Cancel Lame Ass Forearm Workout Equipment: Get seriously Legit Grip Workout Tools Instead!

If you've been hitting the gym hard but find your forearms workout is feeling more like deltoid day, it's time for a serious shake-up. It's frustrating when progress stalls and you feel like everything but your grip muscles are getting trained. But the solution is simpler than you might think. Maybe it's time to mix it up and challenge your forearms workout in new ways.

The following will explore both traditional and cutting-edge alternatives to wrist and forearm workouts. And how to best build 'tap out' grip strength while injecting some excitement back into grip training. Are you ready to ready to roll up some gains? Let’s do it.

Why your current Grip Training might Suck...

Traditional wrist rollers and hand grip exercises might be holding you back more than you realize. Let’s break down why and explore how you can overcome these limitations.

 Common forearm grippers that rely on shoulders to support, wrist roller, weight, and arms, can hardly be expected to effectively direct your efforts into forearms wrists and hands! Fact is shoulders often get the better workout when 'grip' training with those! Forearm workout machines on the other hand, overdo the support role. As those artificially carry the entire exercise. To deny the benefits of free motion training of the lesser stabilizer type muscles. Those grip strengtheners also lock you into a very restricted movement often combined with a limited effective range of exercise motion. This can severely restrict optimal development of primary and secondary muscles in forearms, wrists, and hands.

Halfway Training

With regards to actual grip muscles targeting, most weightlifters grab a wrist roller and jump right into palms down forearm 'extensions', as if on autopilot. But this is a common one direction workout error that leads to underwhelming forearms muscle engagement and growth. To prevent such halfway training, extensions should be combined with a palm-up, forearms grip against the exercise resistance. To train equally the opposing 'flexion' muscles of inner forearms for maximum overall size and strength gains!

A Real Pain in the Neck!

Using standard shoulder-supported wrist rollers with arms extended forward places unnecessary strain on non-targeted muscle and joint structures. Like the neck and upper traps. Which can cause shoulder and neck fatigue and aggravation. Which then creates a grip workout distraction that robs lifters of the ability to apply 100% focus. On targeted muscle groups as needed to reach that state of extreme muscle fatigue. Essential to inducing an adaptive response. This dilemma unfortunately is a typical result of using self-supported grip workout tools and wrist rollers. Whereby the secondary muscles being challenged, are actually your neglected grip muscles. As shoulders fight to support the so-called 'forearm' workout to its logical and unfulfilling conclusion lol.  

Boring, Stale Routines with Lame Equipment

Stiff, robotic movements and a lack of natural bodily motion is common to traditional forearm workout equipment (forearm workout machines). This in turn can lead to uninspired workout results and efforts extended. Just the same applies to lame self-supported types (wrist rollers & forearm grippers) that leave grip muscles wanting and shoulders fragged long before set conclusion.

Go Dynamic Motion to Grip Train with devotion!

That’s why going 'Dynamic' on gripper muscles is crucial for exercise motivation and growth. As in freedom of exercise motion. An essential component of comprehensive grip training. Required to unleash total body force generation. Which definitely happens when twisting up a 100# dumbbell (see video) with a Grip Freak cable suspended wrist roller! The world's only Freestyle Motion hand grip strengthener that generates the urge. To crank weight like your life depends on it! So, you can crush it with a forearm workout tool that actually delivers on the promise and delivers results!

To that end result I'd strongly recommend wrist roller and forearm workout alternatives that matter. Such as a patented forearm gripper that features a “Dynamic Motion” cable suspension. That gives lifters the ability to target forearms, wrists, and hands with laser-like precision and total devotion. With complete freedom of exercise motion as needed to generate maximum grip torque and endurance.

Forearm Workout essential exercises

Here's a breakdown of some specific exercise recommendations that you can integrate into your best forearm workouts:

• Flexion and Extension:
• Flexion: This involves curling your wrist towards your forearm against resistance. An essential movement for bulging the inner muscles of your forearms. To begin, load the strap with weight and take a palms-up grip on a wrist roller handles (such as Grip Freak). Begin twisting the shaft handles to crank the weight upwards towards roller. Taking care to fully contract forearm flexor muscles with each rep. Once the weight reaches the grip roller, reverse twisting direction and resist the load (do not allow freefall!) on the negative or lowering portion of exercise. Repeat the exercise for 1-15 repetitions with as much weight as possible (15%-60% of bodyweight) and 2-4 sets done 2-3x weekly for best results. NOTE: To enter 'Dynamic Motion' mode you will require a suspended wrist roller. Especially so when building skull crushing grip power with heavier weights! Which will provide the support needed to vigorously crank the handles with zero shoulder fatigue, and total freedom of exercise movement! 
• Extension: Conversely, this is the action of extending the wrist upward and away from the forearms (think reverse barbell curls). With palms facing down on the gripper unit handles user twists the load upward. Or holds the loads alternately on left and right handles until weight reaches the wrist roller unit. User then reverses gripping motion until weight reaches floor and repeats until set conclusion. As well to assure the crucial second half of the grip training equation is completed. To ensure a set of forearms a man can be proud to possess are well on the way!
• Finger Grip Sport Conditioning: By utilizing the grips and ball ends of the Grip Freak or other similarly equipped forearm grippers, you can also perform detailed spider grip finger rotations. This is an essential exercise for sports requiring endurance and strengthening of lesser grip muscles to perform fine motor skills (think golf putt or freeclimbing). Naturally, the use of higher repetitions and lesser resistance is advised for this type of grip conditioning.
• Continuous Tension for Grip Endurance: For tap-out type hold-on durability, grip muscles must be stressed to continue to perform while under extreme duress. As in well into the fatigue zone. Which requires 'constant tension' to be applied to a forearm gripper or grip strengthener for the total exercise set duration – which is a patented feature the Grip Freak Slip Grip provides in full. By way of slightly oversized rubber gripping tubes loose fit on the wrist roller shaft. Which means you need a 'constant' squeeze to be applied and maintained at all times during the exercise set. In order to get the weight to top of exercise range of motion and back to floor or starting position. Without allowing the 'free fall' of weights to occur. Should hands fail for even a moment to maintain grip on the forearm wrist roller handles. Completion of good forearm workouts like these will ensure athletes have the endurance to pull them up a cliff face. Or hold opponents to sleep and get the W!

