I want Popeye for arms for BJJ

[BEF]

I wouldnt call that controversial at all. Makes perfect sense

[blas4ublasphemy]

I bowled for a few years and my throwing forearm became like twice the size of my left so that works I guess. You have to throw a big hook with a lot of revs I assume, and use a 16 lb ball, and go for hours a few times a week.

[Psycho]

Back when I climbed the advice was that every hold you used whilst training (usually indoors on a boulder, training wall, fingerboard, etc.) should be 100% of your strength for 100% of the time, so that once outside you had the strength and stamina when it mattered.

That was more than 20 years ago now, and I know things have changed a lot in climbing since then, but that approach certainly worked for me.

My grappling was too shit overall for me to say whether having good grip strength was beneficial - chances are I’d just be grabbing the wrong place anyway!

[TimDuncan]

Will it help my rape choke?

[crabScissors_CTT]

@TimDuncan

Will it help my rape choke?

[Toonces]

@i-strip-on-your-grave

Marcelo Garcia says the one thing he’ll 100% of his strength when rolling is his grips. Doing that will get you stronger. Free climbers/mountain climbers has some extreme grip strengh too so maybe there’s some exercises they’ve come up with that can help.

training for climbing tends to be specific. It’s usually focused on finger power but there’s endurance training too.

A stronger grip useful for other things is a side benefit
from training and just climbing a lot, but there’s a more direct path to the same result from non climbing specific exercises, imo.

Might be obvious - when climbing it is best to be relaxed and use the least amount of arm strength possible for every single move. Overgripping even a little adds up and arms tire quickly - with the result of falling off most of the time.

[i-strip-on-your-grave]

@crabScissors_CTT

Controversial opinion on the subject, but other than for wrist control, I don’t think finger strength matters very much no gi. Especially once the sweat is rolling. The other actions of the hand and wrist, like supination and pronation (which also could be translated as bringing the elbow close to the body or away from the body) matters a lot more. I think the strap armwrestling stuff will pay more dividends in no gi than rock climber finger strength stuff.

Even in a gable grip the fingers matter very little.

“Control begins with grip - if you control an opponents hands, wrists or elbows he will find it very difficult to grip you whilst you have grips on him. If you can get that initial advantage it helps steer the rest of the engagement in your favor. Make a serious study of your initial contact. Don’t just grip for the sake of gripping. Grip with a purpose and a direction. Get control of his hands, wrist or elbows whilst denying him the same and you’ll always be off to a good start.” - John Danaher

“I let them drop down to the mat and I gable grip them!” - The OG

[crabScissors_CTT]

Elbog gripping is done with the forearm much more than the fingers. Collar ties as well.

Gripping encompasses a lot of things other than fingers pinching together.

Ask John what muscles are involved in his favorite grip, the figure of four grip

[BEF]

almost unrelated but Im really loving the wrist/wrist grip in No gi for passing and setting up my arm triangles

[crabScissors_CTT]

@BEF

almost unrelated but Im really loving the wrist/wrist grip in No gi for passing and setting up my arm triangles

Yeah that deep wrist to wrist grip is awesome, I use it for all my heel hooks now that aren’t backside with the exception of the bicep grip outside heel hook.

[DaveFu]

@Psycho

My grappling was too shit overall for me to say whether having good grip strength was beneficial - chances are I’d just be grabbing the wrong place anyway!

[BEF]

@crabScissors_CTT

I use it for all my heel hooks now that aren’t backside with the exception of the bicep grip outside heel hook.

I use the bicept grip/ answer the phone with other hand when Im attacking a straight footlock on the secondary leg in saddle. Turn my shoulders to my opponent, lean back a bit. Its frickin excruciating haha

[Rabid_Bunyip]

Towel pull ups - *torches your grip and forearms

[crabScissors_CTT]

@BEF

I use the bicept grip/ answer the phone with other hand when Im attacking a straight footlock on the secondary leg in saddle. Turn my shoulders to my opponent, lean back a bit. Its frickin excruciating haha

Yeah it’s absolutely brutal. I use that from backside 50/50, bs cross ashi, or the backside outside position after a reap. I use if from that secondary leg attack on the saddle as well, though now a days I usually just threaten that to get to hidden laces or heist up to leg trap saddle, depending on how they are defending it.

The bicep outside grip I was talking about though is the weird grip where instead of having the pinky toe in your pec or armpit, you have it at the base of your bicep. It’s fucking wicked and most people don’t play with it at all.

[Psycho]

I didn’t notice the cameras.