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Old 05-16-2008, 12:41 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Default finger strength for fighters

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Originally Posted by Heroic Wolf View Post
Hi everyone,

I just realized that if I put some serious effort into training my fingers and wrists (making my hands bigger and stronger in the process) my martial arts and swimming abilities would improve a lot. I already do wrist curls with weights but I don't seem to be making any significant improvements...
Some of the very best ways to strengthen your fingers are to do the following exercises

Pullups / Chin Ups
Hanging Knee Ups
Dead Hang for endurance

Dumbell Stiff Legged Deadlifts
Dumbell Squats
Dumbell Shrugs
Dumbell Sidebends
Dumbell Bent Rows
Dumbell Farmer's Walk

The first two exercises have you hanging from a bar with all of your weight.

The second group have you holding heavy dumbells for the entire period of the exercise.


I would also suggest learning to stickfight with heavy sticks. That will also do much for finger strength.
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