Hold Tight
Grip is the one metric every man should dominate.
I’ll be honest — until recently, I didn’t grasp just how crucial grip strength really is.
Sure, I’ve always trained it…technically.
Deadlifts, rows, pull-ups — grip gets worked.
I knew a stronger grip made those lifts easier.
I’ve had clients doing dead hangs and farmer walks for years.
But I wasn’t thinking of grip strength as its own thing.
Now I am. Because the data’s clear — and the consequences are real.
As you get older, muscle loss is inevitable.
You lose strength. Your balance slips. Your risk of falling climbs.
Yeah, I know — sounds like geriatric talk.
But what you train now determines how you move later.
This is where grip becomes truly foundational.
In his book Outlive, Peter Attia puts it bluntly:
“Not enough can be said about the importance of grip strength as you age. It’s one of the strongest physical associations with longer life.”
If your arms are the racecar, your hands are the tires.
Grip is traction. Lose it, and you're just spinning wheels.
Or worse — you’re one corner away from disaster.
Let’s break down grip: what it signals, and how to build it — for life.