Training For Bigger Forearms and Better Grip

[@DFunct905]

Perfect timing! I didn’t have any forearm workouts planned for November.

[@AdrianBykann]

Nice one sir, have my upvote

[@kamo7293]

oh wow. he timed this amazingly

[@josephmuster6056]

I see what u did there..;)

[@Sahil_sw__]

Smart move man

[@Chaosdude341]

I was gonna make this same joke lol

[@imaresurcher]

appreciate that thumbnail with the hand lotion, almost didnt notice it at first

[@KongQuestCo]

Hydration is 🔑

[@TroyHardingLit]

“Why would you want to train your tibialis?” Knees Over Toes Guy wants to know your location.

[@swiper1131]

Legit came to find this comment LOL

[@Limbaugh_]

Lol he meant for building mass though

[@suhwateezea.214]

LOL

[@Pyryp2]

Chicks dig big tibs.

[@hugedoofus]

@@Pyryp2 .... Do they though?

[@meirsahar7355]

I've been incorporating forearm training after my main workouts. For good measure, I usually do a special superset at home in the shower.

[@garrettthompson3286]

Make sure to slowly progress with added weight for your superset, whatever that means

[@AboveMoDeRaTeChannel]

Hahahahaha

[@chadpunte1731]

@@garrettthompson3286 probably have to go to someone else shower to do that.

[@myname9252]

Same 😂

[@Laniakea-gc4vo]

Yesterday I've done 10 sets of right forearm chocking, I feel drained today

[@nooneyouknowof]

Lmao this was hilarious!! Love the handshake example 😂

[@GutsAndGlory734]

8:05😂

[@sisyphus825]

"Oh my god Jake, this is why we broke up!" 🤣

[@SubZero-kb1ir]

Too good.

[@opfuster333]

🤣🤣🤣

[@nolamoons5759]

lmao he said "SNAP that motherfuckers hands out" and i died

[@someguycalledcerberus9805]

Mike not doing couple's therapy is a loss to humanity.

[@smiercksiazka776]

Thats funniest shit i read today , very good

[@coughhy]

I think this video was recommended to me because people often tell me to get a grip

[@zntei2374]

Get a grip of your life!

[@aminezourhlal2952]

Nice

[@lucasgraeff5391]

Lmao

[@THESYNTHBARD]

My late grandfather lived to 91 and had a strong grip until he passed. He was obsessive about grippers and lifting in general, and would take every opportunity to crush the hands of anyone brave enough for a handshake.

[@koleary1798]

Shaking the hand of a 70 year old farmer/welder/plumber etc can fucking hurt lol. I swear their hands even grew from all the work.

[@NOAH576]

Lmao my grandpa at 90 can still drag my ass if he really wanted to. Farmers bro

[@Slinkwater]

@@NOAH576 farmers WITH the 5x strength multiplier from being a Grandpa. I swear the second a grandchild is born it's like they gain 40lbs of absolute destruction.

[@jamesdjl4359]

@@Slinkwater you're not lying. My grandpa's forearms look like a less shredded Phil heath. With a grip strength of a mini Brian Shaw. He doesn't workout at all but he still has the most surprising grip strength.

[@SpartanTaylor]

I hope his name was Jake

[@DioGhark]

8:01 these hypotheticals getting better and better

[@jake5335]

Too real I don't like it

[@DioGhark]

@@jake5335 it's all good Jake, we understand

[@therippedemon]

My favorite part about RP videos is listening to Mike's hilarious hypothetical examples lol.

[@ianmontgomery9356]

literally stopped playing when story ended and sent it to my best friend, who doesn't work out, with the comment of go to 7 min and wait for hand shake joke.

[@John-cena6483]

@@jake5335 you good, bro?

[@RRCaddick]

As always! Highly informative, comical without cringe and just all round great content! Such a pleasure learning though these videos

[@RenaissancePeriodization]

Thank you for the kind words! - Dr. Mike

[@brettkelley7250]

Working on my grip strength really has been a pleasure

[@unknown_durden]

He is cringe but he does it intentionally and it is hilarious 😂 he knows what a human finds comedic

[@rossscarbro4602]

I swear I’m the only dude at my gym who does forearm/grip training. I get weird looks but then they be mirin’ when I get them pumped up. Built Forearms are one of the most obvious and commonly seen muscles in your physique. Build em boys

[@cei3286]

Traps, neck, calves and forearms are the only visible muscles when clothed.

