When bodybuilding, the emphasis of most of the workout will always be on the arms and the abs. Sports players may also place some emphasis on legs and calf muscles while those playing baseball or soccer may place some emphasis on exercises for the shoulder joints. However, forearms are usually a forgotten part of the body although their development is very important in court games like badminton and tennis and for achieving the perfect body. It is only by following an exercise routine with the right forearm exercises that it is possible to develop your forearm muscles.
Although the forearm is usually used throughout the day for your everyday work, it is only with the help of the right forearm exercises that it is possible for you to perform best in sports and to get the ideal physique. You find the supinator muscle in the forearm that helps in the rotation of the arm while the pronator teres and pronator quadratus muscles permit the medial rotation of the arms. These muscles can be developed through forearm exercises that involve the grasping and manipulation of objects.
While bodybuilding, every time you grasp barbells or dumbbells, it is a form of forearm exercise. With the right forearm exercises like wrist curls, injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome can be avoided. Moreover, with forearm exercises, you tend to grow stronger forearms that provide increased effectiveness in your bodybuilding training. This is because you can lift more weight when exercising and don’t actually need to use any straps.
With forearm exercises, you grow stronger forearms and it is these forearm exercises that allow your wrists to bear the stress associated with overhead lifts. Moreover, forearm exercises help to develop shapely forearms for you to be proud of! The wrist curl is a great forearm exercise where you have to place your forearms on a bench while extending your hands off the edges of the bench. This posture permits free movement of the wrist. If required, you can kneel on the floor to perpendicularly face the bench while doing the lift.
Some people make the mistake of sitting on the bench while placing their forearms on their knees. This posture is not a good one. The main problem in this posture is that this posture usually creates an unstable position for lifting weights. It is possible to suffer from some muscle tearing or minor accidents this way. Once in the supinated position, where the palms face upwards, the barbell should be lowered and raised with lots of motion. This exercise should be done for about twelve to fifteen repetitions for the right effects on the forearm muscles. However, do not use too heavy a barbell as lifting it may also lead to wrist injury and mobility problems. Make sure elbows are placed firmly on the bench throughout the lift as this isolates forearm muscles from other muscles.
Another forearm exercise is the reverse wrist curls where you have to kneel perpendicular to the bench while placing the forearms on the beach. While extending hands beyond the bench, the palms have to be kept down. Then the bar has to be lifted as high as possible and then squeezed. The weights then have to be lowered to the starting position with a semi-relaxed grip so that the wrist tendons limit the range of motion.
With these forearm exercises, you can grow strong and developed forearms to improve your overall physique. With developed forearms, you develop the perfect body and physique that will definitely make you the eye of envy of people around you. So don’t forget your forearms, and forearm exercises when you next visit the gym next time. Set an exercise routine where you have forearm exercises included in it.
