Thursday, March 14, 2013
Hand Exercises & Grip Strength Training for Boxers
I recently had this common question from a boxer:
Will
this help me strengthening my grip in boxing because you need strong grip to
protect your wrist and have a solid punch
Handmaster Plus is vital for all boxers and combat sports
for 2 reasons. 1) It maximizes ALL 18 hand muscles (key for strength and
balance) AND 2) it stimulates maximum blood flow and lymphatic drainage
(because it is a full ROM (hand is both fully opened and closed against
resistance) exercise), which is absolutely key for repair of all tissues.
Let's look at the first function. Nine muscles close the hand and nine muscles equally open the hand. For boxers to have the most strength and stability of all the hand, finger, thumb and wrist joints these muscles must not only be strong, they must be in balance. Only then will the boxer be able to best withstand the wear and tear of sparring, performing and training. Training requires so much repetitive gripping (of dumbbells, barbells, etc. meaning the finger extensor muscles are trained in a weak static position. The result can be repetitive grip injuries.
In the second function, circulation is key for the boxer as a repair cool. Because Handmaster Plus allows the boxer to easily strengthen and train their hand through a full opening and closing motion, all tissues will receive maximum blood flow and maximum lymphatic drainage, both necessary for maximum repair over the career of a boxer. Without maximum blood flow and lymph drainage tissues do not repair effectively. Bloodflow brings nutrients and oxygen to the tissue site, and lymph drainage takes toxins and waste products away from the site. Both are key and both are stimulated by full range of motion exercise.
Boxers can purchase Handmaster plus by clicking this hand exercise link or can contact us at info@doczac.com for more information.
Labels: boxer, boxing, finger exercise, grip strength, hand exercise, rehabilitation
Saturday, December 29, 2012
Hand & Finger Grip Strength Exercises & Bad Posture to the Hand Wrist & Elbow
I can't say I know how it happened, but hand muscle strengthening and grip strength exercises have been poorly misinterpreted in our society for decades. And the resultant problems are rampant. Yet health experts claim that the cause of hand, wrist, carpal tunnel & elbow imbalance is mostly unknown. The anatomy has been there in clear site in Grey's Anatomy since 1858!
Think of what you have been told over the years regarding hand strength exercises. Were you given or told to get a tennis ball, a racquetball, a coiled gripper, a spring-loaded gripper or a stress ball to squeeze repetitively to help you with your hand strength? I was. And It may have felt as though you were getting stronger in the short-term using these items, but in the long term these 'grip-only' items promote imbalance to the hand, wrist, carpal tunnel & elbow. On their own they are inefficient at best... harmful at worst.
We know so much more about hand muscles and hand & finger strength exercises today. There are nine muscles that close the hand (that are generally located on the front of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow) as well as nine muscles that open the hand (that are generally located on the back of the hand, wrist, forearm and elbow). They work in unison to make each key peck, flex, grab and grip that we do every day. And yet we do such a poor job of taking care of them. Why would we ever think it is a good exercise to only address the nine muscles that close the hand? Because this is what tradition has led us to believe. Our consumer culture provides what we ask for... and we don't know the difference - until now!
And, inevitably, this same imbalance is at the core of so many mysterious finger, thumb, hand, wrist, carpal tunnel, forearm and elbow injuries, yet our ignorance of hand muscle anatomy & balance leaves us clueless as to the cause. Instead we mostly focus on managing the symptoms of the resulting imbalance condition. This is always an inadequate approach. Even experts in computers, smartphones, gaming, sports, music and workplace ergonomics are still adhering to this archaic 'grip-only' advice in strengthening this area. It is the blind leading the blind. There can be no way to accomplish strength, balance and stability with this hand strength exercise approach.
Handmaster Plus combines multiple complicated exercises into very few balanced exercises that allow the user to train through full balanced natural ranges of motion. Great for users, trainers and therapists. People understand the concept of hand muscle balance exercises affecting the stability of the hand, wrist, carpal tunnel & elbow once they hear it. The problem is the dense traditional belief system that society has created about 'grip-only' hand exercise (i.e. the acceptance of coiled grippers, spring-loaded grippers & stress balls, tennis balls, etc.) or no exercise.
We are educating 100's per day and we appreciate your assistance in spreading the word. These are very preventable conditions if we just recognize the imbalance that occurs from regular gripping. Repetitive gripping is much the same concept as bad posture. We would never strengthen the 'flexing' muscles of the core to correct bad posture. Yet this is just what we do in hand muscle balance every day... we keep advancing the flexion imbalance and thus we keep seeing hand, wrist, carpal tunnel and elbow instability... let's address hand muscle balance exercises from the start and stabilize these vitally key muscles & joints!
