I Tried to Improve My Grip Strength in 30 Days...here's what happened
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In this video I break down how I improved my grip strength in 30 days. Grip strength and forearm strength is important to multiple exercises, and grip workouts are easy to do at home to see successful grip strength improvement. I'll outline some good hand grip exercises for beginners and some of the best grip exercises to imrpve your grip strength and overall fitness in 30 days.
Have a great week guys! Cheers.
@nathanhyde6735 3 жыл бұрын
Am i the only one who didn't know they were brothers? haha
@ValorousFogey 3 жыл бұрын
It blew my mind. How did I never realize. They do look a lot like eachother (but I only see that now).
@nathanhyde6735 3 жыл бұрын
@Captian Echo same
@mastermclovin0 3 жыл бұрын
I had no idea either
@MightyGodlikeG 3 жыл бұрын
That was the first thing i thought^^
@echo1033 3 жыл бұрын
Lok i thought they were. The same person
@ashman9789 3 жыл бұрын
Correlation doesn't mean causation. I think the study shows that people who are more active and exercise more (more grip strength than normal) live longer.
@johnhugon67 3 жыл бұрын
He acknowledged this in the video. He said the study found that grip strength was a good indicator of overall health and fitness, and Im assuming he doesnt actually think stronger grip will lead to longer lifespan
@zoomermcboomer4771 3 жыл бұрын
@@johnhugon67 well my father lived till mid 80s and he still had crushing grip strength even in his 80s which when he used to play a game where he would squeeze my hands when handshaking sometimes as a joke they used to hurt and I would always give up.
@richardayala4356 3 жыл бұрын
Fact! Strength is a key indicator of life longevity, providing you are healthy!
@darklord220 2 жыл бұрын
The studies controlled for BMI ,smoking, etc
@pokeitout4450 2 жыл бұрын
Man took statistics class I see
@StNizBeach 3 жыл бұрын
The trash talk is amazing 😂
@averagecalisthenicsguy1504 3 жыл бұрын
@kriger992 3 жыл бұрын
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@HennessySamuels 2 жыл бұрын
The trash talk was hilarious lol
@michaelagnew6796 3 жыл бұрын
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@WhitePillMan 3 жыл бұрын
Very
@abijose2793 3 жыл бұрын
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no
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they have 300k subs.
@daniel-zh9nj6yn6y 3 жыл бұрын
2:52 I remember reading a bodybuilding magazine: the guy writing the story noticed a man doing only that exercise at the gym. He asked why, and the man said:"I find it very relaxing."
@homelessalcoholic2716 2 жыл бұрын
We had a few in our school gym a few years back, I dig it
@TheDhammaHub 3 жыл бұрын
One of the best ways to improve grip strength is either carrying really heavy stuff around for a long time or climbing! Made crazy grip gainz doing both!
@david2legit2quit 3 жыл бұрын
Keeping that in mind for when I work with my uncle! He makes me carry tons of 50 pound boxes and bags back and forth around the job site 😂
@joebloggs6922 3 жыл бұрын
Farmers walks!!! One of my favourite exercises. I've been using these really heavy slabs I got in my garden as a makeshift weight while in lockdown. Good for the upper back as well
@faceless2302 3 жыл бұрын
Me and a friend tried a rock climbing wall at a local event about a year or two ago when I had just started getting into exercise, it completely obliterated my forearms for like a week afterwards. I've had mad respect for rock climbers ever since
@PhrontDoor 3 жыл бұрын
@@joebloggs6922 I used to help people move shipments in the warehouse to/from the repair facility - only about 200 yards away. Sometimes the items were small photocopiers, laser printers, server pcs, and so on. That helped a lot. And hurt a lot.
@MyEditman 3 жыл бұрын
What helped transition to carries was weighted calisthenics. Also high volume of gymnastic rings and pullups
@joshuabrown2799 3 жыл бұрын
Note: When dead hanging, be sure to engage your scapula. I attempted to improve my grip strength a couple years by dead hanging and didn't know about that and really messed my shoulder up.
@joebloggs6922 3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely. I got really lucky in that I noticed shoulder pain after the first time of doing it and realised. Would have really messed it up if I hadn't noticed. Traps are basically your stabilizers for your shoulders and 'catch' the weight so to speak and so if you aren't using the scapula then the weight is putting all the pressure onto the shoulder joint
@Joao-ur7ey 3 жыл бұрын
There are two kinds of hangs. Passive and active. Both have it's benefits. You should engage your scapula and shoulder only on the active hang.
