Hand Cramping

Lately I have been getting bad hand cramps and at points I start to feel like I am starting to lose feeling and control of the grip during jelping? Does anyone have any tips on how to prevent cramping.

I found this thread and I just wanted to see if anyone had any tips.

New Jelq Grip

Stretch it out, and do it again often, you’re making your hand stronger, and just like any muscle, it’s gonna ache.

I would say its just something you need to take a while to get used to.

I looked at that link, and that jelq grip doesnt seem very good to me. The pressure is at the top/bottom of the shaft, whereas for better expansion I would say you need to target the sides of the shaft. Of course, you could just use that grip and turn your hand at an angle….:D

I started out doing jelqs fairly rapidly. After I found this site I have slowed it down, but one of the things I noticed at first was that my hands got quite tired towards the end of the set. I just stuck with it and it went away after a week or so.

One positive benefit: I noticed that I can play barre chords much better now! I always had trouble with that damned F before, now no sweat!

Take a 30 second break every five minutes to shake your hands out and stretch them a bit. This provides enough relief for me.

Stretching…

What do you guys mean by stretching my hands?? Like streching them out like im trying to grab something real big? well I do that and also I do take breaks since at the halfway point I do a 5 minute hot cup so that gives it a break.

The thing is, I never would get these in the first month, but guess it’s something I will have to deal with, appreciate the replys.

Jelqing wears my hands out too. Here’s a site that has some good flexability exercises: ergocise.com — Wrist and Hand Stretches

Thanks for the link, has some pretty cool ideas for strecthing that I will try.

Another thing you might consider is this. The nerves that stimulate muscles get tired too. They need sodium and potassium to fire. You might eat a few bananas for energy, which are rich in potassium, as the nerves use it up upon firing. A banana to stretch your banana :rofl: !