FitBeast Grip Strengthener Forearm Strengthener Hand Grips
FitBeast Grip Strengthener Forearm Strengthener Hand Grips Strengthener – Adjustable Resistance 10-130LBS
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| Dimensions: | 16 x 11.48 x 0.1 cm; 350 Grams |
| Brand: | FitBeast |
| Model: | NewMoDZHandGrip01 |
| Colour: | Black |
| Manufacture: | FitBeast |
| Dimensions: | 16 x 11.48 x 0.1 cm; 350 Grams |
A soild hand-strengthener which does what you want it too, while also coming in a carry case if needed. There are a variety of settings to suit your needs – it’s best starting out easy if you haven’t used these types of devices before, as you may do more harm than good. Once you get the hang of the tension, you can sit there and squeeze while watching TV, or working from home. They’re cool to the touch, but solidly made.
This grip trainer is made of solid and sturdy materials and is fairly comfortable to hold. It can get a little bit slippery if sweating as the front part of the finger grip is plain plastic but it is eaay to adjust the resistance and works well.
I don’t have good grip strength, and this can be adjusted to a level that is easy for me, and to a level I can barely move. It feels sturdy enough, so hopefully it will last. It’s easy to adjust the resistance and to see the level it is on. The base of the handle has a blank piece of shiny metal/plastic which looks like a repetition counter in the images and on the box, but it is not one.
I don’t think this straight design is particularly ergonomic, but it isn’t uncomfortable. It just feels a bit odd, like it might slip out of your hand. That may not be a bad thing for training grip as it needs more control.
It comes with two finger bands with different levels of resistance printed on them. I can’t tell the difference visually, but there is certainly a noticeable difference in resistance. They are surprisingly good, and actually feel like a workout.
It comes with a stand and a nice little drawstring carry bag, but I can’t see much need for either, as it doesn’t take up much space on a desk or drawer anyway. The stand makes it very top heavy, so any movement and it falls over.
I have weakness in my left hand due to carpal tunnel syndrome & wanted to build up my strength so I can work on supporting my tendons better. I tend to be fidgety during meetings and on phone calls so this is great to get some exercise in while sitting. I love that it’s adjustable, much better than the old school spring type ones.
This is a nice alternative to the classic big spring grip strengtheners. The ergonomic design seems good, so it’s comfortable to hold in your hand. You can hold it in a number of different positions, as shown in the product page, to train in different ways – and a leaflet goes into more detail on this. The resistence adjustment is a simple twist. It’s quite fine-grained, so you can gradually adjust it up as needed: that also means that if you want to go from low to high, you have quite a lot of twisting to do (several revolutions of the knob). There is a gague showing the current setting: sadly it’s only marked in LBS. Kg would make much more sense for a modern product sold in the UK, but grip strength isn’t something you tend to compare across contexts, so it’s not too big a deal.
The range of resistence is moderate. My grip strength isn’t so great at the moment, and kind-of maxes out around the mid-point. On the other hand, (literally!) I’ve got tennis elbow at the moment, and my grip strength there is completely shot. Even on the minimum setting, it’s not really comfortable to try to execise, so this isn’t going to be a substitute for the ‘tennis ball’ rehab exercises.
In the box, you get the grip strengthener, the two finger stretching tools, an illustrated manual, a carry pouch, and a stand for the strengthener. I didn’t find the stand to be all that useful, as it would often fall over when I placed the tool inside. The manual is detailed and shows you different exercises you can do with the equipment and provides a sample workout plan.
If you do any kind of climbing, this might be a good tool to have in your training arsenal, in addition to various hand holds and a pullup bar. I’m working on forearm hypertrophy, and this is useful in addition to reverse curls, and wrist flexion and extension work at the gym. I do these at home on rest days, treating it like any other exercise with the set and rep schemes; and because you can adjust the resistance, you can employ double progressive overload to get more out of it over time. I wouldn’t use this as a standalone tool though; you will probably need to be doing other kinds of training to get the most out of this.
At 10, it’s really good value.
The plastic body of this device feels good and strong with no flexing of any part when in use. As others have mentioned it does look like the original mould for this device was multi purpose as there is a place for a switch that is actually shown in one of the listing pictures but not present on the device. The adjustment scale is in pounds from 10 to 130 which points towards U.S. marketplace rather than EU, and the adjustment knob has + and – with directional arrows. The included stand is so small that I cannot see the point in it, although it does have a double sided adhesive pad on the under side so it can be stuck in place somewhere. On my particular device I found the action to be somewhat graunchy in use, feeling like it was wearing something away inside, even on the lightest setting. The included finger extension bands rated at 8.8 and 11 Lbs were a nice touch along with the cloth bag to keep the kit safe. The instruction book and info card have a QR code to access training routines, I have not been tempted so far. My use is for rehabilitation after breaking a couple of fingers that has affected my grip strength.
