"Fighting with one eye isn't quite as bad as fighting with one hand, but boxing without depth perception or peripheral vision on one side of your head is not safe, fair, or rational." Read more

Gennady golovkin once gave me 20 euro for my cab ride to the hotel from a fight. Nicest guy ever Read more

This man is a monster. His punches have perfect balance, they hit at the apex. Read more

GGG is a monster, but he probably won't be tested until he jumps to 168. I think Martinez is a bit long in the tooth to match him. As far as scariness, Edwin Valero looked downright homicidal when he fought. Turns out, he was. Read more

The only guy I've seen throw punches with as much purpose as this guy was Tyson. It's that factor that any time he winds up, the fight could be over. With Tyson, he was always a little more reckless; he threw a flurry of punches and when one caught his opponents face, it did heavy damage. GG seems to have the same… Read more

I've seen a lot of guys with great power, but I've never seen someone mark up another guy as severely and quickly as GGG did against Macklin. Read more

Hi Hamilton. You need to watch this (if you haven't already). It's a half hour but this guy lays out exactly what a bodybuilder does to get contest ready. From enormous amounts of synthol to every kind of steroid and what they do, detailed. Bizarre and completely fascinating:

Exactly, and most of the guys that are strong or have usable strength like forearms didn't get it in the gym it was gotten on the farm or working hard. I was always very strong growing up and would always get tested by the sporto' s in high school and when I would come out stronger they would always ask when I go to… Read more

Many years ago, I used to deliver gas cylinders (think of the Helium cylinders you see at the grocery stores). Now, the drivers use a cart to get them off of the truck; back then, I used to roll them, two at a time. Grip strength was good in those days. Nowadays, I'm pretty fierce with trackball and MS Excel. Read more

Make bread. When I was married, I made chapatis for almost every dinner because the Bull Palace loved them and we were too poor for rice and other kinds of grain. I have scrawny bones, but a few weeks of chapati-making and my forearms were—not massive—but hard and shiny like aluminum baseball bats. Fuck yeah. Stronger… Read more

For the sake of argument/discourse, could we discuss why it matters whether you're only working muscles that serve vanity purposes when most individuals who lift are not actually increasing their strength for any real reason. Read more

I'd say pulling and pushing are relatively important, and good gauges of strength - especially in combat/grappling situations. While they don't use *only* arms, strong arms are quite helpful. Read more

My kids an I watch the MetRX World's Strongest Man competition whenever its on. Those guys tend to be huge (and Icelandic), but the commentators are always going on and on about their grip strength. If you try even simple, light versions of what they are doing, you totally appreciate the importance of grip strength. Read more

That explains why I looked like a 98lb weakling when I was a teenager, but I was insane-o strong. I spent my summers hauling hay. Read more

Right, they just don't matter. So, when you watch Fast and Furious Part Infinity or the TBS reality series Hero and see Dwayne Johnson you do not say holy shit that dude is fucking huge? People like the gun show just like they enjoy the Al Gore 10,000 foot, nine air conditioner house and the D cup. All superfluous,… Read more

My uncle owned a farm in Sandusky and worked it his whole life. Fingers like polish sausages and when he made a fist and curled his wrist he had a freakin' bicep muscle bulging inside his wrist. Read more

I milk 350 Holsteins twice a day, and I love pullin them titties! I also love Hamilton's approach to fitness. You can come work for me any day if you ever get sick of the NYC grind, Mr. Nolan. Read more

It's not on the level of farmers or other manual laborers, but another group of people with surprising grip/forearm strength: tennis players. Read more

My grandfather was a farmer for over 80 years (minus the years he spent doing labor as a prisoner of the nazi regime in a german automobile factory). He wasn't a big man, he didn't look strong (he always wore very loose work pants and shirts) but: Read more

Any tips on how to work on grip strength when I've got a bit of the -itis (tendinitis? bursitis? arthritis? my doc couldn't tell) in my shoulder and elbow? Read more