Radial and ulnar flexion are two unrehearsed motor patterns that you should train periodically. Learn where to place these movements in a periodization plan with other wrist and forearm exercises at this LINK.
The low-pulley wrist roller is a great exercise for the forearm extensors and flexors. Just make sure to have a fire extinguisher nearby! Here’s where the wrist roller fits in our periodization plan with other forearm exercises: WRIST CURLS1. Seated Dumbbell2. Seated Barbell3. Incline Dumbbell4. Wrist Roller High Platform5. Ulnar Flexion6. Seated Cable7. Decline Dumbbell8….
Last week we looked at a great forearm training tool called the Formulator. Today, we’ll look at another good one, the wrist roller. With this training device, free weights are typically used with the arms held high, but the shoulders tend to burn out before the forearms do. A great solution is to use a…
The Formulator is a great weapon to have in your arsenal, but it’s hard to get your “hands” on one these days. It was off the market for a while, then it was back on, and now it’s off again! If you wish to “formulate” your own knockoff in the gym, check out The Jon…
Next time you do wrist curls, try doing them behind the back. You can also try high- and low-platform wrist curls or reciprocity training.
We all knew that Jon Snow was coming back to life, but The Formulator too! Who would’ve thought it? The Formulator is a unique forearm exercise tool that locks directly on your hands. It eliminates the thumb as the “weak link” of forearm training. According to the original marketing: “You’ll feel the Formulator difference in…
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To take wrist curls a step further so to speak, try doing them seated on a platform. An adjustable step unit such as the Atlantis Leg Platform is great for this. Adjusting the height of the platform can influence the overload: a high-platform position where the hips are higher than the knees will overload the…
Prescribing a rep number is not always beneficial in strength training. Take the wrist roller exercise, for example. I have people perform this on a high step to maximize the distance and we go for time — 60 seconds is a good number to achieve on this one. It doesn’t matter how many reps you’ve…