FOREARMS, GRIP AND HAND STRENGTH ARTICLES
by Joe Roark
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Introduction
For those of you who wish to read what has been written
about forearms, grip, and hand strength in the magazines
in our field, here is a SAMPLE of what I have filed re-
garding those subjects. This list is by no means exhaustive,
but it should guide you to magazines which contain some of
the information that interests you.
The list is not up to date, but should keep you busy
for a while. This list was never intended to be seen
by anyone but me, so please excuse the typos.
Also, many of the bodybuilding articles will not interest
you, but I included some for semi-completeness and for those
who are interested.
PLEASE: do not contact Joe Roark for photocopies of these
articles- I do not necessarily have them all
because some were loaned to me by friends so
my files would be more complete, and some I
filed during several days in Austin, Texas
while at the Todd-McLean Collection.
My author codes:
BH - Bob Hoffman
CAS - Charles A. Smith
DPW - David P. Willoughby
GFJ - George F. Jowett
JCG - John C. Grimek
JW - Joe Weider
WAP - William A. Pullum
Z - Greg Zulak
Strength and Health
Mar 1933 p 3 Forceful F- GFJ
Jul 1933 p 23 Fingers and F- J.M. Thomson
Mar 1935 p 22 The G- Pastel
Jun 1938 p 16 Batta- King of the G- Alma Venabbles
Apr 1939 p 20 What sort of G have you?- BH
Oct 1939 p 22 Can you prove you're a strongman?- Klein
Mar 1940 p 36 G champs of old- Klein
Jun 1941 p 43 pho Al Berger doing doing a chin-up from a rafter
Aug 1943 p 18 How strong is your G?- BH
Oct 1946 p 17 photo of a freakishly developed F (also Mar 1965 p 20)
Apr 1947 p 20 pho @ leverage feat with two 25 lb sledges with 30"
handles
Dec 1949 p 12 A greater G for you- Ressler
Feb 1950 p 14 Building a powerful G- Rothenbach
Jan 1952 p 20 Developing mighty G and powerful F- JCG
Jun 1952 p 12 The G's the thing- Hasse
May 1954 p 12 F- some good exercises- Klein
Jan 1958 p 34 Thicker F and powerful wrists- JCG
May 1959 p 24 Thinking about F- Stanko
Aug 1959 p 18 John McLoughlin- phenomenal fingers- Galiano
p 24 Improving those F- Sansone (does not model the exs)
Jun 1960 p 36 F- H. Johnson
Jun 1961 p 42 How it began: wrist roller- Klein
Jul 1962 p 32 Developing wrist turning power- JCG
Mar 1965 p 20 Mighty mitts (includes the pho which ran in SH in
Oct 1946 p 17)- Todd
Apr 1965 p 22 Mighty mitts part 2- Todd att JCG
Nov 1966 p 12 G & F development- McCallum
Dec 1966 p 12 G & F development- McCallum
Aug 1970 p 42 F- Coe
Mar 1973 p 62 F- shape and development- JCG
Feb 1975 p 28 Incredible feats of Slim Farman- Shuman
Jun 1976 p 18 Impressive F development- Adrian
Nov 1982 p 50 Mighty F and how to develop them- JCG
Your Physique
Aug 1944 p 36 Unusual F exercises- Weaver
Feb 1945 p 12 Developing wrists and F at home- Theriault
Dec 1945 p 20 The Weaver stick revisited- Weaver
Apr 1946 p 10 Add inches to your F and wrists- JW
