John Brookfield's Grip Tips
- Gripper on a String
- Stool Lift with Weight
- Wrist Curls with Plate
- Brick Bent Over Rows
- Front Hammer Lever
- Finger Walking with Weight Plate
- Sledgehammer Clean and Press
- Sledgehammer Toss
- Brick Lift Grip Challenge
- Wringing Out the Towel
- Behind-the-Back Wrist Curls
- The Rotation
- Finger Walking With Boards
- Sandbag Lifting
- Finger Rolling
- Crushing Nails
- Pliers Lever Lift
- Hammer Rotation
- Padding the Issue
- Vertical Rope Pull-ups
- Plate Toss with Partner
- Weight Crawl: Try It, You'll Love It
- Pinch-Grip Board Curls
- Doubled-Rope Deadlift
- Swing and Catch
- Plate Curling for Men
- The Big Squeeze
- Plate Rotation
- Hammer Curls with Thick Towels
- Using the Long Bar
- Sandbag Swing and Catch
- Table Curls with Plates
- One Grip at a Time
- Behind-the-Back Pass
- Front Hammer Lever
- 1 + 1 = 2
- Medicine Ball Lifting
- The Weight Drop
- Kettlebell Hold: Something New
- Roll and Drag
- Macary Sticks
- A New Twist
- Back Pressure Breakthrough
- Plate Seesaw
- Rope Hand-Over-Hand
- The Bucket Drill
- Plate Turning
- Sandbag Wrist Curls
- Pinch Grip Drag
- Pinch Grip Pick-up
- Brookfield Sandbag Snatch Test
- Towel Training for Power
- Up the Down Staircase
- Swing to Success
- Squatter's Rights
- Power Walking 101
- Three the Hard Way
- Hammer Time
- 2 x 2 Wrist Roller
- Strength to Velocity and Back Again
- Sudden Impact
- Tricks with Sticks
- Stick to It
- Barbell Plate Complex
- Rope Grasps and Release
- Turn the Dial
- Bucket work
Editor's note: John Brookfield’s books Mastery of Hand Strength, Revised Edition, The Grip Master’s Manual, Training with Cables for Strength, and Real-World Conditioning combine John’s limitless creativity with his friendly, downhome manner. John’s articles are also regularly featured in MILO: A Journal for Serious Strength Athletes.
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