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mario.cy · 20-04-2007, 11:12 PM

After around one year of training i have now called it a day because of the size of my forearms, they are now bigger than my biceps.
It seems as though every exercise is working them, maybe incorrect technique !
I would like to carry on training - any ideas? is it better to push or pull, how do i train my bi`s without working my forearms cheers

jimbo · 20-04-2007, 11:40 PM

Has any of your other muscles grown?

mario.cy · 20-04-2007, 11:46 PM

yes, but not in the same proportion, originally they were reasonably large anyway, people have started to call me popeye!

coco · 21-04-2007, 06:05 AM

i know where you are coming from mate, i used to be like this. every bicep excercisei did my forearms would get huge an swollen but my bi's didnt. i tried dropping the weight, doing no cheats, perfect form.
until this year after 5 years training i really struggled to train my arms coz of this. now what i do is really concentrate on the mind muscle conection and i mean focus hard! do reps nice and slow but you have to feel the bicep working and concentrate on keeping that feeling. a good way to try this is by doing the excersise with no weight, nothing, just perform the movement, that way its easier to concentrate on feeling the muscle, then add the weight trying to keep the same feeling in the muscle. it wont happen overnight but keep at it and it will happen.

SportDr · 21-04-2007, 09:08 AM

Do your bicep work with your palm turned towards you, so in other words no hammer curls or the like.

SD

AtomCom · 23-04-2007, 04:31 PM

It sounds like you are using you wrists to do the work on an exercise more than your bis or tris.

It is defo the technique you are using that is causing the problem. Do you find that your wrist is moving during the exercise?

Have you looked into the use of wrist wraps?

Andy

bigben84 · 03-07-2007, 05:45 AM

Yeah I've always found that my forearms give out before my biceps have been properly worked, but found that preacher curls work well for me, can def feel the pump in my biceps after 3 sets of them! Also undergrip pull ups don't seem to be as harsh on the forearms as some exercises.

bkotey · 03-07-2007, 05:06 PM

Why the worry? I wish people called me popeye! iv got bloody baby wrists?

ah24 · 03-07-2007, 05:19 PM

Try weakening your grip when doing curling exercises. Big mistake i used to make, holding the dumbells too tight - got huge forearm pumps but biceps were barely worked.

Liam · 03-07-2007, 10:08 PM

I posted something about this in the injury part of the forum, i got told to try and use an open grip or as ah24 said don't grip the bar as tight.

I've tried this and the burning has got better but still get it.

20-04-2007, 11:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
mario.cy Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	forearms After around one year of training i have now called it a day because of the size of my forearms, they are now bigger than my biceps. It seems as though every exercise is working them, maybe incorrect technique ! I would like to carry on training - any ideas? is it better to push or pull, how do i train my bi`s without working my forearms cheers

20-04-2007, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
jimbo Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: MANCHESTER Posts: 191	Re: forearms Has any of your other muscles grown?

20-04-2007, 11:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
mario.cy Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2	Re: forearms yes, but not in the same proportion, originally they were reasonably large anyway, people have started to call me popeye!

21-04-2007, 06:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
coco Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 475	Re: forearms i know where you are coming from mate, i used to be like this. every bicep excercisei did my forearms would get huge an swollen but my bi's didnt. i tried dropping the weight, doing no cheats, perfect form. until this year after 5 years training i really struggled to train my arms coz of this. now what i do is really concentrate on the mind muscle conection and i mean focus hard! do reps nice and slow but you have to feel the bicep working and concentrate on keeping that feeling. a good way to try this is by doing the excersise with no weight, nothing, just perform the movement, that way its easier to concentrate on feeling the muscle, then add the weight trying to keep the same feeling in the muscle. it wont happen overnight but keep at it and it will happen.

21-04-2007, 09:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
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23-04-2007, 04:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
AtomCom Bulking up Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 42	Re: forearms It sounds like you are using you wrists to do the work on an exercise more than your bis or tris. It is defo the technique you are using that is causing the problem. Do you find that your wrist is moving during the exercise? Have you looked into the use of wrist wraps? Andy

03-07-2007, 05:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
bigben84 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 10	Re: forearms Yeah I've always found that my forearms give out before my biceps have been properly worked, but found that preacher curls work well for me, can def feel the pump in my biceps after 3 sets of them! Also undergrip pull ups don't seem to be as harsh on the forearms as some exercises.

03-07-2007, 05:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
bkotey Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Manchester Posts: 290	Re: forearms Why the worry? I wish people called me popeye! iv got bloody baby wrists?

03-07-2007, 05:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
ah24 Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: crawley Posts: 2,761	Re: forearms Try weakening your grip when doing curling exercises. Big mistake i used to make, holding the dumbells too tight - got huge forearm pumps but biceps were barely worked.

03-07-2007, 10:08 PM	#10 (permalink)
Liam Getting HUGE! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,463	Re: forearms I posted something about this in the injury part of the forum, i got told to try and use an open grip or as ah24 said don't grip the bar as tight. I've tried this and the burning has got better but still get it.

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