Visions007 said:
Rock climbing will get your forearms and hands really strong quickly
vision has the right idea.
i dont mean to bring up an old thread but this definitly got my attention
of climbing experience
i have been climbing for 2 years and climbers have developed plenty of exercises to improve grip strength.
i am 6'1'' 170 lbs and 6% body fat. Before i started rock climbing i was 145... lanky as a motha fu*ka and probably 12% body fat.
Dead hangs, hang as long as you can on a pull-up bar, hang from one arm and shake out the pump on the other arm, then rinse and repeat on the other arm. (with this technique and a lot climbing experience i have been able to dead hang for over 13 minutes)
take a 10lb plate, sit down on a bench, and lean over pinching it with one hand in between your thumb and fingers for as long as you can, then switch hands, go back and forth between hands until you cant hold it longer than 30 seconds... the next time you do this exercise try 15 lbs.
Typewriters: Do a a wide chin up, then once your chin is up above the bar, you shift your body as far as you can to one side so 'most' of your weight is on one of your arms/hands, then stall for a second or two, and shift your weight to the other side
The above exercise is incredible not only for specific hand grip strength but your back, abs, and arms as well...