Gripper on a String

Stool Lift with Weight

Wrist Curls with Plate

Brick Bent Over Rows

Front Hammer Lever

Finger Walking with Weight Plate

Sledgehammer Clean and Press

Sledgehammer Toss

Brick Lift Grip Challenge

Wringing Out the Towel

Behind-the-Back Wrist Curls

The Rotation

inger Walking With Boards

Sandbag Lifting

Finger Rolling

Crushing Nails

Pliers Lever Lift

Hammer Rotation

Padding the Issue

Vertical Rope Pull-ups

Plate Toss with Partner

Weight Crawl: Try It, You'll Love It

Pinch-Grip Board Curls

Doubled-Rope Deadlift

Swing and Catch

Plate Curling for Men

The Big Squeeze

Plate Rotation

Hammer Curls with Thick Towels

Using the Long Bar

Sandbag Swing and Catch

Table Curls with Plates

One Grip at a Time

Behind-the-Back Pass

Hand Towel Roll and Squeeze

1 + 1 = 2

Medicine Ball Lifting

The Weight Drop

Kettlebell Hold: Something New

Roll and Drag

Macary Sticks

A New Twist

Back Pressure Breakthrough

Plate Seesaw

Rope Hand-Over-Hand

The Bucket Drill

Plate Turning

Sandbag Wrist Curls

Pinch Grip Drag

Pinch Grip Pick-up

Brookfield Sandbag Snatch Test

Towel Training for Power

Up the Down Staircase

Swing to Success

Squatter's Rights

Power Walking 101

Three the Hard Way

Hammer Time

2 x 2 Wrist Roller

Increasing Explosive Power with Water

Drive your hand into the water (above) and then open it explosively for improved grip strength and hand health. ©IronMind/John Brookfield Grip

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Strength to Velocity and Back Again

Sudden Impact

Tricks with Sticks

Stick to It

Barbell Plate Complex

Rope Grasps and Release

Turn the Dial

John Brookfield works on the Turn the Dial exercise using two barbell plates. By working on the smooth surface of a garage floor the exercise is easier. IronMind® | Photo courtesy of John Brookfield. Fuente

By John Brookfield

Author of Mastery of Hand Strength, Revised Edition, Training with Cables for Strength, The Grip Master’s Manual, and Real-World Conditioning