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Phase 4 · Grip and load · Session S

Grip strength.
It predicts
more than grip.

Phase 4 opens on real grip loading and the first weight taken through the hand.

  • Ssession
  • P4Grip
  • 12:00on the clock
  • — donecompleted

Grip strength predicts more than grip

Grip strength is associated with cardiovascular risk, disability and mortality across large international studies. It is a whole-body marker.

Weight-bearing is a skill

Taking body weight through the hand needs wrist range, strength and tolerance. It is rebuilt from the table, to the knees, to the floor.

Carries are hand training

Walking with a loaded bag is one of the most transferable grip exercises there is, and it trains posture at the same time.

Three couplets · two rounds · twelve minutes · hands that hold on

A

Crush

Crush grip reps + heavy crush hold
A1

Crush grip reps

60 s · slow reps

Rolled towel; squeeze hard for two seconds and release fully — count clean squeezes.

Easier gentler  ·  Harder firmer object

R1R2—
A2

Heavy crush hold

4 × 20 s · ×2

Thick object gripped at near-maximum; hold twenty seconds with the shoulders relaxed.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder thicker object

R1R2
B

Carry heavy

Heavy farmer's carry + heavy suitcase carry
B1

Heavy farmer's carry

60 s · steps to beat

Two heavy bags; walk until the grip starts to open, then set them down.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
B2

Heavy suitcase carry

3 × 25 s · ×2

One heavy bag; walk tall without leaning, the grip locked and the shoulder level.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
C

Weight-bear

Table lean + quadruped wrist loading
C1

Table lean weight-bearing

60 s · slow reps

Palms flat on a table; lean progressively more body weight through the hands and release.

Easier less lean  ·  Harder hands lower

R1R2—
C2

Quadruped wrist loading

12 × 8 s · ×2

On all fours, palms flat, fingers forward; hold and shift the weight gently forward and back.

Easier hands on a step  ·  Harder hold longer

R1R2

The clock

Round 1settle in — 70%, perfect tracking
0:00A1 → A2
2:00B1 → B2
4:00C1 → C2
Round 2own it — beat Round 1 by quality
6:00A1 → A2
8:00B1 → B2
10:00C1 → C2

Each couplet: 60 s scored → the loading set → 10 s to move on. Done at 12:00.

How to run it

  1. Grip strength tracks with far more than hand health. It is worth training for its own sake.
  2. Taking weight through the hand is a skill — build it from the table, to the knees, to the floor.
  3. Two clean sessions at a load earn the next. In doubt, add a rep before adding a kilo.
  4. Any pins and needles during a hold: release, shake it out, and drop back a level.

Tick it off

MovementRound 1Round 2Best
A1Crush grip repsslow reps in 60 s —
A2Heavy crush hold4 × 20 s
B1Heavy farmer's carrysteps in 60 s —
B2Heavy suitcase carry3 × 25 s
C1Table lean weight-bearingslow reps in 60 s —
C2Quadruped wrist loading12 × 8 s
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