Well I have to admit to being surprised and impressed with the FitBeast grip strengthener. I wasn’t expecting much from it, but it’s over-delivered. I used to have some grip strengtheners many years ago when I was still actively karting. I used to race endurance kart events where I was at the wheel for 2-hour stints and you really need strength in your hands and wrist for that. I used to keep the grip strengtheners on my desk at work and I’d regularly use them throughout the day. They were basic things, but they did a good job.
Spin on 15 years and they’ve gone a bit high-tech. These FitBeast strengtheners are a chunky device and well built. The big selling point with them is an adjustable resistance level. You get a dial on the front of the them which you can alter the resistance between 10lb of pressure and 130lb. There’s a gauge on the side to tell you what it’s set to. In the box you also get two rubber finger exerciser things, which was a bonus I didn’t expect, plus a decent instruction booklet with some workouts to try, and a little stand to put the strengtheners in. That stand was a little naff though. It has a sticky pad on the button to attach it to a surface as it’s top heavy with the strengtheners in and falls over.
Although the finger lever on the strengthener is contoured for your fingers, it can be a little uncomfortable on the higher resistances until you’re used to it, or adapt to it. There are a number of ways to use the strengthener to work on your fingers, palms and thumbs. And, also, exercises for both strength and stamina.
I’ve been using it for coming up to a week and I really am using it ever few hours. When someone rings me at work I find myself taking the opportunity to use the strengthener. I can feel my hands being more supple and I genuinely have found benefit in using them. For the money, I think they’re a winner.
First impressions were good – well packaged and contained within a little drawstring bag. Comes with two finger strengtheners (claiming to offer 8.8lb and 11lb of resistance), the grip tool itself, a stand, and an exercise booklet.
My son was the first to try the tool and, and kids being kids, had to start at the maximum amount which he managed. Immediately thinking the tool was either a gimmick or broken, I tried the same resistance level and found it to be way, way harder than he made it look. Passing it around the family we soon realised that actually 1. My son has freakish grip strength it seems and 2. Everyone other than him could find a challenging resistance level using the dial and so could see how with practice this could be improved.
The included finger strengtheners/tension trainers are a nice addition, but the stand really is the only let down in this whole package. You can get it to stand up without falling over if you try (or if you use the sticky strip) but since you get a travel bag, I don’t see a time where I wouldn’t favour just putting it back in the bag vs trying to put it on the stand.
Even if the rest of the family lose interest rapidly in this, I’ll keep it and the finger strengtheners on my desk as a nice functional alternative to the myriad of stress balls that get squeezed to death every day.
Really nice feel on this unit – well made with a good quality plastic and feels very robust hand grip area is grippy and for under a tenner whats not to like (well one thing but thats minor and comes later).
In usage it pretty much does what it states it does, the lb setting winder works well and isn’t stiff and the hand grip itself isn’t resistant that all happens with the spring.
I got this to help in strengthening exercises now Im starting to recover from tennis elbow and hope its use will reduce the chance of it coming back as easily so early days on that score but I feel the unit will be amply fit to the task
Unit is perfect in size and should be good for most hand sizes
I actually took a star off (I really would of just taken off .5 of a star but don’t have that option) simply due to the other stuff that came with it, which is nice to have Im sure for some but for me its just stuff I have no need for and in this day and age of eco packaging the extra things have to server a purpose and here I don’t think they do so will end up in a drawer or worse in landfill.
This budget grip strengthener has excellent build quality, with top quality plastics and a nicely designed handle that looks as if it should cost twice the price. Its design resembles a garden watering gun and has similar ergonomics, with a strong plastic handle that is pleasant to hold.
It comes with a ovoid stand which is quite unstable. This is because the grip strengthener is front heavy, due to its adjustable metal spring. As a result, its centre of gravity lies on the edge of the stand, which should have been wider to take account of this. Instead, the manufacturers have put an adhesive sticker on the bottom.
The grip strengthener is adjustable from 10 lb to 130 lb, via its compression spring. A high level of resistance is encountered when the handle is first squeezed, after which it lessens off rapidly and it is very easy to complete the move and make both handles meet. Even when set to 130 lb, my wife and I both found it quite easy to close with either hand. This was disappointing as the aim of this device is to improve our grip strength.
As a training device, it doesn’t compare with our Captains of Crush Trainer, which is rated at 100 lb but far more difficult to close as it offers a constant amount of resistance throughout its range of movement. In theory, with its rating of 130 lb resistance, it should be comparable to a Captains of Crush No. 1 (140 lb) but they are in different leagues.
