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Thanks for the replies. As everyone mentioned the goal is not to firmly grip the handle, but to gently let the handle be hooked by the fingers. What I think I might be doing wrong is maintaining a firm hold on the handle, also during the recover - so perhaps wiggling my fingers or relaxing them more...

Hi, I'm relatively new to competitive rowing and new to the forum, so I hope I've posted this to the right section. Recently I've been having trouble with holding the handle of the indoor rower for long sessions, due to gripping the handle too hard causing my wrists to cramp up ("death grip"). A tea...