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Forearms Exercises

Exercises targeting Forearms.

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Split Clean

With a barbell on the floor close to the shins, take an overhand grip just outside the legs. Lower your hips with the weight focused on the heels, back straight, head facing forward, chest up, with your shoulders just in front of the bar. This will be your starting position.

Quadriceps
Calves
Forearms
Intermediate

Split Snatch

Begin with a loaded barbell on the floor. The bar should be close to or touching the shins, and a wide grip should be taken on the bar. The feet should be directly below the hips, with the feet turned out as needed. Lower the hips, with the chest up and the head looking forward. The shoulders should be just in front of the bar. This will be the starting position.

Hamstrings
Calves
Forearms
Advanced

Standing Concentration Curl

Taking a dumbbell in your working hand, lean forward. Allow your working arm to hang perpendicular to the ground with the elbow pointing out. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Beginner

Standing Dumbbell Reverse Curl

To begin, stand straight with a dumbbell in each hand using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your arms should be fully extended while your feet are shoulder width apart from each other. This is the starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Standing Low-Pulley Deltoid Raise

Start by standing to the right side of a low pulley row. Use your left hand to come across the body and grab a single handle attached to the low pulley with a pronated grip (palms facing down). Rest your arm in front of you. Your right hand should grab the machine for better support and balance.

Shoulders
Forearms
Beginner

Standing Olympic Plate Hand Squeeze

To begin, stand straight while holding a weight plate by the ridge at arm's length in each hand using a neutral grip (palms facing in). You feet should be shoulder width apart from each other. This will be your starting position.

Forearms
Biceps
Beginner

Standing Palms-Up Barbell Behind The Back Wrist Curl

Start by standing straight and holding a barbell behind your glutes at arm's length while using a pronated grip (palms will be facing back away from the glutes) and having your hands shoulder width apart from each other.

Forearms
Beginner

Sumo Deadlift

Begin with a bar loaded on the ground. Approach the bar so that the bar intersects the middle of the feet. The feet should be set very wide, near the collars. Bend at the hips to grip the bar. The arms should be directly below the shoulders, inside the legs, and you can use a pronated grip, a mixed grip, or hook grip. Relax the shoulders, which in effect lengthens your arms.

Hamstrings
Adductors
Forearms
Intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Bands

To deadlift with short bands, simply loop them over the bar before you start, and step into them to set up. Ensure that they under the back half of your foot, directly where you are driving into the floor.

Hamstrings
Adductors
Forearms
Intermediate

Sumo Deadlift with Chains

You can attach the chains to the sleeves of the bar, or just drape the middle over the bar so there is a greater weight increase as you lift. Attempt to keep the ends of the chains away from the plates so you don't hit them when you lower the weight.

Hamstrings
Abductors
Adductors
Intermediate

Svend Press

Begin in a standing position.

Chest
Forearms
Shoulders
Beginner

Tire Flip

Begin by gripping the bottom of the tire on the tread, and position your feet back a bit. Your chest should be driving into the tire.

Quadriceps
Calves
Chest
Intermediate

Wrist Circles

Start by standing straight with your feet being shoulder width apart from each other. Elevate your arms to the side of you until they are fully extended and parallel to the floor at a height that is evenly aligned with your shoulders. Tip: Your torso and arms should form the letter "T: Your palms should be facing down. This is the starting position.

Forearms
Beginner

Wrist Roller

To begin, stand straight up grabbing a wrist roller using a pronated grip (palms facing down). Your feet should be shoulder width apart.

Forearms
Shoulders
Beginner

Wrist Rotations with Straight Bar

Hold a barbell with both hands and your palms facing down; hands spaced about shoulder width. This will be your starting position.

Forearms
Beginner

Zottman Curl

Stand up with your torso upright and a dumbbell in each hand being held at arms length. The elbows should be close to the torso.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate

Zottman Preacher Curl

Grab a dumbbell in each hand and place your upper arms on top of the preacher bench or the incline bench. The dumbbells should be held at shoulder height and the elbows should be flexed. Hold the dumbbells with the palms of your hands facing down. This will be your starting position.

Biceps
Forearms
Intermediate