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Shaping The Power Grip

Jayce Miller on October 9, 2026

The power grip is when all the fingers, the thumb and the palm of the hand surround an object. Intuitively, we know to pick up something, move or secure our body when utilizing our grasp we want to wrap our whole hand around as much surface area as possible involving each finger.

What is interesting is that when all the fingers are engaged together the amount of force that can be produced by each finger is less than the amount an individual finger can produce when it acts in isolation. An example is the index finger produces 25% more force acting alone rather than in an all-finger contraction. In general the middle finger tends to have the highest contribution to the total force, followed by the ring, index and then little finger.

The thumb is essential in power griping as it provides counter pressure to the fingers wrapped around the object being held and/or manipulated. Increases in motion, grip width, objects shape, arm and wrist positions all affect potential grip force. This makes training of fingers and hands associated with movement during power gripping essential.

Rogers Athletic make variable size power grip wrist rollers for the Pendulum Grip Cart to maximize development and Get and keep your grasp Strong.

 Large Ergonomic Power Grip Wrist Roller

Natural Power Grip Roller

Pendulum Grip Cart

Mechanical Advantage

Jayce Miller on October 2, 2026

There is a mechanical advantage in utilizing rotating handles as they maneuver in three planes. The sagittal plane allows for forward and backward movements, frontal plane which governs movements side-to-side and the transverse plane that allows twisting and rotating. 

Handle rotation reduces strain on the hands grasp. Thus, the lifter can apply more force to the targeted musculature. Being able to maintain a firm unobstructed grip, not fighting the palms surface friction enables the lifter to move more weight with less joint stress adding overall development to the selected anatomical region.

Moving forward or backwards or side-to-side or twist following the final repetition on an exercise can aid in more muscular fiber recruitment and help accelerate progressive overload when needed. A well designed machine with the correct strength training action for a selected body part is made to fit  almost every individual, yet we are all structurally different and adding a little rotation can make it the perfect fit to Get Strong.

Think Resistance

Jayce Miller on September 25, 2026

Based on the current literature resistance training appears to have positive effects on cognition. Resistance training programs in general focus on improving these two factors, muscle hypertrophy and improving muscular strength. Yet seldom do we think of strength training as an intervention to induce functional brain changes. Reviewing the literature there is strong evidence that there is a relationship between cognition and measures of muscular strength and muscle mass. Training over time is beneficial to the neurobiological processes leading to lower white matter atrophy, lower volumes of white matter lesions and increased grey matter volume in specific areas. 

Good news as you won’t forget to workout!

Getting Hip on the Hip Press

Room Expander

Jayce Miller on September 18, 2026

Exceptionally strong, quickly adjustable, the Pendulum Wall Mounted Rack System is a space saver, as well as, a weight room expander. Great for your basement, garage or gym to Get Strong.

Quickly and Easily Open

Quickly and Easily Close

Wall Mounted Rack System

A Game Changer

Jayce Miller on September 11, 2026

A predictor of overall strength throughout the body is hand  grip strength. It is often used as a metric for assessing muscle function and physical capability. A decline in muscle mass, strength and function is also associated with aging and in some individuals can be equated with health related issues. 

In athletics training the hands are an important consideration, whether it be to lift more weight or engage in sport related activities. The total force of the hand is greatest when using all 5 fingers, grip strength measured without the use of the middle, ring and little finger is the lowest. Total force can be computed by adding up the sum of the absolute values of each individual digit. 

What complicates all of this is that when grasping, the application force of the hand is dependent on many variables. Not only is the shape and size of an object important in applying one’s strength, but how it is held. Finger spreading and which fingers have the best surface contact dictates the squeezing force that an individual can apply.  

A single finger’s power depends not only on its own grip span and surface area, but also on the grip spans of and the amount  of contact of the associated fingers. In addition to squeezing the fingers you must also have the ability to apply ab and adduction forces, as well, because objects push, pull, twist,  and yank all changing one’s ability to hold on or manipulate. 

In athletics it is extremely important that each finger is trained and developed. We never know which fingers’ strength or how we will need to grasp can and will affect the outcome of a critical moment in a sporting event.

There are countless examples and videos of finger-tip catches and tackles in football on the internet and fans have seen and experienced this occurring in games throughout sports. As a participating athlete you are very aware that there have been many instances that one’s grasp helped or failed to help that led to the outcome of an event that the public never noticed.

The message is this: all muscle groups are important in one’s development, even the smallest muscles of your fingers. To be your best and give your best, train the entire system.  

The Pendulum Grip Cart was designed to provide the tools necessary to Get each digit Strong.

The Pendulum Grip Cart

Review

Jayce Miller on September 4, 2026

Our ability to remember a piece of information depends critically on the number of times we review it and also the time that has elapsed since the last review.  Repetition using things such as Google, talking with others, memorization strategies, types of visual cues all translate to less time working on needed or forgotten information to speed recall. This is why Rogers Athletic produces Catalogs that are available in paper or online, enabling a coach the ability to select important items that impact their program and over time help lead to victory.

