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Post by stuke on Sept 15, 2020 10:15:07 GMT
here is what I'm doing for my forearms. Biceps get hit with pull-up/chin-ups. No better than Devon Larratt! Will watch this, I'm a big DL fan. Have a look at thia muscle at around 11:25
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Post by stuke on Sept 15, 2020 10:21:06 GMT
Thanks for the comments guys. I have to be honest, I could take a photo to make my forearms look good, but I could also take photos that make them look like I don't train (but whats the point in that hahaha). I did once get a pretty good comment on them at work, so I will take that. Here are a couole of pics showing onecof the twisting movements I do, showing both ends of the movement. Also a Powerball shot.
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Post by stuke on Sept 15, 2020 10:23:25 GMT
And here are less flattering pics of my relaxed forearms Attachments:
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Post by jrmeatplow on Sept 15, 2020 20:15:09 GMT
[br I am familiar with this guy, I like his stuff and left a few comments on his videos. He is very much of the Heavy Duty kind of mindset which is great when you are younger and more injury resistant. I have to be careful when pushing the big weights now. me too. no more mentor type work for me.
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Post by stuke on Sept 15, 2020 20:26:16 GMT
[br I am familiar with this guy, I like his stuff and left a few comments on his videos. He is very much of the Heavy Duty kind of mindset which is great when you are younger and more injury resistant. I have to be careful when pushing the big weights now. me too. no more mentor type work for me. Mentzer? I get a bit fed up with the old, progressive resistance dogma. Yes, we need to make the muscles work harder and yes adding more weight is the best way usually, but it does not work forever. I can match some of my best lifts from 20 years ago, but not many because I listen to my body and I have had a few warning signs when pushing it. One example is when I did squats, then decided to do some step ups with a 120kg narbell on my shoulder. I think I did around 30 reps or so and was not to failure, but immediately afterwards I was incredibly sleepy, I had a pressure in my head, but down one side of it only, with a strange pulling feeling to that side. Was nearly falling asleep stood up. Very weird experience.
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Post by stuke on Sept 17, 2020 16:41:05 GMT
Last picture I promise, at least until I have some 'after' shots worth showing (if) for comparison. This is pumped up after yesterday's workout. Got a bit of pain in some of my right fingers so might take an extra day off. Reminds me of when I did a lot of grip work, I was doing progressive resistance with pinch grips and after a few weeks I woke up one morning with a lot of pain in both thumbs. I could not do some everyday things like opening the car door l, tuing shoe laces, picking up my son etc without a lot of paon for literally months. A lasting effect is that my thumbs seem to fill up with lactic acid very quickly when doing anything repetetive and finger /thumb orientated like tying knots etc - and it happened maybe 3-4 years ago. No more pinch grips for me!
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Post by moxohol on Sept 18, 2020 6:55:54 GMT
Last picture I promise, at least until I have some 'after' shots worth showing (if) for comparison. This is pumped up after yesterday's workout. Got a bit of pain in some of my right fingers so might take an extra day off. Reminds me of when I did a lot of grip work, I was doing progressive resistance with pinch grips and after a few weeks I woke up one morning with a lot of pain in both thumbs. I could not do some everyday things like opening the car door l, tuing shoe laces, picking up my son etc without a lot of paon for literally months. A lasting effect is that my thumbs seem to fill up with lactic acid very quickly when doing anything repetetive and finger /thumb orientated like tying knots etc - and it happened maybe 3-4 years ago. No more pinch grips for me! View AttachmentFingertip holds on your knees. Dead grip hangs with folded thick towel draped over door top. Do them throughout the day. Fresh as possible.
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Post by Michael on Sept 18, 2020 13:26:16 GMT
Finger,thumbs, and forearms are easy to over work. You can easily strain or sprain them. More or harder isn't always better. Moderation and working up to something is a better bet. If you're 50 or older your hands or forearms are strong or they are not.
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Post by moxohol on Sept 18, 2020 13:53:49 GMT
Never gave me any problems as long as I back off & stay fresh as possible all day. I found ingesting gelatin with Vitamin C daily in divided doses makes a big difference. I'm challenging myself to bend bars like Primal Punch channel. I think I can do it at 58. Why not go for it (intelligently of course)? And yes: just because I bash my head against the wall may do wonders for me doesn't mean it's a idea for anyone else.
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Post by mr potatohead on Sept 18, 2020 16:20:21 GMT
Your forearms look good, stuke!
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Post by Dave Reslo on Sept 18, 2020 17:31:23 GMT
Never gave me any problems as long as I back off & stay fresh as possible all day. I found ingesting gelatin with Vitamin C daily in divided doses makes a big difference. I'm challenging myself to bend bars like Primal Punch channel. I think I can do it at 58. Why not go for it (intelligently of course)? And yes: just because I bash my head against the wall may do wonders for me doesn't mean it's a idea for anyone else. I had a look at his channel again a couple weeks ago, seems he has stopped uploading stuff for now, was a good channel with some interesting stuff. If you're talking about short bending, I'd suggest focus on "reverse" style, it's got more wrist emphasis and I think less chance of injury than other styles. But other people on here might have more experience?
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Post by moxohol on Sept 18, 2020 21:48:52 GMT
Never gave me any problems as long as I back off & stay fresh as possible all day. I found ingesting gelatin with Vitamin C daily in divided doses makes a big difference. I'm challenging myself to bend bars like Primal Punch channel. I think I can do it at 58. Why not go for it (intelligently of course)? And yes: just because I bash my head against the wall may do wonders for me doesn't mean it's a idea for anyone else. I had a look at his channel again a couple weeks ago, seems he has stopped uploading stuff for now, was a good channel with some interesting stuff. If you're talking about short bending, I'd suggest focus on "reverse" style, it's got more wrist emphasis and I think less chance of injury than other styles. But other people on here might have more experience? I know stupid as I've done stupid before which is why I got my share of injuries. These days I inform myself of the details & scientific method before I go on pursuit. With a decent plan, I have a reasonable chance at success. I find it's a little bit of theory & a whole lot of application. I may fail at it but I still have to try.
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Post by gruntbrain on Sept 18, 2020 23:29:17 GMT
From Primal Punch : live free and punch hard
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Post by moxohol on Sept 19, 2020 5:23:29 GMT
From Primal Punch : live free and punch hard Exactly! (although he's a paranoid schizophrenic)
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Post by stuke on Sept 19, 2020 20:13:25 GMT
Last picture I promise, at least until I have some 'after' shots worth showing (if) for comparison. This is pumped up after yesterday's workout. Got a bit of pain in some of my right fingers so might take an extra day off. Reminds me of when I did a lot of grip work, I was doing progressive resistance with pinch grips and after a few weeks I woke up one morning with a lot of pain in both thumbs. I could not do some everyday things like opening the car door l, tuing shoe laces, picking up my son etc without a lot of paon for literally months. A lasting effect is that my thumbs seem to fill up with lactic acid very quickly when doing anything repetetive and finger /thumb orientated like tying knots etc - and it happened maybe 3-4 years ago. No more pinch grips for me! View AttachmentFingertip holds on your knees. Dead grip hangs with folded thick towel draped over door top. Do them throughout the day. Fresh as possible. Not sure what you mean by fingertip holds on your knees, but I am a big fan of towel holds as you describe them, though I hang mine over my chin up bar. I also do pull ups from them. I dont think there is any chance of me doing any sort of pinch grios or thumb work again.
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