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General Fitness & Exercise
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having trouble with a first time exercis

wagnerzx2
wagnerzx2
Posts: 36
Joined: 2002/08/07
United States
2002/08/24, 09:25 PM
I just tried doing hanging twisting leg raises for the first time today, and I found that I am having trouble with it. It's not the exercise itself, its the fact that my grip gives out before my abs. Is there a way to counter this?

Please help.

Thanks,

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Jingo8
Jingo8
Posts: 83
Joined: 2002/07/22
United Kingdom
2002/08/25, 12:01 PM
It's just like any other excercise.Grip is about hand muscles, so to get a better grip you need to train them.

It will get better if you keep with it. Or you can try do some excercises specificaly on your hands.
7707mutt
7707mutt
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Joined: 2002/06/18
United States
2002/08/26, 12:11 PM
It is good to train the grip, but like you I have a hard time doing that as well. What I do is try to hit at least a good first set or 2. then I use my versa-grips for the last few reps.

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the_w8lifter
the_w8lifter
Posts: 138
Joined: 2001/08/03
United States
2002/08/26, 01:58 PM
Use lifting straps in addition to doing specific grip exercises.