[@yiago1]

@@cei3286 Would trade biceps and triceps for calves, since we're wearing pants most time of the year, but we usually wear t-shirts

[@paulnikeqt]

@@cei3286 have you thought how 1meter width back looks in cloths lmao

[@cei3286]

@@paulnikeqt i have a naturally wide back and I also used to abuse pull ups and rows in my bro training days..so my back is big as hell yet invisible in suits.

[@walidelhachimi6748]

which exercises are the best for the forearms ?

[@kicknitoldskool]

8:20 for easy access to the best handshake tutorial of all time. Job interview? Nailed it. Arch anemone? Nailed it. Thanks Dr. Mike.

[@kamo7293]

do you mean arch nemesis? also I don't think you'll get the job if you obliterate their hand in a handshake

[@vittocrazi]

@@kamo7293 but you get to be The Man on Reddit

[@nikolaisalikov1257]

11:35 The sequel.

[@kicknitoldskool]

@@nikolaisalikov1257 Just came back here to laugh at this again, fkcing so good

[@blanesherman5434]

@@kamo7293 I think I would prefer having an aquatic adversary.

[@CynicalWarlock]

I almost choked on my M&Ms listening to your damned ex girlfriend analogy. :))))

[@grandmarkai]

Dr. Mike is my spirit animal. Bought his RP program a long time ago and still use it.

[@lebowski_dude]

Mike gives great training advice, but I have to admit I mainly watch his videos for the comedy. Priceless.

[@hristianzdr5408]

Forearm and grip training is the way to go, been training them for 2-3 months now and honestly it give people the illusion of being more jacked, same as something the traps and the neck do

[@clayton97330]

Nailed it man, forearms and neck make you look jacked. Try rice bucket training.

[@stuntvist]

Only in proportion though, at least in bodybuilding terms. Just look at racing drivers. Nothing special physique wise in most areas but their fucking necks are thicker than most people's thighs, but I guess being in a moving sauna pulling 5G+ for hours on end while slamming 150kg of pressure on the brake pedal every corner will do that to a person. In any case, you wouldn't really say they look jacked, even if in a lot of cases, their necks are wider than their heads.

[@Luxfer999]

YOU´re the Man!!

[@anthonydiez6126]

I love how coach keeps us engaged with how he tells stories and funny training scenarios of how people just check mark their grip training rather than tracking it like any other primary movement

[@Psyclic.]

Come for the science and brilliant advice. Stay for the AMAZING tangents and analogy’s. Dr. Mike you, sir, are an amazing human please never change!

[@IbanezFan550]

Finger curls with a barbell is definitely my favourite exercise, absolutely amazing exercise for the flexors. Also helps to get rid of golfers elbow if you happen to have that

[@jon35693]

How do you use it for golfers elbows?

[@baronmeduse]

@@jon35693 You do the exact same finger curls!

[@holycameltoe124]

farmer walks really worked for me though as I drank more I needed to get more cases of beer and I had to walk (not driving tipsy) a mile with a case of beer for about a mile and at first I had to alternate hands very often but after a few months I just carried two cases home without stopping. too bad they don't make bigger cases of beer for better progress but you still you progress in holding your alcohol pretty quickly using this method.

[@tomiburic8167]

I can do farmer walk with 4 cases of beer (in my country, it's 20 bottles of 0,5 L in glass for 1 case). And yes, you can see improvement. Now I can drink lot more than I could before 6 months. It's all about the regular training.

[@justinparker9892]

Most lifters: “toxic masculinity isn’t common in body building” Dr Mike: “hold my caffeine-free-Diet-Coke” *proceeds to rip a guys fingers off*

[@libertyprime1614]

“Toxic masculinity” isn't even a thing, just a BS term to demonize men.

[@cheddarurchin3844]

@@libertyprime1614 toxic masculinity is real my guy, It addresses the culture around men to never be feminine or do act in ways that show your sensitive side. "Stop being a pussy", "You hit like a girl" etc. are just your basic examples of Toxic Masculinity What really is demonizing men is toxic masculinity, you should feel free to be whoever you are and there's nothing wrong with being feminine and in touch with your feelings.

[@libertyprime1614]

@@cheddarurchin3844 1. Modern men already too feminine, and “toxic masculinity” is BS that makes things worse. 2. Why men need to be feminine in the first place, why there is need for social push? 3. Where is a “toxic femininity” then, why when women complain about anything or gets emotional, there is no a meninist behind the corner to call out her “toxic feminity”? If you don't see a problem, equating masculinity with toxic behaviour, then you shouldn't see a problem with this too.

