Dumbbell Grip Trick to Reduce Hand Fatigue & More Tips

Do you or have you tried to lift weights now or in the past and can’t seem to get past the discomfort of your grip becoming weak like you are about to drop the dumbbells? Maybe you don’t feel like you are going to drop them but your hands and forearms get fatigued preventing you from completing the exercise. As the dumbbells go up in weight many brands the size of the handles go up as well. This doesn’t bode well especially for people with small hands or older individuals with decreasing grip strength.

Did you know that grip strength is a sign of morbidity (good health and long life)?

I’ve made a video below showing you the trick I have used for years as there are certain types of programs when I cycle through them I need to lift heavier dumbbells for specific exercises. I also tend to go from one dumbbell exercise right to another so any trick reducing hand fatigue is a must.

I did this video because since mid Aug. 2023 Energy Fitness has only been in our relocated spot in Greenville, SC. With the flux of many new clients it has been a need to share this grip tip so our clients can get the best and most efficient results.

The ability to be able to hold the dumbbells and get your 2-3 sets in of each exercise to completion along with being able to hold heavier weights may help you reach your goals and become stronger. If you are always doing the same weight then your body quickly adapts and you aren’t using the principle of overload.

Of course opening a jar or holding many groceries bags is a bonus as well.

Remember that as we age every year past the age of 25 we lose 1/2 percent of muscle which is why lifting weights can be so transformative and help keep your Basal Metabolic Rate higher (BMR). Your BMR is how many calories you burn as rest if you just laid around all day and did nothing. The more muscle you have the more calories you burn at rest.

Valuable Personal Training Programming tip…..A good rule of thumb if you are starting to lift weights more is that you will need to change your selection of exercises every 12 workouts or 6 weeks. If you lift twice a week that means you will typically have 8-12 exercises for each workout on one day and a different selection of exercises on the other day.

Charting it and looking back you can see your progress and if you are intentionally pushing yourself and getting stronger. It’s also not only about how heavy you lift but you can hold the dumbbells longer if you are doing pulses or isometric holds at a certain range of motion of an exercise. Super setting which is going straight from one exercise to the next in a specific muscle sequence like doing a pull down for your back muscles having to grip the bar handles then performing a bicep dumbbell exercise.

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