@MrCmon113 3 жыл бұрын
Then it's not a dead hang, though. : |
@joshuabrown2799 3 жыл бұрын
@@MrCmon113 Do it how you want, I suppose, I was just speaking from experience. I guess it depends on your weight. I was pretty heavy at the time and when I did it, I jacked my shoulder up for about four weeks. Maybe I was just weak...
@zoomermcboomer4771 3 жыл бұрын
Actually a passive "dead" hang is fine if you have enough shoulder mobility. If you lack shoulder mobility and flexibility then you shouldn't passive hang until your shoulders are more mobile.
@robbievanwijk2512 3 жыл бұрын
4:20 "I'm usain bolting it right now". Slowly catching up on some ducks
@72572 3 жыл бұрын
Nice time stamp too lol
@SamHarrison2099 3 жыл бұрын
"Set goals and stay swolle" is the catchphrase and you have to use it now
@GoalGuys 3 жыл бұрын
Haha I don’t know if that’s a keeper 😂
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@wander2403 3 жыл бұрын
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@lp4969 3 жыл бұрын
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@tim43s56 3 жыл бұрын
VJ same here
@Mildxst 3 жыл бұрын
5:50 - 6:14 didn't have to do him like that 💀💀
@72572 3 жыл бұрын
LMFAOOO
@jamesmcdougall9665 Жыл бұрын
Good on ye. Thanks for your humble approach. Its refreshing and informative.
@Glenn261193 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah! I was waiting for some physical challenges with Cam, nice video as always!
@alexsweeney7337 3 жыл бұрын
that split screen scene was awesome! Great video!
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@Dudndbdjdn 2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
@joelsantos456 Ай бұрын
Haha Genius😂
@donnacrozier3327 3 жыл бұрын
I only wish these videos were longer. Great vid, looking forward to the next one.
@ifranrodriguez 3 жыл бұрын
I really like the fitness centered content you guys produce. I’ll be incorporating grip training from now and on in my training routine.
@davidwronski6259 3 жыл бұрын
Great Video, thanks for the pointers. I am working on this now 'grip strength' and your video couldn't come out a better time. I have been doing the farmers grip with a pair of 40lb dumbells, I am going to get the fat grips and try them out as well. Thanks to both of you!
@Isee-vn4go 3 жыл бұрын
awesome and such good editing!!
@poweredbysoul6630 3 жыл бұрын
Interesting video! I’ve been doing 5 sets of dead hangs at the end of my workouts, every other day or so in an attempt to increase my max pull ups #. Nice to see a vid of someone else doing similar. Thanks for the vid:)
@padora 3 жыл бұрын
Great work guys!
@finalfantasy14orxiv 3 жыл бұрын
I found my grip strength increased dramatically throughout quarantine by doing open grip pull ups hanging from a ledge, as I had open palms it worked my forearms insanely fast. If you were to do this again at some point, I'd recommend trying it. Nice video as always though, thank you for the upload.
@VpKing 3 жыл бұрын
Yes this activates the back more . If you don't grip the bar just hang from it literally
@vermithrax01 Жыл бұрын
Hi thanks for the Tipp. Is a thumbless pull up the same as a open grip pull up?
@thequickwit8174 Жыл бұрын
@@vermithrax01 no
@idkwat6629 3 жыл бұрын
Y’all come with unique challenges that are actually practical! Thank you!
@sky.london 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been interested in how to improve me grip strength for a while. Super interesting to see you work through this.
@TimSchneiderPsych 3 жыл бұрын
Great Video! I love the balance between the documentation of your experiment and some scripted scenes in between for some laughts. Well Done.
@therohanexperiment2993 3 жыл бұрын
Some of the shots in the video look so good
@kseshaobelasgreshi 3 жыл бұрын
You're so great! It's so plesant to watch your videos and at the progress that you make. Thank you for inspiration :)
@72afam 2 жыл бұрын
New subscriber. Love this video. A lot of us work out but forget about building grip strength. Your channel has a lot of helpful videos people can relate to.
@GoalGuys 2 жыл бұрын
Appreciate it Aamir!
