Best Forearm Exercises (without weights)

[rockhuddy]

ok rockhuddy you have a point

[HEAVYMETALMATT]

allright i'v got a workout for almost everything but i cant find a good exercise for my forearms i need the best one any/all of you can find and remember without weights (isomertics or calisthenics stuff like that).

Thanks
Peace
Peter

well, first off, you need some weights. seriously, bodyweight only takes you so far. anywho, do push ups on your fingers. like your clawing at the ground. this hurt like hell at first. i cant even explain why this works though, but it does.
also, pull ups and chins, grip as tight as humanly possible.

[Enyap]

Did anybody check out this guys profile, he saids he wants to be below 6% bodyfat. This kids has a lot to learn. BTW how the hell does this kid have positive reps.

[Tyciol]

because Someone might know something about isometrics and calisthenics, bodybuilding is not just about lifting weights its about working your body with any means necessary not everyone has a gym membership or has hundreds upon thousands of pounds in their house to work-out with and sense I don?t have either of them and I personally don?t like using weights I do other means necessary to achieve my goals. I hope that all of that makes sense to all of you, all I did was ask a simple question and all I do is get **** I don?t think I signed up for that when I became a member, remember every one is diverse in his or her own way and thats the way i choose to be, if you have a prolbem with it tough dont post a reply to this thread.

You know, the one good thing about this is that with tiny twinks avoiding the squat rack, their glutes won't be large or tight which makes access much easier.

Seriously, grab some bloody dumbbells and do wrist curls. This is how you build wrist.

Isometrics suck. They don't have numbers. You have no way to track gains day to day. Seriously, how the hell will you know how much harder you're squeezing 2 weeks later?

As for how to do wrist-isometrics, you just try and force the hand back and forth and resist, that's all.

[rockhuddy]

Did anybody check out this guys profile, he saids he wants to be below 6% bodyfat. This kids has a lot to learn. BTW how the hell does this kid have positive reps.

Cause I repped him, dumb****.

[DinoT1985]

allright ill end this now for any onw who is getting annoyed with OFF-TOPIC **** (probabilly only me but still its annoying)ill agree Ronnie Coleman was big but was it functional strenght? and ok rockhuddy you have a point but no need to get out a calc or some**** and too all the other argumentive SOBs (quoted from http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bodybuilding) bodybuilding - exercise that builds muscles through tension
anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding
exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout - the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit; "the doctor recommended regular exercise"; "he did some exercising"; "the physical exertion required by his work kept him fit"

Ok, first off, the meaning of bodybuilding is to "build". The only way you will do that is to lift or shift weight in some way. You can't build using bodyweight because you're bodty parts are used to it due to moving, walking, sitting up etc. To add stress you need to shift weight its not used to. No matter how you look at it, bodybuilding is weight lifting, wether it be plates, tires or cows.

[eggy_wont_grow]

ill agree Ronnie Coleman was big but was it functional strenght?

ill agree farmers have functional strength, but are they hugely muscular, ripped and proportionate?

of course not, its not their aim. it goes both ways.

as posted above, the only time weights, or weight training in general, is unsafe, is when people don't know what theyre doing and let their ego come in the way. in fact, the only time i ever hurt my lower back was when i COUGHED (yes, coughed) and never with weights.

you also wrote "not everyone has a gym membership or has hundreds upon thousands of pounds in their house to work-out with and sense I don?t have either of them and I personally don?t like using weights I do other means necessary to achieve my goals"

if thats the issue, use what you have at home. chinups or pullups off a high bar wrapped with a towel to make it thicker will hit your forearms as well as your back. or, toss 2 towels over a beam, grasping the ends, and just hold for time. find rocks to carry using just your hands. walk with heavy buckets in each hand. make the handles thicker to hit the forearms harder. fill a bucket with rice or sand, stick your hand in and open/close your fingers. use your imagination, the possibilities are endless!

got endless possibilites?

[eraserdead]

ill agree Ronnie Coleman was big but was it functional strenght?

If your really serious about not using any weights and getting as ripped as you can go for it.It might be hard to hit 150 without some weights unless youve got a growth spurt left in you. As far as functional goes, yes you will be strong for 130 but with some weight work and your farm work you could see a big difference.

[Tyciol]

Btw did you guys know it's impossible to injure ur joints w/bodyweight?

[qb-killa]

The term functional strength sickens me.

[EoR]

ill agree Ronnie Coleman was big but was it functional strenght?

