In the case of the barbell rowers, the overhand grip isolates the back muscles better than the underhand grip, which hits the biceps more. Grip 101.

That’s when the mixed grip should come in. A mixed grip is an alternating grip—one hand uses overhand, the other uses underhand. “It’s a lot harder for the barbell to roll forward out of ...

During strength training, you should use overhand, underhand, mixed, neutral, pinch, false, open hand, claw, and fingertip grip, White suggests. A wide range of workout moves can build up your ...

Grip strength was a more powerful predictor of cardiovascular mortality than systolic blood pressure.” That’s not a quote from a comic book blockbuster it’s a result of a 2015 study quoted by GQ, and ...

Grip strength also happens to be a very reliable biomarker for assessing an individual’s health, especially in older adults, ...

Hold a light dumbbell of 1 to 5 pounds in each hand with an underhand grip. The weight should be enough for a slight challenge but should not feel like a strain.

All the exercises use a neutral grip – where you perform an exercise with your palms facing each other – as opposed to an underhand grip (supinated) or a pronated grip (overhand).