Baller Ski_Dad Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 I was trying to ski behind a friends boat last night i kept loosing the rope getting up. Consequently my forearms are killing me - is there some exercise I can do to help this get better - i want to get back on the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Chef23 Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 Farmers carries. Get 40 lb dumbells and carry them as far as you can. If you don't have dubmbells carrying gas jugs as far as you can will do the trick. Pullups, body rows and deadlifts also help build grip strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Razorskier1 Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 In the short run you will need to let them rest and perhaps get some massage. In the long run, @Chef23 nailed it. I have found nothing makes forearms hurt more than having the handle pulled out, particularly when it happens gradually (vs just popping out of your hands quickly). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldboyII Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 Had same problem when started skiing "Captains Of Crash" was a solution. http://max-body.ru/uploads/posts/2010-12/1291852686_551.jpg Start with model #Trainer, then gradually go from #0.5 through #1, #1.5. When you will be able to train with #2 model, nothing could pull handle out of your hands :# Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Ski_Dad Posted July 8, 2016 Author Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 thanks guys! you are right, several times of having the handle slowly slide from my grip did me in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller LeonL Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 Don't over do the squeeze grippers. Ease into it or you can inflame some tendons/ligaments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Fam-man Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 I did the same thing a few years ago on the first day of a holiday. Used a clincher style glove for the rest of the week to move the load away from the hands into the wrists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller igkya Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 There's another exercise that you can do (in private) but let's keep this PG. @Chef23 has great advice with the farmer's walk (though 40lbs might be a bit light) and deadlifts. Also try doing wrist curls with a dumbbell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ToddL Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 Another one: Grab two flat weight plates (say 10 lbs or so). Place them vertically and touching flat sides together on the floor. Now grab both in one hand from the top, lift and hold. You will be using your grip to continue to grasp the two plates simultaneously. Safely set down before your grip fatigues to the point of dropping them. Repeat with the other hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Jordan Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 You could also try the clincher style gloves like the Radar Vice that have the extra webbing and the dowel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller DaveD Posted July 8, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 8, 2016 Do chin ups and work multiple muscles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JordanOz Posted July 9, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2016 Agreed with the other Jordan, Vice gloves will improve your grip on the handle in the short term and help both with your starts, and with less arm fatigue during your sets. Long term, build the strength up as everybody else has mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ lpskier Posted July 9, 2016 Baller_ Share Posted July 9, 2016 20+ years ago, I hosted a clinic with Mike Hazelwood. It was the summer of OJ Simpson. Anyway, we had a skier come from Long Island. He was all pumped up and did the hand grippers whole driving the five hours to the clinic. Next morning he couldn't move his hands. We got Overton's to overnight a pair of Clinchers. That solved the problem. #iskiconnelly Lpskier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ISP6ball Posted July 9, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2016 Masterline Pro Locks. #lifesaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller dvskier Posted July 9, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2016 1+ on Masterline Pro Locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Lovell Posted July 9, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2016 Do lots of pull ups in the offseason I did that all of last off season and I had no forearm issues at all this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mopowpow Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 In addition to pull-ups, farmer carries, and deadlifts, I like to do heavy kettlebell swings. The larger kettlebells usually have a thicker grip to help build grip strength. Also, in the off season I use Fat Gripz when doing dumbbell work. The meatheads at my gym swear by them to strengthen their forearms. You will have to back off on weight a little when using them. The first time I used them, my grip was so trashed the next day I couldn't hold on to my dogs leash. So don't use them during ski season! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller OldboyII Posted July 9, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 9, 2016 I am not sure if is available outside Russia... Presumably it is one of the most powerful tools to develop superstrong grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller xrated Posted July 11, 2016 Baller Share Posted July 11, 2016 Never tried it but I've heard several baseball players say a 5 gallon bucket full of rice. Sit and make a fist and just push your hand into the bucket and twist. My personal suggestion since I don't go to the gym would be to go run a chainsaw for a few hours a day...nothing and I mean nothing I have ever done from the gym to dirt biking can wear out hands and forearms like a day running a saw with the subsequent moving of the blocks of wood and splitting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScottScott Posted August 6, 2016 Baller Share Posted August 6, 2016 @xrated eventually you will run out of trees.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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