How can you improve throwing arm strength?
 

Eh? Im signed up for dodgeball (and yes, its still fucking fun even in university) and i need to be able to whale the ball at people and take off some heads

Suggestions as to how to improve your throwing arm?

for that you will need to develop your triceps more than anything.

punching bag full of midgets

Use steriods :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

if you werent raised an athlete like me. it is hard to learn. Build up strength and that will impove velocity.

Tricep Extension - While the biceps bend the elbow, the triceps extend the arm from the elbow joint. They are being called to act in the chest press and shoulder press movements, but if you want to work that "back of the arm" area, incorporate a movement that begins with the elbow bent, and then pushes, against resistance, to extend (straighten) the arm. This can be done with a dumbbell in each hand lying on the floor, with a single dumbbell or a barbell overhead, with one arm at a time in a rear tricep extension, or pushing downward on a high pulley cable

http://www.philkaplan.com/thefitness...ch%20Press.jpg

http://www.rock.sannet.ne.jp/muscle-...ka.triceps.jpg

how much gear are you on bro? i don't think i've ever seen an asian with genetics that would allow a physique like that

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:1orglaugh

practice throwing something heavier that a dodgeball. like an 8 lb shotput.

Check out Iron Mind and order their catalog, lots of great tools to build your strength.

I am REALLY digging their grippers!

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all pros use this gripper

http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/supergripper.html

gripper eh

http://www.hcta.net/images/TerminatorArm.jpg
http://www.psymbiote.org/lecture/lectureimg/t800arm.jpg

Which hand do you spank it with? Same as throwing arm?

You could add some weights to that arm when you are taking care of business.

crack makes you strong

Those crazy japs! His arm is massive!

you need BIG shirts

Practice throwing 10 pound balls at something 20 feet away

get an exercise which focus more on bicep.

I knew someone here had to say this :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

Throw a weighted ball over and over

you need to throw something heavy like maybe a medicine ball that is 3 times the weight of the dodge ball and you will rule...

dont throw anything heavy, your just going to hurt your arm, throwing fast is more about mechanics and practicing throwing than anything.

throwing has a lot more to do with your whole body.. not your arm.

Your going to make allot of friends once you break someones nose :1orglaugh

Hmmm

http://store.yahoo.com/homegym/supergripper.html

The Super Gripper has been designed to give you the widest possible range of resistance settings from 8 pounds to 125 pounds by adjusting the two spring coils included accordingly.

Seems weak compared to the Iron Mind grippers...
http://www6.mailordercentral.com/iro...cts.asp?dept=8

No. 1250 Trainer @ 100 lb
No. 1251 No. 1 @ 140 lb
No. 1252 No. 2 @ 195 lb
No. 1253 No. 3 @ 280 lb
No. 1272 No. 4 @ 365 lb

Mind you only six people have closed the No.3 gripper, and two people have done No. 4 :thumbsup

http://www.ironmind.com/ironcms/open...nswhosnew.html

throw things

do grippers actually make you throw faster?

push ups :thumbsup

Throwing a projectile at high speeds has very little to do with arm strength and a great deal to do with technique and form. Look at Randy Johnson - that guy is built like a stick figure, and he throws plenty fast (and in the specific physics of propelling things, his being tall doesn't hurt, either). In fact, if you overbuild your muscles, you will sacrifice flexibility and with it arm speed, which is absolutely key.


I'd say practice, practice, practice. If you know of another player who can really hurl it, observe their form, and maybe ask them for some pointers.
- Q.

Swimming.. Best thing to strengthen every muscle group..

Trust me, if you swim laps you will notice your throwing strengt increases.. I know baseball players who do it..

do grippers actually make you throw faster?