@michaelcharach7447 3 жыл бұрын
U guys are awesome. Keep up the good work
@Xzoltar 3 жыл бұрын
Lol exactly 30 days ago I start doing Pullup challenge and one of the Weekly test is how long you last with Dead Hang. I was doing 45 secs at the start and 115 secs in the end. I have add no grip/wrist exercice beside Pullup and Pushup so I will try some of the exercices you did, if anyone have any other exercices to improved grip, feel free to share. Because right now, it's not pain in muscle but only in the finger that make me have to drop It was a challenge to improved my Pullup and Pushup count not exactly improved my grip, but working on that have improved my result. Day 1, I made 15 pushup until failure and on Day 30 it was 32 Pushup. For Pullup it was 3 at the start and 8 at the end. That's after 698 Pullup/Chinup and 1 885 Pushup...
@alexandremcl7427 3 жыл бұрын
Great content as always
@laniinla2354 3 жыл бұрын
You guys are inspiring!!!
@WhitePillMan 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid. Hitting the gym now to work on it
@brianoliver2408 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid!
@toknowsport7257 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, love the mindset you applied to this. As some relief, the circumference of your wrist was unlikely to change from the beginning due to the muscle bellies of the wrist flexors/extensors being closer to the elbow region. That being said, it is also unlikely to see huge differences in the circumference of the forearm muscles due to the length of the training period (30 days). Hypertrophy is normally most evident >4 weeks of training, whilst neuromuscular factors are often the first training adaptation to occur, which is why you likely saw an improvement in dyno str (mostly for one hand though). So remain proud of your improvements :D Look forward to future vids!
@hayleyhooper7523 3 жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this!
@idk.6306 3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting for video of grip strength.
@yvesjeaurond8898 3 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Very helpful. The 3 or 4 Athlean-X videos for "jacking forearms" helped my grip strength too.
@brianrivera7889 3 жыл бұрын
I love your guys content it's relatable
@alephnull423 3 жыл бұрын
Ohhhh this is a new video!
@Bigpapiwampi 3 жыл бұрын
Long time watcher, sorry for not leaving a comment earlier. Keep it up guys!
@FireMasterZo0m 3 жыл бұрын
Good content. Hope this gets more exposure. :)
@LucasvanLieropTenor 3 жыл бұрын
Literally laughed out loud at "and stay swole". Also, shout out to the Canadian Geese, almost going faster than you at 4:20. :P
@truejackson2616 3 жыл бұрын
I know equipment is limited rn but your farmers walks should definitely be WAY heavier. More intensity and less sets would really improve your grip. Otherwise it was a great video 👍🏼
@fno2009 3 жыл бұрын
what's a good amount of time for each set of farmer's carry?
@JackM-un8co 3 жыл бұрын
@@fno2009 do 50X steps with half bodyweight
@truejackson2616 3 жыл бұрын
Whatever weight that when you go 20 yards it slips out of your hands
@iamthechair6328 3 жыл бұрын
Jack M you need more than half body weight
@shake4259 3 жыл бұрын
@@iamthechair6328 depends on your strength
@trynottoshine 3 жыл бұрын
As much I like Brendan's epic fitness challenges I find myself relating so much more to Cam! Loved this video :)
@completethegoal717 3 жыл бұрын
I love it when I see challenges for dead hangs, because I seriously know the struggle. I also made a video on this going from under a minute to two minutes. In my opinion its far more about the mindset rather than strength. When I did it I trained, but also took cold showers, meditated and did the wim hof method for a month in order to get a two minute hang. If you want try these things out and see if you can get to 2 minutes, or just see how they improve your life in 30 days, great video as always :D
@dixonpeters6884 3 жыл бұрын
I didn't know you were brothers and I've been watching for so long
@firstreviewer8966 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent Video! FR
@paulg6340 3 жыл бұрын
Great video, even though the size in your arms and wrist was quite minimal, it was only 30 days and unless there were some other factors, your wrist actually got thicker which was impressive. Odd only your right one did though. Big increase in strength which was great. I hope you do another grip follow up and post your measurements after more training.
@athousandtabs 3 жыл бұрын
Great vid
@shel0016 2 жыл бұрын
Dont forget gripper training. Alot of my friends who climb or do strong man training use grippers bigtime, wrist rolls and ironmind blockbuster pinch block or the genie pinch blocks one arm dead lifts. And yes indeed I'm a fan of fat grip pros and fat grips extremes. About to close a CoC #3 and working on the mighty 3.5 and ghp 8 grippers. Use those grippers and add fat grips indeed to your strength training. Another Great video Goal guys!! You got a new sub.🥊🥊
@AntonWongVideo 3 жыл бұрын
4:21 is hilarious. you're waddling with the geese!
