This past weekend Sport Nutrition Depot and Popeye’s Supplements across Ontario, Canada had their Customer Appreciation Day. I was lucky enough to be in the Waterloo, SND location on Saturday and WOW – the service was great! The last experience that I had of this type of service was when I attended the Mr. Olympia in the adult fun park of Las Vegas. For those of you who have ever attended one of their stylish nightclubs you will know what I am talking about. You walk in and this big-ass doorman greets you with a smile and asks where you would like to sit and even takes your coat – gets the waitress over to you and the drink is in your hands minutes later. Well this is what it felt like walking through the door at Sport Nutrition Depot in Waterloo. The big-ass doorman opened the door, gave me a greeting, and cleared the path through one hell of a line-up that can’t be described, and I took care of my business. A killer experience!
- Chris Belanger - www.Fusionbodybuilding.com
Monday, October 29, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Reasons and Methods for Improving Grip Strength
There are some very valid reasons why an individual would want to improve grip strength:
1) Boost one’s ego – a bit shallow, yes.
2) Will provide symmetry to a physique, so your biceps and triceps don’t over power the forearms in a pose.
3) Perhaps most importantly, help you lift more weight on certain exercises such as dead lifts and rows, and this can potentially help you achieve insane numbers.
The methods for improving grip strength are numerous, but they all encompass one aspect - don’t neglect your forearms in the gym! Thankfully, a variety of methods are available on how you can train your forearms. You can add hammer curls, which would hit both your forearms and biceps. Or superset reverse wrist curls and wrist curls using a thick barbell. All of this can be done the same day you hit your biceps, or even back. Another method is using a kettle bell, which is an old school version of the dumbbell and always one to do a single exercise with one apparatus. To view some different exercises using a kettle bell and improving grip strength, check out this great article on Bodybuilding.com.
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jasonbrown2.htm
Often people ask if it’s all right to use wrist straps in the gym. In my opinion straps should only be used under certain conditions and should not be used for every exercise, or if it neglects your back training. Say you burned out your grip doing a few sets of heavy dead lifts, and your grip is the failing out point. Now would be a good time to use straps – preferably chalk, however, only if your gym allows it.
- Kurt Kuhn www.fusionbodybuilding.com
1) Boost one’s ego – a bit shallow, yes.
2) Will provide symmetry to a physique, so your biceps and triceps don’t over power the forearms in a pose.
3) Perhaps most importantly, help you lift more weight on certain exercises such as dead lifts and rows, and this can potentially help you achieve insane numbers.
The methods for improving grip strength are numerous, but they all encompass one aspect - don’t neglect your forearms in the gym! Thankfully, a variety of methods are available on how you can train your forearms. You can add hammer curls, which would hit both your forearms and biceps. Or superset reverse wrist curls and wrist curls using a thick barbell. All of this can be done the same day you hit your biceps, or even back. Another method is using a kettle bell, which is an old school version of the dumbbell and always one to do a single exercise with one apparatus. To view some different exercises using a kettle bell and improving grip strength, check out this great article on Bodybuilding.com.
www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jasonbrown2.htm
Often people ask if it’s all right to use wrist straps in the gym. In my opinion straps should only be used under certain conditions and should not be used for every exercise, or if it neglects your back training. Say you burned out your grip doing a few sets of heavy dead lifts, and your grip is the failing out point. Now would be a good time to use straps – preferably chalk, however, only if your gym allows it.
- Kurt Kuhn www.fusionbodybuilding.com
Thursday, October 04, 2007
THE MUSCLE TIMES
Hey guys - we just launched the registration page for THE MUSCLE TIMES.
THEMUSCLETIMES.COM
The Muscle Times is our quarterly newsletter, but this isn't about Fusion - it's about you and the bodybuilding culture. What you'll get when you sign-up for The Muscle Times is some great training tips, athlete interviews, current bodybuilding news and the odd rant. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for all your support.
- Adrian Burke
THEMUSCLETIMES.COM
The Muscle Times is our quarterly newsletter, but this isn't about Fusion - it's about you and the bodybuilding culture. What you'll get when you sign-up for The Muscle Times is some great training tips, athlete interviews, current bodybuilding news and the odd rant. I hope you enjoy it and thanks for all your support.
- Adrian Burke
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