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andyw
Jan 26, 2004, 9:45 AM
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today i went to a shop near my home, Chamonix, long hard to pronounce name but still, i had the hardest time trying to get to it but finaly i found it.
Well i look around and they have this hand and fore arm strengthener, i buy it and its a really good work out. Its quite large so makes your hand really work to compress it.
Looks just like a thick rubber ball like in an "O" shape.
Really goood.
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psirro
Jan 26, 2004, 12:01 PM
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great ...
what s the question?
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andyw
Jan 26, 2004, 1:03 PM
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none, jsut thought u mite want to know what brand it is, like how much, its a forum, to let others know about what other climbers r doing
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wildduck
Jan 26, 2004, 3:06 PM
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Ic....
i just use that X shape thing with a 'o' in the center...
i don't know what it's called but you just squeeze together. Its quite a good work out when it's still new and unseasoned... Mine's been squeezed a bunch and it's starting to get alittle soft... I can squeeze it with almost no effort at all.... Need to get a new 1.
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psirro
Jan 26, 2004, 5:01 PM
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is there any pic of that thing?
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scubasnyder
Jan 26, 2004, 5:04 PM
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sounds like the black diamond one
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bubba
Jan 26, 2004, 7:35 PM
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The best forearm excersizer I ever had was one I made.
Take a 12-15" long piece of 1-2" round wood (dowling?) and drill a hole through the middle. Tie a 1m length of cord thru the hole (I used 5mm regular cord, it doesn't need to be fancy), and tie the other end thru the middle of a barbell weight of your choice (I used 10 lbs).
Roll the wood in your hands until the weight reaches the top, then unroll. See how many reps you can do.
Enjoy the pump.
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roc_klimber
Jan 26, 2004, 8:11 PM
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2 words-
Hang
Board
If you want to rip youre muscles in half in 20 minutes, buy one and use it!
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nafod
Jan 26, 2004, 8:56 PM
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In reply to: 2 words- Hang Board If you want to rip youre muscles in half in 20 minutes, buy one and use it!
Two more words...Power Clean
http://www.athletics.ucr.edu/strengthconditioning/images/power%20clean%201-1.mpg
Pick a weight that lets you do 3 sets of 15. Your whole body will thank you, grip included.
Seems a shame to do an exercise that just works one little body part.
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wyattearp
Jan 26, 2004, 8:56 PM
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GReasin the Monkey a few times a day will keep those arms in tip top condition..... remember to switch hands, you dont want to be a POP EYE in your right arm!!!! LOL HAHA :D :D :D
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andyw
Jan 27, 2004, 2:56 AM
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ye the black dimond one, its really good.
But the one with the X in the middle mite be still good but you coulda got stronger,
Do you know of any other designs? im just curiouse which is the best brand and type
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andyw
Jan 27, 2004, 3:00 AM
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hey bubba, well ye that is a good one but its so tiereing and it really doesnt do much for your hands. I find it really painful after like 2 rotations (2up 2down) and if you hold your arms out straight it hurts your Tricepts so its a good setup but hurts like anyting, the Blackdimond tool is like really good you can do it whenever and its not as strenouse.
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crazygirl
Jan 27, 2004, 3:57 AM
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i have one of those somewhere in the back of my closet. when i saw this post, i tried to find it, but no luck.
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dc
Jan 27, 2004, 2:18 PM
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In reply to: The best forearm excersizer I ever had was one I made. Take a 12-15" long piece of 1-2" round wood (dowling?) and drill a hole through the middle. Tie a 1m length of cord thru the hole (I used 5mm regular cord, it doesn't need to be fancy), and tie the other end thru the middle of a barbell weight of your choice (I used 10 lbs). Roll the wood in your hands until the weight reaches the top, then unroll. See how many reps you can do. Enjoy the pump.
hey,
i made that thing too.. before i read this.. and i had been using it quite abit.. but the damn cord snapped from the weight.. i had my arms straight out extended so it missed my feet (phew) but it landed on my wooden floor and dented it a few cm.. and made a damn loud noise.. also i live in an apartment so i was lucky i didnt get any complaints bout the noise.. so ive stopped doing that.. for fear the cord will break again...
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euroford
Jan 27, 2004, 2:37 PM
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considering that your a climber, it would make sense that you should have some cord capable of holding more than a small barbel somewhere in your house. why heck, it might even hold body weight or even a fall!!
unless your a bolderer or something....
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tobym
Jan 27, 2004, 2:40 PM
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In reply to: 2 words- Hang Board If you want to rip youre muscles in half in 20 minutes, buy one and use it! |
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nagatana
Jan 27, 2004, 10:38 PM
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We're moving towards the Training forum, aren't we?
I noticed a good idea for strengthening pinches a couple days ago on Virtual Links (click on "My Woody" and scroll all the way down to "Mr. Pinch-o-Grip"). Essentially it's a shallow box holding weights, and you grip the sides of it while doing some lat rows.
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