 [Larger view] | Mastery of Hand Strength
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 save your $$ | |
| I thought this book is drivel. Itis nothing more than a series of badly written, rambling articles written in the breathlessly enthusiastic style that is typical of body building mags. It does contain some suggestions for interesting excercises and tips on how to make equipment, but you can find all that for free by doing a Google on "grip strenth training"
There is not one diagram or word of explanation for the muscles in the hand and forearm and what movements they control. Not one! Other than suggesting ideas for the exercises themselves, there is no real discussion about an actual exercise program. Should one do 5 reps or 50 reps? Is it best to exercise every day? Twice a week? The book is no help. If you cant get enough of the magazine article and you want to read a bunch of badly written accounts of who squoze what and when then this book is for you - otherwise save your $$ | |
 The Ultimate Gripmasters Guide!! | |
| I've been powerlifting and weightlifting for about 5 years now and I bought this book on a whim one day because it looked interesting. This book is simply awesome, a VERY good read! I ended up reading it from cover to cover. I've now become a grip training maniac and I love it. Not only have I learned that grip training is essential and often overlooked, but it's a lot of fun too. The best part is that most of these grip implements that John describes, you can make at home in your garage. Grip work seperates the men from boys, you can't "fake" a powerful grip. John will describe so many ways to work your lower arm, some of them very unorthodox but all very rewarding. People in the gym laughed at me when I first started training grip on a regular basis, now they ask for my advice. An incredible grip will give you more self confidence and respect at the gym than most anything..BUY THIS BOOK! you won't be disappointed! | |
| A Book that delivers what it promises. | |
| To put it short and simple, this is an easy to read, incredibly informative volume on how to increase your hand strength. Lots of exercise suggestions, a little history on hand strength, some strength challenges. So many ideas that get you excited and motivated to train your hands. Truly a great book with lots of info that's very difficult to find elsewhere, and written by a man with some of the strongest hands in history, a genuine authority. If you want to build stronger hands for whatever reason, wrestling, rock climbing, jar opening, showing off, whatever, then this is about the best book you could buy. |
