Category: Grip Strength - Pinch

Muscles Targeted: Hand Flexion, Finger and Thumb Strength and Wrist Stability

Definition: Blockweight - 1/2 Hex Dumbbell

BLOB - 1/2 Old York Dumbbell - increased difficulty due to sides sloping outward

Blockweights or Blobs can be lifted on top or "by the face" with whole hand (build total hand strength) and any combinations of fingers (to isolate a weakness or rehab and injury.)

Benefits: Building Grip strength in open hand position while creating stabilization in the wrist

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