Just started weight lifting: Any solutions for weak grip strength?

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  • michelletowle52
    michelletowle52 Posts: 33 Member
    I'm smaller in height than you so totally know how tiny your hands are. I use versa gripps now as I find them easier than the cotton ones. If I forget them I've got chalk because my hands do get sweaty.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    skeo wrote: »
    This is one of biggest issues, I was griping to my husband this morning when we were trying to do pull-ups, that my baby sized hands are not able to grip the bar correctly. What I've noticed is just with more strength training, just like much of everything else, your grip gets stronger. But to train grip specifically I did "farmer's walks/carries" with 35/45 lbs plates in each hand and walked around for about 30-45seconds, it challenges your grip and endurance. That, and to help with DL I used reverse grips or chalk. I personally ditched the gloves a long time ago, the extra fabric was putting too much space between my hand and the bar, resulting in a weaker grip.

    and just from personal experience, with or without gloves, you will develop calluses with weight lifting, might as well just chalk them up to badaxxery. Keep it up!

    Me too. I have tiny hands and gloves just made things worse. I've built up grip strength using farmers walks, dead hangs etc. I use chalk and I definitely have calluses. I use a cuticle balm on them a few times a day so they're not very noticeable and also to help stop them tearing.
  • nordlead2005
    nordlead2005 Posts: 1,303 Member
    KimmydeJong wrote: »
    Also, the reason for stating my height is to give perspective on how small my hands are. My thumb will just barely wrap around the bar and touch the other side of my fingers.

    I'm 5'11" and if you think I have big hands you are in for a shock. My hands are smaller almost everyone I know and I wouldn't be surprised if you have bigger hands than I do. My mom is 5' and is pretty much the only person I know who has smaller hands than I do (excluding children :smile:).

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