UKC

I'm looking at things like this:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hand-Grip-Resistance-Strengthener-Handle/dp/B007SVW...
or:
http://www.ukclimbing.com/gear/news.php?id=7880

or basically anything with the same idea.

I'm wondering how best they should be used? As one 'base' on a circuit (including fingerboarding, campus, etc...), or should I just have them on my desk and use whenever I'm sat working or watching tv?

any tips?

In reply to Turbo:

Greater gains can be had from a good fingerboard routine.

Look up the types of muscle contractions on Wikipedia, then compare the use of the fingers on a hold to squeezing a grip trainer then come to your own conclusion.

In reply to Turbo tommy:

I use a squeezy rubber ring thing as part of my fingerboard warm-up routine.

In reply to Turbo tommy:

Sat working i use gripmasters and rubber bands (to the effect of power fingers) and it does help with grip but also prevents or helps recovery from elbow ache. I use fingerboard at home and then campus at wall. All of helps to keep my grip strong and promote finger recovery after long sessions.

In reply to Turbo tommy:

I don't think they're something often used by climbers as they're not as specific as other exercises and you can't change the resistance (unless you buy a set of different strengths). The advantages are their portability and the possibility to train almost anywhere and anytime. Bill Ramsey (who climbed 8c at age 54) used these to train when walking down from the crag where he was trying his project.

Unless you need that portability you're better off with other methods like fingerboards/bouldering/weights.