@SamMartinPeakPerformance 3 жыл бұрын
i was creasing 😂
@aurorap.7578 3 жыл бұрын
Ah! I noticed you have the book 'The Meaning of Marriage' in the background I'm reading it right now, I love it. This video was great by the way I've always wanted to improve grip strength, this was very informative and funny. :)
@nadkine6601 3 жыл бұрын
"And I see y'all in the next goal"
@khanscombe619 3 ай бұрын
Fun video you're inspiring us.
@erika_gore 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not much of a climber but I went bouldering a couple times with a friend. I felt muscles in my body I didn't know could hurt that bad, like my forearms. It's a different kind of workout but it works perfectly to strengthen your grip and arm muscles
@Isee-vn4go 3 жыл бұрын
HAHAHA the phone call was so funny almost choked on my water
@ashkeeoh 3 жыл бұрын
you earned my respect
@fabiotacconi9230 2 жыл бұрын
well done lad :)
@drjcobra2187 3 жыл бұрын
Thats awesome content. Thank you for this video. Can you do a video about how to make your fingers get thicker??
@JohnHorneGuitar 3 жыл бұрын
Great video. I’ve been thinking about this too but as a older guy who plays and teaches guitar for a living I’m pretty concerned about injury. On the other hand, I think better grip strength might actually prevent some injuries that might negatively impact my abilities.
@andregueta 3 жыл бұрын
Superb qualityyyy
@GameMeetsGirl 3 жыл бұрын
Smashing that LIKE BUTTON!
@RoyRope 3 жыл бұрын
Weighted pull ups and overhand grip deadlifts work my grip strength pretty well.
@kanavgupta2816 2 жыл бұрын
great vid
@OoMzHowTosandMore 3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@nessalkdarb 3 жыл бұрын
as someone wo started climbing a few years ago I look forward to seeing your attempts to rock climb
@marquism1799 2 жыл бұрын
I cant even deadhang for 20 seconds. Lol so good on you man.
@adaultonflynn8698 3 жыл бұрын
I've been subbed since around 10k subscribers, waiting to see you take on some fitness challenges. All i have to say is you're doing great, keep going!
@TheHamsterMaster Жыл бұрын
Oh man nothing burns more than dead hangs but it definitely helps improve your grip and forearm strength. I went from 45 sconds to 1 minute and 33 seconds so far. I highly recommend it.
@derek8538 3 жыл бұрын
im here for that phone call beef!
@JonathanBrough-wg7ji 3 жыл бұрын
Good, fun video!
@fuckyourcouch23 3 жыл бұрын
I smassssssshed that like button and now I'm thinking about incorporating those excercises into my ppl split 🤔 any suggestions at what days besides legs it would make the most sense?
@Brody-cx5vl Жыл бұрын
Great fitness channel.
@Gabugaburere 2 жыл бұрын
Interesting training! I started with a 20s dead hang around 6 weeks ago, now I can hang for 1 minute, but I didn't really measure my grip strength in the other ways done in this video. I hope I can keep progressing tho!
@shel0016 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I'm 6ft 1 and I can now do body hangs both and one arms now in the 25-60 + secs and I'm about 235-240. ( cant do one arm pulls up yet tho lol)They definitely add to grip power and core strength.💪
@matgonzalez6272 3 жыл бұрын
When the screen came up on you for the NordVPN bit, I thought you had a square Afro.
@porlearktuy4621 3 жыл бұрын
Pretty interesting challenge. The banter was pretty good. I've also tend to notice on the Goal Guys video that Cam's videos are more well directed, creative and edited and while Brendon's videos are good they are slightly lower in quality (though he makes up for it by taking on harder challenges.)
@jaylandawson3655 3 жыл бұрын
"Make sure to set goals and stay swole." I feel like that should be on a t-shirt.
@sashaantonia554 3 жыл бұрын
When he said existence is pain, I felt that in my soul!
@smuper2117 3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos!
@bismarchiavelli 3 жыл бұрын
Loved the trash talk. 👌🏽
@panos3320 3 жыл бұрын
Ive been doing something for grip strength almost every day. Lots of use of the pull up bar(pull ups, chin ups, core exercices). Once or twice a week, ill do some grippers while going out for a walk. Need to be carefull with that one. You can overdo it and not even realise it, then be in pain for almost a week.