[@cheddarurchin3844]

@@libertyprime1614 the push is coming from you, you just said that modern men are already too feminine. They're not, why don't you just let men be whoever they want?

[@cheddarurchin3844]

@@libertyprime1614 there is toxic feminity, like in the 1950s it was really common for mothers to bully and shame their daughter for getting fat. Moms would give teen girls amphetamine legal diet pills at the time. Women will push themselves extremely hard to be ultra feminine.

[@antons6840]

Having never done wrist curls, it is wild how you can get such a gnarly pump blasting the hell out of them and do it again 5 days in a row. Recovery like I’m on gear

[@ddavidjeremy]

The handshake bit was classic. Thanks for that.

[@matthewwilson8115]

I followed your advice and I just absolutely DESTROYED my ding dong! Who knew such grip strength would prove to be a curse? Alas, I know how Icarus feels.

[@robertvanderleeuw182]

Just casually hearing about my bones being broken.

[@ranggasaktibudiputra1547]

Hi robert, i hope you recover well

[@walterhaller4245]

this is perfect ahha

[@stevemcqueen7612]

Captains of Crush for the win! Love those things. Finally got the #1 and can close it. Deffinitly humbles you.

[@onandover1]

6:25 100%, i'm currently dealing with the issue whereby i can handle 100kg+ deadlifts, but my grip is a hard limiter to number of reps. exactly why i clicked this video!

[@EvansEasyJapanese]

The story you made for why we should train our grips is inspiring.

[@MrFrankArcher]

Thank you Dr.Mike, the handshake story had me in tears 😂😂😂

[@jonathanbeny]

I love the handshake bit he did. hilarious

[@FredAllenBurge]

"If you want some serious shit to happen you gotta prioritize that shit." Dr. Mike Immortal words Mike. Immortal 🙏

[@andrewtanczyk4009]

When I was 15 & 16 I had forearms bigger than my biceps. Not just from jerkin off but because Bruce Lee claimed you can have more punching power with training the forearms. Therefore I used the forearm curl bar with the rope that Bruce Lee suggested.

[@macalusod2]

The boyfriend crushed hand story is a hall of fame Dr Mike moment

[@osamatarek7862]

One step closer to neck training 💪!

[@kristyhowe1]

I know this channel is mostly aimed at men but I swear Dr Mike cracks me up! I love his videos, informative and hilarious

[@arc0006]

As soon as I saw the title and that grin I knew what I was in for. Well done sir. How can you not love Dr. Mike? :)

[@DavidasaurusRex]

The grip training subreddit has some really good routines for people serious about grip. Especially for people that want to mess with grippers.

[@anthonypeltier4039]

Checking that out

[@DavidasaurusRex]

@@anthonypeltier4039 sweet! It's a really welcoming community, and their daily/weekly thread is a great place to mask any questions you might have.

[@moisesojeda5647]

Really impressive feats too, those guys crushing 3 coc and bending steel is just wow... and theyre not even jacked is the best part 😂 👌🏼

[@alik5972]

@@DavidasaurusRex thanks for recommending

[@halfunder9712]

Honestly my dirty mind thought this comment was a joke at first when I read the first phrase lol . But I do want to grow my forearms will look into it !

[@tylergates4075]

Best fitness channel

[@stevenwoodruff5936]

Pure Gold doc, pure gold

[@zachkieri1185]

“Hey folks, Dr. Mike here, making the joke so you don’t have to”

[@miesvaillanykyisyytta3252]

I believe in training each major forearm separately and also using forearm heavy variations of exercises that do not traditionally tax the forearm. I do hammer curls, wrist curls and extensions, a little bit of pronation and supination with the dumbbell, plate curls and also plate upright rows where the grip gives out well before the shoulder. Gripping is isometric work; it's better than nothing but it does not take the muscles through much ROM at all and it's mostly about the flexor.

[@SigurdB.]

I'll incorporate forearms in a more dedicated manner into my workout plan. Dr. Mike communicates this information very coherently.

[@cptmarcus]

the continous masturbation jokes that you dodge got me

[@chojustin]

At this point, these ultra-specific "hypotheticals" are probably real stories of the adventures of Dr. Microphone Israel's Toe and the Curse of the Jacked Physique. I want a biography now. Or a documentary. And I better see knuckles flying out of hands, ex-girlfriends screaming, and an R-rating.

[@anthonybartolotta3469]

Dude, you are on fire in this one!

