Expand-Your-Hand Bands

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 0.6 x 0.1 inches ; 1.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00083B79M
• Item model number: 1376
  

By : IronMind
Price : $15.95

Product Description

Relaxing to use and incredibly effective, Expand-Your-Hand Bands are perfect for everyone who uses his or her hands. If you're interested in maximum grip strength and sparkling hand health, our Expand-Your-Hand Bands are the fun, effective way to work your extensors, achieving the sort of muscle balance that will boost your strength and prevent, reduce, or cure the pains associated with arthritis, overuse, abuse, and carpal tunnel syndrome. Color-coded, progress from the easiest up to whatever level of resistance you require: use for warming up, prehab, rehab, or just plain relaxing. Our Expand-Your-Hand Bands are made of a durable latex-free and non-petroleum-based material that is UV and ozone resistant. Get ready to kiss that elbow pain goodbye.

Product Features

• Promotes hand health through muscle balance
• Prevents, reduces, or cures pain from nerve damage, arthritis, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, or repetitive stress
• Focuses on extensors, maximizing hand strength
• Five levels of resistance, color-coded for ease of use
• Made of a durable, latex-free and non-petroleum based material that is UV and ozone resistant

 

Expand-Your-Hand Bands

 

Customer Reviews

Okay. Yes these are "rubber bands"- but that's okay, because bands made of rubber are one of the best ways to exercise the muscles that push your fingers up and out, and to a lesser degress extend your wrist. Sure you could go out and buy regular rubber bands. However finding really thick ones can be a problem, but the bigger issue is finding them in varying resistances. And progressive resistance is the whole key to getting your muscles stronger. Use the same band over and over and you'll never gain any strength. On the other hand, trying a little bit harder band gives the hand muscles a reason to grow stronger. That's why you get 5 sets of bands with varying resistances- sweet.
I highly recommend these little bands for a well rounded hand/forearm strengthening program. While most hand and forearm devices are aimed at improving your grip, few stop to think about improving the performance of the finger extensors and abductors which open the hand and are used a lot in many activities. Good for people who type a lot, play the guitar, or are trying to rehab their hand/wrist/elbow-give 'em a try! Also recommend Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow if you suffer from tennis elbow.

I was a little skeptical about this product at first. Honestly, who wants to pay for some really big rubber bands? I went ahead and purchased a set of these when I was purchasing a few other things from Ironmind and honestly I use these more than most other products.
These bands provide 5 different strengths and so that you may vary the resistance. In addition, unlike everyday rubber bands these are extremely durable and the perfect size. The smaller bands also work great as a rehabilitation tool for people with wrist or hand injuries. If you work with your hands on a regular basis and constantly find some residual pain in your hands, wrists or forearms you must try these out.
Overall this is an amazing, portable, workout. Once you try these you will be truly amazed at the difference they make.

Marcy Wedge For Forearm and Wrist

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00076SPZY
• Item model number: WEDGE
  

By : Marcy
List Price : $29.99
Price : $19.77
You Save : $10.22 (34%)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
Terminate weakness in your forearms, fingers, and wrists with the cyborg-like Powerhouse Wedge. The unique, smooth resistance system builds the flexor and extensor muscles while enhancing your grip strength. The mechanism supports your forearm and wrist for maximum safety and comfort, while a variable resistance system allows you to measure your progress. The grip is also adjustable to suit a wide variety of hand and arm shapes.
What's in the Box?Powerhouse Wedge exercise unit, user's manual, warranty
Manufacturer Warranty2 years

Marcy Forearm Exerciser builds strength for greater dexterity and grip! Slip this Forearm Exercisor on for increased strength... perfect for any athlete! Improve catching ability, stick-handling in hockey, ball control in basketball! The benefits are endless! Fits comfortably over your forearm... just rock your wrist back and forth and build strength, day by day. Even has a variable tensioner to make it more difficult once your've mastered early levels. Order Now! Marcy Forearm Exerciser

Product Features

• Exercises the forearm, wrist, and fingers
• Builds the flexor and extensor muscles and improves grip strength
• Provides forearm and wrist support for maximum safety and comfort
• Two-year limited warranty
• Variable resistance allows you to measure your progress

 

Marcy Wedge For Forearm and Wrist

 

Customer Reviews

I've owned two of these and neither one lasted very long. When they first came out they were very well made of aluminum, a real quality product. When the tension wire broke I called the factory and they said no problem send it in to get it fixed. They sent back one made of plastic which lost all weight tension within weeks, its worthless. The problem with this product is that it starts losing tension immediatlely, the spring gets weakened with use. A better product would be with heavy duty rubber bands that you could replace or add to for more resistance. Put the rubber on and I'll buy it again but will do wrist curls with weights until then. They only people who buy this is weight trainers or the injured and they don't care about how it looks just if it works.

