Skinny wrists - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

brandon26 · 05-07-2006, 12:11 AM

Hi, finally I found a decent body building forum. Been looking for one for ages.

Basically, I am 17 years old and about 159cm in height.

I have very thin wrists and I was wondering if there was any way of making them thicker.

I would required some urgent advise on this!!

PLEASE!!:boohoo:

JFallon · 05-07-2006, 09:18 AM

http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html

Scroll down the list on the right hand side in the exercises column and click on Wrist>extensors/flexors, this will show you a list of exercises you can use for your wrists.

My own favourite is the dumbell wrist curl, you can also do this exercise with your hands palm down to work the other side of your wrists. Hope this helps.

leeston · 05-07-2006, 09:40 AM

dude - not quite sure what you mean here. There are routines for forearms but these will do just as they say - build up your forearms.

However, the size of your wrists are predetermined and all the weights and routines in the world will not shange their size (maybe just the strength) of the joint itself.

JFallon · 05-07-2006, 10:56 AM

Perhaps you can't make your wrists bigger but these are very important exerises because as you gradually lift heavier weights you will suffer injury if your wrists aren't strong enough. I also have fiarly thin wrists but I do the dumbell wrists curls to prevent injury further down the road.
A few years ago I got into weight training but I was often unable to workout for weeks at a time becaise my wrists kept getting injured and I was unable to hold the weights and do bicep curls and bench presses, and I lost interest after a while. Now I know better.

leeston · 05-07-2006, 02:26 PM

JFallon - arent you a jockey?

Anyway, I agree with doing the exercises, dont get me wrong. Just need to show Brandon why he is doing them that is all!!

JFallon · 05-07-2006, 08:31 PM

You're right of course. I'm just bloody glad the same isn't true of ankles. My ankles are pathetic, but using seated calf raises will do the trick over time.

**hackskii** · 05-07-2006, 11:41 PM

Well, skinny wrists look good if you pack on muscle on the arms and forearms. It is an illusion of more muscle if you can do this.

The wrist does not have a large amount of muscle there so you are kind of stuck with that.
But again, the more muscle you have the bigger the arm looks with small bones.

brandon26 · 06-07-2006, 06:02 PM

Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments.

I was also wondering, if I use protein supplements and other stuff to build my body to a good shape e.g. toned lean muscles (i dont want to be too tonk!!), will my muscles depend on these supplements for the rest of my life?
What will happen if I decide to stop using the supplements?

**hackskii** · 06-07-2006, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by brandon26

Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments.

I was also wondering, if I use protein supplements and other stuff to build my body to a good shape e.g. toned lean muscles (i dont want to be too tonk!!), will my muscles depend on these supplements for the rest of my life?
What will happen if I decide to stop using the supplements?

Supplements are just that, they supplement what you are not getting in a regular diet.
With a good diet and using whole foods you dont even need supplements.
A lot of people think drinking protein shakes pack on muscle, I dont think this is so.

leeston · 06-07-2006, 09:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brandon26

Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments.

I was also wondering, if I use protein supplements and other stuff to build my body to a good shape e.g. toned lean muscles (i dont want to be too tonk!!), will my muscles depend on these supplements for the rest of my life?
What will happen if I decide to stop using the supplements?

Dude - dont worry about needing to take supplements to maintain your muscle, It is not needed if your diet is super super!!, However you may find that as you get bigger you will need more and more protein (as your body weight will/should increase). On this basis you will find that you will you will want to keep taking the supllements!

However, it is a cliche but supplements are as they are called............ 'supplements'. they just supplement your real diet. Dont make the mistake I did by relying on supplements. Try to get as much of your protein/carbs from natural surces first. Protein shakes are only an insurance policy.

I just have two protein shakes per day, one in the morn with my porridge and one at night immediately before bed (oh and definately one straight after training), that is all. The rest of my day is spent eating chicken, tuna, turkey or egg whites (natural sources).

**hackskii** · 06-07-2006, 10:28 PM

Yah mate, don't worry about skinny wrists it will make your johnson look thicker

leeston · 07-07-2006, 06:38 AM

weel said hackskii,

i used to out with a girl who had small hands. She made my d!ck look big!

Captain Hero · 07-07-2006, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by leeston

weel said hackskii,

i used to out with a girl who had small hands. She made my d!ck look big!