[@Aleofif]

I started dying at the Jake/Robert bit lmao

[@nobbing300]

Thanks for making this one

[@Britsout4429]

“She’s still your girlfriend in your head, and that’s the problem” laughing and crying at the same time

[@ButtaFingerzz]

Don't neglect tib raises if you run or do any sports. It helps absorb some of the shock through ankle flexion when you pound the pavement. Plus they fatten the front of your lower legs and I think iy looks awesome. Relatively time efficient if you do them before super setting calf raises IMO. John Meadows has a good video about it

[@glauconvieira7930]

I also do as john said and do tibialis sets inbetween the calf raise sets, and i think it is important to make your lower leg look a little thicker in the lower section near the ankle.

[@NoNono-o3h]

Most second important factor to train them: they are fcking free lmao absolutely no lift is gonna suffer if you exert your tibia, use those 2 minutes rests between compounds to rep 4x15 tib raises

[@user-cm3ot7tb4i]

I keep showing the handshake advice to all my friends. It's gold.

[@Concreto1984]

The handshake skit was funny as hell, it got me laughing so much hahahahahahah Dr. Mike DEFINITELY has a gift for comedy

[@VikasKumar-ti1vy]

Dr Mike r u making any series on better sleep🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 please make one :)

[@bishboria]

"Oh My God Jake this is why we broke up!" crying laughing face times three.

[@mycorrhizae86]

I love that badass forearm pump where they feel like they are gonna explode. My favorite type of pump.

[@nosirrahx]

I switched out all of my forearm exercises for 1. I do fingertip to palm pinch grip thumbless reverse curls with an integrated reverse wrist curls. I do these with a cable on the preacher bench.

[@CJAY7788]

Love this channel 👍🏾👍🏾

[@petrusjean-baptiste2232]

I love this man!!!

[@funkykong9001]

Upvoted for the Jake handshake story

[@Bored0720]

Appreciate the info! I have torn tendons in both my wrists, and my joints are unstable/loose from a genetic condition. So my forearms/hands are arguably one of my most problematic spots. There are countless KZbin vids on how to train them, but I'll always trust your knowledge and advice on how to maximize my strength/gains 😁💪

[@helphowdoinputusername3571]

This video will be extra useful for November.

[@Nick-cp8wf]

Absolutely hilarious video. Awesome grip tips! 💪🏼

[@blackironbarbell]

DUDE I very rarely comment. But the story of Jake and Robert actually made me cry. You're funny as F*CK! More stories Dr. Mike!

[@DJMIChaos]

The handshake... I love u mate!

[@billaros1000]

Posting this at the start of NNN is a real gains-saver

[@davidplyler8173]

This guy is entertaining haha!! I subscribed because of his humor.

[@michaelbegley635]

Very encouraging and entertaining

[@michaelbegley635]

Education

[@KobyMathews]

I just started watching Mike and man this dude has good information, is Entertaining, and also hilarious 😂

[@stephengreico2810]

Everything you said is very much appreciated seriously Thank you

[@js-gstrength4190]

Great vid Mike, the reason why people have small forarmes is souly because they treat it as fluff work if they trained them like they trained bench we would start seeing some big natty forarmes

[@taggerung_]

8:50 literally what the hell lmfao this is why i love you mike

[@spencerschubert5001]

Needed this video… I’ve worked my way up to sets of 6-8 reps of 255 on deadlift and my grip is definitely starting to hold me back. Really would prefer to not to rely on straps too much

[@ButtaFingerzz]

look into hook grip if your hands are big enough, I love it

[@vittocrazi]

Id say im in the same situación at 220 only im in lbs lol

[@skinnerstrength5646]

more rows bro

[@Pedro_Le_Chef]

Don't let grip limit your deadlift, use straps and then target your forearms directly with forearm work. Is the deadlift a forearm exercise? No. So don't let a tiny muscle hold back the rest of the musculature.

[@alaandre004]

@@Pedro_Le_Chef this right here

[@SpiKSpaN-ei6zq]

Always wears the coolest shirts 😎👍

[@franciscoeukalyptus6537]

Graciously wearing a wife-beater here!!😊😊❤❤❤

[@ken-dog]

"she's still your girlfriend on your head, that's the real problem" good god that cut deep

[@krematethefrog8665]

8:20 My names robert which made this part unbelievably funny

[@Football__Junkie]

This makes me think of Dorian Yates on Joe Rogan saying how he never trained forearms. They were just by-products of the heavy back training and heavy deadlifts gripping the bar

[@tmoney6931]

Thank you so much for this video. Thought something was legit very wrong with the elbow pain. Super reassuring to know that its normal!

