Why Grip Strength and Dead Hangs

Tune in for my latest video where I give an overview on measuring grip strength and discuss why it's important, adding my two cents to a topic that has been gaining a lot of popularity online due to it's relationship to function and longevity. Here I also discuss a commonly used exercise to both assess and train grip strength called the dead hang, and give my thoughts on how long you should be able to hold and how long is possibly too long. Rather than continuing to increase time (which is increasingly a feat of grip endurance rather than strength per se, I am a bigger fan of using adaptive grip devices such as Fat Gripz and Saxon Grips as discussed in earlier videos on this channel. Lastly I discuss how training grip is generally a good thing, too much of a good thing can often work against us (in this case repetitive stress injury). Therefore, for anyone devoting their time and energy to increasing their grip strength should also be spending some time working on their finger extensors, which I like to do with Ironmind finger bands (no affiliation just a fan)
While it's certainly debatable how much grip strength is enough, grip strengthening should certainly be a mainstay for anyone looking to take their overall strength and fitness to new heights, for the simple reason that stronger hands often translate to stronger lifts, not to mention you'll be the person everyone looks to whenever they can't open a jar, and hey, sometimes it's the little things.
Here's to a stronger grip.
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**Disclaimer: always consult your doctor prior to starting an exercise program and what if any precautions you may have.
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[@peterleahy7316]

Good explanations!

[@ExerciseLab]

Thanks.

[@maazrizwan5966]

Hi, I am 39 years old male. My weight is 74 kg. Been weight training for about 6 months. Nothing grip strength specific, but I do train forearms. I did the dead hang test (standard/average pull up bar thickness) just out of curiosity and I can hang 55 seconds. Is that good, bad, great, average? for my age and background? Thanks

[@ExerciseLab]

Hi, I'd say that's not bad for someone who's been training 6 months and not doing much grip specific work. You could walk into any commercial gym and find people who've been exercising for quite a bit longer who can't do this. That said, I wouldn't stop here. Keep trying to add time or, if you can, get some Fat Gripz or similar as mentioned in the video and keep progressing. Happy Training

[@maazrizwan5966]

@@ExerciseLab thanks for the feedback. Appreciate it!

[@Eccles_basement_gym]

Thanks for mentioning the Saxon grips again. The V2 of those fit on a bigger diameter bar, and are easier to get on as well.

[@ExerciseLab]

​@@Eccles_basement_gym interesting. There's a V2 out now? I looked on the website and didn't see anything mentioned about this