Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Bummer. Well, hopefully the LBS can show you what was off.

Hijack: Have you been working specifically on grip strength? Most common group fitness classes and weight machines give very little attention to the hands and forearms. I know it's tough with arthritis, but you seem to have been working hard and expecting results that aren't coming. Ask your trainer for some hand exercises if you're not doing them already.
The only group class I do is spinning, generally I don't care for group classes. I am planning on asking him about that today. Frankly I haven't been all that concerned with it as I thought that all of the work I've been doing would have also helped that - but now I am seeing evidence that isn't the case. There have been great improvements in both upper and lower body, but my grip is the same as it was a year ago when I started.

My LBS has pretty good wrenches and they are very helpful. They also don't charge for simple adjustments which is nice. It isn't like they don't make a lot of money from me in other ways