Oh my lord... *shakes head*

[dylan0davis]

lol@farmanimalwrestling

[SEAN0]

you said you lift hay and ****, and work with what you have.

tell me what the difference is between a 10kg bundle of hay and a 10kg weight.

besides the fact that one is hay and the other is metal. both weigh the same.

so you can waste your time wrestling cows and what-not, building massive contraptions to benchpress your hay or creating dumbells the size of houses trying to lift hay.. but at the end of the day you are doing the EXACT same thing.

so stop being such a stubborn idiot and buy yourself some weights. if you know what you are doing you wont hurt yourself, plus if you are that concerned about your joints there are things you can take to help strengthen them and keep them healthy all the while you reap massive gains compared to your hay lifting routine. mmmmmmk?

[KingSht]

"Thumbless" pullups are a good forearm exercise but it uses your body as weight. There's no avoiding weights and gravity whatever you do.

[KingSht]

"Thumbless" pullups are a good forearm exercise but it uses your body as weight. There's no avoiding weights whatever you do.

[Half_Pint]

thanks rockhuddy for the positive rep and to all of the other dum****s out their did any of you look at my last post it said it was over i dont need any more input from the peanut gallery's from across the globe at least i have positive rep points and by "weights" i mean the metal ones and if KingSht looks up calisthenics that bodyweight exercises so like i previously stated its over no more comments unless its helpful, not annoying bitching i mean like shure some men like men that their choice and i like isometrics and calisthenics so thats my choice if you have constructive criticism then IM me

[ExtremistPullup]

[Enyap]

Just use some fing freeweights, you have a better chance of getting injured akwardly lifting a large haybale then you would of lifting a BB or DB with good form.

[BostonGeorge]

That'd be too hard on the joints, it's more resistance than was intended by nature!

[Enyap]

HELL NO, that things made of metal, and we all know metal causes your joints to break and rot away. (Sarcasm off)

[MrSinister]

hammer chinups

[ExtremistPullup]

hammer chinups

[zspturbo]

I think his real resistance to weights is the fact that he's embarassed by how small the weights he can lift are.

[Half_Pint]

I'd hate to say it but none of you listen and your all going too deep into all of this I SAID END THIS and one of my friends had me find my max bench press and I BP 130lbs so yah I’m a weak little bitch your all right so just keep up all the sarcasm and I don’t care ill admit it I used to work out back in the day(2 years ago) and the teacher and a couple other kids told me I had excellent form but after awhile my joints started to hurt(elbows and shoulders mostly) and I had excellent form and I’m always eating/drinking things with essential vitamins(calcium protein and almost anything you can think of) I’ve just had a change of heart over the couple of years and so didn’t my friend that had me find my max BP.

[zspturbo]

I'd hate to say it but none of you listen and your all going too deep into all of this I SAID END THIS and one of my friends had me find my max bench press and I BP 130lbs so yah I?m a weak little bitch your all right so just keep up all the sarcasm and I don?t care ill admit it I used to work out back in the day(2 years ago) and the teacher and a couple other kids told me I had excellent form but after awhile my joints started to hurt(elbows and shoulders mostly) and I had excellent form and I?m always eating/drinking things with essential vitamins(calcium protein and almost anything you can think of) I?ve just had a change of heart over the couple of years and so didn?t my friend that had me find my max BP.

your joints hurt because you were 15 and still in your growth spurt, you're not SUPPOSED to lift heavy untill you are fully grown.

Oh and by the way, punctuation is your friend. God I hate highschoolers.

[Big Slim DaDDy]

thanks rockhuddy for the positive rep and to all of the other dum****s out their did any of you look at my last post it said it was over i dont need any more input from the peanut gallery's from across the globe at least i have positive rep points and by "weights" i mean the metal ones and if KingSht looks up calisthenics that bodyweight exercises so like i previously stated its over no more comments unless its helpful, not annoying bitching i mean like shure some men like men that their choice and i like isometrics and calisthenics so thats my choice if you have constructive criticism then IM me

So..your comparing your training methods to homosexuality?

[treborly77]

Why do you guys care the way he works out? I see nothing wrong with what he wants to do. I actually prefer using bodyweight as often as i can.

[secondpara]

Hello:
You can work the forearms without weights by taking a sheet of your morning newspaper (one of the double page sheets). Grip a corner of the sheet in your fingers, and hold it at arm's length (arm parallel to the ground) with your palm facing downward. Then all you do is use your fingers to scrunch the sheet of newspaper up into a ball in the palm of your hand using your fingers and thumb to gather it up. You'll feel it in the forearms, and it's amazing the workout you can get from something as light and fragile as a piece of paper.

[gogz]

my favourite

get some weights too though

[AU_09]

my knees and ankles hurt from playing sports... is that my own bodyweight? strange, i thought you can't get hurt from your own body weight.