Post by GCTIGERS57 on Mar 9, 2005 10:52:03 GMT
I would also love to hear if any coaches concentrate on hand strength. Hand placement is so crucial for OL and DL. If you can get a lock on your opponent's breast plate of his shoulder pads, he is through. What is an effective way to build this strength.
1. I have my kids hang from the pull-up bar and this is usually an 'end of the workout' thing we do. It is also a strong man event.
2. I also have my kids hold onto very heavy dumbells (80-100 lbers) for as long as they can and they cant rest them on their hips.
When i do 1 & 2 above, the other kids are usually doing push-ups or sit-ups until the kid doing the exercise above fails. then another kid gets up does the lift while the kids do push-ups again, etc. Once again, this is at the end of a work out and we do this together.
1. I have my kids hang from the pull-up bar and this is usually an 'end of the workout' thing we do. It is also a strong man event.
2. I also have my kids hold onto very heavy dumbells (80-100 lbers) for as long as they can and they cant rest them on their hips.
When i do 1 & 2 above, the other kids are usually doing push-ups or sit-ups until the kid doing the exercise above fails. then another kid gets up does the lift while the kids do push-ups again, etc. Once again, this is at the end of a work out and we do this together.