Why do you think I only date short girls :p

Ive got small wrists too mate, about 7 inches but it just means that my arms look bigger than they are, so its not such a bad thing.

leeston · 07-07-2006, 12:45 PM

cap you are good but you dont beat me.

I have got a small willy which makes my wrists look big!!

**hackskii** · 07-07-2006, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leeston

I have got a small willy which makes my wrists look big!!

Haaaa haaaa LMAO

05-07-2006, 12:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
brandon26 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	Skinny wrists Hi, finally I found a decent body building forum. Been looking for one for ages. Basically, I am 17 years old and about 159cm in height. I have very thin wrists and I was wondering if there was any way of making them thicker. I would required some urgent advise on this!! PLEASE!!:boohoo:

05-07-2006, 09:18 AM	#2 (permalink)
JFallon Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 29	http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html Scroll down the list on the right hand side in the exercises column and click on Wrist>extensors/flexors, this will show you a list of exercises you can use for your wrists. My own favourite is the dumbell wrist curl, you can also do this exercise with your hands palm down to work the other side of your wrists. Hope this helps. Last edited by JFallon; 05-07-2006 at 09:22 AM.

05-07-2006, 09:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
leeston Any more chicken and I will start clucking!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, West Midlandshire Posts: 2,322	dude - not quite sure what you mean here. There are routines for forearms but these will do just as they say - build up your forearms. However, the size of your wrists are predetermined and all the weights and routines in the world will not shange their size (maybe just the strength) of the joint itself. __________________ Gobal terror they say that we are at war................ but I dont have time for that 'cos them bills keep dropping through my door. Suburban Knights, Hard-Fi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-07-2006, 02:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
leeston Any more chicken and I will start clucking!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, West Midlandshire Posts: 2,322	JFallon - arent you a jockey? Anyway, I agree with doing the exercises, dont get me wrong. Just need to show Brandon why he is doing them that is all!! __________________ Gobal terror they say that we are at war................ but I dont have time for that 'cos them bills keep dropping through my door. Suburban Knights, Hard-Fi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-07-2006, 11:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,023	Well, skinny wrists look good if you pack on muscle on the arms and forearms. It is an illusion of more muscle if you can do this. The wrist does not have a large amount of muscle there so you are kind of stuck with that. But again, the more muscle you have the bigger the arm looks with small bones. __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

05-07-2006, 10:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
JFallon Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 29	Perhaps you can't make your wrists bigger but these are very important exerises because as you gradually lift heavier weights you will suffer injury if your wrists aren't strong enough. I also have fiarly thin wrists but I do the dumbell wrists curls to prevent injury further down the road. A few years ago I got into weight training but I was often unable to workout for weeks at a time becaise my wrists kept getting injured and I was unable to hold the weights and do bicep curls and bench presses, and I lost interest after a while. Now I know better.

05-07-2006, 08:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
JFallon Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 29	You're right of course. I'm just bloody glad the same isn't true of ankles. My ankles are pathetic, but using seated calf raises will do the trick over time.

06-07-2006, 06:02 PM	#8 (permalink)
brandon26 Newbie Trainer Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5	Thanks guys. Appreciate the comments. I was also wondering, if I use protein supplements and other stuff to build my body to a good shape e.g. toned lean muscles (i dont want to be too tonk!!), will my muscles depend on these supplements for the rest of my life? What will happen if I decide to stop using the supplements?

06-07-2006, 10:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
hackskii UK-Muscle Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sunny Southern California U.S.A. Posts: 23,023	Yah mate, don't worry about skinny wrists it will make your johnson look thicker __________________ "Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away." - George Carlin Scott To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-07-2006, 06:38 AM	#12 (permalink)
leeston Any more chicken and I will start clucking!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, West Midlandshire Posts: 2,322	weel said hackskii, i used to out with a girl who had small hands. She made my d!ck look big! __________________ Gobal terror they say that we are at war................ but I dont have time for that 'cos them bills keep dropping through my door. Suburban Knights, Hard-Fi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

07-07-2006, 12:45 PM	#14 (permalink)
leeston Any more chicken and I will start clucking!! Join Date: May 2006 Location: Birmingham, West Midlandshire Posts: 2,322	cap you are good but you dont beat me. I have got a small willy which makes my wrists look big!! __________________ Gobal terror they say that we are at war................ but I dont have time for that 'cos them bills keep dropping through my door. Suburban Knights, Hard-Fi To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.