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  2. Grip strength - Wikipedia

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    Hand grip strength is very important when it comes to sports. [14] Before a player begins playing a hand grip strength test is important for determining a player's workout. [8] Hand grip strength determines a player's readiness for sports. In golf, hand grip strength is used to control the power a golfer hits a golf ball.

  3. What your grip strength says about your health — and ... - AOL

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    Grip strength is measured using a device called a dynamometer, which provides readings of how many kilograms of force someone generates when they compress its handle in their hand. Normal grip ...

  4. Hand strength - Wikipedia

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    These dynamometer measurements are more sensitive to change compared to manual muscle testing and render outcome on a continuous scale. In clinical evaluation and research studies on patients with hand problems, muscle strength measurements are usually based on grip strength and pinch strength dynamometry. The most commonly used grip and pinch ...

  5. Handgrip maneuver - Wikipedia

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    Since increasing afterload will prevent blood from flowing in a normal forward path, it will increase any murmurs that are due to backwards flowing blood. [3] This includes aortic regurgitation (AR), mitral regurgitation (MR), and a ventricular septal defect (VSD).

  6. Prony brake - Wikipedia

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    Prony brake dynamometers at a tractor contest in 1910 Schematic of a Prony brake Actual Prony Brake built for testing 5HP Steam Engine. The Prony brake is a simple device invented by Gaspard de Prony in 1821 to measure the torque produced by an engine.

  7. Captains of Crush Grippers - Wikipedia

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    By 1992, IronMind had moved all design and production of its grippers in-house. [14] The next generation of the Silver Crush Grippers, released in 1993, marked the next major step in gripper evolution; their stainless-steel handles replaced the previous chrome-plated mild steel handles, and a new assembly technique eliminated the drift pin central to the design of the older grippers. [15]

  8. Template:Strength training exercises - Wikipedia

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  9. Progression of the deadlift world record - Wikipedia

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    Note: Despite historical claims about Hermann Görner, Bob Peoples and Benoit Cote having lifted heavier numbers, it is Terry Todd and Wilbur Miller who are generally considered the first two individuals to break the 317.5 kg (700 lb) barrier in a documented and official setting with irrefutable evidence, hence initiating the inaugural official world record deadlift in 1964.