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Phase 4 · Grip and load · Session U

Heavy wrist.
Heavy forearm.
Steady hand.

The heaviest wrist and forearm loading of the programme, with the bottoms-up hold for control.

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

Eccentric loading works

Slow lowering builds tendon tolerance at loads the tissue accepts. It is the backbone of every wrist tendon protocol that works.

Grip drives the arm

Squeezing the hand raises muscle activity all the way up through the forearm, arm and rotator cuff. A firm grip is free stability.

A wrist fracture is a warning

A wrist fracture from a low-energy fall is often the first sign of thinning bone and is a reason to have bone health checked.

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

A

Heavy

Heavy wrist extension + heavy wrist flexion
A1

Heavy wrist extension

60 s · slow reps

Heaviest weight you can lift through full range; three seconds down every rep.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
A2

Heavy wrist flexion

12 reps · ×2

Heaviest weight, palm up; full curl with a slow controlled lowering.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
B

Curl

Heavy reverse curl + hammer curl
B1

Heavy reverse curls

60 s · slow reps

Palms down, heavier load; curl and lower with the wrists held straight throughout.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
B2

Hammer curls

12 reps · ×2

Palms facing each other; curl up and lower slowly with the elbows pinned.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2
C

Control

Rack carry + bottoms-up hold
C1

Front rack carry

60 s · steps to beat

Two bags at the shoulders; walk tall with the wrists straight and the elbows up.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder heavier

R1R2—
C2

Bottoms-up hold

4 × 15 s · ×2

Jug held upside down at the shoulder; squeeze hard and keep it perfectly vertical.

Easier lighter  ·  Harder walk with it

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
A1Heavy wrist extensionslow reps in 60 s —
A2Heavy wrist flexion12 reps
B1Heavy reverse curlsslow reps in 60 s —
B2Hammer curls12 reps
C1Front rack carrysteps in 60 s —
C2Bottoms-up hold4 × 15 s
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TE-12-WRISTHAND-U