@jaredhonegger9918 Жыл бұрын
You're only supposed to train grip 2-3 times a week
@patrickvanmeter2922 Жыл бұрын
@@jaredhonegger9918 Many of the best grippers train only once a week. It is a personal thing and we all should learn what is best for our selves. Don't be afraid to back off. You could be surprised at how much; more recovery can help. I'm 81 and can do a dead hang for 2 min. and 35 seconds. I know people that can more than double that. Intensity and not too often worked for me. Injuring yourself is a total waste of time. Literally. Good luck.
@RiDankulous 2 жыл бұрын
Grip strength is a good measure of strength training fatigue but only when comparing to yourself over time. That way, when you have a big drop-off it is a sign that a de-loading will be good. Deloading is periodically required for the body to continue growth and stop the increasing risk of injury associated with fatigue, and entails lowering the weight on exercises for awhile.
@dmn7744 3 жыл бұрын
Set goals and stay swolle
@a111oveWrldWde 3 жыл бұрын
Thank You! ✨😃
@lmc4964 3 жыл бұрын
Another exercise I do is a plate pinch. My grip strength using that measuring device is 40KG and 50KG yet I can lift 160KG with the hex bar so the meter seems to underestimate absolute lifting ability. First job is try even out the imbalance.
@wojtek4351 2 жыл бұрын
The part where he bullies his brother kills me, I wish you guys did these bits more often in the newer videos
@TFlip04 3 жыл бұрын
I see you reading the meaning of marriage by Tim Keller. Nice!!
@reigen. 3 жыл бұрын
4:59 I couldn't help but look away hahaha
@glummy909 3 жыл бұрын
8:14 yes but did you make the total body weight vs per second hold calculation?
@meghdaniellama1604 3 жыл бұрын
For fore arm size just do conventional over hand deadlift with no strap
@potentiallydownright 3 жыл бұрын
as someone with carpal tunnel and tennis elbow, this entire video hurts but is also inspirational for me to get off my ass and start strengthening my arms
@guylivesay8330 Жыл бұрын
This gives encouragement to us non bulky regular guys😁
@radiationshepherd Жыл бұрын
I've had really weak hands my whole life, to the point where if I overdo it slightly lifting weights or at work, it becomes painful to hold anything for 2 months minimum. I have resigned myself to using wrist wraps to spare my grip during weightlifting so that I can use it at my job instead, Ill try to increase it eventually
@liamwadman2828 3 жыл бұрын
Comments smashed, like button left
@andyliebermann5244 3 жыл бұрын
Try the wrist roller while standing on a bench or something. You won't have to keep your arms parallel to the ground anymore. That way you don't have to worry about your shoulders fatiguing before your wrists.
@usayacolt 3 жыл бұрын
Correct me if I'm wrong. But I heard that you almost cannot hurt yourself grip strength training. I've been using the Captain of Crush trainer for 3 month now. From reps of 10. Up to 50 reps 3 months later. No injury. Just have it setting next to me and crush it all the time i think of it.. doing the #1 for ten reps when I go light some days. Take care all of you out there.
@poperman3208 3 жыл бұрын
The wrist curl where you roll up the weight is brutal but a really great workout
@RandomGuyTCG 3 жыл бұрын
Lmao "you bald-headed geodude looking..." had me dying 🤣
@ultimape Жыл бұрын
I'm autistic so my grip strength has been low all my life. I also have two autoimmune problems that seem to also exhibit lower than average grip strength: Crohn's Disease, and Mulitple Sclerosis. My grip strength went from 40 lbs to 60 lbs in 2018 after I did a fast and a gut cleans that involved clearing out my bowels and letting the bacteria grow back from my intact appendix. I did a risky FMT in January 2022 (last year) and cured both the Crohn's and M.S. My grip strength doubled from 60 lbs to 120 lbs about a month. A year later I am at 130 lbs. I have not exercised my grip at all during this time. I optimized DNA repair and mitochondrial health tho. I bought and tested it on the same dynameter as you! That one is nice, they're ISO calibrated. Hot take: that study on grip strength wasn't measuring if people exercised. It measured how their body handles damage. And I have used this to get stronger than you.
@ultimape Жыл бұрын
Also you have a thyroid disorder. I can see it in your face.
@TheMajesticgamers 3 жыл бұрын
This channel slaps
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