Building wrist and forearm strength for martial arts

krm98k

Howdy, I'm Ryan. I recently joined this forum to find more about what I can do to build strength, power, and endurance for martial arts. I recently just began practicing both Karate and Kendo (Japanese sword fighting). I'm my weakest in my wrists and forearms.Both require a hell of a lot of strength and endurance from my muscles, but they've also been take a heavy toll on the bones tendons and ligaments. Does anybody have any suggestions on what I can do to build up both strength and quickness? Thanks!

musclefreak1

Grab the heaviest dumbell you can by the end (you need big hands for this) on each hand and hold it as long as you can!!

Its hard to mix martial arts with pumping iron- you are constantly beating your self up by fighting, while attempting to add muscle and strength. My old training partner could not move nearly as much weight as he used to once he got into martial arts. (As a result, he quit on me) As for me, all I want to do is out-muscle and out-lift other men so pumping iron is my quest!

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krm98k Banned Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: texas Age: 28 Posts: 27 Rep Power: 0	Building wrist and forearm strength for martial arts Howdy, I'm Ryan. I recently joined this forum to find more about what I can do to build strength, power, and endurance for martial arts. I recently just began practicing both Karate and Kendo (Japanese sword fighting). I'm my weakest in my wrists and forearms.Both require a hell of a lot of strength and endurance from my muscles, but they've also been take a heavy toll on the bones tendons and ligaments. Does anybody have any suggestions on what I can do to build up both strength and quickness? Thanks!

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musclefreak1 New Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 36 Rep Power: 0	Re: Building wrist and forearm strength for martial arts Grab the heaviest dumbell you can by the end (you need big hands for this) on each hand and hold it as long as you can!! Its hard to mix martial arts with pumping iron- you are constantly beating your self up by fighting, while attempting to add muscle and strength. My old training partner could not move nearly as much weight as he used to once he got into martial arts. (As a result, he quit on me) As for me, all I want to do is out-muscle and out-lift other men so pumping iron is my quest! __________________ I'm building the freakiest, most monsterous thighs on this planet! I challenge any man anywhere who thinks he can come close to my power records on leg press, hack squats or vertical leg press!!!!

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