Climbing ropes is a difficult challenge that has haunted young athletes, from middle-school PE class to military recruits, for generations. You need to develop two things to master climbing rope, ...

Having a good grip comes in handy not just for shaking hands, but doing many tasks required of military and special-ops personnel. Here is a recent email asking about improving grip for exercises that ...

This month we’ve learned that every type of grip is a bit different. We’ve worked on crush grip, support grip, pinch grip and open hand grip. Now let’s look at something that’s a bit of an oddball: ...

I'm no stranger to battle ropes and exercises that improve grip strength, but I was unaware of them being a match made in heaven until recently. Sure, I know full well that battle ropes require you to ...