I bought one of these years ago. It was made of metal and very heavy duty. You could adjust the tension to very difficult. After a decade, it finally died. I bought this new replacement model. It is light, plastic, and not as substantial. Also, you can't adjust it to the degree that my earlier model would allow. So I have to do many more reps to get to that point of exhaustion. But no one else makes one like this, so what are you going to do?

Gaiam Hand Therapy Kit Exercise Ball

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00525X8KW
• Item model number: 05-58276
  

By : Gaiam
List Price : $11.99
Price : $9.58
You Save : $2.41 (20%)

Product Description

Amazon.com
Use Gaiam's hand therapy exercise balls to keep your fingers, hands and forearms supple and strong with simple daily exercises. This hand therapy kit includes three color-coded balls of varying resistance for your specific needs and personalized progression. A full-color exercise guide includes easy illustrations on how to use the balls to improve strength, prevent stiffness, relieve joint pain and increase flexibility.
About Gaiam
Gaiam was created as a lifestyle company with the vision that, given a choice, people would choose a lifestyle that is healthy and life enhancing, for themselves, their families and the Earth. The Gaiam lifestyle is a vote for individual health as well as the future sustainability of the Earth's resources. Gaiam strives to provide customers with alternatives to traditional products by offering natural, or healthy versions that compare with the style, quality and price of conventional products.
Gaiam's goal is to become the trusted source and unifying brand for Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability (LOHAS) participants. They understand that the opportunity to affect people's lives with information and products is both a privilege and a responsibility. Gaiam believes in the concept of Conscious Commerce, the practice of making purchasing decisions based on personal values and beliefs. It takes into consideration all the aspects of our lives and the impact we have upon the planet. Research indicates this concept appeals to approximately 50 million people in the U.S. alone. Gaiam's strategy in delivering the distinctive quality for which they are known is to partner with experts in health/wellness, eco-living and personal development to develop proprietary products that meet our customers' needs with meaningful solutions.
The name GAIAM is a fusion of the words Gaia (the name of Mother Earth from the Minoan civilization in ancient Crete), and I am reminds us that we are all interconnected with the Earth, the air and water, and very much a part of this living system that sustains us all.
Keep your fingers, hands and forearms supple and strong with simple daily exercises. Gaiam’s Hand Therapy Kit includes three color-coded balls of varying resistance for your specific needs and personalized progression. The full-color exercise guide includes easy illustrations on how to use the balls to improve strength, prevent stiffness, relieve joint pain and increase flexibility. INCLUDES: Three Therapy Balls – soft, medium and firm ; Full-Color Illustrated Exercise Guide

Product Features

• Hand therapy kit great for daily strengthening
• Three color-coded balls of varying resistance
• Keep your fingers, hands and forearms supple and strong
• Includes full-color exercise guide
• Includes three therapy balls (soft, medium, and firm and full-color illustrated exercise guide
• Increases flexibility
• Prevents stiffness
• Reduces stress and eases muscle tension
• Relieves joint pain

 

Gaiam Hand Therapy Kit Exercise Ball

 

Customer Reviews

I really like these therapy balls, I got them to exercise and get stronger hands, but they are also really good for stress relief. My husband works in construction and he also uses them and he says they do help to eliminate joint discomfort or pain. It is nice that they are 3 different balls with different softness levels so, I use the softest one and he usually gets the hardest one, so, we can both use them at the same time.

Made of cheap plastic. Very sticky and unpleasant to the touch. Didn't care for these at all. Sent them back. Ended up with a much better product.. .Thera-Flex Therapy Putty.

Valeo HGR Hand Grips

Product Details

• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000I1GPDW
• Item model number: HGR
  

By : Valeo
Price : $6.72

Product Description

Hand Grips feature double coiled chromed steel springs with durable molded plastic handles. One pair.

