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forearm curls
- Thread starter hittman
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gymtime
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Thaibox said:
Gotta disagree sir.
At 17, it's unlikely he's lifting the amount of weights that will benefit his forearms with static holds. At his stage, I think wrist curls are fine. He can do the big stuff later.
HOWEVER, sharp pain is no good. You'd either have to go very light and allow your tendons to strengthen, or find another forearm excercise.
louden_swain
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No need to drop wrist curls. . .
try different variations that are comfortable for your wrist.
I no longer perform over the bench wrist curls. .I like to use behind the back wrist curls.
handgrippers are good
hammer curls
and gripping bars
try different variations that are comfortable for your wrist.
I no longer perform over the bench wrist curls. .I like to use behind the back wrist curls.
handgrippers are good
hammer curls
and gripping bars
Thaibox
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"sir"
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I understand what you're saying. I should've elaborated better. I've always thought wrist curls were bad for your wrists in general. They put your wrists in a vulnerable position. Once a wrist is tweaked, its very tough to be a lifter and allow it to heal at the same time. There are many alternatives that he should look into that actually are more effective.
I apologize for posting something you disagree with Your Excellence
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I understand what you're saying. I should've elaborated better. I've always thought wrist curls were bad for your wrists in general. They put your wrists in a vulnerable position. Once a wrist is tweaked, its very tough to be a lifter and allow it to heal at the same time. There are many alternatives that he should look into that actually are more effective.
I apologize for posting something you disagree with Your Excellence
erickthegreat11
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I worked my way up to 70# on these for each wrist before with absolutely zero pain. I think you ought look at your warm up for these. Warm them up thourougly like any other isolation exercise first off, second I have had pain before on these, but it was a result of lifting too much weight so you have to start off light and work your way up and I believe in keeping these reps low. I remember I used to do 12 reps maybe on these years ago and I got tingling in my fingers as a result, so at the low position of this movement nerves may be getting pinched so you have to be sure you can handle the weight.
Another note, anytime Ive had sharp pain it was a result of using too high of a weight. everytime
Another note, anytime Ive had sharp pain it was a result of using too high of a weight. everytime
erickthegreat11
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Lee in response to your question, there are people here who have had sucess with static holds, but in my opinion using a hand gripper works to great sucess as well. Ive got a Weider adjustable gripper with a rubber ball on a thread inside of it that adjusts to more than adequate needs and it works very well for me.
erickthegreat11
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static holds are just that "static" meaning no movement
you can do these holding onto olympic plates (plate pinchers), or a barbell, or just your bodyweight like hanging from a pull up
the purpose of these is to increase your time and weight
you can do these holding onto olympic plates (plate pinchers), or a barbell, or just your bodyweight like hanging from a pull up
the purpose of these is to increase your time and weight
