Exercises with no hand?

My step father has no fingers on his left hand, does anyone have any suggestions for bicep curls etc? We thought of wraps but you still need to grip those don't you.... Any ideas would be great!

Hi Steve,

There are a number of 'Hook' design lifting aids. I have seen several over the years and have a set in my garage. Usually it is a big aluminum hook that lays in the palm and is secured to the wrist with some kind of heavy duty velcro strap. I tried looking for them on line but no luck.

The only place I know that sells a version of this presently is Precision Training. These are the cult static (satanic?) contraction folks. They are also shameless hucksters. I really hesitate to send you over ther because this product is being hyped as the key to one ton shrugs, etc.

So hold your nose and put on some shades when reading this stuff. Do not give in to the snake charmers pitch.

All that aside, they do seem to have a high quality unit. They call them One Ton Lifting Hooks. They are much better than anything else I have seen. They are priced at $ 47, which is quite reasonable considering the quality. I paid $35 for mine and they are not as strong or good as these.

If you step dad has a palm, he should be able to position the hook on it. Then he could choose exercises, angles, benches, etc. to position himself so the bar does not fall out of the hook.

Not making any promises, but this may work for him.

Check out the hooks at
http://www.precisiontraining.com/hooks.cfm

HTH

Lee Michaels

Obviously I did not a very good search. But the hooks that are shown here are very small and do not have much lateral stability. I always liked the big (wide) hooks. This is because I have worked woth various folks in rehab over the years. These folks often had problems hanging onto a handle or bar. Paricularly in pulling motions. The big hook just worked better for these folks.

Again, it would depend on what you are going to use it for. And it would depend on the individual and the exercises he would use. I still think that a wide hook is best. And I would tend to think that it would provide more stability.

The absolute best ones I waw were a custom job from a blacksmith. He made some that followed the contour of your forearm. Three straps held it to the forearm. It had a big, wide hook that was fitted to your hand. Very expensive and a little speccialized for me.