Pelican82 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 Forearms strength is important to recoil management. How often and how intense of a forearm workout are you guys doing? Right now I am doing some light stuff at the end of each workout 3 times a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Ho Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 This just begs for a really juvenile response. (must fight the temptation) I use one of the little gyroscope wheel thingies when I'm driving. I'm on the road a lot so it works pretty well. It has really helped with grip strength Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Miles Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I use one of the little gyroscope wheel thingies Huh? Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Springer Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 snicker snicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s_gorilla45 Posted March 3, 2011 Share Posted March 3, 2011 I train forearms 3 to 4 times a week. I do 2 heavy weight workouts each week. The first is mainly focused on endurance and the second focused on increasing my grip strength. I also do 1 of 2 days each working on oddball lifts that work the hands pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelican82 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 This just begs for a really juvenile response. (must fight the temptation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zebp45 Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 I use one of the little gyroscope wheel thingies Huh? Pat I think he may be refering to the Dynaflex Get a Grip- www.dynaflexpro.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Juice? Posted March 4, 2011 Share Posted March 4, 2011 These kick butt! http://www.powerballs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 100 pull ups for time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJDOUBLETAP Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 100 pull ups for time. Wow, you must be ripped! Thats impressive but how is that helping forarm strength? Isn't that more shoulders and biceps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Diss Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 These kick butt! http://www.powerballs.com/ Really? Which one do you recommend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee G Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 100 pull ups for time. Wow, you must be ripped! Thats impressive but how is that helping forarm strength? Isn't that more shoulders and biceps? I'm not ripped, but I'm in good shape. Maybe if I didn't eat everything in sight I'd have a chance. If you do them with palms facing you you will work your hands, wrists, forearms, biceps and back. All of these muscle groups play a large role in the shooting stability. If you suspend yourself from a bar with elbows slightly bent you will feel a fair amount of tension in your hands, wrists and forearms. I weight 175 so it's just my hands holding up that weight. Then add the motion of pulling yourself up 100 times which adds additional strain. You are really working the wrists and forearms until your upper arms becomes almost parallel with the ground. It's for time, but you don't have to stay on the bar the entire time. I do 20 at first and then sets of 5 as quickly as I can. It usually takes me 7 minutes to complete. Guys in great shape can do it in well under 5 minutes. Deadlift is another great exercise for grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 (edited) 100 pull ups for time. Wow, you must be ripped! Thats impressive but how is that helping forarm strength? Isn't that more shoulders and biceps? I'm not ripped, but I'm in good shape. Maybe if I didn't eat everything in sight I'd have a chance. If you do them with palms facing you you will work your hands, wrists, forearms, biceps and back. All of these muscle groups play a large role in the shooting stability. If you suspend yourself from a bar with elbows slightly bent you will feel a fair amount of tension in your hands, wrists and forearms. I weight 175 so it's just my hands holding up that weight. Then add the motion of pulling yourself up 100 times which adds additional strain. You are really working the wrists and forearms until your upper arms becomes almost parallel with the ground. It's for time, but you don't have to stay on the bar the entire time. I do 20 at first and then sets of 5 as quickly as I can. It usually takes me 7 minutes to complete. Guys in great shape can do it in well under 5 minutes. Deadlift is another great exercise for grip. If you can do 100 pull ups in one set, even if you're kipping, you're a bad aXX. Oops, I didn't read your last post closely enough. Still sounds pretty tough... Edited March 18, 2011 by SV-COP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJDOUBLETAP Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Ok, I see, I thought you were doing a set of 100 without stoping... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvary45 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 100 pull ups for time. +1 Pullups are great workout there is so many different variations that you can pretty much workout your entire body by just pullups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted March 20, 2011 Share Posted March 20, 2011 100 pull ups for time. +1 Pullups are great workout there is so many different variations that you can pretty much workout your entire body by just pullups. Yup - pullups and running for me. I used to do lower body exercises but it's a waste of time if you run hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walsh Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 This just begs for a really juvenile response. (must fight the temptation) I use one of the little gyroscope wheel thingies when I'm driving. I'm on the road a lot so it works pretty well. It has really helped with grip strength I don't have a gyroscope and don't drive much. I think you are leaving me one option... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeLaFives Posted April 8, 2011 Share Posted April 8, 2011 100 pull ups for time. Wow, you must be ripped! Thats impressive but how is that helping forarm strength? Isn't that more shoulders and biceps? I'm not ripped, but I'm in good shape. Maybe if I didn't eat everything in sight I'd have a chance. If you do them with palms facing you you will work your hands, wrists, forearms, biceps and back. All of these muscle groups play a large role in the shooting stability. If you suspend yourself from a bar with elbows slightly bent you will feel a fair amount of tension in your hands, wrists and forearms. I weight 175 so it's just my hands holding up that weight. Then add the motion of pulling yourself up 100 times which adds additional strain. You are really working the wrists and forearms until your upper arms becomes almost parallel with the ground. It's for time, but you don't have to stay on the bar the entire time. I do 20 at first and then sets of 5 as quickly as I can. It usually takes me 7 minutes to complete. Guys in great shape can do it in well under 5 minutes. Deadlift is another great exercise for grip. Chinups are with palm facing, pullups are palms away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dravz Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I do chin-ups and pull-ups while wearing 75lb of weights, 3x a week. I feel that works my grip strength well enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joedodge Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 i take one piece of news paper opened up and start in onecorner and crush it into the smallest ball i can with one hand i do that to each arm once a day. And use a grip strengthener the red one all day at work when im not busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyNo! Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Type shake weight dub into Google or Youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Santiago Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Captains of Crush grippers to failure twice a week. Other days are spent training other parts and forearms get worked gripping the bars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear23 Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 My forearms get worked since i don't use straps for my workouts. I use grippers and routinely pinch a 25lb plate with my fingers at the hub and hold it for as long as i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Griffin Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Have any of your forearm monsters dealt with tennis elbow? I've been fighting it for a couple of years, and when I'm shooting the muscle on top (brachioradialis or flexor brachial radialis starts burning and then pretty much fails after a minute of hard work. It comes back quickly, but I can't really get through more than 30 dryfires without it going to half-strength. Cortisone cleared it right up for a few months, but if anyone has had success with a particular exercise I'd love to hear about it. I did PT for months but it never really seemed to help. H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waterfowl-widowmaker Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 When i used to shoot bullseye, I would ride to work holding a 3lb dumbbell out to the side for as long I could. Rest my arm for a couple of minutes then do it again. I had a 30 minute ride so I arm was spent by the time I got there, but it helped tremendously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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