Posted by Calvin Cotton on Friday, July 1, 2011,
The power twister is a great tool for training for the sports of armwrestling and wristwrestling, since any exercise with the twister helps to develop
crushing power in the wrists and forearms. Here is a sample routine that integrates the power twister with other exercises to help develop power and strength for the armwrestler :
SHRUG OR TRAP BAR DEADLIFTS
SHRUG OR TRAP BAR SHRUGS
ISOMETRIC WIDE-GRIP WEIGHTED PULLUP
DUMBBELL HAMMER CURLS
BARBELL REVERSE CURLS
POWER TWISTER MAX CONTRACTION "INVERTED...
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POWER TWISTER BICEP EXERCISES
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Friday, December 17, 2010,
The standard power twister exercises focus on the chest, forearms and triceps with secondary emphasis on trapezius, rhomboids, and deltoids. There are several ways to directly target the biceps directly, however. You just have to change the position of the twister in relation to your body and the nature of the twisting motion employed. The following article describes several unique bicep exercises that you can perform with just your power twister.
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PROGRESSION WITH THE POWER TWISTER
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Wednesday, November 24, 2010,
You will want to set up a strategy of progression when using your power twister to allow you to continually challenge yourself with greater amounts of resistance as you become stronger. Here are some tips to follow:
1. Buy several different twisters with varying amounts of resistance. I would recommend that you purchase light, medium, and heavy tension twisters. Start with the light tension model and progress from there.
2. Since you cannot progress in small increments as with free weights or m...
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THE POWER TWISTER + CHEST EXPANDER = DYNAMITE UPPER BODY WORKOUT
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Monday, October 18, 2010,
The Power Twister primarily uses your upper-body pushing muscles, while the chest expander primarily uses upper-body pulling muscles. By combining the two pieces of equipment, you can obtain a complete upper-body strength workout without the use of weights or expensive exercise machines. The two pieces of equipment are ideal for travel routines as well as they are compact and easy to carry and store.
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TRAIN LIKE ALEXANDER ZASS
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Monday, September 27, 2010,
Work with your power twister faithfully and, who knows, you might be able to bend iron bars someday like the great Alexander Zass. Check out the following ultra-cool video from Greg at Myspace:
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POWER TWISTER EXERCISES AND PEAK CONTRACTION
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Monday, September 27, 2010,
Here is a great alternative method to use when training with a power twister. Instead of doing standard sets and repetitions, for example 3 sets of 10 repetitions, try holding the peak contraction point of the exercise for a certain amount of time, or even to the point of momentary muscular failure. For example, if performing the standard twister exercise with the bar in front and twisted into an inverted "U", hold the maximum tension point while watching a clock, or better yet, timing yourse...
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POWER TWISTER EXERCISES 2
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Thursday, September 16, 2010,
Here is a link to another article describing exercises that can be done with your power twister :
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POWER TWISTER EXERCISES
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Wednesday, September 15, 2010,
The following article describes some exercises that can be done with your power twister:
http://www.ehow.com/how_6146971_use-power-twister.html
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WELCOME
Posted by Calvin Cotton on Monday, September 13, 2010,
Welcome to Mister Twister! In the coming weeks and months, we will be exploring how to use this simple, effective exercise device : the power twister. Stay tuned!
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