Product Features

• Double coiled chromed steel springs
• Durable molded plastic handles
• Comes in a pair

 

Valeo HGR Hand Grips

 

Customer Reviews

I began my search for some good grip strengthening equipment a few months ago...It was a pathetic sight, watching me fight ; fuss with various jars ; bottles, who's lids would just NOT come off for me!
First, I purchased the blue ; red Gripmaster Hand Grips from Amazon...they were amazing, but you progress through them so quickly, that they become unchallenging after a couple weeks. So, Instead of spending another $12 on the black Gripmaster, I purchased these Valeo Grips.
I'm not thrilled. To strengthen your hands and forearms, it is recommended that you go for more repetitions, rather than high resistance. It is impossible for me to do more than 3 sets of 15-20 squeezes with these because the resistance is so tough. The handles themselves are not conducive to more reps. Once your hands become damp, they slide a bit, making it harder to squeeze and keep correct form.
For someone more advanced, I'm sure these will be fine for you, but for those just starting on a strengthening routine, I'd avoid these for now.

I HAVE USED VALEO HAND GRIPS IN THE PAST AND FOUND THEM TO BE GOOD QUALITY AT AN INEXPENSIVE PRICE. YES, THEY WEAR OUT IF USED FIVE OR SIX TIMES A WEEK OVER A YEAR OR SO, BUT THEY DELIVER. MY SON, WHO IS A BLACK BELT IN HAPKIDO, AND I BOTH USE THESE AND FIND THAT THEY ARE GOOD FOR BOTH OF US IN DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING GRIP STRENGTH. THEY ARE AT ABOUT A MEDIUM LEVEL. NOT TOO EASY AND NOT TOO HARD. JUST ABOUT RIGHT FOR A PERSON WITH AN AVERAGE OR A LITTLE ABOVE GRIP STRENGTH TO STAY IN FORM OR DEVELOP FURTHER, DEPENDING UPON HOW MANY REPITITIONS YOU WANT TO DO.

Thera-Band Flexbar Hand Exerciser - Tennis Elbow Relief Bar

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000P7YMW0
  

By : TheraBand
Price : $15.95

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description
The Thera-Band Flexbar is the ideal exercise tool for improving grip and upper extremity strength, as well as aiding in wrist, forearm, and hand rehabilitation. The use of the Flexbar is great for performance improvement in massage therapy, martial arts, and sports that call for grip strengthening. The Flexbar is well-suited as a physical therapy aid, helping provide soft-tissue and joint mobilization and also allowing oscillation movement for neuro-muscular and balance training.
The Flexbar comes in three color-coded levels of resistance, has an easy-to-grip waffle design, and works by bending the bar into a u-shape. The red bar takes 10 pounds of force to bend, while the green bar takes 15 pounds and the blue bar takes 25 pounds, so you can personalize your strength training to meet your needs.

Thera-Band® FlexBar® is a flexible, durable resistance device with a ridged surface for enhanced grip during use. It is used to improve grip strength and upper extremity stabilization by bending, twisting, or oscillation movement. It has been research-proven effective for Tennis Elbow, offering a cost-effective treatment that requires no injection or expensive equipment. Thera-Band FlexBar is 12" long and is made from dry natural rubber in 4 progressive resistance levels to match user capability. The Yellow Thera-Band FlexBar takes 6 lb. of force to bend to a u-shape, Red 10 lb., Green 15 lb., and Blue 25 lb.

Product Features

• Available in 4 Resistance Levels
• Research-proven effective for Tennis Elbow relief, offering a low cost, effective treatment
• Allows oscillation movements for neuro-muscular and balance training
• Provides soft tissue and joint mobilization
• Good for massage therapists, martial arts, sport grip strengthening and more.

 

Thera-Band Flexbar Hand Exerciser - Tennis Elbow Relief Bar

 

