Grow Your Stubborn Forearms (SPECIAL FIX!)

[@tjcogger1974]

I don't think most people appreciate how impressive 5 one arm pullups with a fatgrip is.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Those who've even tried to hold on for time (one arm) would be surprised.

[@nabillun]

Yeah I was doing a double take right after he said it, five on a fat grip? Crazy

[@Noah-hq5rs]

This is absolutely insane forearm strength.

[@jointz999]

Silly strong. I can't get out of the hole on a one arm. I just rotate like a marionette. Ordered fat grips yesterday. So then I may not even be able to marionette.

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

im impressed with 1 non fat grip. lmao

[@szneka12]

I've been doing one set to failure of DB wrist curls after every single workout for 12+ years now and my forearms easily became my strongest bodypart, by far. It literally takes less than 60 seconds. Zero added fatigue. I rotate underhand, overhand, and 'hammer' curl type angle and always aim to get one more rep than last time. Slow and controlled, maximum contraction. My secret sauce: open up the palm and extend the fingers during underhand curls for maximum stretch. I love this.

[@PS-lv1mr]

I need to start doing that..

[@yellowraven8]

what do they measure around ?

[@ridlasab]

Nice

[@frazbmw]

You have changed the game. I'm 46 and been working out since I was 14, I wish i could have seen what you've accomplished when I was a teenager. Real results over the long-term using mostly the basics.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Thank you so much, Justin!!

[@grenzzgernascoticlas390]

Not game flux and bad

[@Nykoooo1]

what a journey you've had dude. From yoke to swole to lean to shredded, testing different techniques and so on....been following your achievement for...10 years now? damn. It's like watching your life progress. Godspeed dude

[@dusk6159]

Great dedication, and great goals/work towards a career and dream. Alphadestiny has been truly one of the keystones of the space. Thanks Alex!

[@LordLargeNuts]

My pull up bar only has a fat grip. At first, I hated it but now I realize it was a blessing in disguise. Love the forearm gains that came with it.

[@zerocoolasd]

dude it happened to me and had the same reaction like this is hard and then like im getting really strong on grips by this, its like cheating haha

[@kobab4270]

I never had a pull up bar I did my weighted pull ups on a ledge. Gave me some forearm gains and grip strength but nowhere near as good as people with thicker wrists would get

[@zerocoolasd]

@@kobab4270 really, its weird how some things work for some people but not for others

[@klever2183]

@@kobab4270 I fkin hate my 15cm wrists😂

[@johnnyrocket2784]

Oh ok you just helped me bruh because thats what i was just thinking

[@RohanAnand417]

Alex, you have probably the best natty physique on youtube. I have been following your content for the past 5 years and its crazy how far you have come!

[@heru777media]

lol....

[@robscott333]

I have never seen natty forearms like this, bro you’re incredible

[@logcabins8258]

I've tried so many exercises apart from fat grip workouts. As soon as I implemented this, my forearms exploded even after the first week. Thank you, man, your knowledge is so valuable.

[@Solesymphany]

Watched this young man grow. Love his journey. Went from power lifting and having that stocky bear physique to a calistenic physique cut as fxck. Immpressive. Great job!!! Goes to show different styles of training will give different results.

[@krisumusic]

I'm 30, spend the last 3.5 years getting in shape (losing 30 kg first year, I'm at 89 kg now, 189 cm). I spent the past 1 year focusing on calisthenics + weighted. I fell in love chins and pullups the easier it got over time. My god I've gained so much what feels like for free, especially forearms.

