Grip It | Going Deep With David Rees

since a handshake basically involves
muscles all the way from here to here I
was thinking who could teach me how to
improve these muscles I wonder if
there’s anybody out there knows about
improving these muscles there are
they’re called arm wrestlers this is
gene camp founder of the New York
armwrestling Association these are some
of jees armwrestling friends and some
fitness models that we brought in these
guys are gonna help me learn how to
strengthen my grip ready go and we’re
done that’s it I do want to learn about
grip strength
surely you know about these things yes
this gripper right here it works part of
the arm
plus the wrist and this here see that
muscle yeah yeah and this here is all
part of this gripper and I’m just gonna
close it easily let’s go just close it
easily huh well I didn’t know you wanted
me to close it easily I’m really gonna
try to get these to touch I literally
can’t get it to touch what about like
wrist stuff rich-rich curling bring it
down go up there you go and all that is
gonna help me have a stronger hand see
actually keep doing that all day long
you’ll have the grip like a like a bull
you know being surrounded by all those
guys first of all I totally get nervous
just remembering it second of all I
realized it’s not just about grip
strength it’s also about grip protection
Bobby a world champion arm wrestler gave
me some tips on how to keep my hand safe
from hand crushers make sure that you
grab inside the webbing indeed this bit
of skin between the thumb and the index
finger is do ever exactly and you’ll
close your hand nice and tight and it
that will stop him from crushing your
head because the last guy to grasp
I felt so it’s like a fish out of water
yeah get in and that’s a great handshake
right there
in order to test this out I went up
against Brett the hand crushing this guy
I could find I do not know why Bret is
not wearing a shirt pleasure to meet
here so great to finally meet you Brad
nice so many good things about you
you’re – yeah I kind of feel like he’s
winning guys yeah yeah because I feel
like his hand is just strong
in my hand I mean it’s probably the only
part of his body that’s stronger than me
but his hand is definitely stuff like
really try to squeeze I mean let’s go
for it well go for it but if I you know
makes start that’s amazing okay stop
right there cuz that’s when it starts to
feel like it’s breaking