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.
For the ballplayer forearm strength
is an absolute must.
The forearms tie everything together most people dont realize that the forearms are the critical transfer point
of energy generated in the lower and upper body.
For example;
Hitters are going to generate explosive bat speed, power
and distance
Pitchers are going to improve speed, velocity and movement
Fielders are going to improve arm strength with
more carry and less tailing
Golfers are going to improve distance and club control
Hockey / Lacrosse you will
improve stick speed and wrist strength
Football, Quarterbacks will improve their release
Running Backs will
develop a vice like grip, which is an absolute necessity with the ball stripping style of play prevalent in the game today.
Tennis
you will improve backhand, forehand and velocity
The List goes on and on. Simply put Superior Forearm Strength -
Superior Game
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.
The forearms are
like any other body part if you want to develop them you have to isolate and train them.