p 42 Barbell wrist curl- Weaver
Sep 1946 p 42 G strength- Gaudreau
Jan 1947 p 27 Finishing touches on G- Ansorge
Nov 1947 p 8 Powerful F & G- DPW
Apr 1948 p 30 The muscles of the F and their development- Jantzen
Mar 1950 p 18 Some unique F exercises- Ben Weider
Mar 1951 p 6 Developing the biceps and F- CAS
p 26 Developing the F- Reeves
Apr 1951 p 30 My 5 favorite F exercises- Robert
Sep 1951 p 16 My favorite F routine- Stephan
Nov 1951 p 17 Muscular neck and F- CAS
Apr 1952 p 10 F- Eder
Muscle Power
Dec 1947 p 16 Developing a mighty G- Zebrowski
Jun 1949 p 22 Who has the strongest G?- Batchelor
p 24 F development- Ross
Mar 1950 p 23 Roll out the barrel for more powerful fingers- GFJ
Oct 1950 p 12 The G of man- CAS
Nov 1950 p 16 Let's build more muscular F- CAS
Sep 1954 p 23 How I solved my F problems- Delinger
Jul 1957 p 21 Small hands can be powerful- Delinger
Muscle Training Illustrated
Jan 1966 p 32 How I built my F and G strength- GFJ
Sep 1972 p 22 Forging your F- Snodgrass
Sep 1977 p 29 The F; getting a G on yourself- Oliva (does not model)
Mar 1980 p 20 Herculean F- Strong
Jan 1981 p 78 Powerful F- Gentle
Apr 1984 p 37 Gary Stitch- a G challenge- Simpson
Oct 1986 p 34 Forging your F- Snodgrass
Feb 1988 p 18 F- Darden [excerpt from SUPER HIGH INTENSITY BBing]
Apr 1989 p 44 F- Pearl
Mr America
Oct 1962 p 11 Gripper- you can make it!- Venables
p 28 Charles Vansittart- man with iron G- WAP
p 82 Palms down wrist curls- editors
May 1963 p 54 Build F of steel- Bob Burke
Young Mr America
Jun 1964 p 80 The pinch-G plate snatch- Poole
Jul 1964 p 54 Build and use the "Forearm Bomb'- clinic
Mr America
Jan 1965 p 42 F- Sipes, Silvestre, Ross
Nov 1965 p 6 Cord test for G strength- Sipes
May 1967 p 12 F- Draper
Mr America (All American Athlete)
Feb 1968 p 24 Killer Karate Krusher- JW
Mar 1968 p 32 Hand and wrist strength in athletics
Mr America
Oct 1970 p 42 Powerful F and G of steel- Zane
Physical Power
Jan 1962 p 4 Hand and wrist strength in athletics- Coker
Muscle & Bodybuilder
Jan 1980 p 20 Building a super G-
Muscle Up
Aug 1984 p 49 F- the forgotten bodypart- Boff
Muscle Digest
Apr 1984 p 28 Understanding the F- Shalhoub
Strength Training for Beauty
Nov 1985 p 22 Gripping power- Dayton
Muscle Sculpture
Jul 1958 p 16 Good news for weak grips
Mar 1959 p 8 Developing a G of crushing power- Horvath
Bodybuilding Lifestyles
Jul 1991 p 70 Lifting weights and wrist pain- Falkel
Mar 1992 p 82 Hands-on training- Lander
Iron Man
4:6 p 6 An old F test revived- Weaver
5:4 p 9 Hands, wrists, F- Farabee
7:3 p 18 Super F & G- Batchelor
8:1 p 18 F- Rader
Aug 1952 p 22 Super F- the mark of a man- McWilliams
Nov 1961 p 12 Muscular F, powerful G- H. Johnson
Apr 1969 p 26 Develop a massive lower arm- Ditillo
Jul 1969 p 26 How Tarzan Jacobs developed his fabulous
16.5" F- Kallos
Jan 1971 p 22 F magic- Sipes
Sep 1972 p 21 Thick-handled weights develop great strength-Thompson
Sep 1973 p 22 Finished F- Green
