly grip.

[@benschilling546]

I think the average man back then had a lot stronger grip than the average man does today.

[@patricj951]

Surely. And I thought especially among some professionals, for example carpenters and electricians. Today electric screwdrivers are used, and earlier each screw was screwed by hand. That is hard in the long run.

[@corporaterobotslave400]

I've been dealing with bad tendonitis for the past 3 years - sometimes I can barely play guitar, painful to ride my dirt bike, or even type like I am now. I also want to practice sword fighting so I really need to solve this problem ASAP. What easy light exercises should I begin with? Best finger strength exercise I know is playing metal lead guitar.

[@pastorofmuppets9346]

Got the grip of a hs girl lol. Always been my weakest area despite my hands and forearms looking pretty unsettling with all the scars

[@markmartinez2530]

Nice hoodie :)

[@Neoufc]

This guy seems so sympathetic Can you? No you can’t Are you nervous? Wait a second I’m nervous

[@MiloFisher-Golton]

1:08 😂😂😂

[@hamzasaad1956]

Your da goat i swear, try to steal the channel from Anton his getting old!!!! (just kidding that mf is stroooooooong)

[@Dirk_Mcgurk]

that was neat

[@markusseppala6547]

You should do the unliftable dumbbell challenge with some ninja warriors.

[@AntonFomenko]

What's that?

[@CoachAlexK]

I believe he's taling about this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2abfohnfLmCoaM

[@CoachAlexK]

If so, we don't stand a chance 😂

[@markusseppala6547]

@@AntonFomenko Google it many youtubers have done it. It's a grip challenge.

[@vittocrazi]

@@AntonFomenko the Thomas inch dumbbell. Its heavy, but also very thick and short grip.

[@revolvertaco7493]

Yo do that first one with a heavy book like a dictionary and it gets hard QUICK!

[@GodyArtDesign]

good video

[@neaituppi7306]

I used to have one of those mop handles, I got to get one, if I can, because I am pretty sure I can lift 5lbs from the end of it. I trained that stuff for Kung Fu. I am like strong in weird areas. And not as in others.

[@91010186]

Like claw kung fu?

[@instantgoko9670]

🎉🎉

[@aqualane1]

As a guitarist I’m so torn. I want bigger forearms but don’t want to mess up my finger dexterity

[@neaituppi7306]

No, you don't get demonetized for the middle finger or swearing. I can tell when someone probably doesn't watch too many YT channels when they say that.

[@neaituppi7306]

If an autobot detects swears in the first minute of a video, it will regulate what ads are shown on the video. So, some channels censor for the first minute. But they do not demonetize a video for swearing. It isn't considered one of the more serious demonetizable contents.

[@SparkeyAvalon]

The book exercise looks simple enough. I think I would be able to make it a habit. Unlike other complex exercises. I'm just lazy.

[@vincentlee7359]

It's true. My grandma is small, has small hands and wrist. But if you piss her off boy, the death grip to the ear and the amount of strength she has comes out dragging any full grown 6 ft man down into the kitchen for her use of tools.

[@LF13666]

Да, да, у меня тоже есть эта книга в русском переводе)

[@Mwaura13]

Loving the coincidences 🤣🤣🤣

[@Extragonk]

love the wieght on a stick - it looks like its glued to the floor! :D

[@RubenRodriguez-g9v]

Okay so he definitely had an inside on grip strength and wrist strength which is very important for arm wrestling and all importance lifting.. but you forget that the Shaolin created grip strength before anybody else according to the Mantis especially and the eagle.. if you look to those then you will develop even more finger and wrist strength and also develop the forms at the same time that is exactly how I trained and my grip strength and my forearm strength is unbelievable I can do an entire shovel all the way at the tip of the handle..with both hands.. here's the kicker it took 3 years to master... If you don't have enough wrist strength it will be impossible to do.. the next exercise to do is lift to the heavens.. you can do it with a medicine ball or anything that has a bottom to it but the object is to lay your palm flat at the bottom of the medicine ball at the heaviest I usually do about 85. And doing a single military press from the inside of the shoulder all the way to the up and bring it back down controlling it and pushing it to the other arm.. eventually just lifting it up with your fingers... Next is eagle grasp. Taking a 45 lb weight tossing it from the bottom to the top and holding it at the middle and then dropping it back down to grab it with the other hand. Good luck this is coming from a 60 year old man. Mahalo🎉

[@THEJKDMAN]

Bruce Lee used to do this eercise at 11.30 with 13 kg

[@emfrymcfly]

the broom one reminds me of the touching a sled hammer to your nose

[@leonardceres9061]

The barrel in the backyard his landlord has is kinda sus. Maybe last person who didn’t pay rent went in barrel.

[@e.e.8589]

🖐💪