Testing Your Hand and Forearm Strength

So, you have been getting some killer strength in your hands and arms, how do you test your strength. You can do arm wrestling competition, compete in grip strength competitions or just rip and bend stuff. Grip stength competition is slowly gaining popularity. You participate in differant events to test the competitors, could be picking up blobs to see who gets the heaviest lift along with some other types of events. No grip competition in your area, start up one yourself, people will show up. Arm wrestling matches are another competition thats been around quite a while. Either one you have to search them out but are getting easier to find.

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Of course strong hands and forearms are needed to tear a phone book in half but there is a technique that must be used to get it done. You can watch the videos included here for a better explanation than I could give. Decks of cards are another thing you can try to rip in half, as are magazines. In general, shiny or glossy paper is harder to rip. How about a frying pan.

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Here are some videos of people tearing and ripping stuff. Like I said above, it's better to watch someone doing this stuff to learn.than trying to read the instructions. Figure out and perfect the technique, then start trying tearing magazines and work your way up. If your hands and forearms are weak, they will get stronger if you keep at it, but technique is key.

You will need strong thumbs, index fingers, and middle fingers to grip the cards as you are twisting, and strong wrists to twist and tear the deck. Your ability to pinch narrow objects firmly will come in really handy here. You need to grip the cards like you have a death grip on them. You can read more about how to do it at this link at WikiHow.
How to Tear Up a Deck of Cards

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If you want to compete in grip strength competition you are going to have to research to find some around your area or maybe travel to one or start one up yourself. You may find out there are more people in your area than you thought that want to test or show off their strength.