Which day to add forearms to?

[Batista]

Ok guy's i decided to add a few forearm workouts to my weekly routine. My question is which day would be the best to incorporate it into? I seem to feel a nice pump in my forearms after back/shoulders day, especially after underhand pulley rows. Although, i was still thinking since it IS a part of your arms it might be better suited there. Thanks for any help in advance.

 

[big4life]

I work mine directly on the days I work biceps. I'm already there doing hammer curles as part of my bicep routine, so I add in wrist curls and maybe some reverse curls.

 

[Batista]

thanks for the advice again big i will definately give it a try.

 

[needsize]

I used to do them with arms, but now that I stopped doing direct work and just rely on deadlifts, they are bigger than ever

 

[Debaser]

Forearms seem to me another bodypart that grows in relation to your body. If you do deadlifts till you've put on 40 lbs of muscle, your forearms are going to have gained some substantial size. I doubt they would end up much (if any bigger) even if you did forearms exercises along with it.

That being said, I still do reverse curls because they seem to offer some advantages other than simply isolating the forearms. Barbell curls actually hit your forearms pretty well, done correctly (your hands should be in line with your wrists, not with your wrists bent back or forward, if this makes sense)

 

[chewyxrage]

exactly how wide should your grip be on barbell curls? shoulder width? narrower? i usually try to keep it shoulder width.

 

[WalkingBeast]

I agree with Debaser and Needsize. I used to do direct work for forearms and they only grew to a certain point. Now that Ive stopped working them directly they seem to have grown and stayed in proportion with the rest of my arm. Hammer curls and bicep training in general and of course deadlifts blasts them real good IMO.

 

[MattRecc]

direct forearm work to me is a waste of time, doing wrist curls just annoys me and puts strain on my wrists, but then again, the only real direct arm work i do at all is barbell curls and cg bench. I have to agree with beast, needsize and debaser, deads usually do the trick

 

[Synpax]

What I do? Every other day - reverse curls then regular curls leaning over a bench. 20 reps or to failure, whichever comes first, 4 sets of each alternating.

I need this because my forarms and grip are extraordinarily weak. Also because I think my wrists need it for boxing.

I do believe forarms are a fast recovering muscle and can be hit every other day.

Good luck.

 

[The Red Dragon]

deads/rows/pullups definately help