Hands and fingers in knots - Tiki Carving

S Swanky Tiki Socialite Hapa Haole Hideaway, Knoxville, TN Joined: Apr 03, 2002 Posts: 5398	S Swanky Posted posted on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 8:49 PM On 2004-03-15 20:18, Atomic Cocktail wrote: On 2004-03-15 18:35, Swanky wrote: When I was into power lifting, I exercised my hands the old fashioned way. I got the biggest dumbell I could lift and just held it as long as possible. Deadlifts where you hold the last lift until the fingers give out. The "Farmer's Walk" is to take the boggest dumbells and walk as far as possible before you drop them... Swanky, Sorry dude, but I think you advice is very irresponsible. I am absolutely shocked that you would suggest these methods for someone with a hand injury! They MIGHT have been OK for a young guy in top physical shape. But, for suffering hands they would likely shock and strain injured tendons and ligaments even more, and possible cause further damage. I too suffer from similar hand problems as the others and if I followed your suggestion of doing "the farmer's walk" or "the deadlift" my working life would quickly be over. Your following the "old fashioned way" would likely lead to an "old fashioned" crippling injury like so many professional athletes suffer. My suggestion to those with problems is to seek a qualified physical therapist. I would not start lifting the heaviest weight you can find until your hands give out-because they might give out for good. ARRRGHHHH, just thinking about that makes my hands throb! Read Lawgiver 29:6 [ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-03-15 20:36 ] Your opinion. But not irresponsible. I am not a young athlete in top physical form, but a late 30's guy who devours training methods and reads everything there is and talks to the top trainers and lifters to find out the best methods. There is nothing wrong with old fashioned methods. They work. Warm up first. Stretch. Exercise. Stretch. If you want strong hands, you have to push them to levels they have not had. Whether you are lifting 500 pounds off the ground on a bar, or grabbing a chisel, you want strong hands that are bullet-proof to strain and injury. The best way to make your hands strong (or any other muscle) is to work it very hard and feed it well. Lift heavy, and eat right. Extended moderate training will not really do this. Hands are a bit different and complex, but they exercise like other things too. I worked out my hands along with everything else. What I am talking about is making your hands stronger. This is how to make your hands stronger. I can point you to some training regimens for hands, but they boil down to what I said. It's not crazy, it's proven. You can carve and get your hands used to it over time, but it might be much better to have hands that are far stronger they they need to be. This will mean that in those moments where you push too far, they is no danger of an injury. And it will mean your hands will absorb a normal days carving like cake, rather than like a full day's carving.

On 2004-03-15 20:18, Atomic Cocktail wrote:

On 2004-03-15 18:35, Swanky wrote:
When I was into power lifting, I exercised my hands the old fashioned way. I got the biggest dumbell I could lift and just held it as long as possible. Deadlifts where you hold the last lift until the fingers give out. The "Farmer's Walk" is to take the boggest dumbells and walk as far as possible before you drop them...

Swanky,

Sorry dude, but I think you advice is very irresponsible. I am absolutely shocked that you would suggest these methods for someone with a hand injury! They MIGHT have been OK for a young guy in top physical shape. But, for suffering hands they would likely shock and strain injured tendons and ligaments even more, and possible cause further damage. I too suffer from similar hand problems as the others and if I followed your suggestion of doing "the farmer's walk" or "the deadlift" my working life would quickly be over.

Your following the "old fashioned way" would likely lead to an "old fashioned" crippling injury like so many professional athletes suffer.

My suggestion to those with problems is to seek a qualified physical therapist. I would not start lifting the heaviest weight you can find until your hands give out-because they might give out for good.

ARRRGHHHH, just thinking about that makes my hands throb!

Read Lawgiver 29:6

[ Edited by: Atomic Cocktail on 2004-03-15 20:36 ]

Your opinion. But not irresponsible. I am not a young athlete in top physical form, but a late 30's guy who devours training methods and reads everything there is and talks to the top trainers and lifters to find out the best methods.

There is nothing wrong with old fashioned methods. They work.

Warm up first. Stretch. Exercise. Stretch.

If you want strong hands, you have to push them to levels they have not had. Whether you are lifting 500 pounds off the ground on a bar, or grabbing a chisel, you want strong hands that are bullet-proof to strain and injury.

The best way to make your hands strong (or any other muscle) is to work it very hard and feed it well. Lift heavy, and eat right. Extended moderate training will not really do this.

Hands are a bit different and complex, but they exercise like other things too. I worked out my hands along with everything else.

What I am talking about is making your hands stronger. This is how to make your hands stronger. I can point you to some training regimens for hands, but they boil down to what I said. It's not crazy, it's proven.

You can carve and get your hands used to it over time, but it might be much better to have hands that are far stronger they they need to be. This will mean that in those moments where you push too far, they is no danger of an injury. And it will mean your hands will absorb a normal days carving like cake, rather than like a full day's carving.

Post #81074 by Swanky on Mon, Mar 15, 2004 8:49 PM