Below are Catalogs available online that should be considered regularly.

Something to Think About

Jayce Miller on August 28, 2026

From birth muscle mass and strength increase steadily. Around the age of 30 to 35 muscle power and performance tends to level and then diminish slowly and faster in the 60’s and 70’s. Not only is there a decline in muscle mass, normal aging is also associated with impairments in cognitive function.

Given there is no effective pharmacological treatment to change the effect and alter the progress of cognitive decline it has been determined that physical exercise has been and is one of the most effective tools to alter its age-related ebb. 

The term physical exercise is all-inclusive referring to cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, balance, ease well as resistance training.

Published in 2026 in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, Exercise and Brain Health: Expert Review, “Overall, both aerobic and anaerobic exercises are integral and complementary to preserving brain health through effects on cognitive function and brain structure.”

Recently published in Frontiers in Psychiatry,  A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effects of resistance exercise on cognitive function in older adults, researchers concluded; Resistance exercise exerts selective benefits on cognitive domains in older adults, particularly enhancing overall cognition, working memory, verbal learning and spatial memory. 

GeroScience, one of the leading international journals focused on the biology of aging and the pathophysiology of age-related diseases published this year a Randomized controlled trial of resistance exercise and brain aging clocks. Their findings were; In conclusion, resistance training slows down brain aging and supports its use as a preventive strategy for maintaining brain health.

There are numerous studies that support the importance of exercise and its contribution to the reduction of cognitive decline and studies relating to neurodegenerative diseases, improvement of memory performance and reduced hippocampal atrophy in Alzheimer’s, as well as diminished brain atrophy in Parkinson disease are resultants.

Once again – the term physical exercise is all-inclusive referring to cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, balance, as well as resistance training. So make sure that all are a part of your exercise regime throughout life.

Keep and Get your body, mind and spirit Strong, do not resist resistance exercise as an important part of your exercise regime.

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Psoas Major

Jayce Miller on August 21, 2026

The difference between winning and losing is often very narrow. Developing speed and quickness in athletics has always been important and the slightest differences in movement amongst competing athletes often determines the outcome of events.

All muscles play a role in development across sports. When looking at sprinting speed coaches, trainers and athletes all want to know which muscles seemingly have the greatest

influence on speed to help in an athletes’ improvement.

Muscle strength and thus size are considerations in sprinting speed. Researchers have and continue to study lower-body muscle volumes to discover and predict which parts of our anatomy contribute the most to speed of movement. The psoas major is a muscle that is not often discussed by athletic coaches and trainers or pointed to as an anatomically essential area to be targeted. 

The psoas is located in the lumbar region of the lower back and connects the spine to the thigh. It is one of the most significant muscles that overlies the vertebral column. The function of the psoas muscle is linking the upper body to the lower body. Along with the iliopsoas muscle, the psoas becomes a major contributor of flexion of the hip joint. In conjunction with other hip flexors the psoas elevates the upper leg towards the body. These proximal hip flexors and extensors have emerged as possibly the most important muscles ‘especially’ the psoas major in determining sprinter speed. Sprinters tend to have a psoas muscle significantly larger than non-sprinters.

To target this area Rogers Athletic developed the Pendulum Hip Press Pro XT. The Hip Press should be a part of all athletic facilities as no other exercise equipment is designed to augment the psoas. This primary hip flexor is not only vital for running but much of all mobility.  Get Strong, increase speed, become more athletic Get Pendulum.

Hip Press Pro XT

Psoas Major

Jayce Miller on August 14, 2026

The difference between winning and losing is often very narrow. Developing speed and quickness in athletics has always been important and the slightest differences in movement amongst competing athletes often determines the outcome of events.

All muscles play a role in development across sports. When looking at sprinting speed coaches, trainers and athletes all want to know which muscles seemingly have the greatest

influence on speed to help in an athletes’ improvement.

Muscle strength and thus size are considerations in sprinting speed. Researchers have and continue to study lower-body muscle volumes to discover and predict which parts of our anatomy contribute the most to speed of movement. The psoas major is a muscle that is not often discussed by athletic coaches and trainers or pointed to as an anatomically essential area to be targeted. 

The psoas is located in the lumbar region of the lower back and connects the spine to the thigh. It is one of the most significant muscles that overlies the vertebral column. The function of the psoas muscle is linking the upper body to the lower body. Along with the iliopsoas muscle, the psoas becomes a major contributor of flexion of the hip joint. In conjunction with other hip flexors the psoas elevates the upper leg towards the body. These proximal hip flexors and extensors have emerged as possibly the most important muscles ‘especially’ the psoas major in determining sprinter speed. Sprinters tend to have a psoas muscle significantly larger than non-sprinters.

To target this area Rogers Athletic developed the Pendulum Hip Press Pro XT. The Hip Press should be a part of all athletic facilities as no other exercise equipment is designed to augment the psoas. This primary hip flexor is not only vital for running but much of all mobility.  Get Strong, increase speed, become more athletic Get Pendulum.

Hip Press Pro XT