Training With A 2″ Rubber Band

Welcome to the forth day of Gripmas and my true love gave to me a…Rubber band!  Yes, I show you how to train the extensor muscles of the fingers, wrist, and forearm with a small piece of rubber.  I like using the gummy rubber bands that you can buy a bag of them in at staples for around a dollar.  You can also use the heavier rubber bands that you would find wrapped around raw veggies in the grocery store.

When talking about grip training most of it always revolves around the gripping action of the fingers and wrist.  Well, it is vitally important not to neglect the extensors.  I typically won’t train with a rubber band right in the gym.  I like using the rubber band while I am watching tv or doing some reading or research.  Kinda killing two birds with one stone.  Now I do have a ton of little rubber bands like the one shown in the video for my athletes to use.  I particularly use them with my tennis, golf, lacrosse, and field hockey players to try to decrease the incidence of elbow tendonitis that sometimes can come with those sports, but all of them will use the rubber bands from time to time in their training.

Try it out and let me know what you think!

Enjoy,

Jerry Shreck