Having powerful hands can be life saving. The grip power and
strength you build from different methods gives you that raw and ferocious
power of being able to lock anything within your grasp. When you bend steel,
you wrap up the nail, wrench, screwdriver or whatever; you squeeze with
everything you have and you work the wrist along with the whole body and you
give that object no mercy. Ripping a deck of cards gives you that mighty
twisting strength in your hands and your wrists while taking your body to a
whole new level. Gripping a odd object and doing whatever you want with it,
even though it’s awkward, it gives you the strength that forces you to
stabilize the muscles and tendons.
Not all
grip work should have a focus on strength because if all you do is strengthen
the hands and lower arm, you’re missing out on creating graceful and supple
hands that can create magic within the flick of a wrist or using your fingers
in the way a ballet dancer gracefully uses the legs. Move your hands with power
but not like a tense beast, but a mobile and majestic form of flexibility and
suppleness. If you’re a fighter who needs to slip out of holds, your supple
hands can come in handy. A magician has very supple hands and you’ll know why,
the beauty and the majesty of moving their hands with key target points and
precise accuracy that can only be measured by how they present themselves.
The hands
can be your greatest ally or with the right leverage and training, they can
cripple you within a heartbeat. Back when Catch Wrestling was at its
prominence; there were wrestlers called Hookers who can hook you into a hold
that would most likely break a bone if they had anything to say about it. Just
putting the bone of your wrist on guy’s arm, leg and/or neck in a locked hold
can hurt like a bitch; I've felt it first hand so never underestimate it. The
Hookers were feared by those who challenged them and if they got a hold on you,
you better pray they’re in a good mood and just make you tap otherwise you’re going
to be in a brace pal. If you’re looking to build “soft” hands meaning strong
but gentle, they can be useful if you’re into massage, pleasing your spouse and
they can be useful when you have that touch that just makes everything feel
incredible. The hands can do many wonders.
When it
comes down to tools, there are many things you can use to build mighty mitts
but none are equal to each other because one can build your hands a certain way
or another but never in the same way in terms of building the tendons and
muscles of the lower arm. Sledgehammers build strong hands period. They make
you work otherwise you won’t have a chance with them. Grippers build that
crushing strength but also if you do isometric holds, this alone can be
beneficial if you want to save someone’s life one day. Various Feats Of Strength build your hands in ways that are virtually impossible for dumbbells
and barbells can withstand. The simplest tool for your twisting strength can be
the use of a towel, by this I mean you get a bucket, put the towel in and soak
it up as best as possible and then from one end to the other you twist and
squeeze the water out back into the bucket; this exercise alone can turn your
hands in steel rods and turn your tendons into granite.
Use your
tools wisely because you never know when you’ll need your powerful hands for a
certain occasion. Your hands are the works of what was meant for you. The
stronger and supple you make them, the stronger your body can be. Do it and you
will go far.