[@HarleyAssi]

Elbow pain is never normal

[@davideluciano7761]

Love the video hand power bot the wrist action

[@Nick-cp8wf]

Hilarious handshake scenario 🤣, I wish. Do I wish. Grippers are great. 👍

[@jploke9]

HAHAHAAHAHAHAHA "Your name is Jake in the scenario" Whole thing has me rolling. Great video brother!

[@mikewalkow1860]

Captains of Crush grippers are no joke! Very tough to close and high quality. When I pulled 650 st 198 I wouldn't have been even close to having the power to close the 2.5. Deads require a strong supporting grip, not crushing grip. Despite this I never lost a deadlift because of grip even though my crushing grip wasn't stellar

[@cvgurau]

jokes youtube won’t let you tell aside, i was actually really excited to see this pop up in my recs. i recently took up climbing and have been looking for ways to train my noodly olive oyl forearms at home. thanks, mike.

[@Noeton]

Just in time, watching during bike cardio bullshit. Also having grip problems during RDLs. Thanks, doc.

[@sibub21]

Mike the story teller😁

[@lauravo3355]

This man. So absolutely hilarious. Love it.

[@fedeespinoza3985]

Thanx Dr. Gainzzz

[@cheriemaceachern9746]

In surveys of women asking their favourite body part on men, it’s not abs or even biceps, most say....forearms!

[@ghfjfghjasdfasdf]

@ 9:00 I’ve never wanted monster forearms more!!! 😆🤟

[@simonsayscain]

I’m not gay but he is enchanting. Like, what ever he says is GOLD. Thanks Doc

[@kurtslavain]

Strong grip is a nice thing for humanity to hold on to. Puns aside, I really mean it. We need to go back to climbing and hanging on things. Climbing trees was my favourite hobby as a kid and I wish more kids climbed trees nowadays. + It lets you open the tightest jars with ease.

[@mattp422]

Unfortunately, grip strength training doesn’t target many of the muscles that contribute the most to forearm bulk and strength. Grip exercises primarily target the flexors of the digits, especially flexor digitorum superficialis and flexor pollucis longus. However, large muscles in both the medial and lateral aspects of the volar side of the forearm do not participate in grip exercise, because they don’t cross the MCP or interphangeal joints. Rather, they are elbow flexors (e.g., brachioradialis), pronation and abduction of the wrist (e.g., pronator teres), and, especially, wrist flexion (flexor carpi radialis & flexor carpi ulnaris).

[@Morristech]

cool bro

[@paulo7113]

very interesting. Which exercises do you recommend?

[@baxt1412]

He mentioned forearm flexion exercises and everyone is already doing varying angles of elbow flexion in their regular pulling

[@mattp422]

@@baxt1412 Elbow flexion is not very useful for targeting the brachioradialis unless the forearm is in pronation (palm facing away from you), like reverse curls or hammer curls. And pronator teres is primarily a pronator of the forearm and wrist. Try holding a dumbbell all the way at one end with your palm face up while seated. The longer, heavier end of the dumbbell should be tilted somewhat past the horizontal, tilting towards the floor, trying to force your wrist into external rotation, driving your thumb towards the floor. Then in a controlled manner, pronate the wrist, bringing the dumbbell to the vertical. Return to starting position. That would be one rep. And FCR and FCU are *wrist* flexors, not elbow flexors. They’re targeted with wrist curls.

[@ButtmanAtHeart]

this sounds good in theory but don’t you think this would have been mentioned in the video? When you close your grip do you not see your forearm muscles flexing? I already have big forearms so let me tell you that yes, i can see the muscles in my forearm flex when i close my grip. based on that i think youre opinion on grip training is wrong.

[@dark_magician_sdy]

That lotion tho 😂😂😂

[@aky19832001]

Bigger forearms comes done to bone density and wrist size circumference. Don't confuse forearm development with forearms size. Yiu can maximize development but never really get those massive forearms if you have small wrist circumference.

[@michaelmehserdjian9644]

You could be a comedian. I’m in awe

[@enriqueFelix2000]

😂 awesome “Robert” example

[@arnoldlarisch7717]

Thank you.

[@goonbug8910]

This is amazing

[@bryanburgess3950]

Excellent. I needed to do some grip training with my left hand.

[@drraj2085]

I literally screamed with laughter while alone at work 😂. The handshake story bahaha fuck your metacarpals, Robert! "She's still your girlfriend in your head and that's the real problem." BAHAHAH

[@bbeach1]

I fuckin love this. Thanks for the tips, always.