Twist Yo' Wrist

Excellent. Exactly what I expected. I expected to be able to handle more weight, but ten pounds was actually enough to get in a basic workout. This works your hands in ways that nothing else will. the rope seems very durable, but its replaceable if it breaks. I imagine paracord would work alright. You have to hold your elbows in real tight to get the perfect side to side motion. If you do the same exercise with wrist bent at 90, you are working a whole new set of muscles. Between COC grippers and this and the standard forearm twister, I am confident my hands will get stronger. The plastic has a cheese smell which is weird, but functionally it seems fine and durable. It is made of plastic but it is heavy and feels solid. The outer rim is scored nicely to dig into your fingers and hand. I searched for a long time for a hammer style device that would do what this does, I found one but i had reservations about it; this seems far superior to me.

I thought it was Knurled Metal similar to a Barbell or Dumbbell but, I was surprisingly satisfied when it was a plastic material, Metal in that shape and size would be a chunk to hold by itself, would pose a grip challenge in itself and detriment the exercise it is purpose built for. Absolutely awesome product because it trains a part that I was widely leaving out because there wasn't a good way to train it otherwise.

A wrist and finger killer, I love it! Awesome grip texture, strong rope, built to last and cause aches for years.

I have been working on a lot of grip strength lately and I am always looking for new ways to work my hands, wrists and forearms. This product adds an interesting dimension to grip training, that I haven't been able to duplicate with other exercises. I am sure that I could have attempted to make a homemade PVC version of the product and would have saved a few bucks, but I am glad I didn't. The product is made just right and does not slip out of my hands. There is no need to use a lot of weight. I find that using 10-15 lbs. and keeping my elbows tight to my body, gets the job done. Good stuff.

Most forearm strengtheners focus on palms down work, this one is great to cover palms facing work. When you try both, you can feel different muscles working. Closes that gap in your grip strength game.

This thing arrived all dinged up and they can’t even put the stickers on right. I am sure it works well and would have gotten dinged up over time, regardless. However, a paper bag and a flimsy paper wrap to come all the way to Norway, is not reflective of the price paid.

Product is plastic. Has good texture to actually work out with. Functions well. With use on cable machine or free weight, no slip out hand feeling. The diamond print is holding right in fingers and hand for exercise use.

I love it. Start really light with high repetitions first because the added weight can really stress your fingers out before even completing your good enough reps for the forearm. You will feel the aches knowing that your overloading your fingers with the heavy weight that you are used to doing fore your wrist/forearm. So drop the dumb ego and be smart for your fingers because you only got 10 of the lol.

This is an excellent tool for strengthening wrists and improving range of motion Unlike straight wrist exercisers this tool works at a better exercise angle

Der Ironmind-Unterarmtrainer ist zwar aus Kunststoff gefertigt (und nicht aus Metal, was ich zunächst angenommen hatte), aber dennoch sehr massiv, robust und unkaputtbar. Er ist eine sehr gute Ergänzung zu einem handelsüblichen Gripper und zu einem Unterarmtrainer, wie man ihn normalerweise kennt, bei dem man ein mit einem Gegengewicht beschwertes Seil oder ein Gurtband auf ein Rohr aufrollt und abrollt. Durch die etwas andere Handstellung und den großen Durchmesser der Griffstücke von satten 10 cm werden die Unterarme und die Fingermuskeln anders belastet als bei dem erst genannten Unterarmtrainer. Hier werden in etwa die Muskeln gekräftigt, die man benötigt, um den Deckel von einem großen Glasbehälter abzuschrauben, also Muskeln, die man sonst nur schwer isoliert trainieren kann. Dadurch, dass man auch "in den Griff hinein" fassen kann, lässt sich auch die Daumenschließkraft trainieren. Die Trainingswirkung ist vergleichbar mit dem "Sidewinder Grip Twister", der zur Zeit nirgends erhältlich ist (und auch das dreifache kostet) - aber der Twist Yo` hat gegenüber dem Sidewinder den Vorteil, dass sowohl die exzentrische wie auch die konzentrische Phase trainierbar ist. Die Riffelung ist massiv und rutschfest, so dass auch schwerere Gewichte angehängt werden können. Das Seil und der Karabiner und überhaupt die gesamte Konstruktion ist ohnehin sehr schwer belastbar. Das Teil wird ein Leben lang gute Dienste leisten. Klare Kaufempfehlung!

A great accompaniment to wrist roller work, targets the fingers and forearm in a ‘different’ way (ie you’ll be surprised at how little weight can bring the deepest burn!)

Very good forearm and wrist strength builder. Compact. I keep it on my desk at work and do a few sets throughout the day. Go light 2.5kg plate at start and build up strength and endurance gradually. Its harder than you think.