Grip Strength and overall Health11/6/2016 How Your Hands Help Fight Off Heart Disease and Stroke. A new study suggests lacking this ability may lead to an early death.
Here’s how to boost it BY LISA FREEDMAN Want to take control of your health? Get a grip. Your ability to squeeze things tightly may be as indicative as your blood pressure when it comes to predicting death, heart disease, and stroke, suggests a new Canadian study. Researchers studied close to 140,000 adults from 17 countries over a 4-year period. Participants had their grip strength measured with something called a Jamar dynamometer—a handheld, squeezable metal contraption with hydraulics and a dial that measures force—and the scientists checked in again at the end of study. The results: For every 5-kilogram (about 11 pounds) decrease in grip strength after the initial measurement, participants’ risk of death increased by 16 percent. Their risk of cardiovascular mortality also jumped by 17 percent, as did their risk of stroke by 9 percent. The typical range that’s considered good for men in their 20s and 30s is around 36 to 56 kilograms, or about 80 to 123 pounds. The higher that number, the less likely you are to die early, the study suggests. Researchers aren’t sure whether high grip strength is just a good marker of overall health, or if good muscle function can translate to less cardiovascular disease and vulnerability to other conditions. Some reports say improved muscle strength may be linked with better blood vessel function, but more research is needed, says lead study author Darryl Leong, Ph.D., of McMaster University in Ontario. The study results aren’t surprising to Men’s Health Fitness Director BJ Gaddour, C.S.C.S., creator of the Lose Your Spare Tire exercise program. “If you can’t grip it, you can’t lift it,” says Gaddour, explaining that many of the best fat-burning and muscle-building moves require you to hold weights. “The more weight you can hold and the longer you can hold them, the better your exercise performance and overall fitness.”
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overcoming failure11/4/2016 KC GRIPZ Trade Marked "You Better Get A Pair." This idea does not only allude to getting a pair of gripz, but also getting a pair in life. Failure in life and in sports is inevitable. Learning how to overcome failure is key to having a successful life. Our business model strongly emphasizes building physical and mental strength in youth athletes. Since KC GRIPZ was brought to market in 2014 we have had major success in two areas. When the Gripz are used correctly, through the system we have created, injury rates are significantly reduced and performance skyrockets. We also are successfully training athletes to understand that they are living in a world where overcoming failure is an essential part to their success. So you better get a pair and get up every time life attempts to knock you down!
Arm Injuries and the kc grip vision11/4/2016 The KC Gripz vision is to help protect athletes from serious arm injuries through a proper system of pre-performance warm-ups, workouts and post-performance cool-downs; and eliminate arm injuries from the sports world. In the next five years, KC Gripz will teach this system to youth athletes who will carry these techniques through to adulthood as “best practices” to reduce the serious potential risk of career ending injuries like Tommy Johns, while improving their performance. In addition, we will educate collegiate through professional athletes, who already push their bodies to the limit, on how preventative care is essential to the longevity of their career.
In a world of bar shaped handles, KC GRIPZ is a unique, circular grip attachment designed to make the pulling motion more difficult to increase your overall grip strength. KC GRIPZ can be used safely at home, added to most gym equipment, or on the field in 100s of different applications to build the muscles in your fingers, wrists, forearms and shoulders. They are great for sports-specific training, grip-strength training, as well as warming-up the hands, elbows and shoulders. They are also an essential tool for rehabilitation. AuthorWe are the founders of KC GRIPZ. We promise to bring you the best content on Grip Strength and Shoulder care available! Archives
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