Cameron Allen
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Forearm and elbow pain is common among people who participate in repetitive activities that primarily use the FLEXOR muscles of the forearm. Weightlifters, rock climbers, bowlers, and tennis players (just to name a few) are far more likely to develop Repetitive Strain Injury than most people. Tendonitis and carpal tunnel are some of the most common injuries among these activities due to the strain caused by repetitive movements under strenuous force!
Extensor exercises are recommended by professionals for rehabilitation of these conditions but ideally, you would do yourself a huge favor and avoid injury in the first place. Or at least prevent an acute case from becoming chronic!
Recently, we have been obsessed with working these muscles in our forearms and picked up Alpha Gripz to see how well they worked these underdeveloped muscles which are very important for BJJ training. Here is our review of Alpha Gripz hand workout bands.
Alpha Gripz Review
What Comes With Your Purchase
When you buy the Alpha Gripz X-Treme Set you will get 4 levels of training equipment for your forearms. The X-Treme set comes with 4 Ahlpha Gripz (to work extensor muscles) and 4 Alpha Ringz (to work flexor muscles). The set also comes in an easy-to-carry drawstring bag so you can take and store the equipment wherever you would like.
Pros of Alpha Gripz
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A new and unique way to train your forearms and increase your overall grip strength
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The purchase comes with multiple resistance levels for different levels of training
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After using it for only 2 weeks, my hand strength is noticeably stronger
Cons of Alpha Gripz
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Hard on the weaker hand (even at the lowest level)
What muscles are worked when using Alpha Gripz
Alpha Gripz workout bands work the muscles in the hands and forearms. When you purchase the Alpha Gripz essential bag you get multiple levels so you always have something to work up towards. Because Alpha Gripz is meant to build forearm and hand strength, overall grip strength is positively impacted after using this workout tool over a consistent interval of time.
Benefits of using Alpha Gripz
The Flexors in your arm are activated when you squeeze and the extensors are activated when you open your hand.
Lifting weights requires you to repeatedly engage only your flexors, causing an imbalance in your forearms which over time leads to strained muscles and tendons. If you don’t take some time off at this point it can progress into a debilitating and chronic case of carpal tunnel or tendonitis.
How to Use Alpha Gripz
Using Alpha Gripz properly is super easy. First, you just fit your fingers in the holes and just open your hands repeatedly. After doing this for some time, you will feel the burn.
If you want to switch up the exercises, you can do static holds with your hand open.
Alpha Gripz Resistance Levels (Extensors)
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Level 1 – Green Grip: 6 lbs
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Level 2 – Grey Grip: 9 lbs
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Level 3 – Blue Grip: 12 lbs
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Level X – Black Grip: 18 lbs
Alpha Ringz Resistance Levels (Flexors)
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Level 1 – Green Ring: 30 lbs
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Level 2 – Grey Ring: 40 lbs
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Level 3 – Blue Ring: 50 lbs
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Level X – Black Ring: 70 lbs
You want a forearm workout that leaves you vascular and feeling a burn? Alpha Gripz will help you get there. A product that helps you increase grip strength for various sports.
- Super easy to move this equipment around
- Comes with 4 different levels to work up to
- Work outside and inside parts of forearm
How Often Should You Be Using Alpha Gripz?
I have been using Alpha Gripz workout bands almost daily since I purchased them a little over a month ago. When I am working from home and am in between sales calls I have the luxury of being able to fill that time with these simple exercises to workout my forearms and hand strength. The crazy thing about using Alpha Gripz is that it really showed me the musculature imbalance that I have specifically in my left hand.
Repetitive movements using the Alpha Gripz Bands regularly have helped underdeveloped muscle groups that I had no idea was even a thing until I bought these. Chances are, you have the same issue and don’t even know it yet and if you are anything like me you will want to improve this so it has a positive impact on your sport or training sessions.
Impact on My Training
After using Alpha Gripz for more than a month my workouts and Jiu-jitsu training have seen a positive impact. I feel as though my overall grip strength when training both no-gi and gi has gotten better. As many of you know, grips play a huge role in BJJ and I was excited to try out a couple of products to see how they impacted my time spent on the mats.
My forearms are definitely a part of my body that has not gotten much strength training over time. After buying both Alpha Gripz and Great Ape Grips I have noticed a complete shift in my hand strength and overall performance on the mats.
You want a forearm workout that leaves you vascular and feeling a burn? Alpha Gripz will help you get there. A product that helps you increase grip strength for various sports.
- Super easy to move this equipment around
- Comes with 4 different levels to work up to
- Work outside and inside parts of forearm