[@BukshanMulindwa]

Guy..i tried your back method..trust me my wings poped out within 2months💯👌🏾👍..much respect. Can't wait to improve my forearms too

[@AlexLeonidas]

Hell yeah man!!!!! Forearms are next, comes with the pullup package 💯

[@tayloryourfitness7814]

You’ve gotten so much bigger since the last time I’ve seen you. Forearms are massive now dude. That’s how I came across you in the first place. You’ve come along way man and you still have so much potential left. Keep it up bro

[@_Sam62]

It is highly questionable whether he is natural. Many so-called "natties" use at least TRT and believe that is still natural. No one can be trusted, not even Alex…😉

[@eranavrahami3629]

Been waiting for this video for so long! I'm just entering my intermediate stage as a new lifter, and damn I could tell that my forearms were a TRUE limiting factor. Doing 70kgs RDL's for reps became hard on my forearms rather than my hamstrings! Also, doing 140kg DL became hard because the bar would slip out of my hands even though I had the power in my glutes and hamstrings to carry that weight up! Right now I'm adding 2-3 forearms isolation exercises on each of my workouts! Its important to say that these recover VERY VERY fast and therefore it's completely ok to destroy them every day (just like any arm muscle) I would also add that in my opinion, if you're not ADVANCED, and by advanced I mean super strong you should definitely drop the straps and the belt and focus on strengthening your forearms and core.

[@cronikvialo5463]

It's better to use straps or belt if needed. Working your grip and core on other movements that are designed for them is better. i only feel the need of using straps on RDL's right now, it's more confortable and i can focus on the movement better

[@seanbrowne6778]

Mate these videos keep getting better 🤣🤣 keep it up Alex,Like the chill background music

[@Vnov93]

My personal favorite is the wrist roller. Also, a great one, the strict reverse barbell curl with fat gripz.

[@AlexLeonidas]

The wrist roller is damn good when the shoulder doesn't limit you!

[@Vnov93]

@@AlexLeonidas When you say that, are you referring to when people do it with their arms extended like they’re doing a front raise?

[@jdaza1987]

​@@Vnov93 which way do you do it? I've tried resting my elbows/forearm on a ledge, it works pretty good, takes pressure off shoulders

[@Vnov93]

@@jdaza1987 You talking about rollers ?

[@CelestineKhai]

That pull up form is sick bro😮

[@hiimz]

I been following since around 2018 and this is the healthiest and leanest ive ever seen you. all attributed to being natural. amazing.

[@Awakenedmind333]

I love how pull ups have become a spiritual experience for you

[@Bioweapons]

the aesthetic image you provide is truly aspirational.

[@amircc7297]

3 minutes to the video, I paused and went to check for how long I can hang. I held for 1:53 but I believe I can do close to 3 minutes, I just dropped to check the time on my watch cause it felt like a lot😁 Been doing calisthenics for 6 months now, Thanks to all the youtubers who inspired me including you 🤝

[@superdupertyson]

i love how im 2.5 mins in and i know what i need to start working towards already. thank you

[@ciellopezduarte6023]

Man you look great plus you show perfectly how to do the exercises in a slow motion sets .🎉🎉🎉

[@FranekCyganek25]

hanging on bar the best and very healthy for back and spine

[@xavi4208]

Alex u create the best content. So grateful man. U look phenomenal man. Anatomy textbook

[@martinmartinez6782]

Great form and fluid like motion. No rush, correct lock out and a smooth rep. Going slow like that and holding the rep helps bust into alot of muscles we can't usually get into with certain exercises. 5 correct reps can bring way better results rather than hammering out a quick set of 10 where speed is sought after.

[@Kickflips22]

Damn this was eye opening. So glad i found your channel!

[@johankaruyan5536]

Bro u getting into armwrestling man ?! Niiiiiiceee !!!!!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

[@optimusvine5672]

Man spitting up straight facts

[@noahbratschi]

This is a great comprehensive video that provides excellent choices to grow your forearms, I would also add a workout using Captains of Crush grippers (or equivalent). And as mentioned, not using straps, when possible, for heavy lifts is great too.

[@donolsen2507]

spot on

[@dl4438]

Dude, 70lb dumbbell curls? WTH! 😳

[@fredcarter4015]

killer workout

[@suziebona2842]

are you single honeyko?

[@treybrowning6190]

time to get swole!

[@ryanellion]

What an amazing video. Great idea looking to the arm wrestlers for best practices.

[@SinisterSkip]

I think the fatgrip pullups + rope pullups are a great idea. With the overhand/neutral (on the rope, sort of) grip, you automatically use a lot of the brachioradialis, and with the fat grip, needing to squeeze, you train the 'other side', the flexor radialis. This means you train the two biggest forearm muscles, with 1 exercise. Quite smart indeed, never thought of it that way.