The other key factor of complete balanced exercise is that we stimulate maximum blood flow. Blood flow is how we get vital oxygen & nutrients to our tissues. Why would anyone only use a small range of any muscle. Move as fully as you are safely able for optimum tissue health. It applies everywhere in your body, not just the hand, wrist & elbow....
For more information on Handmaster Plus or to purchase, click the following link: hand finger strength exercise
Labels: carpal tunnel, exerciser, finger, finger exercises, grip strength, hand, hand exercises, Handmaster Plus, wrist
Monday, February 6, 2012
Hand Strengthening Exercise as Treatment for an Active Tennis Elbow
Q: recently I received a common question that I am asked about - an active extremity condition and whether it should be treated using Handmaster Plus as a hand strengthening exercise treatment. This particular question was about tennis elbow, but I commonly get asked questions of the same nature about carpal tunnel syndrome, extensor tendinitis, golfers elbow, and DeQuervain's tenosynovitis. Because of this day and age of the Internet and such vast information exchange, we can never advise the user to ‘treat’ their condition with an exercise. The reason is that only a skilled health care professional can assess whether it is the right time to challenge the tissues with rehabilitative exercise. Muscle, tendons, ligaments and/or joint surfaces may be too instable for such challenge. The result could be aggravation of the condition causing further to complicate the condition and its correction. It is highly recommended that individuals with hand, wrist forearm or elbow problems consult a healthcare professional that is educated and skilled in diagnosing and treating extremity conditions. By default, my recommendation is to locate an ART (www.activerelaese.com) or Graston technique (www.Grastontechnique.com) practitioner as they are consistently the most well-versed in diagnosing and treating extremity injuries such as tennis elbow.
For more information on Handmaster Plus, please visit: hand exercise & grip strength.
To follow is the response that was sent to the individual.
A: Thanks for your question; is a very important one. If the tennis elbow condition has already developed, we must recommend that you consult with a healthcare professional. This is standard protocol because we cannot advise treatment without examination, as this would be an irresponsible suggestion. Handmaster Plus is used in the rehabilitation aspect of treatment. Again, because tennis elbow at its core usually involves hand and wrist muscle imbalance is vital that these muscles be strengthened and rebalanced, as well as be maintained, so that the condition does not continue to recur. Most of our education involves prevention, because changing poor understanding of grip related activities and how they affect the hand, wrist and elbow is what we are passionate about. That said, when I originally developed Handmaster Plus it was to complement treatment as a rehabilitative tool.
For more information on doczac products, please visit: Handmaster Plus hand exerciser
Labels: active, grip strength, hand exercise, hand exerciser, strengthening, tennis elbow
Monday, July 11, 2011
Footballs Drills for QB, RB, WR Coaches - Better Hands, Grip Strength & Tackling
Today's post is directed toward football coaches and trainers, as well as players - whether QB, RB, WR, TE, DB or linemen. Your grip strength is key!
Historical weight and grip strength training has hampered grip strength and balance within basic football skills such as throwing, catching, protecting the ball, fumble recovery and tackling. Historical grip strength training leaves out the finger extensor muscles - the prime grip stabilizer muscles - opening up a huge opportunity for football players to gain that extra edge. Handmaster Plus is designed to give the football athlete the convenience to perform complete (i.e. opening and closing) hand, wrist, forearm and elbow exercises daily - anywhere! Handmaster Plus strengthens ALL 18 hand and grip muscles (the 9 muscles that close the hand, as well as the 9 muscles that open the hand) in one easy, continuous exercise. Handmaster Plus exercise also maximizes muscle balance and blood flow which maximizes football performance and minimizes the risk of hand, wrist and elbow injury. Handmaster Plus has been used in the training rooms of NFL & CFL teams for many years in both training and rehabilitation.
Historical weight and grip strength training has hampered grip strength and balance within basic football skills such as throwing, catching, protecting the ball, fumble recovery and tackling. Historical grip strength training leaves out the finger extensor muscles - the prime grip stabilizer muscles - opening up a huge opportunity for football players to gain that extra edge. Handmaster Plus is designed to give the football athlete the convenience to perform complete (i.e. opening and closing) hand, wrist, forearm and elbow exercises daily - anywhere! Handmaster Plus strengthens ALL 18 hand and grip muscles (the 9 muscles that close the hand, as well as the 9 muscles that open the hand) in one easy, continuous exercise. Handmaster Plus exercise also maximizes muscle balance and blood flow which maximizes football performance and minimizes the risk of hand, wrist and elbow injury. Handmaster Plus has been used in the training rooms of NFL & CFL teams for many years in both training and rehabilitation.
Labels: DB, football drills, grip strength, hand strength, Handmaster Plus, QB, RB
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