Red Fox Sports

Ultimate Grip

Strengthener Guide

...for stronger hands, fingers

and forearms!

3.

Thumb and fin-

ger tip exercise:

focuses on

strengthening

the thumb and

fingers.

Guitar finger

exercise: focuses

on the thumb,

pointer finger

and the little

finger.

4.

5.

Pointer and

middle finger

exercise: focuses

on these two

fingers.

Thumb, ring and little finger squeeze: focuses

on strengthening these three fingers.

7.

Thumb and little finger exercise: requires a fair

bit of strength in these fingers. Your little finger

may not be strong enough to do this exercise

initially so may have to work up to it.

6.

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The hand has 18 muscles:

Nine muscles that close the hand

Nine muscles that open the hand

As you grip an object the muscles that close

the hand contract while the muscles that open

the hand stabilize the contracting muscles.

These muscle groups are known as antagonis-

tic as they work together to generate move-

ment and control hand functions.

When building strength in the hand and

fingers in order to maximize potential

and prevent injuries you should:

1. Build strength in both the muscles that flex

(close the hand) as well as muscles that

extend (open the hand).

2. Perform strengthening exercises through

the full range of motion. This promotes

maximum blood flow which helps keep the

muscles, tendons, and tissues healthy.

These two principles are also important in de-

veloping muscle balance. Muscle imbalance is

a leading cause of finger, thumb, hand, fore-

arm and elbow problems as well as tendonitis

and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Tips For Effectively Using The Red Fox

Sports Grip Strengthener

Most people are used to exercising the mus-

cles that close the hand but often neglect the

opposing muscle group that opens the hand.

The following tips will help you to maximize

strength in the hand, fingers and forearm

and minimize muscle imbalance.

1. Perform exercises through the full range

of motion. This means full flexion and

extension of the hand and or fingers.

2. Open the hand or fingers slowly in order

to build strength in the opposing muscle

group.

3. Squeeze the grip slowly to the count of 4,

hold closed for the count of 4 and open

slowly to the count of 4. Gradually in-

crease the count to 8. This exercise may

provide a challenge for those who need

more resistance than 88 lbs.

How Frequently Should You Use The Grip

Strengthener?

The best way to develop grip strength and

endurance is to do some training regularly

example 2-3 sets every second day. Use a re-

sistance level that allows you to do 8-15 reps.

You should feel fatigue on the last few reps.

6 Exercises That Strengthen The Fingers,

Hand and Forearm

For those who would like to:

become better at a sport;

be more efficient at playing a musical in-

strument;

recover quicker from a hand, wrist or fin-

ger injury;

improve their grip, hand or finger

strength.

The following 6 exercises will help you isolate

specific muscles in the hand, fingers and fore-

arm so you can focus on building endurance

and strength in the areas you need it the

most.

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1. 2.

This exercise strengthens the hand, wrist and

forearm. The reverse grip as shown in image 1

works well for those with larger hands as it pro-

vides an extra half inch of surface area for the

fingers. Image 2 illustrates the standard grip. If our product has met or exceeded

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