Jul 1976 p 40 The Bruce White story- Gallasch
Sep 1976 p 24 Feats of G strength- DPW
Nov 1976 p 30 Feats of pinch G strength- DPW
Jan 1977 p 32 Feats of strength with levers- DPW
Jul 1978 p 28 More super G feats- DPW
Nov 1978 p 21 Developing the world's strongest hands- Dayton
May 1979 p 35 Feats of strength: Hand and finger strength- DPW
Sep 1981 p 29 A new appproach to F- Puckett
Jan 1982 p 19 Mighty F and a G of steel- Ross
Jan 1986 p 36 Hand strength and finger strength
Aug 1988 p 58 The hook grip- Takano
Jul 1989 p 68 F and neck- Brainum
Aug 1989 p 32 Wrist pain and the wrist strap- Horrigan
Dec 1990 p 95 Wrist curls and wrist pain- Horrigan
Mar 1992 p 190 F furor- Perryman
May 1992 p 162 The Captains of Crush- the men who know how to get
a G
Jun 1993 p 76 Biceps and F- Z
Sep 1993 p 100 Steve Brisbois' F- Prokup
Jan 1994 p 186 Back, biceps, F- Ashley
Apr 1995 p 210 F- Arthur Jones
Jul 1995 p 40 Joe DeAngelis' biceps and F- Fredrick
Nov 1995 p 58 F- Cepello
May 1996 p 66 Forewarned is F- Seward
p 72 Secrets to a powerful G- Poliquin
Jun 1996 p 32 F flexor contraction- Holman
Jan 1997 p 62 Freak F- Tuttle
Feb 1998 p 112 F- Larry Scott
May 1998 p 88 Standing wrist curls- Horrigan
May 1999 p Reverse preacher curls- Andzel
Muscle Mag International
1:3 p 32 Pinch-G, past & present- DPW
3:1 p 80 Reg Park on F, neck, traps
Jan 1979 p 22 Massive F can be yours!- Steiner
Sep 1982 p 10 F development- editors
Dec 1983 p 49 Wilkosz on F- Bartlett
Sep 1985 p 74 Fabulous F and how to get them- Larry Scott
Nov 1989 p 61 F, neck & traps- Z
Jan 1991 p 169 Building awesome F- Z
Feb 1991 p 56 G power- Z
May 1992 p 115 Building massive F- staff
Apr 1995 p 99 Don't forget those F- Merritt
Apr 1996 p 78 Biceps / F- Darin Lannaghan- Mathas
Nov 1996 p 227 F- Blais
Nov 1997 p 94 F- Michio Grubbs- Grannis
Jun 1998 p 148 F- Zulak
Jul 1999 p 248 8 weeks to great F- Starr
Nov 1999 p 213 F- Blais
Dec 2000 p 152 F- Weis
Muscular Development
Sep 1964 p 42 Fabulous F- Stanko
Apr 1965 p 38 Exercises for strengthening the G- Klein
Feb 1966 p 24 F of iron bands- GFJ
Apr 1967 p 12 Getting a G on things- Homola
May 1968 p 10 Wrist roller- explaining the exercise- JCG
Jul 1970 p 40 A super F builder- Arthur Jones
Jul 1973 p 17 MD's guide to F delevopment- staff
May 1974 p 23 Mr. Jim Easley: Mr. super G- Venables
Jul 1976 p 44 Steel claw G and F- Williams
Feb 1979 p 45 Wrist roller, wrist curl, leverage feat- Stanko
Dec 1983 p 44 Develop those big bulging F- Puckett
Apr 1984 p 18 Gary Stich- coming to G- Stich
Jan 1988 p 30 Retooling the vise- Leistner
Feb 1991 p 54 F forged in steel- Wedan
Jun 1992 p 24 Kinesiology: F flexors- Alway
Jul 1992 p 26 Kinesiology: F extensors- Alway
Jun 1993 p 64 Your forgotten F- Mann
Dec 1993 p 26 Getting a G on F- Ross
Mar 1995 p 38 Extensors of the wrist- Alway
Apr 1996 p 78 Biceps/forearms Lannaghan- Mathas
Nov 1996 p 164 Barbell wrist ext- Alway
Feb 1999 p 82 Neck and F- Mentzer
Sep 1999 p 168 Carpal tunnel- Alway