Unlike an afore named Freakishly brutal grip trainer, traditional grip training equipment often misses the mark in several key areas. Namely exercise freedom of movement and excessive or lacking exercise support structure. This can lead to inefficient workouts at the least and potential injury risks at worst. Common pitfalls include:

• Limited Grip Muscle Engagement: Traditional forearm workout machine or forearm workout tools often don’t allow full exercise ranges of motion, which restricts maximum muscle engagement and rep-for-rep results.
• Non-Targeted Muscle Fatigue and Stress: Poor ergonomic or functional designs can also load and stress non-targeted muscles and joint structures – particularly shoulders and necks. This can seriously detract from the overall effectiveness of workouts for forearms.
• Lack of Durability: The best forearm gripper should not only deliver the exercise results you paid for, it should also be as serious about forearm workouts as a dumbbell and just as durable. Unfortunately, most common grip strengtheners and wrist twisters look more like plastic toys than serious weight training equipment. So, it always makes sense not to squander money on lame Walmart-style grip strengtheners. If you crave Boa Constrictor forearms bulging with veins and obvious power that men will feel with a shake. Then invest in the best forearm workout tools professionals rely on for rabid results!

Brutely effective Wrist Roller and Forearm Workout Tool for Grip Freaks!

Here’s what sets GripFreak apart:

• Fully Supported Wrist Roller: Patented wrist roller suspension completely supports users’ arms, wrist roller, and resistance used during exercise. Without limiting exercise motion and absolute force production! So Grip Freaks can focus 100% on the grip training. Not wasted shoulders and aching necks. Or stifled and restricted grip workouts. The Freak also has the ability to hang from just about any secure overhead position. Which lends itself as a viable option for any gym or workout location. Built like a tank, its robust professional-grade quality is guaranteed to deliver a lifetime of grip twisting – plus next-level forearm size and strength that won’t quit even when the going goes terminal.
• Constant Tension 'Slip Grip' Endurance Trainer: Grip Freak’s Patented 'Slip Grip' option requires a constant squeeze be maintained at all times during exercise. Making this the tool of choice for extreme grip endurance seekers.
• Fat Grip for Bone Crushing Power: The GripFreak Fat Grip is built to handle serious weight for one rep max outs and absolute grip power building. So go ahead and load half your body weight. Then, attack the stack for one trip up and back down. To fully understand the term Dynamic Motion. Or, lighten the load and use fingers on the ball ends to build crazy strength in the digits. Designed to be portable and adaptable, The Freak can be used virtually anywhere, from commercial gym settings to home workouts. For maximum accommodation to workout environments. And like the 'Slip Grip' model, the Fat Grip Freak can be loaded with your choice of weight plates, cable machine weight stacks, and dumbbells with supporting options. 

World's only Patented, fully Suspended Wrist Roller!

The best Grip Strength Exercises are equipped with a patented 'Dynamic Motion' cable suspension system. That terminates all negatives associated with common user supported wrist rollers. While simultaneously pushing grip training effectiveness into the stratosphere! Thereby declaring all other wrist rollers, and forearm workout machines as irrelevant and obsolete. By eliminating grip limiting shoulder fatigue in it's entirely. Which affords grip trainers the first ever ability to devote all energy into targeted grip muscles with the expert precision of a surgeon!

 Grip Strength Training Quality Counts!

Investing in Professional Grade equipment is crucial for anyone serious about realizing their physical capabilities. A durabile and innovative design ensures that it can easily withstand 200# dumbbells and intensive training. While delivering on the performance promises serious athletes demand of their weightlifting gear. As backed by a full Lifetime Replacement Warranty!

Forget the rest invest in the best to experience next level grip strength training. Check out our GripFreak line and discover where your true potential lies!

About the author: Daniel Emick is a personal fitness and lifting expert, and the CEO of LPG Muscle.