workout of the day

Thursday 030619

Complete 5 rounds of:
Run 400 meters
15 “L” Pull-ups

“L” Pull-ups require that the legs be straight and heels remain above lowest point of butt through entire range of pull-up. Reps where heels sink below butt, or legs bend, even momentarily, don’t count.

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The gymnastics “Dowel Grip” greatly increases grip strength by the placement of a dowel between the rings (or bar, or bars) and the hand. The “Hook Grip” used by Olympic lifters greatly increases grip strength, compared to the parallel grip, by wrapping the thumbs around the bar prior to closing the fingers.

Do these two grips share underlying mechanics?

Why are the Hook Grip and Dowel Grip so strong?

Are there grappling applications?

Here’s a colorful description of the hook grip:
http://www.duke.edu/~ser3/hook.html

Here’s an interesting striking application of the hook grip: http://www.uechi-ryu.com/oldsite/hook_grip.htm