Test your Grip Strength at Grip Contests

You have been training hard to get killer strength in your forearms and hands. You have been making some great gains and lifting stuff like never before. You have even found that during your regular weight lifting sessions you can lift heavier weight, your stronger forearms and hands have made a big difference. Now you want to find out what you can do.

You could try tearing a phone book, if you have got the strength and use the right method you can do it. Maybe try a deck of cards which actually might be more difficult than a phone book, those cards can be a bit slippery. If you are not ready for the phone book yet you can start by ripping magazines, use the proper method and keep practicing.

Then there are nails and steel rods. When you bend nails you need to use your whole body. Bending nails will really show your arm strength or lack of it. Learn the proper method, start off by bending something easy and work your way up.

Check around your area for some competition, grip strength competitions are getting more frequent and there might be one close by your area at some time. Go ahead and enter one or just watch to see what takes place and prepare for the next one. If you think you know of enough people that might be interested start one up yourself.

Training the forearms and hands has really gained some momentum as people have found what having strong forearms can do for them. If you think a weak grip might be your weak link start fixing it.

Go to Feats Of Strength to learn more about testing your grip and forearm strength by bending and tearing stuff. Tim Archbold's interests are Fitness Training and Health.