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Forearm workouts

Postby surlesc » Thu Jul 16, 2009 11:31 pm

I have been lifting weights that build my tricep and bicep, but I was wondering do these workouts work your forearms? Are there any good forearm workouts that make them bigger? Please let me know.
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Postby Boss Man » Fri Jul 17, 2009 6:01 pm

Any Bicep exercise like E-Z Bar Curls, E-Z Bar Reverse Curls, Hammers, Zottmans etc etc, should nail Forearms anyway.

Going for Forearm isolation is pointless and possibly a risk to the Wrists and surrounding Bones and tissues, as the exercises you can do, I.E. Wrist and Reverse Wrist Curls, require Dorsi-flexion, (up and down motion), of the Wrists with a weight attatched, which long-term is potentially no good.
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Postby swanso5 » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:56 pm

deadlifts
pull ups
farmer carry variations

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Re: Forearm workouts

Postby AznBoii16 » Sat Jan 02, 2010 2:26 pm

finger pushups
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Re: Forearm workouts

Postby Smuggles908 » Tue Jul 20, 2010 8:15 pm

I suggest doing nothing but wrist curls, they dont put allot of strain on your wrists and they hit the muscle pretty good. Everything else can cause bad long term affects including carpell tunnel.
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Re: Forearm workouts

Postby Lesplease » Wed Jul 21, 2010 7:32 am

swanso5 wrote:deadlifts

pull ups

farmer carry variations


Seems to me that wrist curls are *much* more likely to cause carpel tunnel...
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Re: Forearm workouts

Postby Boss Man » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:46 pm

Smuggles908 wrote:I suggest doing nothing but wrist curls, they dont put allot of strain on your wrists and they hit the muscle pretty good. Everything else can cause bad long term affects including carpell tunnel.


I suggest the exact opposite. Wrist Curls could stress the joint and might increase the risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, whereas things like Deadlifts shouldn't, unless you potentially flexed one or both Wrists sometimes, or flexed them and kept them fixed like that during the movement, instead of keepng the Wrists dead srtaight.
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