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MASTERY OF HANDSTRENGTH BY JOHN BROOKFIELD
You might be a guy who´s in search of a firm handshake and a little crosstraining for golf and tennis, or maybe you´re a
world-class armwrestler looking for a competive edge, or perhaps you´re a weekend rockclimber, or maybe you just like
strength. Whatever your exact profile, chances are that you both value handstrength and wish you had more of it. This book
is your ticket to achewing that goal, because not only is John Brookfield capable of some of the most impressive feats of
handstrength you will ever see, but he´s also a proven master at creating the training methods, that developed these
strength levels. You cannot read this book without becoming infected with John´s zest for handstrength, and you will meet
many new hand strength exercises. A mustread for anyone who´s looking for a mightier set of mitts.
CONTENTS
| Foreword | ix |
| Introduction | 2 |
| 1. Champions of Yesterday and Today Present Day Grip Masters | 4 |
| 2. Grip Strength - What is it? The Thumb | 14 |
| 3. Building Your Crushing Grip Wire Cutting Plier Lifting Double Hammer Squeeze Grip Machine Bag Catching Heavy-duty Handgrippers | 20 |
| 4. Building Your Pinch Grip Wide Grip Pinch Gripping Regular Grip Pinch Gripping Mr. Pinch-O-Grip Axe Head Lifting Rope Climbing Finger Walking | 30 |
| 5. Training with Block Weights Exercise 1: Block Toss Exercise 2: Farmer´s Walk Exercise 3: Clean and Press Exercise 4: Snatch Lift Exercise 5: Individual Finger Lifts Exercise 6: Follow the Leader | 40 |
| 6. Training with Thick-Handled Dumbells Training with Kettlebells | 50 |
| 7. More Training for the Lower Arms and Fingers Wrist Curls Curling Weight Plates Sand Grabbing Lever Lifts or Weaver Sticks Wrist Rollers John Ottarski´s Baseball Lift Fingertip Push-ups Finger Extension-Jar Lifting Finger Extension-Sand Bucket Finger Extension Bands | 54 |
| 8. Manual Labor and Thick-Handled Tools | 62 |
| 9. Goals and Training Programs How often Should You Train? Table A: Do these Exercises to Develop These Areas of Grip and Lower Arm Strength Table B: Train on These Exercises in Particular to Excel in These Athletic Areas Table C: Sample Training Routines | 66 |
| 10. The Vise Grip for Bending | 74 |
| 11. Testing Your Endurance: Can You Muster This? | 80 |
| 12. Are These for Real? - You Be the Judge | 84 |
| Appendix 1: How to Make Your Own Thick-Handled Dumbells | 90 |
| Appendix 2: How to Make Your Own Kettlebells | 94 |
| Index | 98 |
| Afterword | 104 |