r/GripStrength

I come from calisthenics - doing pull-ups, push-ups, dips and that kind of thing. But recently I went climbing for the 2nd time ever and that was a humbling experience. Or rather, the next 3 days were, because my forearms were so unbelievably sore it hurt to push my hands together to wash them.

As such, I would really like to work on my forearms, grip, etc. For climbing, but also just to aid me in my life generally.

I was wondering: is rice bucket training (18kg in a 22L box or so) actually meaningful? Or is it not that useful? I remember it being hyped a few years ago but I have absolutely no idea if it actually holds up.

Do let me know if you have any other tips or techniques!

(Atm i've added some exercises to my calisthenics routine already -

• 25kg each arm farmer's walk
• wrist curls
• holding a chin-up half way through the movement in a hang seems to load my forearms nicely)

THANKS!!

Been lifting for a while now and everything is growing except my wrists I know they're mostly bone so nothing's really changing there. Just wondering, does wrist size actually affect how much you can lift or grip strength? And are there any forearm exercises that make the area above the wrist look thicker? Feels like a small thing but it genuinely bothers me sometimes.

Hope it's the right tag. I got a pair of hand grip things but they're medium strength, which is too high for me. I have to use both hands to mostly close it. My question is, can I just use that pair and build up to being able to one hand them? or should I find a lower strength pair? I know this is the point while building muscle, but it hurts my hands to use.