Best Forearm Exercises For Mass Bodybuilding

AIMEE
2 min readFeb 16, 2018

It is obvious that summer is now over, so it is not your fault if you no longer care much about having a six pack. However, summer is over means that shirts are going back on. This is the reason why the forearms are one of those muscles that receive attention all year round as they are everything that people are able to see in fall and winter. Therefore, it is necessary to make some effort and invest in them by following some workout routines that focus on your forearms muscles. You can easily do that by keep reading because we are going to introduce to you many amazing forearms exercises in this “Best forearm exercises for mass bodybuilding” article.

Best Forearm Exercises For Mass You Should Know

  1. Palms Down Wrist Curl Over A Bench

This is one of the best forearm exercises because it brings all the concentration to your forearms muscles, using only a barbell. Moreover, even beginners can perform this exercise.

How to perform this exercise:

  • Find a flat bench then place a barbell on a side of it.
  • Sit on your knees next to the flat bench so that your body is facing it.
  • Use both of your hands to grab the weight using a pronated grip with both of your palms down. After that, lift them up, placing your forearms against the flat bench. At this point, it is necessary to hang your wrists over the edge.
  • Next, curl both of your wrists upwards while breathing out.
  • After that, slowly bring your wrists lower to get back to the starting position while breathing in.
  • At this point, it is necessary to keep your forearms stationary and your wrist should be the only thing that is moving while performing this exercise.
  • Keep following these steps until you have finished all the recommended reps.

Variations:

  • You can also perform this exercise while sitting down by resting your forearms on your thighs. Moreover, you can hang your wrists over the knees then you can perform the same movements as described above.
  • You can also replace the barbell with a dumbbell.

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