[@johnd7123]

Thanks on the over grips. Picked up a pair last week. And your right, when I was using them my forearms were giving out far earlier than before.

[@Split_the_beer_atom]

My family: “there are no ropes on boats” boat ppl (like Popeye) call them “lines”

[@milomoran582]

I'm a big fan of kyriakos style behind the back barbell curls

[@elalphaofficial]

this can be done by any Frodo. Show me how to do it when you're 6'2" or 6.2" tall.

[@t-man.tricking]

Dude you're looking insane! Better than ever! Keep up the great work

[@jagerregaj]

Dude you look a little exhausted on this cut (panda-eyes)

[@AlexLeonidas]

I feel dead bro

[@jagerregaj]

@@AlexLeonidasbut looking like a (greek god)^2 , wish you good well-being

[@bleekwater6176]

looking beast mr Tate

[@AlexLeonidas]

My forearms are bigger than Tate

[@bleekwater6176]

@@AlexLeonidas facts sirr💯

[@stuartbailey6201]

Great to see more content on forearms.

[@SL-vv3xy]

Man has been working out those crazy eyes 👀

[@kberlinquette]

1st time seeing you @Alex Leonidas, but subscribed right away. I like the aesthetics of your body.. it's where I am trying to get.

[@18_wheeler]

Did the barbell version of wrist curls for the last few months. Already build up 30kgs for 10. Fortunately I experience little to no pain on my wrist.

[@ilakha111]

I think most weightlifters in the gym haven't heard of you Alex. You talk and show the results and explain clearly the problem areas and how to best apply the techniques. Keep going +1

[@JoeBlow-mw5oo]

If you have adjustable dumbbells do reverse grip Curls with 5lbs extra load on the inside of dumbbell. Will burn your brachiorad like nothing else.

[@ragnarrsp1990]

Bro,is the true definition of don't judge abook by it's cover,,,,

[@briccshitthouse]

Truly impressed by those single arm fat bar pullups. Btw im diggin this new calmer alex. Something about that seriousness and chillness that makes a message just hit different.

[@jehangirigoris]

Good instructions and better lighting.

[@houseofmods2104]

I was fucking around for about a year. Then, i got serious with compound movements and science based theorys. Pull ups at the end of the workout. Im natural with a Bench PR 275lbs. Literally stuck there. Doing negative reps.. pause reps... dips.

[@MenofMañana]

I needed this. Thank you, sir.

[@figuredrawing4912]

Hmm. Why no reverse fat bar curls or at least regular bar width reverse curls? I LOVE doing them for GRIP training.

[@connorwhite570]

You changed my perspective, tnx man ♥️💪🏻

[@abumaryam326]

“Hanging for dear life” haha I remember back in 2021 when I was doing calisthenics during winter the bar was frozen and there was a large brick beneath me that we used as a platform to reach the bar, told myself “if I don't make this rep I'm gonna land with my back on this brick and die or be paralyzed forever” safe to say I definitely made the rep that day

[@ibenhanssens5319]

superset: ez bar (standing) curl & skull crushers

[@ildong8807]

꾸준히 운동하시는 모습 멋있습니다. 안전운동하시고 계속 응원할게요. 화이팅입니다. 좋은 정보 잘봤습니다.

[@Mrbobster87]

Bro, I have long fingers and I feel it's harder with longer thiner hands, but 1 minute here I come

[@sempakrangergg]

I've been doing two pull-ups on the wood beam whenever I go through a doorway in my house.

[@billybobbyboy2681]

I'll hop on the pull ups after I can rep my body weight in lat pulldowns

[@systemfailure101]

Dude's not blinking. it's so you know he's serious. (mad physique though)

[@keyser_söze23]

Looking like Kratos with that silhouette

[@mcalpine1986]

This is pure Gold content 👏

[@jerryh2954]

Alex, how thick is the rope you are using for your pulls, please?

[@Chris-hw6hy]

Your back looks amazing.

