| How to Get Good Hand Strength for Sports |
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| by Diet Detective Editorial Staff | |
| Friday, 30 June 2006 | |
Stay in the game with this simple equipment and these exercises.Ask any weekend athlete what muscle group is most important to play their favorite sport. Very few will say it's the hand. But whether your sport is tennis, golf or mountain biking, your hands can make the difference between playing well or sitting on the sidelines. Developing hand strength and flexibility can keep you in the game longer and improve your performance. Start by warming up your hands before exercise. Opening and closing your hands increases the circulation and stretches muscles and tendons. If you have trouble opening them all the way, you can use the other hand to help. Stop if you begin to feel any pain.
The most important grip in sports is the power grip, which is used in holding a racket, golf club or bat. Any loss of mobility or weakness can decrease the effectiveness of your grip. Proper thumb function is also vital. Therapeutic putty is the safest and most effective tool in hand conditioning. The flexible silicone rubber can be squeezed and pinched in about 12 different motions to strengthen hand muscles.
As for wrists and forearms, use 5-pound dumbbells to build strength. Wrist curls and wrist extensions work the extrinsic muscles of the hand and wrist that attach to the hand bones. You perform wrist curls by lifting the weight up and down with the inside of your forearm facing up. Wrist extensions are done the opposite way, with the outside of the forearm facing up. Curls should be done in sets of 10, gradually increasing the number of sets and the weight as you progress. Bookmark:            Trackback(0)
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