FOREARMS??

[BigDave]

hey everybody, just wondering what kind of things you do for forarms besides wrist curls and the like?? my forearms are not too bad in side but i want CHUNKY forearms so much that when u go to shake someones hand when u wearing a t-shirt they think your going to rip their damn arm right off!! -/

-Dave

[Statix]

try deadlifts without lifting straps

[lguy00]

grasp the pullup bar as much as hard as you can and hold for as long as you can. do that a few times. sqeeze when doing it.

[EgotismOf2]

I like the pull-up bar suggestion....anyhows, the other thing besides wrist curls that works pretty good is doing drops, just grabbing a very heavy weight and holding it at your fingertips as long as you can until it drops...it increases your strength of grip and also makes your forearms bigger. Take care everyone!

[MonStar]

Chunky forearms wont directly link to grip strength. Check out www.ironmind.com and order some Captains of Crush grippers to develop an awesome grip.

Reverse curls and static holds will help with forearm development though.

[Pusher]

Do reverse grip curls with a broken wrist. Meaning you don't keep your wrist straight when you curl up, your knuckles will face the floor at the bottom of the curl and they'll face the floor at the top of the curl. If you've ever done Vince Gironda's Drag Curls, you'll notice a similarity as the bar doesn't need to swing out far from your body and actually works best with a straight up-and-down movement. When you curl with a straight/locked wrist your grip will tire first, while your forearms have barely begun to break a sweat. With this curl you can blast your forearms first, and finnish'em off with your typical reverse wrist curls.

Now for the bottom of your forearms.....

Behind the back wrist curls. Grasp a heavy barbell behind your back and let it roll down to your finger tip and curl it back up until your forearms are at full contraction. You'll be suprised how quickly the weights get up to to 200-250+.

[hyper]

If you wear lifting straps...lose them for awhile...it will make a difference.

[freefaller21]

what happened to just jerking off?

[hyper]

LOL...then you get lopsided. One forearm bigger than the other.

[Ozzy]

I agree with Monstar, the captain of crush grips are fantastic. If you deadlift regularly without straps then the level 1 grip should be enough to begin, if your grip is weak however go for the trainer level and then increase.

[Barlow]

Originally posted by hyper
LOL...then you get lopsided. One forearm bigger than the other.

thats why i got a whooping right forearm ?? /me changes hands /-

[Paul Bunyan]

My forearms are naturally quite big so I don't do direct forearm work.

PB

[BigDave]

thanks heaps pusher that was some really useful info!! after doing that a few times ive finally felt some burn in my forearms!! and thanks to all you other guys aswell!! LOL jerking dont work your forearm, not when u need your whole arm /- /- thanks heaps though guys

[crackerjack414]

I get some nast burning in my forarms by varying the tightness of my grip in exercises like db curls and preacher curls

[waxlips]

Deadlifts without straps or any pulling exercise where your grip is relied on will naturally build forearms in my opinion.

[twistedneck]

I have skinny wrists and weak forarms to i adoped this:

6 and 12lb sledge cut down to 18"
roller dowel with 10 lbs of weight at the end of a string
Grippers and Finger Grippers.

This made my forarms look vascular and bigger. The sledges were the best. Whip em around like weapons.. check out www.clubbell.tv i made my own!