An Apology to the Offended Forearm
For a while now I’ve been lifting under the assumption that you work the Biceps/Triceps/Chest/Back and the forearms will take care of them selves. It turns out that in my experience this is not to be the case at all. I’ve significantly larger guns than when I started four months ago, but my forearms haven’t changed much at all.
I don’t know where I got the idea that forearms should grow as secondary muscles, but I did. Its mildly frustrating except that now I know, and I can work the muscles now. I think my pretense regarding forearms came from the idea that "focusing on arm muscles is just for ego." Many posters on this site state this. This led me to be a bit self concious to perform forearm work in the gym. As if I fear that such dissenters as on this site lingered around the corner of the locker room waiting to point and laugh at my vain ignorance. Perhaps differnet body types and genetics respond differently to secondary attention, but my forearms arn’t moving unless I ask them to directly. My apologies.
Anyway, I figured I’d post my little revelation in case anyone else was under the same impression. I’ll glady open it up to contradicting experiences of others who think I’m loony. Thanks for reading and please feel free to comment.
Jordan
August 15, 2009 at 9:53 am
I think that you are right on. I also know that as I have strengthened and worked my forearms, I have also increased in strength on other lifts.