Customer Reviews

Most people probably haven't ever heard of eccentric exercise, which is the type of exercise these bars provide. Eccentric, or "negatives" as bodybuilders call them, are basically the lowering portion of an exercise. For instance, if you lift a weight over your head and lower it, the lifting is the "concentric" part, and the lowering of the weight is the "eccentric" part.
Without a doubt, this is one interesting tool you can use that will provide eccentric exercise for your wrist muscles. So what's the big deal with eccentrics? Well, there have been studies showing that when people with tendonitis conditions do just the eccentric part of an exercise, they get better. Problem is, there are tennis elbow studies specifically showing that if you do just the concentric (or lifting part) only, you get better too (Martinez-Silvestrini 2005). Therefore, eccentric exercise, as this tool most surely provides, will help tendonitis, but its far from a "magic" cure, and you can achieve the same results as doing "concentrics" with a light dumbbell.
Perhaps more importantly though, people with tennis elbow need to know that resistance exercise is just ONE part of what you need to be doing to totally get rid of your tennis elbow.
Studies on tennis elbow and eccentric exercise, such as the one I quoted above, had patients ALSO do stretching exercises and I know of no studies that have had people with tennis elbow do just eccentric exercise alone and they've gotten better. Therefore, suggest people with tennis elbow check out this tool, as well as books like Treat Your Own Tennis Elbow for a well-rounded program. Good luck.

I got Tennis Elbow from golfing in 2003. (pain on the outside elbow joint) I had cortisone shots 2 years in a row to at the suggestions of several people. Each time the pain came back. Then I tried acupuncture. That helped for a while as well, but the pain came back again. I wore the strap on my forearm to lower the pain while golfing. This was tolerable, but not the long term solution.
I heard about the flex bar and googled it on the internet. This was over a year ago. This is the only thing that has worked for me. I have been pain free for over a year. I continue to use it occasionally as preventive medicine.

Fitness by Cathe Starter Hand Grip (Pair)

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• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001FB614W
• Item model number: 1211400
  

By : Fitness Cathe
Price : $14.99

Product Description

Quality pair of handgrips, great as a starter set. Durable chrome steel springs for a long useful life.

Product Features

• Shape And Tone Arms
• Use For Strength, Sport Training, Rehab
• Durable Chrome Steel Spring
• Soft, Firm Grip Foam Handles
• Compact And Portable

 

Fitness by Cathe Starter Hand Grip (Pair)

 

Customer Reviews

Excuse my English it's not perfect.
Ended up giving them to a girl friend. Too small for my hands although my hands are medium sized - male hands. It won't allow my hand to open more than 60% of what it can, and this allows about a half muscle workout instead of full.
If you are a male with medium to bigger hands and would like to have a nice strong looking forearms you should go with the bigger/harder ones, with the wider space per opening and closing. These feel like toys in my hands. I could do about 4-5 squeezes per second.

I somewhat regret not heeding some of the advice given by other reviewers on here. This product works very, but I found the resistance to be a little on the weaker side. I suppose it depends on what you're looking for. If you just want to strengthen your wrists a little, this product works fine. But if you really want to build up your wrists and forearms, put in the extra money and buy something better. This product has low resistance and is not comfortable at all to use for extended periods of time. The grips are pretty cheap (foam) and slip and move under your hand.
Take-home message: For the occasional user who isn't too set on quality, get this product, it's a good bargain. Otherwise, keep looking.

Grip Pro Trainer Hand Grip Forearm Strength Gripper 30, 40 & 50 lbs FULL SET of all 3 weights

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000NJHD1W
  

By : Grip Pro Trainer
Price : $22.10
You Save : $1.85 (8%)

Product Description

B000NJHD1W

Product Features

• GripPro trainer is an extremely effective finger-hand-forearm strength and endurance trainer.
• It comes in 3 different levels of difficulty.
• GripPro trainer is very portable and easy to use, almost anywhere/anytime - at your desk, stuck in traffic, walking, on the treadmill, etc.

 

Grip Pro Trainer Hand Grip Forearm Strength Gripper 30, 40 & 50 lbs FULL SET of all 3 weights

 

Customer Reviews

I found that the standard spring grips you get in sporting goods stores are too easy (I can do about 150 squeezes before getting tired). These grip trainers are pretty comfortable in my hand and the higher resistance is nice. I found the 30 to be easier than spring grips, the 40 was a little harder than spring grips, and the 50 is pretty difficult (I can only squeeze it about 20 times).
The only complaint I have is that my 40 ripped after about two days of use. The manufacturer replaced the item for me, but only after I shipped the defective item to them at my expense. If I could start over, I would have just bought two 50s instead of this set.

Bought 3 sets of these, for myself and my roomates. I'm liking mine alot, as has everyone else at my office who has tried them. Much better than similar products I have tried that use springs for tension, being both less noisey, no way to pinch yourself, and more 'flexible' in grip. Only complaint is that some people are allergic to latex, which is what I think these are made of.