[building mass]

For about a long time I have never done any isolating exercises for my forearms. Now its caught up to me. I am fairly big for my age but, my forearms look like tooth picks.

Anyways, all of the forearm excises i have tried hurt my writst. So I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for forearms exercises that are kind on the wrists.

[bLacKjAck.]

Do you use straps for your pulls/rows/chins?

[manifesto]

I have noticed that forearms tend to get worked with just about every upper body exercise I do to some extent...

[lennoxchi]

man i have the same problem, "toothpick" forearms. the only thing I've found that even remotely works without hurting my wrists is behind the back b.b. wrist curls other than that as others stated above the forearms get worked by doing back and other upper body exercises anyway. my forearms are smaller than i would like but they look like road maps cause all the veins....HA-HA

[building mass]

Nope I dont use straps other than occsionally on dead lifts.

Yeah it seems like my forearms get worked doing upper body but, they never grow.

I think i will try behind the back b.b wrist curls. I remember those not hurting my wrist.

[satyricon]

try looking up a device called thr formulator. you can get ideas on how to make one at fighttraining or homemade exercise equipment.

[DRAKE]

that stinks guys, but does anybody have any advice for me, my forearms over power my tricep,

[ITHURTZ]

Heavy lifting like barbell (ezbar or reg) curls, rows, hammers and reverse curls. Gotta lift big to be big. Farmers walks get them strong as well.

[3clipseGT]

Everyone is laying down some great exercises. Sorry to here that yours do not grow. Mine have always been big and grown easily from the rows, and pullings movements i do.

Just keep at it man they will grow!

[smeton_yea]

Look in the Arnold Encyclopedia. It shows many exercises.
Some I use
Reverse DB curls on knees
Regular db curls (for inner arm) on knees or bench
Behind the back barbell curls
Reverse drag curls
Reverse preacher-widegrip)

[jezzab05]

do you do any specific grip training? lever work, grippers, and plate pinching work nicely.

[building mass]

Hmm yeah grip training is a intresting idea. I have never tried that. All great ideas thanks guys

[bound]

Grip training can do wonders for forearm mass. When I started rockclimbing, I was a skinny 160 lb teen with toothpick forearms. Three months later I was a 155 lb teen with forearms nearly the width of my face. But that was from climbing for a couple hours three times a week at the climbing gym. We're talking going to absolute, screaming, tearing grip failure several times a night. I wore sandals because I wouldn't be able to tie my shoes when I left. But I did no wrist training at all, and got silly big forearms, even on a tiny frame.

[MentalTwitch]

Originally Posted by jezzab05

do you do any specific grip training? lever work, grippers, and plate pinching work nicely.

word. I do grip traing more frequent now as i have small hands. 25lbs x 3-4 for as long as i can. Like between figertips, not full grip.

Also, i did notcie i used to dead ALOT with no straps. When i hit 405 i had to. Now i only use them for set 3reps or less. It sucks and hurts but the pain is part of the game.

[jezzab05]

used the ironmind grippers? YYEEAAAA BABBYY!! If used as proper training tool, with full closes, half reps, negatives, these can see you with instant gains, in strength and forearm size. Be sure to get a few, one easy warm up one, a working set and one you can work towards shutting.

[bound]

Originally Posted by jezzab05

used the ironmind grippers? YYEEAAAA BABBYY!! If used as proper training tool, with full closes, half reps, negatives, these can see you with instant gains, in strength and forearm size. Be sure to get a few, one easy warm up one, a working set and one you can work towards shutting.

I give my COC grippers lots and lots of love. That hard, grinding their handles together sort of love that they can't get enough of...

There's also the option of a leverage, um, thingy. Like when guys go oldschool and do 'feats of strength' with a sledge hammer, holding it by the end of the handle and levering the head up, or touching their nose. There's an exercise that I like that I do with my leverage bar. Standing, you hold your forearm out parallel to the floor, like you're half-way through a curl. You then rotate your forearm(while holding the leverage bar) supinating and pronating your hand. Can't go too fast, it's easy to pull something if you aren't used to the exercise. you can get a really good stretch in both directions, and there's no actual wrist flexion, you're just building mad supporting strength. And you get a bonus, because you're working you biceps in a novel fashion, because the biceps is one of the forearm supinators. You can also do this sitting, with your forearm resting on a bench or your leg.

I keep my lever bar under the coffee table, and do random exercises with it during commercials and such. Seems to really help with wrist health, if not forearm mass.

A lever bar is easy to make, and cheap, too. Get an old ten pound plate, or a five, or whatever is lying around. Then you need something for the bar. I used a standard plate, so I cut about two feet off an old broomstick. Wrapped duct tape around the end until it was built up a little less than half an inch, slid the plate on, and wrapped tape around the stick on the other side of the plate, trapping it in place. If you use an olymipic plate, you just use a hunk of pvc, and you get a thick handle bar. Or use a standard plate and use pvc with adapters to make the handle section any size. I wrapped my broom stick with some scrap vynil and contact cement until it just fit inside a piece of 1 1/2" pvc. It's a good size for a little grip work. Taped wrings of hockey tape around the handle, so I can keep track of where I place my hand. Give it an extra long handle, so you jsut move your hand to change the weight, instead of changing the plate.

Or you could just use a sledge hammer.

[jezzab05]

Originally Posted by bound

Grip training can do wonders for forearm mass. When I started rockclimbing, I was a skinny 160 lb teen with toothpick forearms. Three months later I was a 155 lb teen with forearms nearly the width of my face. But that was from climbing for a couple hours three times a week at the climbing gym. We're talking going to absolute, screaming, tearing grip failure several times a night. I wore sandals because I wouldn't be able to tie my shoes when I left. But I did no wrist training at all, and got silly big forearms, even on a tiny frame.

Hehe sandals i know what you mean though, after a good grip workout, i need someone to scoop my whey and shake the damned thing for me!