Frequently Asked Questions – Forearm Bar

1. How does the Forearm Bar work?

The ergonomic design and the leverage mechanics make the bar very easy to use with minimal stress on the wrist flexors.

The first thing you notice about the Forearm Bar is the weight placement is out front. This weight placement is very important because it creates a resistance or leverage point that is directly opposed to the forearms.

Second, with the weight or resistance directly opposed to the forearms when you perform a repetition you will maintain continuous tension over the full range of motion, with full muscle activation.

Full muscle activation equates to full muscle development. You cannot get this forearm muscle activation with barbells or wrist rollers simply because the weight is not directly opposed to the forearms.

And third, it is important to understand that the forearms are made up of three muscle groups the Brachioradialis, the Forearm Extensors and the Forearm Flexors.

Individually these muscle groups are relatively small but when all three are trained and developed the resulting strength and muscle development is dramatic.

The Forearm Bar is the only forearms developer on the market specifically designed to isolate each individual muscle group.

2. How well is the Forearm Bar constructed?

The Forearm Bar is commercial grade all steel welded construction.

The handles are covered in high density foam, this high density foam is very durable and allows you to get a good grip and really dig in for great muscle activation.

Overall the Forearm Bar construction is top of the line; in fact it is backed with a lifetime guarantee, top to bottom.

3. How important is forearm development ?

From a bodybuilders standpoint it is very important the forearms make up half of your total arms, without good forearms development your overall arm symmetry will be severely lacking and by nature your body is designed to stay in proportion to itself; weak forearms will limit your overall strength and muscular development.

The forearms tie everything together and most people don’t realize that the forearms are the critical transfer point of energy generated in the lower and upper body.

4. How long does it take to see a difference in size and strength using the Forearm Bar?

You will feel a difference the first time you use the bar because you are going to stimulate and engage muscles that have not been engaged before, you will see a noticeable difference in size and strength within a week and you will see a significant difference in a month.

5. What exercises are used with the Forearm Bar?

There are three primary exercises and is each designed to target a specific muscle group.

The Reverse Wrist Curl primarily targets the Brachioradialis with secondary emphasis to the Forearm Extensors.

The Wrist Curl primarily targets the Forearm Flexors with secondary emphasis on the Brachioradialis.

The Extensor Wrist Curl ties everything together by targeting the numerous extensor and tie in muscles of the forearms.

6. How much weight should I use?

This is one of the questions we get most often.

The Forearm Bars leverage mechanics are very efficient, so you do not need a lot of weight to get the proper amount of muscle stimulation to achieve gains in muscle growth, strength and endurance.

A simple rule of thumb is use a weight that is challenging and that allows you to do 10-15 reps with full range of motion.

7. Is the Forearm Bar useful in injury prevention?

Strong forearms are a must for injury prevention; elbow tendonitis is one of the most common injuries associated with weak forearms. Elbow tendonitis is caused by small tears and/or inflammation in the tendons that connect the forearm muscles to the elbow and weak forearm muscles are a primary contributing factor in elbow tendonitis.

Anytime you are participating in free-weight or resistance training especially if you are going heavy you are risking injury with any weak or underdeveloped body part.

8. Can this bar benefit the female fitness enthusiast / athlete?

The ergonomic design and leverage mechanics are very efficient allowing anyone participating in free-weight training to benefit from the use this bar.

9. I have herd it said that you do not need to train the forearms that they will develop naturally through overall strength training.

The origin of this question stems from some trainers choosing to avoid training the forearms because up until now the forearms have been a very difficult body part to isolate.

This is do to the fact that when training the forearms with barbells or wrist rollers the weight or resistance is on such a close proximal plane that it is not directly opposed to the forearms thus making the forearms a difficult body part to develop, the answer to this question is very simple.