Rock climbing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
Just in case you aren’t joking I would like to point out that you are completely wrong. [/quote]
ok, what I should have said is soloing. Better??
Soloing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
Geez. That’s a helluva picture. Unfortunately, my forearms are constructed in a similar way, they are about 16 or 17 inches long and the muscle inserts about 3 inches away from the wrist. Even as my forearms have gotten bigger, I still have this gap of about 3 inches that will never really get any bigger no matter what I do.
But, what I do is deadlifts, rock climbing, crushing my enemies.
Rock climbing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
Just in case you aren’t joking I would like to point out that you are completely wrong.
ok, what I should have said is soloing. Better??
Soloing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
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Lol! Well at least it’s closer to accurate. My forearms have actually gotten smaller since I quit climbing. There is no way I could have held onto 500lbs at that time though.
I have very big forearms from genetics, well; I think I�??ve got it all big anyway… But one thing that helped me for sure with my grip is supersetting plate-holds with 100 reps Barbell reverse wrist curl (with very very light weight of course). Try this for 3 sets only one time a week since grip work is hard to recover from. I usually do it on leg day after Deadlift, before any pushing day, so that it doesn�??t alter performance.
Rock climbing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
Just in case you aren’t joking I would like to point out that you are completely wrong.
ok, what I should have said is soloing. Better??
Soloing doesn’t make your grip strong, it just weeds out the guys with weak grip by dropping them a couple hundred feet onto a sharp rock. leaving only the strong of grip, which perpetuates the myth.
Lol! Well at least it’s closer to accurate. My forearms have actually gotten smaller since I quit climbing. There is no way I could have held onto 500lbs at that time though.[/quote]
Crap. I forgot to contribute anything useful. So here ya go. If you want big forearms pull big weights without straps. This includes deads, cleans, snatch, pullups, all rows, and rock climbing (however since I am fat and can’t climb for very long I do open grip pullups on a square bar).
Accessory exercises for your forearms should come after you get done pulling big weights. these should include plate holds, double plates holds (face 2 plates together and do a static hold, freakin tough), Reverse grip curls, hex dumbell holds. Actually just check out this link
[quote]Mtal wrote:
What is the best way to develop one’s forearms? I have pretty skinny ones compared to the rest of my body, and like to put some size on them? What are good exercises I can do at the gym? Thanks.[/quote]
I use fat grips sometimes and they work pretty well.
Lately I have been doing most of my barbell shrugs for traps w/ out straps and I have noticed my hand/forearm size and strength has improved.
I used to need straps when I went heavier than 225. Now I can get at least 10 reps with 275 before my hands fail.
Since these are still warm up sets it doesnt matter if my hands give out before my traps. By the time I go up to 315 and over I use the straps of course.
I started doing pull ups from the frame of the powerrack at my gym pinching it (can’t get my fingers around to grip it like a bar). Don’t know if it helps making my forarms bigger, but it is pretty damm hard (I just started this).
I have pretty small forearms in comparison to the rest of my body too, and this was an idea I had to help with it.
[quote]MytchBucanan wrote:
Mtal wrote:
What is the best way to develop one’s forearms? I have pretty skinny ones compared to the rest of my body, and like to put some size on them? What are good exercises I can do at the gym? Thanks.
I use fat grips sometimes and they work pretty well.
Lately I have been doing most of my barbell shrugs for traps w/ out straps and I have noticed my hand/forearm size and strength has improved.
I used to need straps when I went heavier than 225. Now I can get at least 10 reps with 275 before my hands fail.
Since these are still warm up sets it doesnt matter if my hands give out before my traps. By the time I go up to 315 and over I use the straps of course.
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I’m not sure if deadlifting without straps has built up my forearm size, but my grip is become deadly from deads. No pun intended.
Speaking of meat-cannons, do tabata jerking with a 3-2-1 done tempo then switch hands. Use lube as necassary. damn it almost sounds like i know what im talking about.
Seriously, no joke. I work full-time as a Landscape Gardener. Try lifting, carrying and manouevering railway sleepers, sledgehammers and other such heavy garden stuff for 8 hours a day. Then complain you have small forearms after 6 months.
i use a forearm tool from aptprowriststraps. heres the link: http://prowriststraps.com/inc/sdetail/71737.
nothing has ever gotten my forearms to grow as much as this tool. but im open to more suggestions…
My hand is my wife. lol j/k[/quote]