Welcome to the Get Fit Guys quick and dirty tips to slim down and shape up.

My name is Ben Greenfield.

I'm the Get Fit Guy and this is part one of a special two-part series that we're going

to go into on how to increase your grip strength. So let's start here. I've got a quick question for you.

Which of your muscles did you use most over the past hour? The past day, the past week?

Well, if you're like most people on the face of this planet, the answer is this, your fingers,

hands, wrists, and forearms. Just think about it. Nearly every sport that exists,

from swimming to wrestling, to golf, to tennis, to football, to basketball, to baseball, the

to climbing, to obstacle course racing, and beyond, require extremely high levels of the 35

tiny gripping muscles in your forearms and hand. But most common activities of daily living

also require upon adequate strength and endurance in these muscles, like typing, moving the

track pad or mouse on your computer, doing the dishes, carrying laundry, turning a doorknob,

vacuuming, driving, and even sex. Seriously, just try to get it on in the

bedroom with your hands tied behind your back or your fingers clenched in fists the whole time.

And let me know how that works out for you. Well, anyways, if your grip and forearm muscles are

not conditioned with mobility, strength, and endurance, then the result winds up being the frustrating

chronic repetitive motion injuries that plague both office workers and athletes alike.

For example, without adequate grip and forearm strength, tennis players develop a debilitating, frustrating, disabling condition called

lateral epicondylitis or tennis elbow, which is pain on the outside of the elbow.

Golfers, climbers, crossfitters, or obstacle racers who don't have adequate grip and forearm

training often develop the opposite issue, a problem known as golfer's elbow,

climber's elbow, or medial epicondylitis, which is basically pain anywhere on the inside of

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