This grip strengthener might have some value for people with low to moderate grip strength who wish to build up. Regular gym goers should look elsewhere.
Got this to try and make my grip and hands a bit stronger after recently failing to open a jar of pickled onions!
This set comes with the grip strengthener, stand, 2 finger strengtheners and a booklet with exercises that you can perform in it.
The device itself is great and its very easy to use. Simply squeeze fast or slow, it’s up to you. The booklet gives you advice on the different ways to hold it for different strengthening techniques. Once you’ve build up a bit of strength, you can then turn the knob at the end and increase the resistance so you’re not stuck with just one strength. Brilliant!
There are 2 stretchy bands that can be used to help improve finger strength and a little stand so that you can easily dock the device when done. It doesn’t hold the grips up by itself but it does have a sticky pad on the bottom so that you can stick it to a surface where you’re going to be storing the grips.
It all comes in a handy bag to keep the bits in too.
Overall, I’m really happy with this grip strengthener. It’s easy to use, has increment-able strength and is strong and well made. Super hands here we come!
FitBeast produce a range of quality exercise items for home use, and this item is one of those.
In the box you get:
1 x Grip Strengthener
1 x Desk Stand
1 x Exercise Guide
1 x Exercise Program Download Card
1 x Travel Bag
2 x Finger Stretchers
The FitBeast grip strengthener is perfect not just for athletes or gym buffs, but for everyone, because as we get older one of the things that often weakens is our grip; it is why there are so many jar and bottle cap openers on the market to help people.
This grip strengthener adjusts from 10lbs to 130lbs and you can feel the difference. I am fine across the whole range, but you really can see how a small adjustment and time can make a big difference; and it is worth continuing to use it, even if your grip is good, as it will help you to improve or maintain your grip strength. Adjusting it is a simple process of turning the dial on the front of the strengthener.
The grip strengthener is well made from ABS, and is comfortable to use, I have seen others that are nowhere near as good in my opinion.
You get finger stretchers too, also very useful to improve your grip, but possibly good for budding guitarists too maybe.
There is a useful exercise guide included, and a downloadable 7 day exercise guide (you will have to provide your email address).
There is a small travel bag to keep all your contents in one place, and a desk stand although I have to admit the desk stand is not a great deal of use as it isn’t large enough to stop the grip strengthener from toppling over with the smallest movement.
All in all though, this is a brilliant and useful little device, and at 9.99 it seems a very fair price.
The FitBeast Grip Strengthener is a great way to improve your grip strength and overall forearm strength. With its adjustable resistance ranging from 10 to 130 pounds, it’s suitable for users of all fitness levels including me.
One of the standout features of this grip strengthener is its comfortable design, making it easy to hold during workouts.
It is great for rehabilitation purposes or to enhance your athletic performance, the FitBeast Grip Strengthener provides a reliable and effective way to build strength in your grip.
Good quality grip strength trainer.
Made from sturdy plastic, with a comfortable handle.
It looks weird though, like it is still in its prototype phase with odd bits that make it look like it should have been electric at some point like it had a battery slot in the bottom at some point etc. This oddness doesn’t affect how good it is though.
It comes with 2 hand stretch trainers, a holder and a carry bag too which was a bonus surprise.
The quality is good, the booklet that comes with it gives a lot of info and exercise variations that many people won’t know you could do with grip trainers.
Overall a decent bit of ki
This is a nice quality excercise gadget for your hands.
Comes nicely presnted in a drawstring pouch and with a comprehensive manual including routines I think its good value.
One minor flaw is the small stand it comes with is not well weighted and unless balanced carefully on flat surface, allow the gadget to just topple over.
This forearm exerciser is solid, made of very good quality plastic. It’s size is good for regular size hand. It is easy to change the tension/resistance by rotating the knob at the top. It came in black fabric string bag and also included are two finger exercising bands (which was a surprise). They too are made of good quality rubber. I like everything about this except for that it does not have a counter. That would have made it easy to keep track of how many squeezes you have done and would have made this a 5 star product for me.
This is incredible I’m sure all familiar with hand grips back in the 80s, where they were nothing more than a spring loaded grip, but this is on another level!
This is a solid handheld unit, with adjustable resistance. By simply turning up the resistance, it becomes absolutely frighteningly strong, and requires a tremendous amount of pressure to operate. It is easy to dismiss this as a gimmick however, I have a friend who recently got knocked off his pedal bike, and broke both forearms and I have gifted this to him to help build up his hand/forearm resistance.
Additionally, in the pack you get a couple of elasticated fingertip resistors, and a comprehensive instruction booklet. And all is for the bargain price of 9.99! Absolutely fantastic, highly recommended. 5 stars all day long.