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« on: August 25, 2008, 08:12:15 AM »
Im wondering if anyone knows of any good forearm excercises that can increase the size of your forearms, or just work out your forearms?
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« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2008, 08:33:20 AM »
LoL..  Size..

Anyway..  Wrist curls can help.  Pseudoplanche push-ups are also very good for the forearms, but might also be rather dififcult if your forearms and deltoids don't have the sufficient strength to hold the position for very long.

Pull-ups with a false-grip also good.
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« Reply #2 on: August 25, 2008, 08:46:27 AM »
lulz, u want popeye forearms?

Uhm...try rock climbing
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« Reply #3 on: August 25, 2008, 08:53:11 AM »
Yes size lol, my forearms are like, really skinny, but the rest of my body is like... normal sized.. but i have the feeling that for some reason my forearms would just snap under any pressure, and it looks kind of weird how my arms and hands are big, but my forearms are tiny.
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« Reply #4 on: August 25, 2008, 09:53:26 AM »
In my opinion it's always fairly detrimental for strength novices to focus on one body part. Start a proper strength/lifting routine and your everything will get big, or at least reach normal muscular balance.
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« Reply #5 on: August 25, 2008, 01:56:11 PM »
I second rock climbing.

not for size, but for strength. I can understand wanting to have a particular body part be bigger, but focusing on one part is the stuff of body building, this is a parkour forum not a bodybuilding forum, for that shit, I recommend bodybuilding.com... lol
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« Reply #6 on: August 25, 2008, 06:22:34 PM »
since you have almost no size, why not take care of multiple things, and learn how to deadlift? It will tax your entire body (including your forearms) and is much more productive than focusing on just wrist curls/isolation forearm exercises. Check out starting strength, read up a bit on technique, and begin focusing on compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, bench, and overhead press.
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« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2008, 07:09:16 PM »
Quote from: Max G on August 25, 2008, 06:22:34 PM
since you have almost no size, why not take care of multiple things, and learn how to deadlift? It will tax your entire body (including your forearms) and is much more productive than focusing on just wrist curls/isolation forearm exercises. Check out starting strength, read up a bit on technique, and begin focusing on compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, bench, and overhead press.

+1, he has the right idea.

this is the best solution.
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« Reply #8 on: August 25, 2008, 08:25:51 PM »
Quote from: Matt "Paddy" Hudson on August 25, 2008, 01:56:11 PM
not for size, but for strength. I can understand wanting to have a particular body part be bigger, but focusing on one part
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« Reply #9 on: August 25, 2008, 10:17:19 PM »
Quote from: Chris Salvato on August 25, 2008, 07:09:16 PM
Quote from: Max G on August 25, 2008, 06:22:34 PM
since you have almost no size, why not take care of multiple things, and learn how to deadlift? It will tax your entire body (including your forearms) and is much more productive than focusing on just wrist curls/isolation forearm exercises. Check out starting strength, read up a bit on technique, and begin focusing on compound lifts like squats, deadlifts, bench, and overhead press.

+1, he has the right idea.

this is the best solution.
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