Will Tennyson
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Fitness creator Will Tennyson set out to answer one simple question: do viral workouts actually build muscle, strength, and real performance, or are they just hype for views?
For seven straight days, he tested every trending workout he could find, focusing on neglected areas like forearms, grip strength, neck training, hand conditioning, and even height “maxing.” He tracked soreness, measurements, grip numbers, dead hangs, and real-world performance to see what actually changed.
The viral workouts he tested included:
• Rice bucket forearm training for grip and tendon strength • Neck training with bands and resistance • Iron fist sand conditioning to strengthen knuckles and striking power • Grip strength trainers from 50 to 200 pounds • Height stretching routines and impact jumps • Even an eye color visualization trend
The results were mixed but surprisingly impressive.
His forearms grew from 12.8 to 13.3 inches and evened out in size. His neck increased from 15.1 to 15.5 inches in just a week. His towel dead hang improved from 22 seconds to nearly 40 seconds. He progressed from struggling with a 125 lb gripper to closing a 175 lb gripper.
Grip dynamometer results were inconsistent, likely due to overtraining, but his real-world performance told a different story. On day one, he could not break a wooden board. By day seven, he smashed through two boards and nearly broke three. He also successfully crushed an apple in his hand, which was his original goal.
Height gains were minimal, under 1 cm. Eye color did not change.
The biggest takeaway was that many old-school conditioning methods, especially martial arts style hand training and high frequency grip work, actually delivered measurable improvements. The viral workouts were cheap, simple, and brutally humbling.
If you care about grip strength, tendon resilience, or elbow health, this experiment is worth watching. Some trends are nonsense. Others still work because they’ve been around for decades.
Sometimes the simplest training methods build the toughest results.
For seven straight days, he tested every trending workout he could find, focusing on neglected areas like forearms, grip strength, neck training, hand conditioning, and even height “maxing.” He tracked soreness, measurements, grip numbers, dead hangs, and real-world performance to see what actually changed.
The viral workouts he tested included:
• Rice bucket forearm training for grip and tendon strength • Neck training with bands and resistance • Iron fist sand conditioning to strengthen knuckles and striking power • Grip strength trainers from 50 to 200 pounds • Height stretching routines and impact jumps • Even an eye color visualization trend
The results were mixed but surprisingly impressive.
His forearms grew from 12.8 to 13.3 inches and evened out in size. His neck increased from 15.1 to 15.5 inches in just a week. His towel dead hang improved from 22 seconds to nearly 40 seconds. He progressed from struggling with a 125 lb gripper to closing a 175 lb gripper.
Grip dynamometer results were inconsistent, likely due to overtraining, but his real-world performance told a different story. On day one, he could not break a wooden board. By day seven, he smashed through two boards and nearly broke three. He also successfully crushed an apple in his hand, which was his original goal.
Height gains were minimal, under 1 cm. Eye color did not change.
The biggest takeaway was that many old-school conditioning methods, especially martial arts style hand training and high frequency grip work, actually delivered measurable improvements. The viral workouts were cheap, simple, and brutally humbling.
If you care about grip strength, tendon resilience, or elbow health, this experiment is worth watching. Some trends are nonsense. Others still work because they’ve been around for decades.
Sometimes the simplest training methods build the toughest results.