[@adas990]

Want big forearm --> just start armwrestling exercises 😅

[@knightnight5652]

I love how Alex just stares straight into your soul 3:00 and tells you to get the f*ck back to working on that pull up 😂

[@gigachadmum7002]

When I do pull-ups, I feel my biceps working when I’m getting closer to faliure

[@jonathanreyes-tt7ws]

I need to incorporate calisthenics more. Then see what that does in a year with weight training.

[@SomvenIsHere]

Bro you are so convincing like a Father telling something to his son

[@ongantri8817]

Thanks Alex, but I couldn't find olympic dumbbells Bells of Steel

[@DrTopLiftDPT]

16:23 slytherin snake says "wwwreck"

[@samyguerroury8980]

Funny and inspiring. Thanks for the video

[@MestizoMentality]

Strap On Destiny? 😂

[@youronlybro9708]

I think this is best for arm wrestling

[@СлезыНеба]

ty for video! how often should you train your forearms?

[@user-he4ef9br7z]

Same as other muscles: as often as possible keeping recovery in mind.

[@youtuberdisguiser6075]

15lbs wrist extension?, challenge accepted. I'm at 15kg barbells Wristextension rn, and i bet by the end of the year i will be at least at 25kg barbell wrist extensions.

[@operationpredator]

"I don't care what it is. If it's PHAT, it's good!" - His best line ever

[@bwoodzjjb]

Thank you for this information bro!

[@danielstarr9037]

You look like a mashup of Shia LaBeouf and Edward Norton to me

[@annoyinghacker8650]

Bro ur the best motivator dear ❤

[@ReeferCheifer13]

I needed this kind of motivation

[@RingJando]

@0:12 a·ce·tic? - like vinegar or acetic acid? aesthetic (Euro-Brit) - or esthetic (American) - phonetically: *S-THET-IK* - Say it like it is, son, or don't throw out words you can't pronounce!

[@Sarina8776]

This guy ❤️

[@brandondiaz3115]

What about deadhang and farm walk?

[@legacymeme8746]

Those saying its super hard and takes too much strength, tbats the point

[@its_xen0nn]

holding myself for a minute is too hard, once i get calluses on my hands it invokes too much pain

[@chupa3851]

lmaoooo i totally forgot about "strap-on destiny" 💀💀💀

[@petervendetti2796]

Great job very informative

[@oscarl.3563]

CoC is the most fun, squeeze those grippers!

[@leonardodelyrarodrigues3752]

Aren't you missing the wrist extenders? Is the elbow generally weak and causes pain in the elbows when the flexors are stronger?

[@danilospiga282]

You look like an X-Men character, bro😅👌💪

[@rjm3746]

I have forearms like u, natural.and i am only 18 years old and i am traning my forearms with weights for about 1.4 years now.

[@AlexLeonidas]

Good for you

[@rjm3746]

@@AlexLeonidas i think my forearms measurements are 1-2 inch smaller than you bro. But hey i am still a kid right!

[@danteghazizadeh1656]

Yo Alex what about using the gripper for forearm development similar to using the chest krusher for chest development?

[@jordanjacobs157]

how about espousing a false grip using the fat grip implement on the reverse curl for the ultimate "more outta less weight"

[@hellno8996]

i got my forearms from around 25cm around to 32cm around by spamming forearms 4x a week for a while

[@man94xxBIG]

I’m 6’7” and 219 to 224lbs.. Quite lean. 11 to 13 percent body fat. I can dead-hang for about 1 minute 45 seconds to anywhere between 2 minutes and 2 minutes 25 seconds. My forearms grew just cause I started doing all kinds of pull-up variations. I need to start doing weighted pull-ups soon.

[@nadeeeshikoo3837]

Jesus he is staring in to my soul

[@rl6382]

Who is this guy... damn.. subbed

[@johnnynewt9498]

Tousan apon tousan of wepatitions !! Dis is wif sewious stwap ons guys !!

[@RetardedSealBro]

BASED.

[@LiverAndOnions69]

Your gett'n there little buddy . Keep it up tiger

[@somalipirate20]

“Strap on destiny” is an insane nickname

[@Net.Center]

"strap on" hehehehehe