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I've seen some mention before how this lil thing can help with grip..so anyone that tried it. did it help with grip?and how long did it take for u to notice?
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Yup! Love mine. If you search in the forum you will see bunches of us have them. I just linked a few threads in the post about someone who hurt their forearm (within the last 2 days).
I won't say that it helped me so much with grip but it helped me with forearm strength. I used to get sore very easily. It also helped my wrists which tend to get very sore some days when I pole.
Thank u for ur reply can u suggest anything to help build grip? :)
This tennis ball exercise! https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/b9b362ac-b880-11df-856f-001b214581be
Oh, they will help build grip. As you keep it spinning it has and outward torque that makes it want to fly out of your hand...the faster it goes the stronger the torque. There is also this little thing that guitar players use called a gripmaster but it is more for improving single finger grip. I know there are some other devices that climbers use but the powerball is probably the most used one out there. As a side note, I have huge hands so grip was never an issue for me.
On this - Chem, in what way did you find the powerball helped with forearm pain? I have tendonitis and already do a whole mess of things to assist it, but am always looking for extras (I use a grip master for example, have lots of stretches etc). I know a lot of my drummer friends use the powerballs, but am curious as to how this helped specifically with pole - ie, what sort of pain were you getting before (if you don't mind me asking).
When I started poling there was not a whole lot of info as there is now. I had learned how to do a carousel type move (split grip spin) and tore the crap out of my left forearm. I also have a slight case of carpal tunnel in my right wrist from falling on it many many many times roller skating when I was a kid. Due to this and lack of a lot of flexibility and rotation in my wrists my wrists and forearms get fatigued easily. Downward dogs during warm up will pretty much kill me for doing any other split grip movement in class. The powerball allowed me to grip more with forearm strength than wrist, if that makes sense. I can pretty much hold any grip with just my thumb, middle and ring finger doing all of the work. For me that is a much more natural hold than bringing the pointer finger and pinky into the mix and the powerball allowed me to build the strength for that. I really need to bring it back out because split grips are bothering me again. I get throbbing pains in my wrists and it goes up to my elbow.
Thanks Chem, that does make a lot of sense. :)
My dog gets angry when I use mine. He tries to attack anything that makes noise (vacuum, coffee grinder, powerball.)
Love mine