Powerlifting USA
Mar 1989 p 27 F- Chorpenning
Feb 1991 p 75 New product F trainer, pho
Flex
Jan 1989 p 34 F- Rick Stephenson
Oct 1989 p 16 F- Mike Christian
Nov 1990 p 24 Proportionate F- Jayde
Dec 1990 p 86 Bowling pins- Viator
Nov 1991 p 181 F mass- Lou Ferrigno
Dec 1991 p 16 Popeye F- Steve Brisbois
Jun 1992 p 28 Full factor F- Shawn Ray
Sep 1992 p 83 Achim Albrecht
Sep 1993 p 94 Injured F- Segal
Feb 1994 p 239 Popeye F- Paul Dillett
Sep 1994 p 217 A wristed developed 'Captain Anabolic'
Dec 1994 p 70 Lee Priest (claims 18" F)
Summer 1995 p 42 F- Dorian Yates
Apr 1996 p 217 Forearmed is forewarned- Cody
Jun 1996 p 217 F / G- Cody
Mar 1998 p 184 Mike Francois
Feb 1999 p 184 Grip and lower back- Dorian Yates
Jun 2000 p 280 Lee Priest
Muscle Builder
Apr 1954 p 24 F and he-man G- Leo Robert
[ Ed Theriault models and uses Weider Leverage Bell ]
Nov 1954 p 18 Bulging F- Horvath
Apr 1962 p 36 F & G of steel- JW
Nov 1962 p 36 A poor G means weak arms- GFJ
Dec 1962 p 16 Super powered F- Sipes
Jun 1967 p 12 Dob't neglect F- Poole
Feb 1971 p 19 The exploding F of Arnold S- Draper
Apr 1972 p 19 How I muscularized my F- Columbu
Jan 1975 p 50 F- double split- Arnold S- JW
Jun 1975 p 70 Magic of F- Larry Scott
Jul 1975 p 12 I am Joe's F- JW
p 14 Pain barrier for F growth- Birdsong
Sep 1976 p 9 F & triceps (Gable & Robinson)- Mozee
Sep 1977 p 50 I'm persistent, that's why I have massive F- Bill Grant
Oct 1977 p 11 The F of Ferrigno- Tanny
May 1979 p 14 Not training the F- sometimes it better- Mentzer
Muscle & Fitness
Feb 1983 p 88 FPP comparing Viator & Gunnar Rosbo's F
Aug 1983 p 30 Biceps & F- Zane
May 1984 p 87 F (Mike Christian models)- Scott Wilson
Apr 1985 p 18 The wrist curl- Yessis
Feb 1986 p 22 The reverse wrist curl- Yessis
Dec 1989 p 105 F- Yessis
May 1990 p 40 Supination / Pronation- Yessis
Jun 1990 p 49 Increase hand strength- Yessis
Oct 1990 p 37 Fingers and hands workout- Yessis
Dec 1990 p 53 G strength- Yessis
Jun 1991 p 253 pho Nautilus forearm machine
Jul 1991 p 44 Ulnar-radial flexion- Yessis
Jun 1992 p 122 Reverse wrist curl- Yessis
Jul 1992 p 124 Finger flexion- Yessis
Aug 1993 p 151 F- Weider Research Group
Nov 1993 p 96 Developing a vise G- Coan & Wright
Apr 1994 p 72 Wrist curl- Yessis
Oct 1994 p 124 Power F- Robinson
Dec 1994 p 54 Pronation / Supination- Yessis
Jan 1995 p 70 Losing your grip?-Henry
Aug 1996 p 44 Reverse wrist curl- Yessis
p 52 Lee Priest
Dec 1997 p 182 Strapped for grip devel- Wagman
May 1998 p 47 Dumbell wrist curl- Yessis
p 50 " " Dorian Yates
Jul 1998 p 162 F- Kissel
Sep 1998 p 108 Get a grip- Wagman
Sep 1999 p 58 Mike Matarazzo- Kissel
p 156 Gripping tales- Chapman
Sep 2000 p 176 F- Berg
Natural Physique
Feb 1992 p 61 10 tips for hands, wrists, F- Boff
Oxygen
Sep 1999 p 138 F- Shular
Hardgainer
Sep 1996 p 22 New twist on F ex- Begin
Iron Master
May 1996 p 35 Some amazing feats of grip strength- Gentle
Milo
Mar 1998 p 53 Grip and F devel part 1- McCallum
