grip sport

Fixed handles build raw support grip. Rolling handles build anti-rotation strength. They are not interchangeable, and knowing which you need changes how you program.

CoC, Heavy Grips, or adjustable: three gripper formats, three different use cases. Here is the honest breakdown so you buy the right one the first time.

With the International King Kong Grip Challenge just around the corner, we did a short interview with Eric Roussin on his accolades, Canada Grip Sport, and the upcoming event. How do newbies get into GripSport? What is Grip Sport? Is hand size a factor in grip and hand strength events? What types of lifts do they do in Grip Competitions? Check it out!

Once one has trained his or her grip strength for some time, they might decide they want to test their level of strength and compare it to others. One way to do so would be an attempt at certifying for a recognized grip strength feat. Another would be to take part in a GripSport (or "Armlifting") competition. In this article I want to give some advice on the necessary steps to be taken and share some general thoughts on this field.

We had a chance to chat with Robert Spindler and ask him a few questions about strongman, grip training, and his past records and feats of strength. He is an Oldtime Strongman that has been performing the "mind-blowing feats of strength" of the early 20th century, for the past twenty plus years. Robert also co-authored a book with Tommy Heslep called Grip Strength: How to Close Heavy Duty Hand Grippers, Lift Thick Bar Weights, and Pinch Grip Just About Anything.