Wrist Exercise

I was wondering what are some good exercises that workout the wrists?

 

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I got a powerball! It's great fun.

I'll try find a link!

Here we go!!!

Powerball

 

Wrist roller (a bar, rope and weight), chishi (okinawan training aid), wrist curls, reverse curls.

I favour the chishi over all off them.

 

Any big compound lift that involves gripping a heavy bar. Deadlifts for example. Some people use a thick bar to increase the grip requirements.

 

Or you could wrap a towel around your standard one too!

 

Sure - good idea.

Hanging a towel over your pull up bar and gripping it for pull ups / chins is great too.

 

Oww,owww,owww ow.

That must be uber draining!

 

Yup - it's a killer

 

Cord, stick & something heavy.

Attach cord to stick and secure the other end to the weight.

Lift the weight wrapping the cord around the stick, by rolling the stick, with a hand on either end of it.

As used *alledgedly* by Bruce Lee.

 

so for the stick and cord thingy you just have your foot on the other cord while you do wrist curls?

What kind of cord should I use?

 

This site might help: http://www.jumpusa.com/wrist.htm

My wrist roller is a cut down broom stick, a piece of old rope (found on a farm) and a couple of old weights. I doubt you'll be able to use much weight this exercise kills your forearms

 

Yeah this exercise hurts like hell!!!!!!!

 

oh those! I did those in weight training. They do hurt but not alot

 

Who are you? Popeye!!!

 

You may also be interested in this site:

http://www.ironmind.com/crushed.shtml

I have been racking my brains to try to remember what they are called. They really know their stuff when it comes to grip.

You may also wish to try:

Okinawan gravel bag - A canvas bag filled with gravel hung from the ceiling. Swing it and catch it using a tight grip. Excellent for developing timing in your grip.

Kame - Okinawan Jars - Grip the rim of a heavy jar, one in each hand and perform various movements. Like slow and controlled lateral raises, etc.

Grip test - take a heavy barbell plate i.e 20kg and pinch grip it for as long as you can.

Hangman - Grip the chinning bar and just hang for as long as you can. You can always add additional weight with a weight belt.

Are you currently doing anything for grip?

 

I worked on a building site for a few years, that worked!!!

 

ummm i'm not into construction.
If i was new york would be in ruins

 

Hi Cougar, I had listed some exercises a few months back hope they will help you -

Not sure if I left anything out, I do these exercises randomly thru my life

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Something that I've found can work well is take two thick, heavy books, and hold one in each hand, but do it fingers down. Try and keep the books in your hands without them slipping out.

 

A small note cougar if I may -

Don't expect your wrist to get large there's no exercise to make your wrist bigger, what we are talking about are forearm exercises

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